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Test 7 · ★ · The news: who makes it and how

A teen says, "A source close to the team said it, so it's 100% legit." ("Legit" means true.) What is the careful view?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: teen, Legit, careful view · What happens: say, be, mean · To what, where: source, % legit · Speech: someone speaks here

This is test 7 · ★ of lesson 10 «The news: who makes it and how» 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.

The question

Sentence 1: A teen says, "A source close to the team said it, so it's 100% legit."

detnsubjpunctpunctdetnsubjccompcasedetoblconjobjpunctadvmodnsubjcopnummodcompoundccomppunctpunctrootADETteenNOUNsaysVERB,PUNCT"PUNCTADETsourceNOUNcloseADJtoADPtheDETteamNOUNsaidVERBitPRON,PUNCTsoADVitPRON'sAUX100NUM%SYMlegitNOUN.PUNCT"PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art2 teendet
2teenteenNOUNNumber=Sing3 saysnsubj
3sayssayVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
4,,PUNCT_8 closepunct
5""PUNCT_8 closepunct
6AaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art7 sourcedet
7sourcesourceNOUNNumber=Sing8 closensubj
8closecloseADJDegree=Pos3 saysccomp
9totoADP_11 teamcase
10thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art11 teamdet
11teamteamNOUNNumber=Sing8 closeobl
12saidsayVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin8 closeconj
13ititPRONCase=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs12 saidobj
14,,PUNCT_20 legitpunct
15sosoADV_20 legitadvmod
16ititPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs20 legitnsubj
17'sbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin20 legitcop
18100100NUMNumForm=Digit NumType=Card19 %nummod
19%%SYMNumber=Sing20 legitcompound
20legitlegitNOUNNumber=Sing3 saysccomp
21..PUNCT_20 legitpunct
22""PUNCT_20 legitpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1say speech: assertpresenta teenvn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
2say speech: assert in a quotepasta teen not said heresourcevn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent it=Topic
3is a in a quotepresentteen% legittree rules

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.

Sentence 2: ("Legit" means true.)

punctpunctnsubjpunctxcomppunctpunctroot(PUNCT"PUNCTLegitADJ"PUNCTmeansVERBtrueADJ.PUNCT)PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1((PUNCT_5 meanspunct
2""PUNCT_3 Legitpunct
3LegitlegitADJDegree=Pos5 meansnsubj
4""PUNCT_3 Legitpunct
5meansmeanVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
6truetrueADJDegree=Pos5 meansxcomp
7..PUNCT_5 meanspunct
8))PUNCT_5 meanspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1meanpresentLegittrue propertyvn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent

Sentence 3: What is the careful view?

copdetamodnsubjpunctrootWhatPRONisAUXtheDETcarefulADJviewNOUN?PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WhatwhatPRONPronType=Introotroot
2isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin1 Whatcop
3thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art5 viewdet
4carefulcarefulADJDegree=Pos5 viewamod
5viewviewNOUNNumber=Sing1 Whatnsubj
6??PUNCT_1 Whatpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentthe careful viewtree rules

The options

Option 1 · ← Mova's choice

Unnamed sources are always lying, which is exactly why reporters print them without any names

The tree, 15 words
amodnsubjauxadvmodpunctnsubjcopadvmodconjnsubjadvcl:relclobjcasedetoblrootUnnamedADJsourcesNOUNareAUXalwaysADVlyingVERB,PUNCTwhichPRONisAUXexactlyADVwhyADVreportersNOUNprintVERBthemPRONwithoutADPanyDETnamesNOUN
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1UnnamedunnamedADJDegree=Pos2 sourcesamod
2sourcessourceNOUNNumber=Plur5 lyingnsubj
3arebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 lyingaux
4alwaysalwaysADVPronType=Tot5 lyingadvmod
5lyinglieVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Partrootroot
6,,PUNCT_10 whypunct
7whichwhichPRONPronType=Rel10 whynsubj
8isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin10 whycop
9exactlyexactlyADV_10 whyadvmod
10whywhyADVPronType=Int5 lyingconj
11reportersreporterNOUNNumber=Plur12 printnsubj
12printprintVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin10 whyadvcl:relcl
13themtheyPRONCase=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs12 printobj
14withoutwithoutADP_16 namescase
15anyanyDETPronType=Ind16 namesdet
16namesnameNOUNNumber=Plur12 printobl
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1liepresent · progressiveUnnamed sourcesalways propertyvn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2ispresentexactly, why propertytree rules
3printpresentreporterssources = sourcewithout any namesvn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme

Option 2

Only sources with funny names can be trusted

advmodnsubj:passcaseamodnmodauxaux:passrootOnlyADVsourcesNOUNwithADPfunnyADJnamesNOUNcanAUXbeAUXtrustedVERB
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1OnlyonlyADV_2 sourcesadvmod
2sourcessourceNOUNNumber=Plur8 trustednsubj:pass
3withwithADP_5 namescase
4funnyfunnyADJDegree=Pos5 namesamod
5namesnameNOUNNumber=Plur2 sourcesnmod
6cancanAUXVerbForm=Fin8 trustedaux
7bebeAUXVerbForm=Inf8 trustedaux:pass
8trustedtrustVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Passrootroot
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1trustcan · passivesources with funny namesvn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme

Option 3 · ✓ the right answer

Unnamed sources can be important, but we can't judge them easily, so reporters must check

The tree, 16 words
amodnsubjauxcoppunctccnsubjauxadvmodparataxisobjadvmodpunctadvmodnsubjauxparataxisrootUnnamedADJsourcesNOUNcanAUXbeAUXimportantADJ,PUNCTbutCCONJwePRONcaAUXn'tPARTjudgeVERBthemPRONeasilyADV,PUNCTsoADVreportersNOUNmustAUXcheckVERB
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1UnnamedunnamedADJDegree=Pos2 sourcesamod
2sourcessourceNOUNNumber=Plur5 importantnsubj
3cancanAUXVerbForm=Fin5 importantaux
4bebeAUXVerbForm=Inf5 importantcop
5importantimportantADJDegree=Posrootroot
6,,PUNCT_11 judgepunct
7butbutCCONJ_11 judgecc
8wewePRONCase=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs11 judgensubj
9cacanAUXVerbForm=Fin11 judgeaux
10n'tnotPARTPolarity=Neg11 judgeadvmod
11judgejudgeVERBVerbForm=Inf5 importantparataxis
12themtheyPRONCase=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs11 judgeobj
13easilyeasilyADV_11 judgeadvmod
14,,PUNCT_18 checkpunct
15sosoADV_18 checkadvmod
16reportersreporterNOUNNumber=Plur18 checknsubj
17mustmustAUXVerbForm=Fin18 checkaux
18checkcheckVERBVerbForm=Inf5 importantparataxis
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1iscanUnnamed sourcesimportant propertytree rules
2not judgecanwesources = sourceeasily propertyvn estimate-34.2-1-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Agent they=Value
3checkmustreportersvn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Option 4

Anything from a source is always true

nsubjcasedetnmodcopadvmodrootAnythingPRONfromADPaDETsourceNOUNisAUXalwaysADVtrueADJ
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AnythinganythingPRONNumber=Sing PronType=Ind7 truensubj
2fromfromADP_4 sourcecase
3aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art4 sourcedet
4sourcesourceNOUNNumber=Sing1 Anythingnmod
5isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin7 truecop
6alwaysalwaysADVPronType=Tot7 trueadvmod
7truetrueADJDegree=Posrootroot
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresentAnythingalways, true propertytree rules

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