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title: Your uncle is well chuffed (very pleased) about a poll showing Refor… — Parties: teams with ideas · tree and pragmatics
description: Your uncle is well chuffed (very pleased) about a poll showing Reform UK doing well; your auntie is gutted (very upset). Which is the balanced view? Test 6 of lesson 4 «Parties: teams with ideas» of the politics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question
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# Test 6 · Parties: teams with ideas

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Your uncle is well chuffed (very pleased) about a poll showing Reform UK doing well; your auntie is gutted (very upset). Which is the balanced view?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** poll, Reform UK · **What happens:** chuff, show, do, gut, be · **To what, where:** uncle, auntie, balanced view · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 6 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/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Your uncle is well chuffed (very pleased) about a poll showing Reform UK doing well; your auntie is gutted (very upset).

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:4-parties-teams-with-ideas:t6:1
# text = Your uncle is well chuffed (very pleased) about a poll showing Reform UK doing well; your auntie is gutted (very upset).
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	uncle	uncle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	5	advmod	_	_
5	chuffed	chuff	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	very	very	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	pleased	pleased	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	8	punct	_	_
10	about	about	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	poll	poll	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
13	showing	show	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	acl	_	_
14	Reform	Reform	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	UK	UK	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
16	doing	do	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	13	ccomp	_	_
17	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	16	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	22	punct	_	_
19	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
20	auntie	auntie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nsubj:pass	_	_
21	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	aux:pass	_	_
22	gutted	gut	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
23	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	25	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	very	very	ADV	RB	_	25	advmod	_	_
25	upset	upset	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	25	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chuff** | present · passive |  | Your uncle |  |  |  | about a poll; well *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **show** | gerund | a poll *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **do** | gerund | Reform UK |  |  |  |  | well *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **gut** | present · passive |  | your auntie |  |  |  |  | vn pit-10.7 «NP V NP»: subject=Source |

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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:* Which is the balanced view?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:4-parties-teams-with-ideas:t6:2
# text = Which is the balanced view?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	balanced	balanced	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	view	view	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | the balanced view |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

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

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Supporters say it speaks for people who feel ignored; critics say its plans are too simple

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:4-parties-teams-with-ideas:t6:o1:1
# text = Supporters say it speaks for people who feel ignored; critics say its plans are too simple
1	Supporters	supporter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	speaks	speak	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
7	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	feel	feel	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	ignored	ignore	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
11	critics	critic	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
12	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
13	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	plans	plan	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nsubj	_	_
15	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
16	too	too	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
17	simple	simple	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Supporters |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **speak** *speech: other* | present | it |  |  |  |  | for people | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **feel** | present | people |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 4 | **ignore** | participle | people *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | critics |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **is** | present | its plans |  |  |  |  | simple *property* | tree rules |
| 7 | **plan** |  | its *= it* |  |  |  |  |  | nom plan «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Polls show nothing about what people think

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:4-parties-teams-with-ideas:t6:o2:1
# text = Polls show nothing about what people think
1	Polls	poll	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	show	show	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	2	obj	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	3	nmod	_	_
6	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	think	think	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | Polls | nothing |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent nothing=Recipient about what=Topic |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | present | people |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It is an evil party and nobody should talk about it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:4-parties-teams-with-ideas:t6:o3:1
# text = It is an evil party and nobody should talk about it
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	evil	evil	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	9	nsubj	_	_
8	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	talk	talk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
10	about	about	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a evil party |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **talk** | should | nobody |  |  |  |  | about party | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about it=Topic |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It is the perfect party and everyone should vote for it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:4-parties-teams-with-ideas:t6:o4:1
# text = It is the perfect party and everyone should vote for it
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	perfect	perfect	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	9	nsubj	_	_
8	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	vote	vote	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | the perfect party |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **vote** | should | everyone |  |  |  |  | for party | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent for it=Goal |

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