--- title: The teacher says, "Summarise both sides." Toby lists only his own si… — Debating and discussion · tree and pragmatics description: The teacher says, "Summarise both sides." Toby lists only his own side. What did he forget? Test 9 · ★ 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/t9/) [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/) / t9 # Test 9 · ★ · Debating and discussion The teacher says, "Summarise both sides." Toby lists only his own side. What did he forget? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** teacher, Toby · **What happens:** say, summarise, list, forget · **To what, where:** sides, own side · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 9 · ★ 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/#t9). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* The teacher says, "Summarise both sides." ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:49-debating-and-discussion:t9:1 # text = The teacher says, "Summarise both sides." 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 teacher teacher NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 5 " " PUNCT `` _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 Summarise summarise VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 ccomp _ _ 7 both both DET DT PronType=Tot 8 det _ _ 8 sides side NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 9 . . PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 10 " " PUNCT '' _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the teacher | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **summarise** *in a quote* | infinitive | | both sides | | | | | 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:* Toby lists only his own side. ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:49-debating-and-discussion:t9:2 # text = Toby lists only his own side. 1 Toby Toby PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 lists list VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 only only ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 4 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 6 nmod:poss _ _ 5 own own ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 side side NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 7 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **list** | present | Toby | Toby's own side | | | | | tree rules | *Sentence 3:* What did he forget? ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:49-debating-and-discussion:t9:3 # text = What did he forget? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 4 obj _ _ 2 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 forget forget VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **forget** | past · do-support | Toby | | | | | | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1} The other side's main points ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:49-debating-and-discussion:t9:o1:1 # text = The other side's main points 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 other other ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 side side NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 4 's 's PART POS _ 3 case _ _ 5 main main ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 points point NOUN NNS Number=Plur 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **point** | | the other side | | | | | | nom point «cognition transitive»: poss=agent | ### Option 2 {#o2} His own side's best point ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:49-debating-and-discussion:t9:o2:1 # text = His own side's best point 1 His his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 3 nmod:poss _ _ 2 own own ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 side side NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 4 's 's PART POS _ 3 case _ _ 5 best good ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 6 amod _ _ 6 point point NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **point** | | His own side | | | | | | nom point «cognition transitive»: poss=agent | ### Option 3 {#o3} To shout at the end ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:49-debating-and-discussion:t9:o3:1 # text = To shout at the end 1 To to PART TO _ 2 mark _ _ 2 shout shout VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 at at ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 end end NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **shout** *speech: express* | to-infinitive | | | | | at the end | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 4 {#o4} The name of the debate ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:49-debating-and-discussion:t9:o4:1 # text = The name of the debate 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 name name NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 of of ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 debate debate NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **name** | | | the debate | | | | | nom name «communication transitive»: of=patient | **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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