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title: Your mate: "Fake news! That story about our school winning a prize i… — Olympiad: check the claim and spot the… · tree and pragmatics
description: Your mate: "Fake news! That story about our school winning a prize is fake, coz I hate our school lol." The story is on the council website. What is true? Test 8 · ★★★ 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 8 · ★★★ · Olympiad: check the claim and spot the trick ★★★

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Your mate: "Fake news! That story about our school winning a prize is fake, coz I hate our school lol." The story is on the council website. What is true?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** story, I · **What happens:** win, be, hate · **To what, where:** prize, school, council website

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This is test 8 · ★★★ 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/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Your mate: "Fake news!

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:42-olympiad-check-the-claim-and-spot-the-trick:t8:1
# text = Your mate: "Fake news!
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	Fake	fake	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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

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*Sentence 2:* That story about our school winning a prize is fake, coz I hate our school lol."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:42-olympiad-check-the-claim-and-spot-the-trick:t8:2
# text = That story about our school winning a prize is fake, coz I hate our school lol."
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	winning	win	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	prize	prize	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	fake	fake	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	coz	because	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
13	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	hate	hate	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	parataxis	_	_
15	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
17	lol	lol	INTJ	UH	_	14	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **win** | gerund | that story about our school *not said here* | a prize |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prize=Eventuality |
| 2 | **is** | present | that story about our school |  |  |  |  | fake *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **hate** | present | I | our school |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer school=Stimulus |

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*Sentence 3:* The story is on the council website.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:42-olympiad-check-the-claim-and-spot-the-trick:t8:3
# text = The story is on the council website.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	council	council	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	website	website	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the story |  |  | the council website |  |  | tree rules |

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*Sentence 4:* What is true?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:42-olympiad-check-the-claim-and-spot-the-trick:t8:4
# text = What is true?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | true *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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It's only true once 100 people like it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:42-olympiad-check-the-claim-and-spot-the-trick:t8:o1:1
# text = It's only true once 100 people like it
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
4	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
5	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	6	advmod	_	_
6	100	100	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
8	like	like	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | true 100 people |  |  |  | like it | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It's fake, because council websites can't be trusted

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:42-olympiad-check-the-claim-and-spot-the-trick:t8:o2:1
# text = It's fake, because council websites can't be trusted
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	fake	fake	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
5	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
6	council	council	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	websites	website	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
10	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	trusted	trust	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | fake *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **trust** | can · passive |  | council websites |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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

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Calling a true story fake doesn't make it fake

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:42-olympiad-check-the-claim-and-spot-the-trick:t8:o3:1
# text = Calling a true story fake doesn't make it fake
1	Calling	call	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	csubj	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
3	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	fake	fake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
6	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	fake	fake	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | gerund |  | a true story fake |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent fake=Recipient |
| 2 | **not** **make** | present · do-support | Calling | fake |  |  |  | fake *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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It's fake, because he said "fake news" first

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:42-olympiad-check-the-claim-and-spot-the-trick:t8:o4:1
# text = It's fake, because he said "fake news" first
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	fake	fake	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	fake	fake	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	_
12	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	7	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | fake *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | he | fake news |  |  |  | first *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent news=Topic |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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