--- title: It being given that a disagreement cannot be resolved or a person is… — Solving disagreements calmly · tree and pragmatics description: It being given that a disagreement cannot be resolved or a person is being hurt, select the appropriate course of action. 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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/54-solving-disagreements-calmly/#e3). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:54-solving-disagreements-calmly:e3:1 # text = It being given that a disagreement cannot be resolved or a person is being hurt, select the appropriate course of action. 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 being be AUX VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 3 aux:pass _ _ 3 given give VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 that that SCONJ IN _ 10 mark _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 disagreement disagreement NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nsubj:pass _ _ 7 can can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 10 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 8 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 10 advmod _ _ 9 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 10 aux:pass _ _ 10 resolved resolve VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 advcl _ _ 11 or or CCONJ CC _ 16 cc _ _ 12 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 person person NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 nsubj:pass _ _ 14 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 16 aux:pass _ _ 15 being be AUX VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 16 aux:pass _ _ 16 hurt hurt VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 10 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 17 , , PUNCT , _ 18 punct _ _ 18 select select VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 conj _ _ 19 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 21 det _ _ 20 appropriate appropriate ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 21 amod _ _ 21 course course NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 obj _ _ 22 of of ADP IN _ 23 case _ _ 23 action action NOUN NN Number=Sing 21 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 24 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **give** | gerund · passive | | It | | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | | 2 | **not** **resolve** | can · passive | | a disagreement | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **hurt** | present · passive | | a person | | | | | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | | 4 | **select** | infinitive | | the appropriate course of action | | | | | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent course=Theme | 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} To settle the matter by force ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:54-solving-disagreements-calmly:e3:o1:1 # text = To settle the matter by force 1 To to PART TO _ 2 mark _ _ 2 settle settle VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 matter matter NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 by by ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 force force NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **settle** | to-infinitive | | the matter | | | | by force | vn odge-46-1 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme matter=Location | ### Option 2 {#o2} To ignore the matter entirely ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:54-solving-disagreements-calmly:e3:o2:1 # text = To ignore the matter entirely 1 To to PART TO _ 2 mark _ _ 2 ignore ignore VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 matter matter NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 entirely entirely ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ignore** | to-infinitive | | the matter | | | | entirely *property* | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent matter=Theme | ### Option 3 {#o3} To post about the matter online ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:54-solving-disagreements-calmly:e3:o3:1 # text = To post about the matter online 1 To to PART TO _ 2 mark _ _ 2 post post VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 about about ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 matter matter NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ 6 online online ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **post** | to-infinitive | | | | | | about the matter; online *property* | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} To request the assistance of an adult ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:54-solving-disagreements-calmly:e3:o4:1 # text = To request the assistance of an adult 1 To to PART TO _ 2 mark _ _ 2 request request VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 assistance assistance NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 of of ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 adult adult NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **request** | to-infinitive | | the assistance of a adult | | | | | vn beg-58.2 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent assistance=Recipient | | 2 | **assist** | | | a adult | | | | | nom assistance «act 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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