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description: In Brisbane, Mia says, "Heaps easy, I numbered the boxes 1 to 3." Her number 1 came last and was knocked out. Was her vote wasted? Test 6 · ★★★ 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 pragmati
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# Test 6 · ★★★ · Olympiad: fair votes, close counts and who decides ★★★

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In Brisbane, Mia says, "Heaps easy, I numbered the boxes 1 to 3." Her number 1 came last and was knocked out. Was her vote wasted?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Mia, number · **What happens:** say, number, come, knock out, waste · **To what, where:** Brisbane, boxes · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 6 · ★★★ of lesson 41 «Olympiad: fair votes, close counts and who decides ★★★» 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/41-olympiad-fair-votes-close-counts-and-who-decides/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In Brisbane, Mia says, "Heaps easy, I numbered the boxes 1 to 3."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:41-olympiad-fair-votes-close-counts-and-who-decides:t6:1
# text = In Brisbane, Mia says, "Heaps easy, I numbered the boxes 1 to 3."
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Brisbane	Brisbane	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	Mia	Mia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	Heaps	heap	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	easy	easy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	numbered	number	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	parataxis	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	boxes	box	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	_
15	1	1	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	14	flat	_	_
16	to	to	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Mia |  |  | Brisbane |  |  | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent in brisbane=Manner |
| 2 | **number** *in a quote* | past | Mia | the boxes |  |  |  |  | vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent box=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.

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*Sentence 2:* Her number 1 came last and was knocked out.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:41-olympiad-fair-votes-close-counts-and-who-decides:t6:2
# text = Her number 1 came last and was knocked out.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	1	1	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	flat	_	_
4	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	knocked	knock	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
9	out	out	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | Brisbane's number |  |  |  |  | last *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **knock out** | past · passive | Brisbane's number *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn split-23.2 «NP V apart» |

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*Sentence 3:* Was her vote wasted?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:41-olympiad-fair-votes-close-counts-and-who-decides:t6:3
# text = Was her vote wasted?
1	Was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
2	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
3	vote	vote	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	wasted	waste	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **waste** | past · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP» |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Yes, she must vote again next week

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:41-olympiad-fair-votes-close-counts-and-who-decides:t6:o1:1
# text = Yes, she must vote again next week
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	vote	vote	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	again	again	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **vote** | must | she |  |  |  | again; week |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Yes, her paper went straight in the bin

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:41-olympiad-fair-votes-close-counts-and-who-decides:t6:o2:1
# text = Yes, her paper went straight in the bin
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	straight	straight	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	bin	bin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | her paper |  |  | the bin |  | straight *property* | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in bin=Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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No, it counted twice for her number 1

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:41-olympiad-fair-votes-close-counts-and-who-decides:t6:o3:1
# text = No, it counted twice for her number 1
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	counted	count	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	twice	twice	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	4	advmod	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	1	1	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	flat	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **count** | past | it |  |  |  |  | for her number; twice *property* | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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No, it moved to her number 2

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:41-olympiad-fair-votes-close-counts-and-who-decides:t6:o4:1
# text = No, it moved to her number 2
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	moved	move	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	flat	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move** | past | it |  |  | her number |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme to number=Trajectory |

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