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title: Identify the principal reason for which the composition of mixed tea… — Making peace between the streets · tree and pragmatics
description: Identify the principal reason for which the composition of mixed teams from two rival streets may diminish hostility between them. Exam question 1 of lesson 394 «Making peace between the streets» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question
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# Exam question 1 · Making peace between the streets

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Identify the principal reason for which the composition of mixed teams from two rival streets may diminish hostility between them.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, composition · **What happens:** identify, mix, diminish · **To what, where:** principal reason, hostility

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 394 «Making peace between the streets» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. 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/394-making-peace-between-the-streets/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:394-making-peace-between-the-streets:e1:1
# text = Identify the principal reason for which the composition of mixed teams from two rival streets may diminish hostility between them.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	principal	principal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	17	obl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	composition	composition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	mixed	mix	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	amod	_	_
11	teams	team	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	_
12	from	from	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	15	nummod	_	_
14	rival	rival	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	streets	street	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	_
16	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
17	diminish	diminish	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	acl:relcl	_	_
18	hostility	hostility	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
19	between	between	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the principal reason |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent reason=Theme |
| 2 | **mix** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **diminish** | may | the composition of mixed teams from two rival streets | hostility |  |  |  | for the principal reason; between streets *= street* | vn caused\_calibratable\_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Causer hostility=Patient |

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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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Co-operation towards a common aim fosters acquaintance between members of the two groups

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:394-making-peace-between-the-streets:e1:o1:1
# text = Co-operation towards a common aim fosters acquaintance between members of the two groups
1	Co-operation	co-operation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	towards	towards	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	common	common	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	aim	aim	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
6	fosters	foster	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	acquaintance	acquaintance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	between	between	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	members	member	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	_
13	groups	group	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **foster** | present | Co-operation towards a common aim | acquaintance |  |  |  | between members of the two groups | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Mixed teams prevent any player from scoring

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:394-making-peace-between-the-streets:e1:o2:1
# text = Mixed teams prevent any player from scoring
1	Mixed	mix	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	amod	_	_
2	teams	team	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	prevent	prevent	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	5	det	_	_
5	player	player	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	scoring	scoring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mix** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **prevent** | present | Mixed teams | any player |  | scoring |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Causer player=Beneficiary from scoring=Eventuality |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Mixed teams remove the need for adult supervision

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:394-making-peace-between-the-streets:e1:o3:1
# text = Mixed teams remove the need for adult supervision
1	Mixed	mix	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	amod	_	_
2	teams	team	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	remove	remove	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	need	need	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	adult	adult	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	supervision	supervision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mix** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **remove** | present | Mixed teams | the need |  |  |  | for adult supervision | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent need=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Hostility is diminished solely by the fatigue that follows vigorous exercise

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:394-making-peace-between-the-streets:e1:o4:1
# text = Hostility is diminished solely by the fatigue that follows vigorous exercise
1	Hostility	hostility	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	diminished	diminish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	solely	solely	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	fatigue	fatigue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	follows	follow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	vigorous	vigorous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	exercise	exercise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **diminish** | present · passive | the fatigue | Hostility |  |  |  | solely *property* | vn caused\_calibratable\_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Causer subject=Patient |
| 2 | **follow** | present | the fatigue | vigorous exercise |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent exercise=Theme |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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