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title: In the Black Country: "Bostin' lollies, ta, I'll vote for ya!" What… — School councils and class reps · tree and pragmatics
description: In the Black Country: "Bostin' lollies, ta, I'll vote for ya!" What is wrong here? Test 7 of lesson 37 «School councils and class reps» of the politics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was wrong.
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# Test 7 · School councils and class reps

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In the Black Country: "Bostin' lollies, ta, I'll vote for ya!" What is wrong here?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** I · **What happens:** vote, be · **To what, where:** Black Country

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This is test 7 of lesson 37 «School councils and class reps» of the politics course of Mova's primary school. The page gives the question's syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause, then the 4 options as the student saw them, each with its tree and pragmatics. Every text is parsed by Mova itself. How the student answered it, with the score of every option and why: [the test at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/politics/37-school-councils-and-class-reps/#t7).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In the Black Country: "Bostin' lollies, ta, I'll vote for ya!"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:37-school-councils-and-class-reps:t7:1
# text = In the Black Country: "Bostin' lollies, ta, I'll vote for ya!"
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	Black	Black	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	Country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Bostin	Bostin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
9	lollies	lolly	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	ta	ta	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
13	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
15	vote	vote	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
16	for	for	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	ya	ya	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **vote** *in a quote* | future | I |  |  | the Black Country |  | for ya *goal* | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent for ya=Goal |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

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*Sentence 2:* What is wrong here?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:37-school-councils-and-class-reps:t7:2
# text = What is wrong here?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  | here |  | wrong *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Lollies are the only fair way to campaign, as long as every candidate hands out the same number

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:37-school-councils-and-class-reps:t7:o1:1
# text = Lollies are the only fair way to campaign, as long as every candidate hands out the same number
1	Lollies	lolly	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	only	only	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	campaign	campaign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
10	as	as	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	15	advmod	_	_
12	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
13	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	14	det	_	_
14	candidate	candidate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
15	hands	hand	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
16	out	out	ADP	RP	_	15	compound:prt	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Lollies | the only fair way |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **hand out** | present | every candidate | the same number |  |  |  | long *property* | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nothing, it is just being friendly

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:37-school-councils-and-class-reps:t7:o2:1
# text = Nothing, it is just being friendly
1	Nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	just	just	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	cop	_	_
7	friendly	friendly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Nothing |  |  |  |  | friendly *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Gifts for votes are a bribe, so the vote is about lollies not ideas

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:37-school-councils-and-class-reps:t7:o3:1
# text = Gifts for votes are a bribe, so the vote is about lollies not ideas
1	Gifts	gift	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
2	for	for	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	votes	vote	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	bribe	bribe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	vote	vote	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
12	about	about	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	lollies	lolly	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
14	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
15	ideas	idea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Gifts for votes | a bribe and lollies and ideas |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | the vote |  |  |  |  | about lollies and ideas | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bribes are fine if the sweets are small

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:37-school-councils-and-class-reps:t7:o4:1
# text = Bribes are fine if the sweets are small
1	Bribes	bribe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	sweets	sweet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
7	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Bribes |  |  |  |  | fine *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | the sweets |  |  |  |  | small *property* | tree rules |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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