Test 8 · Propaganda and fake news
In a Texas town: "Y'all, that storm report's fake news, I can't stand that weather guy." Which is true?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: I · What happens: not stand, be · To what, where: Texas town
This is test 8 of lesson 31 «Propaganda and fake news» 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: In a Texas town: "Y'all, that storm report's fake news, I can't stand that weather guy."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In | in | ADP | _ | 4 town | case |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 town | det |
| 3 | Texas | Texas | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 town | compound |
| 4 | town | town | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 stand | obl |
| 5 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 7 Y'all | punct |
| 6 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 7 Y'all | punct |
| 7 | Y'all | y'all | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 4 town | nmod |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 Y'all | punct |
| 9 | that | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 11 report | det |
| 10 | storm | storm | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 report | compound |
| 11 | report | report | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 news | nmod:poss |
| 12 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 11 report | case |
| 13 | fake | fake | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 news | amod |
| 14 | news | news | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 Y'all | obj |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 town | punct |
| 16 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 19 stand | nsubj |
| 17 | ca | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 19 stand | aux |
| 18 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 19 stand | advmod |
| 19 | stand | stand | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 20 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 22 guy | mark |
| 21 | weather | weather | NOUN | Number=Sing | 22 guy | compound |
| 22 | guy | guy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 stand | advcl |
| 23 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 19 stand | punct |
| 24 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 19 stand | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not stand in a quote | can | I | a Texas town Y'all | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in town=Location |
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: Which is true?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 3 true | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 true | cop |
| 3 | true | true | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 true | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | true property | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
He is right, fake news means news you dislike
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 right | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 right | cop |
| 3 | right | right | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 news | amod |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 right | punct |
| 5 | fake | fake | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 news | amod |
| 6 | news | news | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 means | nsubj |
| 7 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | news | news | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 means | obj |
| 9 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 10 dislike | nsubj |
| 10 | dislike | dislike | VERB | Mood=Ind Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 news | acl:relcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | He | right property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | mean | present | right fake news | news | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent news=Topic | ||||
| 3 | dislike | present | you | news not said here | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer news=Stimulus |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
Disliking the forecaster does not make the report made up
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Disliking | dislike | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 6 make | csubj |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 forecaster | det |
| 3 | forecaster | forecaster | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Disliking | obj |
| 4 | does | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 make | aux |
| 5 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 6 make | advmod |
| 6 | make | make | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 report | det |
| 8 | report | report | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 make | obj |
| 9 | made | make | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 make | xcomp |
| 10 | up | up | ADP | _ | 9 made | compound:prt |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | dislike | gerund | the forecaster | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer forecaster=Stimulus | |||||
| 2 | not make | present · do-support | Disliking | the report | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | not make up | participle | the report not said here | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |
Option 3
He is right, weather reports are usually fake, made up in a studio
The tree, 13 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 right | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 right | cop |
| 3 | right | right | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 fake | punct |
| 5 | weather | weather | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 reports | compound |
| 6 | reports | report | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 fake | nsubj |
| 7 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 fake | cop |
| 8 | usually | usually | ADV | _ | 9 fake | advmod |
| 9 | fake | fake | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 right | parataxis |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 made | punct |
| 11 | made | make | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 9 fake | advcl |
| 12 | up | up | ADP | _ | 11 made | compound:prt |
| 13 | in | in | ADP | _ | 15 studio | case |
| 14 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 15 studio | det |
| 15 | studio | studio | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 made | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | He | right property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | is | present | weather reports | fake, usually property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | make up | participle | weather reports not said here | a studio | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |
Option 4
He is right, storms are never really reported
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 right | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 right | cop |
| 3 | right | right | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 reported | punct |
| 5 | storms | storm | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 reported | nsubj:pass |
| 6 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 reported | aux:pass |
| 7 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 9 reported | advmod |
| 8 | really | really | ADV | _ | 9 reported | advmod |
| 9 | reported | report | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 right | parataxis |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | He | right property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | not report | present · passive | storms | vn prosecute-33.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
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