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title: Identify the principal reason for which political matters may elicit… — Dad shouting at the TV: big feelings a… · tree and pragmatics
description: Identify the principal reason for which political matters may elicit strong emotional responses in adults. Exam question 1 of lesson 14 «Dad shouting at the TV: big feelings about politics» of the politics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and o
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# Exam question 1 · Dad shouting at the TV: big feelings about politics

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Identify the principal reason for which political matters may elicit strong emotional responses in adults.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, political matters · **What happens:** identify, elicit · **To what, where:** principal reason, strong emotional responses

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 14 «Dad shouting at the TV: big feelings about politics» of the politics 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/politics/14-dad-shouting-at-the-tv-big-feelings-about-politics/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:14-dad-shouting-at-the-tv-big-feelings-about-politics:e1:1
# text = Identify the principal reason for which political matters may elicit strong emotional responses in adults.
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	10	obl	_	_
7	political	political	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	matters	matter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
9	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	elicit	elicit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	acl:relcl	_	_
11	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
12	emotional	emotional	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	responses	response	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	adults	adult	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	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 | **elicit** | may | political matters | strong emotional responses |  |  |  | for the principal reason; in adults | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition response=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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Adults are obliged by law to express their emotions concerning every decision of the government

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:14-dad-shouting-at-the-tv-big-feelings-about-politics:e1:o1:1
# text = Adults are obliged by law to express their emotions concerning every decision of the government
1	Adults	adult	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	obliged	oblige	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	express	express	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
8	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	emotions	emotion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
11	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	12	det	_	_
12	decision	decision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	government	government	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **oblige** | present · passive | law | Adults |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |
| 2 | **express** | to-infinitive | law *not said here* | Adults's emotions |  |  |  |  | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent emotion=Theme |
| 3 | **concern** | gerund | law *not said here* | every decision of the government |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus decision=Experiencer |
| 4 | **emote** |  | Adults *= adult* |  |  |  |  |  | nom emotion «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |
| 5 | **decide** |  |  | the government |  |  |  |  | nom decision «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Such matters bear directly upon their employment, finances and families

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:14-dad-shouting-at-the-tv-big-feelings-about-politics:e1:o2:1
# text = Such matters bear directly upon their employment, finances and families
1	Such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	matters	matter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	bear	bear	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	directly	directly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	employment	employment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	finances	finances	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	7	appos	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	families	family	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bear** | present | Such matters |  |  |  |  | upon matters's employment; directly *property* | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **employ** |  | matters *= matter* |  |  |  |  |  | nom employment «state transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Adults are informed of all decisions before they are made

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:14-dad-shouting-at-the-tv-big-feelings-about-politics:e1:o3:1
# text = Adults are informed of all decisions before they are made
1	Adults	adult	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	informed	inform	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	decisions	decision	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **inform** *speech: other* | present · passive |  | Adults |  |  |  | of all decisions | vn tell-37.2 «NP V NP.recipient PP.topic»: subject=Recipient of decision=Topic |
| 2 | **make** | present · passive |  | Adults *= adult* |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Such matters are wholly unrelated to daily life

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:14-dad-shouting-at-the-tv-big-feelings-about-politics:e1:o4:1
# text = Such matters are wholly unrelated to daily life
1	Such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	matters	matter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	wholly	wholly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	unrelated	unrelated	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	daily	daily	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Such matters |  |  |  |  | to daily life; unrelated, wholly *property* | tree rules |

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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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