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title: State the method recommended for the resolution of a dispute wherein… — Whose turn is it? · tree and pragmatics
description: State the method recommended for the resolution of a dispute wherein two participants each assert entitlement to the subsequent turn. Exam question 4 of lesson 397 «Whose turn is it?» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each
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# Exam question 4 · Whose turn is it?

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State the method recommended for the resolution of a dispute wherein two participants each assert entitlement to the subsequent turn.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** two participants · **What happens:** recommend, assert, resolve · **To what, where:** State method, entitlement, subsequent turn, dispute

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 397 «Whose turn is it?» 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/397-whose-turn-is-it/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:397-whose-turn-is-it:e4:1
# text = State the method recommended for the resolution of a dispute wherein two participants each assert entitlement to the subsequent turn.
1	State	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	method	method	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	recommended	recommend	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	resolution	resolution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	dispute	dispute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	wherein	wherein	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	15	advmod	_	_
12	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	_
13	participants	participant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nsubj	_	_
14	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	15	advmod	_	_
15	assert	assert	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
16	entitlement	entitlement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
17	to	to	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	subsequent	subsequent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	turn	turn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **recommend** | participle |  | the State method *not said here* |  |  |  | for the resolution of a dispute | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent for resolution=Attribute |
| 2 | **assert** | present | two participants | entitlement | the subsequent turn |  |  | wherein *property* | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent entitlement=Theme to turn=Recipient |
| 3 | **resolve** |  |  | a dispute |  |  |  |  | nom resolution «communication transitive»: of=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 {#o1}

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The award of the turn to the louder party

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:397-whose-turn-is-it:e4:o1:1
# text = The award of the turn to the louder party
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	award	award	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	turn	turn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	louder	loud	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	9	amod	_	_
9	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **award** |  |  | the turn |  |  |  | to the louder party | nom award «act transitive»: of=patient to=obl |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The removal of both parties from the room

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:397-whose-turn-is-it:e4:o2:1
# text = The removal of both parties from the room
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	removal	removal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
5	parties	party	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remove** |  |  | both parties from the room |  |  |  |  | nom removal «act transitive»: of=patient |

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

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A brief impartial procedure such as rock, paper, scissors

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:397-whose-turn-is-it:e4:o3:1
# text = A brief impartial procedure such as rock, paper, scissors
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	brief	brief	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	impartial	impartial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	procedure	procedure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	7	case	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	_	5	fixed	_	_
7	rock	rock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	scissors	scissors	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Prolonged argument until one party concedes

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:397-whose-turn-is-it:e4:o4:1
# text = Prolonged argument until one party concedes
1	Prolonged	prolong	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	argument	argument	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	concedes	concede	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prolong** | participle |  | argument |  |  |  |  | vn sustain-55.6 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent argument=Theme |
| 2 | **concede** | present | one party |  |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |

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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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