Exam question 2 · Propaganda and fake news
It is given that a news outlet published an incorrect date and subsequently apologised. Identify the term which most accurately describes its conduct.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: news outlet, you, term · What happens: give, publish, apologise, identify, describe, conduct · To what, where: It, incorrect date, term
This is exam question 2 of lesson 31 «Propaganda and fake news» 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
Sentence 1: It is given that a news outlet published an incorrect date and subsequently apologised.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 given | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 given | aux:pass |
| 3 | given | give | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 8 published | mark |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 outlet | det |
| 6 | news | news | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 outlet | compound |
| 7 | outlet | outlet | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 published | nsubj |
| 8 | published | publish | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 given | advcl |
| 9 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 date | det |
| 10 | incorrect | incorrect | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 date | amod |
| 11 | date | date | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 published | obj |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 14 apologised | cc |
| 13 | subsequently | subsequently | ADV | _ | 14 apologised | advmod |
| 14 | apologised | apologise | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 8 published | conj |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 given | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give | present · passive | It | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | |||||
| 2 | publish | past | a news outlet | a incorrect date | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent date=Result | ||||
| 3 | apologise speech: apologize | participle | a news outlet not said here | subsequently property | tree 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: Identify the term which most accurately describes its conduct.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Identify | identify | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 term | det |
| 3 | term | term | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Identify | obj |
| 4 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 7 describes | obj |
| 5 | most | most | ADV | Degree=Sup | 6 accurately | advmod |
| 6 | accurately | accurately | ADV | _ | 7 describes | advmod |
| 7 | describes | describe | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 term | acl:relcl |
| 8 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 conduct | nmod:poss |
| 9 | conduct | conduct | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 describes | obj |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Identify | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | identify | imperative | you not said here | the term | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent term=Theme | ||||
| 2 | describe | present | the term | accurately property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | conduct | term | nom conduct «act transitive»: poss=agent |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
The issuing of a correction in respect of an honest error
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 issuing | det |
| 2 | issuing | issuing | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 correction | case |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 correction | det |
| 5 | correction | correction | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 issuing | nmod |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 respect | case |
| 7 | respect | respect | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 correction | nmod |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 11 error | case |
| 9 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 error | det |
| 10 | honest | honest | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 error | amod |
| 11 | error | error | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 respect | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | issue | a correction in respect of a honest error | nom issuing «act transitive»: of=patient | ||||||
| 2 | respect | a honest error | nom respect «cognition transitive»: of=patient |
Option 2
The publication of state propaganda on behalf of the government
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 publication | det |
| 2 | publication | publication | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 propaganda | case |
| 4 | state | state | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 propaganda | compound |
| 5 | propaganda | propaganda | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 publication | nmod |
| 6 | on | on | ADP | _ | 7 behalf | case |
| 7 | behalf | behalf | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 propaganda | nmod |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 10 government | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 government | det |
| 10 | government | government | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 behalf | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | publish | state propaganda on behalf of the government | nom publication «communication transitive»: of=patient |
Option 3
The production of satire for the amusement of readers
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 production | det |
| 2 | production | production | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 4 satire | case |
| 4 | satire | satire | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 production | nmod |
| 5 | for | for | ADP | _ | 7 amusement | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 amusement | det |
| 7 | amusement | amusement | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 production | nmod |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 readers | case |
| 9 | readers | reader | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 amusement | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | produce | satire | for the amusement of readers | nom production «act transitive»: of=patient for=obl | |||||
| 2 | amuse | readers | nom amusement «feeling transitive»: of=patient |
Option 4
The deliberate dissemination of disinformation
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 dissemination | det |
| 2 | deliberate | deliberate | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 dissemination | amod |
| 3 | dissemination | dissemination | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 disinformation | case |
| 5 | disinformation | disinformation | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 dissemination | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | disseminate | disinformation | nom dissemination «communication transitive»: of=patient |
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