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title: Determine the meaning of the expression "peaceful transfer of power"… — Dad shouting at the TV: big feelings a… · tree and pragmatics
description: Determine the meaning of the expression "peaceful transfer of power" as employed in respect of elections. Exam question 4 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 of
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# Exam question 4 · Dad shouting at the TV: big feelings about politics

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Determine the meaning of the expression "peaceful transfer of power" as employed in respect of elections.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** determine, employ, mean, transfer, respect · **To what, where:** meaning, respect, expression, power, elections

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This is exam question 4 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/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:14-dad-shouting-at-the-tv-big-feelings-about-politics:e4:1
# text = Determine the meaning of the expression "peaceful transfer of power" as employed in respect of elections.
1	Determine	determine	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	meaning	meaning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	expression	expression	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	peaceful	peaceful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	transfer	transfer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
13	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
14	employed	employ	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	advcl	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	respect	respect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	elections	election	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **determine** | imperative | you *not said here* | the meaning of the expression |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent meaning=Topic |
| 2 | **employ** | participle | you *not said here* |  |  | respect of elections |  |  | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **mean** |  |  | the expression |  |  |  |  | nom meaning «communication transitive»: of=patient |
| 4 | **transfer** *in a quote* |  |  | power |  |  |  |  | nom transfer «act transitive»: of=patient |
| 5 | **respect** |  |  | elections |  |  |  |  | nom respect «cognition 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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The relinquishment of office by the losing side to the winning side without violence

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:14-dad-shouting-at-the-tv-big-feelings-about-politics:e4:o1:1
# text = The relinquishment of office by the losing side to the winning side without violence
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	relinquishment	relinquishment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	office	office	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	losing	lose	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	amod	_	_
8	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	winning	win	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	amod	_	_
12	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
13	without	without	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	violence	violence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **win** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **relinquish** |  | the losing side to the winning side without violence | office |  |  |  |  | nom relinquishment «communication transitive»: of=patient by=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The appointment of a leader by the armed forces, followed by the transfer of the losing side's offices to the army

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:14-dad-shouting-at-the-tv-big-feelings-about-politics:e4:o2:1
# text = The appointment of a leader by the armed forces, followed by the transfer of the losing side's offices to the army
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	appointment	appointment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	leader	leader	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	armed	armed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	forces	force	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	followed	follow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl:relcl	_	_
12	by	by	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	transfer	transfer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	losing	lose	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	18	amod	_	_
18	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	's	's	PART	POS	_	18	case	_	_
20	offices	office	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nmod	_	_
21	to	to	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	army	army	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | participle |  | the appointment of a leader by the armed forces *not said here* |  |  |  | by the transfer of the losing side's offices to the army | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme by transfer=Location |
| 2 | **lose** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **transfer** |  |  | the losing side's offices to the army |  |  |  |  | nom transfer «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The retention of office by the losing side

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:14-dad-shouting-at-the-tv-big-feelings-about-politics:e4:o3:1
# text = The retention of office by the losing side
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	retention	retention	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	office	office	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	losing	lose	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	amod	_	_
8	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **retain** |  | the losing side | office |  |  |  |  | nom retention «act transitive»: of=patient by=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The abolition of all future elections

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:14-dad-shouting-at-the-tv-big-feelings-about-politics:e4:o4:1
# text = The abolition of all future elections
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	abolition	abolition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
5	future	future	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	elections	election	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **abolish** |  |  | all future elections |  |  |  |  | nom abolition «act transitive»: of=patient |

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