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description: Identify the circumstance in which a candidate may win the greater number of groups while obtaining fewer votes in aggregate. Exam question 4 of lesson 41 «Olympiad: fair votes, close counts and who decides ★★★» of the politics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics
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# Exam question 4 · Olympiad: fair votes, close counts and who decides ★★★

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Identify the circumstance in which a candidate may win the greater number of groups while obtaining fewer votes in aggregate.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, candidate · **What happens:** identify, win, obtain · **To what, where:** circumstance, greater number, fewer votes, aggregate

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 41 «Olympiad: fair votes, close counts and who decides ★★★» of the politics course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. 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/41-olympiad-fair-votes-close-counts-and-who-decides/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:41-olympiad-fair-votes-close-counts-and-who-decides:e4:1
# text = Identify the circumstance in which a candidate may win the greater number of groups while obtaining fewer votes in aggregate.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	circumstance	circumstance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	obl	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	candidate	candidate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	win	win	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	parataxis	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	greater	great	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	12	amod	_	_
12	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	groups	group	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nmod	_	_
15	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
16	obtaining	obtain	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	advcl	_	_
17	fewer	few	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	18	amod	_	_
18	votes	vote	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obj	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	aggregate	aggregate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the circumstance |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent circumstance=Theme |
| 2 | **win** | may | a candidate | the greater number of groups |  | the circumstance |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent number=Eventuality |
| 3 | **obtain** | gerund | a candidate *not said here* | fewer votes |  | aggregate |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset vote=Theme |

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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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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When every vote is counted together across the whole country

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:41-olympiad-fair-votes-close-counts-and-who-decides:e4:o1:1
# text = When every vote is counted together across the whole country
1	When	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	5	mark	_	_
2	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	det	_	_
3	vote	vote	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	counted	count	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	together	together	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	across	across	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **count** | present · passive |  | every vote |  | the whole country |  | together *property* | vn multiply-108 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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When each group gives its whole result to the candidate who wins within it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:41-olympiad-fair-votes-close-counts-and-who-decides:e4:o2:1
# text = When each group gives its whole result to the candidate who wins within it
1	When	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	4	mark	_	_
2	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	det	_	_
3	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	result	result	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	candidate	candidate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
11	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	wins	win	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
13	within	within	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present | each group | group's whole result | the candidate |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent result=Theme to candidate=Recipient |
| 2 | **win** | present | the candidate |  |  |  |  | within group | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **result** |  | group |  |  |  |  |  | nom result «phenomenon transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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When the vote is held by a show of hands in one room

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:41-olympiad-fair-votes-close-counts-and-who-decides:e4:o3:1
# text = When the vote is held by a show of hands in one room
1	When	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	5	mark	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	vote	vote	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	held	hold	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	show	show	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	_
13	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | present · passive | a show of hands | the vote |  | one room |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent subject=Theme in room=Location |
| 2 | **show** |  |  | hands |  |  |  |  | nom show «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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When the voters number the candidates in order of preference

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:41-olympiad-fair-votes-close-counts-and-who-decides:e4:o4:1
# text = When the voters number the candidates in order of preference
1	When	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	voters	voter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	compound	_	_
4	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	candidates	candidate	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	preference	preference	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **order** |  |  | preference |  |  |  |  | nom order «communication transitive»: of=patient |

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