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title: Your cousin goes, "politics is just old blokes in suits yelling on t… — What politics is: deciding things toge… · tree and pragmatics
description: Your cousin goes, "politics is just old blokes in suits yelling on telly, nothing to do with us lot." What's the best reply? Test 1 of lesson 1 «What politics is: deciding things together» of the politics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of
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# Test 1 · What politics is: deciding things together

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Your cousin goes, "politics is just old blokes in suits yelling on telly, nothing to do with us lot." What's the best reply?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** cousin, politics, suits, best reply · **What happens:** go, be, yell, do · **To what, where:** old blokes, suits, telly

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This is test 1 of lesson 1 «What politics is: deciding things together» of the politics 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/politics/1-what-politics-is-deciding-things-together/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Your cousin goes, "politics is just old blokes in suits yelling on telly, nothing to do with us lot."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:1-what-politics-is-deciding-things-together:t1:1
# text = Your cousin goes, "politics is just old blokes in suits yelling on telly, nothing to do with us lot."
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	politics	politics	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	10	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	just	just	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	blokes	bloke	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	suits	suit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	_
13	yelling	yell	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	acl	_	_
14	on	on	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	telly	telly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	10	conj	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	19	mark	_	_
19	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	acl	_	_
20	with	with	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	22	compound	_	_
22	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | present | Your cousin |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | politics | old blokes |  | suits |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **yell** *speech: express* *in a quote* | gerund | suits *not said here* |  |  | telly |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **do** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | politics *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with us lot | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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's the best reply?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:1-what-politics-is-deciding-things-together:t1:2
# text = What's the best reply?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	reply	reply	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the best reply |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

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

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It's any group deciding things together, from class votes to bus fares

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:1-what-politics-is-deciding-things-together:t1:o1:1
# text = It's any group deciding things together, from class votes to bus fares
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	4	det	_	_
4	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	deciding	decide	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
6	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	together	together	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	votes	vote	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
13	bus	bus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	fares	fare	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | any group |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **decide** | gerund | any group *not said here* | things |  | class votes  bus fares |  | together *property* | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent thing=Topic |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Politics is just a TV programme, like the news

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:1-what-politics-is-deciding-things-together:t1:o2:1
# text = Politics is just a TV programme, like the news
1	Politics	politics	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	just	just	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	TV	TV	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	programme	programme	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
8	like	like	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Politics | a TV programme |  |  |  | like the news | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He's right, but only after you turn eighteen

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:1-what-politics-is-deciding-things-together:t1:o3:1
# text = He's right, but only after you turn eighteen
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
5	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
6	only	only	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
7	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	turn	turn	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
10	eighteen	eighteen	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **turn** | present | you | eighteen |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent eighteen=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He's right, politics only happens inside Parliament

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:1-what-politics-is-deciding-things-together:t1:o4:1
# text = He's right, politics only happens inside Parliament
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	politics	politics	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	3	obl	_	_
6	only	only	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	happens	happen	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	inside	inside	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Parliament	Parliament	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  |  |  | politics *obl*; right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **happen** | present | politics *not said here* |  |  | Parliament |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme inside parliament=Location |

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