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title: Uncle Seamus: "Ah, the craic on the group chat is the mayor's bannin… — Olympiad: check the claim and spot the… · tree and pragmatics
description: Uncle Seamus: "Ah, the craic on the group chat is the mayor's banning dogs." ("craic" here means news.) Nothing on the council site or any news site. Best reply? Test 3 · ★★★ of lesson 42 «Olympiad: check the claim and spot the trick ★★★» of the politics course of Mova's primary school, with the dep
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# Test 3 · ★★★ · Olympiad: check the claim and spot the trick ★★★

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Uncle Seamus: "Ah, the craic on the group chat is the mayor's banning dogs." ("craic" here means news.) Nothing on the council site or any news site. Best reply?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Uncle, craic · **What happens:** be, mean · **To what, where:** banning dogs, news

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This is test 3 · ★★★ of lesson 42 «Olympiad: check the claim and spot the trick ★★★» 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/42-olympiad-check-the-claim-and-spot-the-trick/#t3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Uncle Seamus: "Ah, the craic on the group chat is the mayor's banning dogs."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:42-olympiad-check-the-claim-and-spot-the-trick:t3:1
# text = Uncle Seamus: "Ah, the craic on the group chat is the mayor's banning dogs."
1	Uncle	uncle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
2	Seamus	Seamus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	Ah	ah	INTJ	UH	_	8	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	craic	craic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	chat	chat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	mayor	mayor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	's	's	PART	POS	_	15	case	_	_
17	banning	banning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | Uncle | banning dogs |  |  |  |  | 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:* ("craic" here means news.)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:42-olympiad-check-the-claim-and-spot-the-trick:t3:2
# text = ("craic" here means news.)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	craic	craic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	3	advmod	_	_
6	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | craic | news |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent news=Topic |

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*Sentence 3:* Nothing on the council site or any news site.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:42-olympiad-check-the-claim-and-spot-the-trick:t3:3
# text = Nothing on the council site or any news site.
1	Nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	0	root	_	_
2	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	council	council	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	site	site	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	det	_	_
8	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	site	site	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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*Sentence 4:* Best reply?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:42-olympiad-check-the-claim-and-spot-the-trick:t3:4
# text = Best reply?
1	Best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	2	amod	_	_
2	reply	reply	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## The options {#options}

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

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Probably false, as nothing official has it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:42-olympiad-check-the-claim-and-spot-the-trick:t3:o1:1
# text = Probably false, as nothing official has it
1	Probably	probably	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	false	false	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
4	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	7	nsubj	_	_
6	official	official	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
7	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | nothing | it |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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True, because the group chat said so and it is busy

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:42-olympiad-check-the-claim-and-spot-the-trick:t3:o2:1
# text = True, because the group chat said so and it is busy
1	True	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
3	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	chat	chat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	busy	busy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the group chat |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | chat |  |  |  |  | busy *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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False, because group chats always lie about everything

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:42-olympiad-check-the-claim-and-spot-the-trick:t3:o3:1
# text = False, because group chats always lie about everything
1	False	false	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
3	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
4	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	chats	chat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
6	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	7	advmod	_	_
7	lie	lie	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	about	about	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	7	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lie** | present | group chats |  |  |  |  | about everything; always *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent about everything=Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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True, because councils ban dogs most weeks

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:42-olympiad-check-the-claim-and-spot-the-trick:t3:o4:1
# text = True, because councils ban dogs most weeks
1	True	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
4	councils	council	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	ban	ban	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
6	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	8	amod	_	_
8	weeks	week	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ban** | present | councils | dogs |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer dog=Theme |

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