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# Test 3 · ★ · Questions, group work and the adults at school

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Two group members argue: one wants a model, the other a poster. What is a fair way forward?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Two group members, one · **What happens:** argue, want, be · **To what, where:** model, fair way · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 3 · ★ of lesson 256 «Questions, group work and the adults at school» of the everyday 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/everyday/256-questions-group-work-and-adults-at-school/#t3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Two group members argue: one wants a model, the other a poster.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:256-questions-group-work-and-adults-at-school:t3:1
# text = Two group members argue: one wants a model, the other a poster.
1	Two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
2	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	members	member	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	argue	argue	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
6	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nsubj	_	_
7	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	model	model	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	poster	poster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **argue** *speech: disagree* | present | Two group members |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **want** | present | one | a model and a other poster |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot model=Theme |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* What is a fair way forward?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:256-questions-group-work-and-adults-at-school:t3:2
# text = What is a fair way forward?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
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	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	_
6	forward	forward	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | a fair way |  |  |  | forward *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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The older one wins, because older means wiser

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:256-questions-group-work-and-adults-at-school:t3:o1:1
# text = The older one wins, because older means wiser
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	older	old	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	amod	_	_
3	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	wins	win	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	older	old	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	8	nsubj	_	_
8	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
9	wiser	wise	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	8	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **win** | present | the older one |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | present | older |  |  |  |  | wise *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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They stop working until home time

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:256-questions-group-work-and-adults-at-school:t3:o2:1
# text = They stop working until home time
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stop	stop	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	working	work	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	until	until	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | present | They |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **work** | gerund | They *not said here* |  |  |  | time |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Listen to both, then vote or combine them

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:256-questions-group-work-and-adults-at-school:t3:o3:1
# text = Listen to both, then vote or combine them
1	Listen	listen	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	to	to	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	6	advmod	_	_
6	vote	vote	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	combine	combine	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
9	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **listen** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to both | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to both=Theme |
| 2 | **vote** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  | then |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **combine** | infinitive | you *not said here* | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Whoever shouts loudest wins

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:256-questions-group-work-and-adults-at-school:t3:o4:1
# text = Whoever shouts loudest wins
1	Whoever	whoever	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	2	nsubj	_	_
2	shouts	shout	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	loudest	loud	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	4	amod	_	_
4	wins	win	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shout** *speech: express* | present | Whoever | loudest wins |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent win=Topic |

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