Test 9 · ★★★ · Olympiad: check the claim and spot the trick ★★★ Gran: "There's been a teeny mix-up in the paper, love." It printed the wrong winner of the town vote, then a correction. What does the correction show?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: Gran · What happens: be, print, do · To what, where: teeny mix, paper, wrong winner, correction show
This is test 9 · ★★★ of lesson 42 «Olympiad: check the claim and spot the trick ★★★» 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: Gran: "There's been a teeny mix-up in the paper, love."
nsubj punct punct expl aux cop det amod punct compound case det nmod punct parataxis punct punct root Gran NOUN : PUNCT " PUNCT There PRON 's AUX been AUX a DET teeny ADJ mix NOUN - PUNCT up ADP in ADP the DET paper NOUN , PUNCT love NOUN . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Gran gran NOUN Number=Sing 9 mix nsubj 2 : : PUNCT _ 6 been punct 3 " " PUNCT _ 6 been punct 4 There there PRON PronType=Dem 6 been expl 5 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 been aux 6 been be AUX Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 9 mix cop 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 mix det 8 teeny teeny ADJ Degree=Pos 9 mix amod 9 mix mix NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 - - PUNCT _ 11 up punct 11 up up ADP _ 9 mix compound 12 in in ADP _ 14 paper case 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 paper det 14 paper paper NOUN Number=Sing 9 mix nmod 15 , , PUNCT _ 16 love punct 16 love love NOUN Number=Sing 9 mix parataxis 17 . . PUNCT _ 16 love punct 18 " " PUNCT _ 16 love punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a in a quote participle Gran a teeny mix the paper 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: It printed the wrong winner of the town vote, then a correction.
nsubj det amod obj case det compound nmod punct advmod det conj punct root It PRON printed VERB the DET wrong ADJ winner NOUN of ADP the DET town NOUN vote NOUN , PUNCT then ADV a DET correction NOUN . PUNCT 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 2 printed nsubj 2 printed print VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 winner det 4 wrong wrong ADJ Degree=Pos 5 winner amod 5 winner winner NOUN Number=Sing 2 printed obj 6 of of ADP _ 9 vote case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 vote det 8 town town NOUN Number=Sing 9 vote compound 9 vote vote NOUN Number=Sing 5 winner nmod 10 , , PUNCT _ 13 correction punct 11 then then ADV PronType=Dem 13 correction advmod 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 correction det 13 correction correction NOUN Number=Sing 9 vote conj 14 . . PUNCT _ 2 printed punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 print past Gran the wrong winner of the town vote and a correction vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent winner=Theme
Sentence 3: What does the correction show?
nsubj det compound obj punct root What PRON does VERB the DET correction NOUN show NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int 2 does nsubj 2 does do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 show det 4 correction correction NOUN Number=Sing 5 show compound 5 show show NOUN Number=Sing 2 does obj 6 ? ? PUNCT _ 2 does punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 do present the correction show vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent show=Eventuality
The options Option 1 The paper told a lie on purpose to fool people
det nsubj det obj case obl mark advcl obj root The DET paper NOUN told VERB a DET lie NOUN on ADP purpose NOUN to PART fool VERB people NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 paper det 2 paper paper NOUN Number=Sing 3 told nsubj 3 told tell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 lie det 5 lie lie NOUN Number=Sing 3 told obj 6 on on ADP _ 7 purpose case 7 purpose purpose NOUN Number=Sing 3 told obl 8 to to PART _ 9 fool mark 9 fool fool VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 told advcl 10 people people NOUN Number=Plur 9 fool obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 tell speech: assert past the paper a lie purpose vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent lie=Recipient 2 fool to-infinitive the paper not said here people vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Patient
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer The paper made a mistake and fixed it openly
det nsubj det obj cc conj obj advmod root The DET paper NOUN made VERB a DET mistake NOUN and CCONJ fixed VERB it PRON openly ADV The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 paper det 2 paper paper NOUN Number=Sing 3 made nsubj 3 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 mistake det 5 mistake mistake NOUN Number=Sing 3 made obj 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 fixed cc 7 fixed fix VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 made conj 8 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 fixed obj 9 openly openly ADV _ 7 fixed advmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 make past the paper a mistake vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset mistake=Product 2 fix past the paper not said here mistake openly property vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent it=Patient
Option 3 The winner changed after the paper was printed
det nsubj mark det nsubj:pass aux:pass advcl root The DET winner NOUN changed VERB after SCONJ the DET paper NOUN was AUX printed VERB The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 winner det 2 winner winner NOUN Number=Sing 3 changed nsubj 3 changed change VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 after after SCONJ _ 8 printed mark 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 paper det 6 paper paper NOUN Number=Sing 8 printed nsubj:pass 7 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 printed aux:pass 8 printed print VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 changed advcl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 change past the winner vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 print past · passive the paper vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
Option 4 Corrections prove the paper is fake news
nsubj det nsubj cop amod ccomp root Corrections NOUN prove VERB the DET paper NOUN is AUX fake ADJ news NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Corrections correction NOUN Number=Plur 2 prove nsubj 2 prove prove VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 paper det 4 paper paper NOUN Number=Sing 7 news nsubj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 news cop 6 fake fake ADJ Degree=Pos 7 news amod 7 news news NOUN Number=Sing 2 prove ccomp
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 prove present Corrections vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent 2 is a present the paper fake news tree rules
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