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title: Your Gen X dad says, "Back in my day the Lib Dems were just the rad… — Parties: teams with ideas · tree and pragmatics
description: Your Gen X dad says, "Back in my day the Lib Dems were just the rad underdogs." ("Rad" means great, "underdogs" means the side not expected to win.) What is true about them? Test 3 of lesson 4 «Parties: teams with ideas» of the politics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and p
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# Test 3 · Parties: teams with ideas

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Your Gen X dad says, "Back in my day the Lib Dems were just the rad underdogs." ("Rad" means great, "underdogs" means the side not expected to win.) What is true about them?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Gen, Lib Dems, Rad, underdogs, side · **What happens:** say, be, mean, not expect, win · **To what, where:** rad underdogs, side · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 3 of lesson 4 «Parties: teams with ideas» 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/4-parties-teams-with-ideas/#t3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Your Gen X dad says, "Back in my day the Lib Dems were just the rad underdogs."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:4-parties-teams-with-ideas:t3:1
# text = Your Gen X dad says, "Back in my day the Lib Dems were just the rad underdogs."
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	Gen	gen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	X	X	SYM	SYM	ExtPos=ADP	4	case	_	_
4	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	Back	back	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	Lib	Lib	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	Dems	Dem	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	19	nsubj	_	_
15	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
16	just	just	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	rad	rad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	underdogs	underdog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Your Gen x dad |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | past | the Lib Dems | the rad underdogs |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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:* ("Rad" means great, "underdogs" means the side not expected to win.)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:4-parties-teams-with-ideas:t3:2
# text = ("Rad" means great, "underdogs" means the side not expected to win.)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	Rad	rad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	underdogs	underdog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
11	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
15	expected	expect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	acl:relcl	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	win	win	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Rad |  |  |  |  | great *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | present | underdogs | the side |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent side=Topic |
| 3 | **not** **expect** | participle |  | the side *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 4 | **win** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the side *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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*Sentence 3:* What is true about them?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:4-parties-teams-with-ideas:t3:3
# text = What is true about them?
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	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | about underdogs *= underdog*; true *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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They are a smaller UK party that often comes third

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:4-parties-teams-with-ideas:t3:o1:1
# text = They are a smaller UK party that often comes third
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	smaller	small	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	amod	_	_
5	UK	UK	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
8	often	often	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
10	third	third	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	9	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | They | a smaller UK party |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **come** | present | a smaller UK party |  |  |  |  | often, third *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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They are a club that only accepts dads

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:4-parties-teams-with-ideas:t3:o2:1
# text = They are a club that only accepts dads
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	club	club	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
6	only	only	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	accepts	accept	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
8	dads	dad	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | They | a club |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **accept** | present | a club | dads |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dad=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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They are a party with no ideas at all

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:4-parties-teams-with-ideas:t3:o3:1
# text = They are a party with no ideas at all
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	7	det	_	_
7	ideas	idea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | They | a party |  | all |  | with no ideas | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They are the biggest and oldest party in the whole of the USA

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:4-parties-teams-with-ideas:t3:o4:1
# text = They are the biggest and oldest party in the whole of the USA
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	biggest	big	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	7	amod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	oldest	old	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	4	conj	_	_
7	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	nmod	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	USA	USA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | They | the biggest party |  | the whole of the USA |  |  | tree rules |

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