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title: Singapore classmate: "Clip got minister saying 'raise taxes', 5 seco… — Olympiad: check the claim and spot the… · tree and pragmatics
description: Singapore classmate: "Clip got minister saying 'raise taxes', 5 seconds only. Share already, can or not?" ("can or not" means is it OK.) What do you say? Test 5 · ★★★ of lesson 42 «Olympiad: check the claim and spot the trick ★★★» of the politics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency 
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# Test 5 · ★★★ · Olympiad: check the claim and spot the trick ★★★

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Singapore classmate: "Clip got minister saying 'raise taxes', 5 seconds only. Share already, can or not?" ("can or not" means is it OK.) What do you say?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Clip, you · **What happens:** get, say, raise, share, mean, be · **To what, where:** minister · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 5 · ★★★ 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/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Singapore classmate: "Clip got minister saying 'raise taxes', 5 seconds only.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:42-olympiad-check-the-claim-and-spot-the-trick:t5:1
# text = Singapore classmate: "Clip got minister saying 'raise taxes', 5 seconds only.
1	Singapore	Singapore	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	classmate	classmate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	Clip	clip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
7	minister	minister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	saying	say	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
9	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	raise	raise	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	8	ccomp	_	_
11	taxes	tax	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	',	',	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	14	nummod	_	_
14	seconds	second	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
15	only	only	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** *in a quote* | past | Clip | minister |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer minister=Stimulus |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | gerund | Clip *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **raise** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  | second |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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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:* Share already, can or not?"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:42-olympiad-check-the-claim-and-spot-the-trick:t5:2
# text = Share already, can or not?"
1	Share	share	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	already	already	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **share** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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*Sentence 3:* ("can or not" means is it OK.)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:42-olympiad-check-the-claim-and-spot-the-trick:t5:3
# text = ("can or not" means is it OK.)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
7	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	OK	ok	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | Clip |  |  |  |  | ok *property* | tree rules |

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*Sentence 4:* What do you say?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:42-olympiad-check-the-claim-and-spot-the-trick:t5:4
# text = What do you say?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	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 | **say** *speech: assert* | present · do-support | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Yes, ministers always mean what clips show

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:42-olympiad-check-the-claim-and-spot-the-trick:t5:o1:1
# text = Yes, ministers always mean what clips show
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	ministers	minister	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	5	advmod	_	_
5	mean	mean	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	8	obj	_	_
7	clips	clip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	show	show	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | ministers |  |  |  |  | always *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **show** | present | clips |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent what=Recipient |

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

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Not yet; find the full speech, as words like "not" may be cut

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:42-olympiad-check-the-claim-and-spot-the-trick:t5:o2:1
# text = Not yet; find the full speech, as words like "not" may be cut
1	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	yet	yet	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
4	find	find	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	speech	speech	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nsubj:pass	_	_
11	like	like	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	_
15	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
16	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	aux:pass	_	_
17	cut	cut	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | imperative | you *not said here* | the full speech |  |  | yet |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent speech=Topic |
| 2 | **cut** | may · passive |  | words |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
No, ministers never talk about taxes

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:42-olympiad-check-the-claim-and-spot-the-trick:t5:o3:1
# text = No, ministers never talk about taxes
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	ministers	minister	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	talk	talk	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	taxes	tax	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **talk** | present | ministers |  |  |  |  | about taxes | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about tax=Topic |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes, a clip that short cannot be changed

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:42-olympiad-check-the-claim-and-spot-the-trick:t5:o4:1
# text = Yes, a clip that short cannot be changed
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	10	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	clip	clip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
7	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
9	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	changed	change	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **change** | can · passive |  | a clip |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

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