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title: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning… — Taxes and local councils: bins, roads… · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the leaders of subdivisions of federal states. Exam question 3 of lesson 8 «Taxes and local councils: bins, roads and schools» of the politics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question
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# Exam question 3 · Taxes and local councils: bins, roads and schools

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the leaders of subdivisions of federal states.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, established facts · **What happens:** select, establish, concern · **To what, where:** response, leaders

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 8 «Taxes and local councils: bins, roads and schools» of the politics course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. 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/8-taxes-and-local-councils-bins-roads-and-schools/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:8-taxes-and-local-councils-bins-roads-and-schools:e3:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the leaders of subdivisions of federal states.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
9	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	leaders	leader	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	subdivisions	subdivision	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	federal	federal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	states	state	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response |  |  |  | consistent *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **concern** | gerund | the established facts *not said here* | the leaders of subdivisions of federal states |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus leader=Experiencer |

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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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Such subdivisions possess no leaders of any kind

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:8-taxes-and-local-councils-bins-roads-and-schools:e3:o1:1
# text = Such subdivisions possess no leaders of any kind
1	Such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	subdivisions	subdivision	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	possess	possess	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	5	det	_	_
5	leaders	leader	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	det	_	_
8	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **possess** | present | Such subdivisions | no leaders of any kind |  |  |  |  | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot leader=Theme |

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

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United States states are led by governors; Canadian provinces and Australian states by premiers

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:8-taxes-and-local-councils-bins-roads-and-schools:e3:o2:1
# text = United States states are led by governors; Canadian provinces and Australian states by premiers
1	United	United	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	States	State	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	compound	_	_
3	states	state	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	led	lead	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	governors	governor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
9	Canadian	Canadian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	provinces	province	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	Australian	Australian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	states	state	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	_
14	by	by	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	premiers	premier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lead** | present · passive | governors | States states |  |  |  | by premiers; Canadian provinces and Australian states *obl* | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent subject=Theme by premier=Destination |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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United States states are led by premiers; Canadian provinces and Australian states by governors appointed by the President

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:8-taxes-and-local-councils-bins-roads-and-schools:e3:o3:1
# text = United States states are led by premiers; Canadian provinces and Australian states by governors appointed by the President
1	United	United	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	States	State	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	compound	_	_
3	states	state	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	led	lead	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	premiers	premier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
9	Canadian	Canadian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	provinces	province	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	Australian	Australian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	states	state	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	_
14	by	by	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	governors	governor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
16	appointed	appoint	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	acl	_	_
17	by	by	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	President	President	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lead** | present · passive | premiers | States states |  |  |  | by governors; Canadian provinces and Australian states *obl* | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent subject=Theme by governor=Destination |
| 2 | **appoint** | participle |  | governors *not said here* |  |  |  | by the President | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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All such subdivisions are led by the national President

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:8-taxes-and-local-councils-bins-roads-and-schools:e3:o4:1
# text = All such subdivisions are led by the national President
1	All	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	det	_	_
2	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	subdivisions	subdivision	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	led	lead	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	national	national	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	President	President	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl:agent	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lead** | present · passive | the national President | all such subdivisions |  |  |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |

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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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