Exam question 2 · UK elections and the prime minister, as reported
Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the system of voting known as "first past the post"?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · What happens: follow, characteris, know · To what, where: system
This is exam question 2 of lesson 17 «UK elections and the prime minister, as reported» 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.
The question
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 8 characterises | nsubj |
| 2 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 statements | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 statements | det |
| 4 | following | follow | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 5 statements | amod |
| 5 | statements | statement | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 characterises | obl |
| 6 | most | most | ADV | Degree=Sup | 7 accurately | advmod |
| 7 | accurately | accurately | ADV | _ | 8 characterises | advmod |
| 8 | characterises | characteris | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 system | det |
| 10 | system | system | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 characterises | obj |
| 11 | of | of | ADP | _ | 12 voting | case |
| 12 | voting | voting | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 system | nmod |
| 13 | known | know | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 10 system | acl |
| 14 | as | as | ADP | _ | 19 post | case |
| 15 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 19 post | punct |
| 16 | first | first | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 19 post | advmod |
| 17 | past | past | ADP | _ | 19 post | case |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 post | det |
| 19 | post | post | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 known | obl |
| 20 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 19 post | punct |
| 21 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 8 characterises | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | follow | gerund | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 2 | characteris | present | the system of voting | of the following statements; accurately property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | know | participle | the system of voting not said here | as the post | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer as post=Attribute |
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
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
Seats are allocated in proportion to the national share of votes, each party receiving one seat for every fraction of the vote obtained
The tree, 23 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seats | seat | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 allocated | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 allocated | aux:pass |
| 3 | allocated | allocate | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 5 proportion | case |
| 5 | proportion | proportion | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 allocated | obl |
| 6 | to | to | ADP | _ | 9 share | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 share | det |
| 8 | national | national | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 share | amod |
| 9 | share | share | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 allocated | obl |
| 10 | of | of | ADP | _ | 11 votes | case |
| 11 | votes | vote | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 share | nmod |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 party | punct |
| 13 | each | each | DET | PronType=Tot | 14 party | det |
| 14 | party | party | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 share | nmod |
| 15 | receiving | receive | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 14 party | acl |
| 16 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 17 seat | nummod |
| 17 | seat | seat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 receiving | obj |
| 18 | for | for | ADP | _ | 20 fraction | case |
| 19 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 20 fraction | det |
| 20 | fraction | fraction | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 allocated | obl |
| 21 | of | of | ADP | _ | 23 vote | case |
| 22 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 23 vote | det |
| 23 | vote | vote | NOUN | Number=Sing | 20 fraction | nmod |
| 24 | obtained | obtain | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 20 fraction | acl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | allocate | present · passive | Seats | proportion | to the national share of votes each party goal; for every fraction of the vote | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: subject=Theme to share=Goal | |||
| 2 | receive | gerund | each party not said here | one seat | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent seat=Theme | ||||
| 3 | obtain | participle | every fraction of the vote not said here | vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset | |||||
| 4 | share | votes | nom share «possession transitive»: of=patient |
Option 2
Each party receives an equal number of seats
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Each | each | DET | PronType=Tot | 2 party | det |
| 2 | party | party | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 receives | nsubj |
| 3 | receives | receive | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 number | det |
| 5 | equal | equal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 number | amod |
| 6 | number | number | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 receives | obj |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 seats | case |
| 8 | seats | seat | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 number | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | receive | present | each party | a equal number of seats | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent number=Theme |
Option 3
The candidate who votes first is elected
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 candidate | det |
| 2 | candidate | candidate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 elected | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 4 votes | nsubj |
| 4 | votes | vote | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 candidate | acl:relcl |
| 5 | first | first | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 4 votes | advmod |
| 6 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 elected | aux:pass |
| 7 | elected | elect | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vote | present | the candidate | first property | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | elect | present · passive | the candidate | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
In each constituency the candidate receiving the greatest number of votes is elected, and no seat is awarded for second place
The tree, 21 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In | in | ADP | _ | 3 constituency | case |
| 2 | each | each | DET | PronType=Tot | 3 constituency | det |
| 3 | constituency | constituency | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 elected | obl |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 candidate | det |
| 5 | candidate | candidate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 elected | nsubj:pass |
| 6 | receiving | receive | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 5 candidate | acl |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 number | det |
| 8 | greatest | great | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 9 number | amod |
| 9 | number | number | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 receiving | obj |
| 10 | of | of | ADP | _ | 11 votes | case |
| 11 | votes | vote | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 number | nmod |
| 12 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 13 elected | aux:pass |
| 13 | elected | elect | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 19 awarded | punct |
| 15 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 19 awarded | cc |
| 16 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 17 seat | det |
| 17 | seat | seat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 awarded | nsubj:pass |
| 18 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 19 awarded | aux:pass |
| 19 | awarded | award | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 13 elected | conj |
| 20 | for | for | ADP | _ | 22 place | case |
| 21 | second | second | ADJ | Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 22 place | amod |
| 22 | place | place | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 awarded | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | receive | gerund | the candidate not said here | the greatest number of votes | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent number=Theme | ||||
| 2 | elect | present · passive | the candidate | each constituency | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | ||||
| 3 | award | present · passive | no seat | for second place goal | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: subject=Theme for place=Goal |
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