Test 5 · ★ · Bots, troll farms and deepfakes in elections
In London: "Bare accounts posting all day and night about the election, all with the same stock photo, bruv." What should you think?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: Bare accounts, you · What happens: post, think
This is test 5 · ★ of lesson 32 «Bots, troll farms and deepfakes in elections» 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 London: "Bare accounts posting all day and night about the election, all with the same stock photo, bruv."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In | in | ADP | _ | 2 London | case |
| 2 | London | London | PROPN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 6 accounts | punct |
| 4 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 6 accounts | punct |
| 5 | Bare | bare | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 accounts | amod |
| 6 | accounts | account | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 London | conj |
| 7 | posting | post | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 6 accounts | acl |
| 8 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 9 day | det |
| 9 | day | day | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 posting | obl:unmarked |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 night | cc |
| 11 | night | night | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 accounts | conj |
| 12 | about | about | ADP | _ | 14 election | case |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 election | det |
| 14 | election | election | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 night | nmod |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 21 photo | punct |
| 16 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 21 photo | nsubj |
| 17 | with | with | ADP | _ | 21 photo | case |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 21 photo | det |
| 19 | same | same | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 21 photo | amod |
| 20 | stock | stock | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 photo | compound |
| 21 | photo | photo | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 accounts | parataxis |
| 22 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 23 bruv | punct |
| 23 | bruv | bruv | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 photo | conj |
| 24 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 21 photo | punct |
| 25 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 21 photo | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | post in a quote | gerund | Bare accounts and night about the election not said here | day | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
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: What should you think?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 think | obj |
| 2 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 think | aux |
| 3 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 4 think | nsubj |
| 4 | think | think | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 think | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | think speech: other | should | you | vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot what=Theme |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
They may be bots, so do not treat them as real people agreeing
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 bots | nsubj |
| 2 | may | may | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 bots | aux |
| 3 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 4 bots | cop |
| 4 | bots | bot | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 treat | punct |
| 6 | so | so | ADV | _ | 9 treat | advmod |
| 7 | do | do | AUX | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 9 treat | aux |
| 8 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 9 treat | advmod |
| 9 | treat | treat | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 bots | acl:relcl |
| 10 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 treat | obj |
| 11 | as | as | ADP | _ | 13 people | case |
| 12 | real | real | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 people | amod |
| 13 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 treat | obl |
| 14 | agreeing | agree | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 13 people | acl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | may | They | bots | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | not treat | infinitive · do-support | bots not said here | bots = bot | as real people | vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent they=Theme as people=Attribute | |||
| 3 | agree speech: agree | gerund | real people not said here | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 2
They prove most people agree with them
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 prove | nsubj |
| 2 | prove | prove | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | most | most | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 4 people | amod |
| 4 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 agree | nsubj |
| 5 | agree | agree | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 prove | ccomp |
| 6 | with | with | ADP | _ | 7 them | case |
| 7 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 agree | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | prove | present | They | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | |||||
| 2 | agree speech: agree | present | most people | with them = they | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V PP.co-agent how S»: agent=Agent with they=Co-Agent |
Option 3
They are the official election office
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 office | nsubj |
| 2 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 office | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 office | det |
| 4 | official | official | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 office | amod |
| 5 | election | election | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 office | compound |
| 6 | office | office | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | They | the official election office | tree rules |
Option 4
They must be a big group of very keen voters who all use the same photo because they are in a club
The tree, 22 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 group | nsubj |
| 2 | must | must | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 6 group | aux |
| 3 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 6 group | cop |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 group | det |
| 5 | big | big | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 group | amod |
| 6 | group | group | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 10 voters | case |
| 8 | very | very | ADV | _ | 9 keen | advmod |
| 9 | keen | keen | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 voters | amod |
| 10 | voters | voter | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 group | nmod |
| 11 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 13 use | nsubj |
| 12 | all | all | ADV | _ | 13 use | advmod |
| 13 | use | use | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 voters | acl:relcl |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 photo | det |
| 15 | same | same | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 16 photo | amod |
| 16 | photo | photo | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 use | obj |
| 17 | because | because | SCONJ | _ | 22 club | mark |
| 18 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 22 club | nsubj |
| 19 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 22 club | cop |
| 20 | in | in | ADP | _ | 22 club | case |
| 21 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 22 club | det |
| 22 | club | club | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 use | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | must | They | a big group | of keen voters | tree rules | |||
| 2 | use | present | keen voters | the same photo | all property | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent photo=Patient | |||
| 3 | is | present | voters = voter | a club | tree rules |
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