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title: Dad, on a dreich Glasgow day: "Poll says most people hate the new pa… — Olympiad: check the claim and spot the… · tree and pragmatics
description: Dad, on a dreich Glasgow day: "Poll says most people hate the new park! They asked 20 folk at the car-park protest." ("dreich" means grey and wet.) What's wrong with the poll? Test 4 · ★★★ of lesson 42 «Olympiad: check the claim and spot the trick ★★★» of the politics course of Mova's primary school
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# Test 4 · ★★★ · Olympiad: check the claim and spot the trick ★★★

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Dad, on a dreich Glasgow day: "Poll says most people hate the new park! They asked 20 folk at the car-park protest." ("dreich" means grey and wet.) What's wrong with the poll?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Dad, most people, people, dreich · **What happens:** say, hate, ask, mean, be · **To what, where:** new park, 20 folk, park protest, grey · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 4 · ★★★ 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/#t4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Dad, on a dreich Glasgow day: "Poll says most people hate the new park!

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:42-olympiad-check-the-claim-and-spot-the-trick:t4:1
# text = Dad, on a dreich Glasgow day: "Poll says most people hate the new park!
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	dreich	dreich	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
6	Glasgow	Glasgow	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
9	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	Poll	poll	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	13	amod	_	_
13	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
14	hate	hate	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	ccomp	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	park	park	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: express* *in a quote* | present | Dad and a dreich |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **hate** *in a quote* | present | most people | the new park |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer park=Stimulus |

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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:* They asked 20 folk at the car-park protest."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:42-olympiad-check-the-claim-and-spot-the-trick:t4:2
# text = They asked 20 folk at the car-park protest."
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	20	20	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	folk	folk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
7	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	park	park	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	protest	protest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | people | 20 folk |  | the park protest |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent folk=Recipient |

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*Sentence 3:* ("dreich" means grey and wet.)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:42-olympiad-check-the-claim-and-spot-the-trick:t4:3
# text = ("dreich" means grey and wet.)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	dreich	dreich	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	grey	grey	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	wet	wet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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

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*Sentence 4:* What's wrong with the poll?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:42-olympiad-check-the-claim-and-spot-the-trick:t4:4
# text = What's wrong with the poll?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	poll	poll	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | with the poll; wrong *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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20 people is far too many to ask in one poll

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:42-olympiad-check-the-claim-and-spot-the-trick:t4:o1:1
# text = 20 people is far too many to ask in one poll
1	20	20	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	6	advmod	_	_
5	too	too	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	ask	ask	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	poll	poll	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | 20 people |  |  |  |  | far, many *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | to-infinitive | 20 people *not said here* |  |  | one poll |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Polls taken on rainy days never count at all

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:42-olympiad-check-the-claim-and-spot-the-trick:t4:o2:1
# text = Polls taken on rainy days never count at all
1	Polls	poll	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
2	taken	take	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	rainy	rainy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	count	count	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | participle |  | Polls *not said here* |  |  | day |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **count** | present | Polls |  |  | all |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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It asked only people who were already protesting

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:42-olympiad-check-the-claim-and-spot-the-trick:t4:o3:1
# text = It asked only people who were already protesting
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	iobj	_	_
5	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
6	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	already	already	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	protesting	protest	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | It |  | people |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent people=Recipient |
| 2 | **protest** *speech: disagree* | past · progressive | people |  |  |  |  |  | vn rebel-71.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Car parks are not allowed in polls by law

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:42-olympiad-check-the-claim-and-spot-the-trick:t4:o4:1
# text = Car parks are not allowed in polls by law
1	Car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	parks	park	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	allowed	allow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	polls	poll	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **allow** | present · passive | law | Car parks |  | polls |  |  | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Beneficiary |

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