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description: Your little brother says, "If we vote and the most people win, the small group can never complain." Which is the fairest answer? Test 3 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 an
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# Test 3 · What politics is: deciding things together

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Your little brother says, "If we vote and the most people win, the small group can never complain." Which is the fairest answer?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** little brother, we, most people, small group · **What happens:** say, vote, win, not complain, be · **To what, where:** fairest answer · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 3 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/#t3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Your little brother says, "If we vote and the most people win, the small group can never complain."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:1-what-politics-is-deciding-things-together:t3:1
# text = Your little brother says, "If we vote and the most people win, the small group can never complain."
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	vote	vote	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	13	amod	_	_
13	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
14	win	win	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	_
19	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	21	aux	_	_
20	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	21	advmod	_	_
21	complain	complain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	21	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Your little brother |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **vote** *a condition, not said to happen, in a quote* | present | we |  |  |  |  |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **win** *in a quote* | present | the most people |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **not** **complain** *speech: other* *in a quote* | can | the small group |  |  |  |  |  | vn complain-37.8 «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:* Which is the fairest answer?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:1-what-politics-is-deciding-things-together:t3:2
# text = Which is the fairest answer?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	fairest	fair	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Wrong, the smallest group always wins a vote

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:1-what-politics-is-deciding-things-together:t3:o1:1
# text = Wrong, the smallest group always wins a vote
1	Wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	smallest	small	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	7	advmod	_	_
7	wins	win	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	vote	vote	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **win** | present | the smallest group | a vote |  |  |  | always *property* | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent vote=Eventuality |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Correct, and the small group should leave the class

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:1-what-politics-is-deciding-things-together:t3:o2:1
# text = Correct, and the small group should leave the class
1	Correct	correct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	leave	leave	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	parataxis	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | should | the small group | the class |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent class=Theme |

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

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They can still give reasons, and some say small groups deserve a turn sometimes

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:1-what-politics-is-deciding-things-together:t3:o3:1
# text = They can still give reasons, and some say small groups deserve a turn sometimes
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	still	still	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	reasons	reason	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	nsubj	_	_
9	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
10	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	groups	group	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
12	deserve	deserve	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	ccomp	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	turn	turn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	sometimes	sometimes	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	12	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | can | They | reasons |  |  | still |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reason=Theme |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | some |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **deserve** | present | small groups | a turn |  |  |  | sometimes *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Correct, losers in a vote must never speak again

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:1-what-politics-is-deciding-things-together:t3:o4:1
# text = Correct, losers in a vote must never speak again
1	Correct	correct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	losers	loser	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	vote	vote	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	speak	speak	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
10	again	again	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **speak** *speech: other* | must | Correct losers in a vote |  |  |  | again |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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