--- title: Which is a polite way to disagree? — Debating and discussion · tree and pragmatics description: Which is a polite way to disagree? Test 10 · ★ of lesson 49 «Debating and discussion» of the English course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was right. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/49-debating-and-discussion/t10/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [English](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/) / [Debating and discussion](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/49-debating-and-discussion/) / t10 # Test 10 · ★ · Debating and discussion Which is a polite way to disagree? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **What happens:** be, disagree · **To what, where:** polite way This is test 10 · ★ of lesson 49 «Debating and discussion» of the English 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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/english/49-debating-and-discussion/#t10). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:49-debating-and-discussion:t10:1 # text = Which is a polite way to disagree? 1 Which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 5 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 polite polite ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 way way NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 6 to to PART TO _ 7 mark _ _ 7 disagree disagree VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 acl _ SpaceAfter=No 8 ? ? PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | | a polite way | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **disagree** | to-infinitive | | | | | | | vn correspond-36.1 «NP V»: 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. ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1} "I see your point, but I disagree because…" ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:49-debating-and-discussion:t10:o1:1 # text = "I see your point, but I disagree because…" 1 " " PUNCT `` _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 3 see see VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 5 nmod:poss _ _ 5 point point NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 7 but but CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 8 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ _ 9 disagree disagree VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 10 because because SCONJ IN _ 9 mark _ SpaceAfter=No 11 … . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 12 " " PUNCT '' _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **see** *in a quote* | present | I | your point | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer point=Stimulus | | 2 | **disagree** *in a quote* | present | I | | | | | | vn correspond-36.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **point** *in a quote* | | your | | | | | | nom point «cognition transitive»: poss=agent | ### Option 2 {#o2} "Wrong. Sit down." *Sentence 1:* "Wrong. ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:49-debating-and-discussion:t10:o2:1 # text = "Wrong. 1 " " PUNCT `` _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 Wrong wrong ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 3 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. *Sentence 2:* Sit down." ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:49-debating-and-discussion:t10:o2:2 # text = Sit down." 1 Sit sit VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 down down ADP RP _ 1 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 3 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 " " PUNCT '' _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **sit down** | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 3 {#o3} "Cap. Next." *Sentence 1:* "Cap. ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:49-debating-and-discussion:t10:o3:1 # text = "Cap. 1 " " PUNCT `` _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 Cap cap NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 3 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. *Sentence 2:* Next." ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:49-debating-and-discussion:t10:o3:2 # text = Next." 1 Next next ADV RB _ 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 2 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 3 " " PUNCT '' _ 1 punct _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 4 {#o4} "That's mardy, and so are you, and so is your idea." ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:49-debating-and-discussion:t10:o4:1 # text = "That's mardy, and so are you, and so is your idea." 1 " " PUNCT `` _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 That that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 4 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 3 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 4 mardy mardy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 6 and and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 7 so so ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ _ 8 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 cop _ _ 9 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 4 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 11 and and CCONJ CC _ 15 cc _ _ 12 so so ADV RB _ 15 advmod _ _ 13 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 15 cop _ _ 14 your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 15 nmod:poss _ _ 15 idea idea NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 16 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 17 " " PUNCT '' _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | That | | | | | mardy *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | | you | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | That *not said here* | your idea | | | | | tree rules | **Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. 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