Test 6 · Why wars happen and why they are hard to stop; the UN and…
In a cartoon, two kings end a war with one arm-wrestle in an afternoon. What is the real version?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: two kings, real version · What happens: end, be · To what, where: war, cartoon
This is test 6 of lesson 23 «Why wars happen and why they are hard to stop; the UN and NATO» 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 cartoon, two kings end a war with one arm-wrestle in an afternoon.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In | in | ADP | _ | 3 cartoon | case |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 cartoon | det |
| 3 | cartoon | cartoon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 end | obl |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 cartoon | punct |
| 5 | two | two | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 6 kings | nummod |
| 6 | kings | king | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 end | nsubj |
| 7 | end | end | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 war | det |
| 9 | war | war | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 end | obj |
| 10 | with | with | ADP | _ | 14 wrestle | case |
| 11 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 14 wrestle | nummod |
| 12 | arm | arm | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 wrestle | compound |
| 13 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 12 arm | punct |
| 14 | wrestle | wrestle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 end | obl |
| 15 | in | in | ADP | _ | 17 afternoon | case |
| 16 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 17 afternoon | det |
| 17 | afternoon | afternoon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 wrestle | nmod |
| 18 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 end | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | end | present | two kings | a war | a cartoon | with one arm wrestle in a afternoon | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality PP.subeventuality»: agent=Affector war=Eventuality with wrestle=Subeventuality |
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 is the real version?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | root | root |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 What | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 version | det |
| 4 | real | real | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 version | amod |
| 5 | version | version | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 What | nsubj |
| 6 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 What | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the real version | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
Real kings and presidents decide wars in a single day
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real | real | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 kings | amod |
| 2 | kings | king | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 decide | nsubj |
| 3 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 4 presidents | cc |
| 4 | presidents | president | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 kings | conj |
| 5 | decide | decide | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | wars | war | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 decide | obj |
| 7 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 day | case |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 day | det |
| 9 | single | single | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 day | amod |
| 10 | day | day | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 decide | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | decide | present | Real kings and presidents | wars | day | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent war=Topic |
Option 2
Wars are always settled by sport, like arm-wrestling or football
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wars | war | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 settled | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 settled | aux:pass |
| 3 | always | always | ADV | PronType=Tot | 4 settled | advmod |
| 4 | settled | settle | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | by | by | ADP | _ | 6 sport | case |
| 6 | sport | sport | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 settled | obl |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 wrestling | punct |
| 8 | like | like | ADP | _ | 11 wrestling | case |
| 9 | arm | arm | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 wrestling | compound |
| 10 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 9 arm | punct |
| 11 | wrestling | wrestling | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 settled | parataxis |
| 12 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 13 football | cc |
| 13 | football | football | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 wrestling | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | settle | present · passive | sport | Wars | always property | vn odge-46-1 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme subject=Location |
Option 3
Wars end when one leader gets tired of them
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wars | war | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 end | nsubj |
| 2 | end | end | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | when | when | ADV | PronType=Int | 6 gets | advmod |
| 4 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 5 leader | nummod |
| 5 | leader | leader | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 gets | nsubj |
| 6 | gets | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 end | advcl |
| 7 | tired | tired | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 gets | xcomp |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 them | case |
| 9 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 tired | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | end | present | Wars | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality | |||||
| 2 | get | present | one leader | tired property | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
Ending a war takes long talks about land, safety and justice
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ending | end | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 4 takes | csubj |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 war | det |
| 3 | war | war | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Ending | obj |
| 4 | takes | take | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | long | long | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 talks | amod |
| 6 | talks | talk | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 takes | obj |
| 7 | about | about | ADP | _ | 8 land | case |
| 8 | land | land | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 talks | nmod |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 safety | punct |
| 10 | safety | safety | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 land | conj |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 justice | cc |
| 12 | justice | justice | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 land | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | end | gerund | a war | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality war=Eventuality | |||||
| 2 | take | present | Ending | long talks | about land and safety and justice | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent talk=Theme |
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