Test 11 · What politics is: deciding things together Your mum says politics is about money, safety and fairness. Two neighbours argue about one thing for an hour and still say goodbye nicely. What does this show?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: mum, politics, Two neighbours, this · What happens: say, be, argue, show · To what, where: goodbye · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 11 of lesson 1 «What politics is: deciding things together» 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: Your mum says politics is about money, safety and fairness.
nmod:poss nsubj nsubj cop case ccomp punct conj cc conj punct root Your PRON mum NOUN says VERB politics NOUN is AUX about ADP money NOUN , PUNCT safety NOUN and CCONJ fairness NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 mum nmod:poss 2 mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 3 says nsubj 3 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 politics politics NOUN Number=Ptan 7 money nsubj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 money cop 6 about about ADP _ 7 money case 7 money money NOUN Number=Sing 3 says ccomp 8 , , PUNCT _ 9 safety punct 9 safety safety NOUN Number=Sing 7 money conj 10 and and CCONJ _ 11 fairness cc 11 fairness fairness NOUN Number=Sing 7 money conj 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 says punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert present Your mum vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 2 is present politics about money and safety and fairness 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: Two neighbours argue about one thing for an hour and still say goodbye nicely.
nummod nsubj case nummod obl case det obl cc advmod conj obj advmod punct root Two NUM neighbours NOUN argue VERB about ADP one NUM thing NOUN for ADP an DET hour NOUN and CCONJ still ADV say VERB goodbye NOUN nicely ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 2 neighbours nummod 2 neighbours neighbour NOUN Number=Plur 3 argue nsubj 3 argue argue VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 about about ADP _ 6 thing case 5 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 6 thing nummod 6 thing thing NOUN Number=Sing 3 argue obl 7 for for ADP _ 9 hour case 8 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 hour det 9 hour hour NOUN Number=Sing 3 argue obl 10 and and CCONJ _ 12 say cc 11 still still ADV _ 12 say advmod 12 say say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 argue conj 13 goodbye goodbye NOUN Number=Sing 12 say obj 14 nicely nicely ADV _ 12 say advmod 15 . . PUNCT _ 3 argue punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 argue speech: disagree present Two neighbours hour about one thing vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V PP.theme S»: agent=Agent about thing=Topic 2 say speech: assert present Two neighbours not said here goodbye still nicely property vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent goodbye=Topic
Sentence 3: What does this show?
obj aux nsubj punct root What PRON does AUX this PRON show VERB ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int 4 show obj 2 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 show aux 3 this this PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 4 show nsubj 4 show show VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 ? ? PUNCT _ 4 show punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 show present · do-support this vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent what=Recipient
The options Option 1 · ← Mova's choice People who disagree must stop speaking forever
nsubj nsubj acl:relcl aux xcomp advmod root People NOUN who PRON disagree VERB must AUX stop VERB speaking VERB forever ADV The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 People people NOUN Number=Plur 5 stop nsubj 2 who who PRON PronType=Rel 3 disagree nsubj 3 disagree disagree VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 People acl:relcl 4 must must AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 stop aux 5 stop stop VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 speaking speak VERB VerbForm=Ger 5 stop xcomp 7 forever forever ADV _ 6 speaking advmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 disagree present People vn correspond-36.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 stop must People vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality 3 speak speech: other gerund People not said here forever property vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Option 2 Being kind means you must agree with everyone
cop nsubj nsubj aux ccomp case obl root Being AUX kind ADJ means VERB you PRON must AUX agree VERB with ADP everyone PRON The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 kind cop 2 kind kind ADJ Degree=Pos 3 means nsubj 3 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 6 agree nsubj 5 must must AUX VerbForm=Fin 6 agree aux 6 agree agree VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 means ccomp 7 with with ADP _ 8 everyone case 8 everyone everyone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Tot 6 agree obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is gerund kind property tree rules 2 mean present kind vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 agree speech: agree must you with everyone vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V PP.co-agent how S»: agent=Agent with everyone=Co-Agent
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer You can disagree strongly and still be kind
nsubj aux advmod cc advmod cop conj root You PRON can AUX disagree VERB strongly ADV and CCONJ still ADV be AUX kind ADJ The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 You you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 disagree nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 disagree aux 3 disagree disagree VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 strongly strongly ADV _ 3 disagree advmod 5 and and CCONJ _ 8 kind cc 6 still still ADV _ 8 kind advmod 7 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 8 kind cop 8 kind kind ADJ Degree=Pos 3 disagree conj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 disagree can You strongly property vn correspond-36.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is infinitive You not said here still kind property tree rules
Option 4 The neighbours were not really disagreeing
det nsubj aux advmod advmod root The DET neighbours NOUN were AUX not PART really ADV disagreeing VERB The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 neighbours det 2 neighbours neighbour NOUN Number=Plur 6 disagreeing nsubj 3 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 disagreeing aux 4 not not PART Polarity=Neg 6 disagreeing advmod 5 really really ADV _ 6 disagreeing advmod 6 disagreeing disagree VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not disagree past · progressive the neighbours vn correspond-36.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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