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title: "Mum's tamping at the news again" says a Cardiff boy (tamping = furi… — Dad shouting at the TV: big feelings a… · tree and pragmatics
description: "Mum's tamping at the news again" says a Cardiff boy (tamping = furious). Then she gives him a cwtch (a cuddle). What is true? Test 2 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 que
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# Test 2 · Dad shouting at the TV: big feelings about politics

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"Mum's tamping at the news again" says a Cardiff boy (tamping = furious). Then she gives him a cwtch (a cuddle). What is true?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Mum, Cardiff boy · **What happens:** tamp, say, give, be · **To what, where:** news, cwtch, boy · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 2 of lesson 14 «Dad shouting at the TV: big feelings about politics» 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/14-dad-shouting-at-the-tv-big-feelings-about-politics/#t2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* "Mum's tamping at the news again" says a Cardiff boy (tamping = furious).

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:14-dad-shouting-at-the-tv-big-feelings-about-politics:t2:1
# text = "Mum's tamping at the news again" says a Cardiff boy (tamping = furious).
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	tamping	tamp	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	ccomp	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	again	again	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
10	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	Cardiff	Cardiff	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
14	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	tamping	tamping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	appos	_	_
16	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	17	punct	_	_
17	furious	furious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tamp** *in a quote* | present · progressive | Mum |  |  | the news | again |  | vn hit-18.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | a Cardiff boy |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |

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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:* Then she gives him a cwtch (a cuddle).

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:14-dad-shouting-at-the-tv-big-feelings-about-politics:t2:2
# text = Then she gives him a cwtch (a cuddle).
1	Then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	3	advmod	_	_
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	iobj	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	cwtch	cwtch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	cuddle	cuddle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present | Mum | a cwtch | boy |  | then |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient cwtch=Theme |

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*Sentence 3:* What is true?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:14-dad-shouting-at-the-tv-big-feelings-about-politics:t2:3
# text = What is true?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | true *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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She is angry with her son and is only pretending to be kind so he won't notice

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:14-dad-shouting-at-the-tv-big-feelings-about-politics:t2:o1:1
# text = She is angry with her son and is only pretending to be kind so he won't notice
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	angry	angry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	only	only	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	pretending	pretend	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	conj	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
12	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	cop	_	_
13	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	xcomp	_	_
14	so	so	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
15	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
16	wo	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	18	advmod	_	_
18	notice	notice	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | She |  |  |  |  | with her son; angry *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **pretend** | present · progressive | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  | kind *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **not** **notice** | future | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Tamping means she is happy

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:14-dad-shouting-at-the-tv-big-feelings-about-politics:t2:o2:1
# text = Tamping means she is happy
1	Tamping	tamping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Tamping |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | Tamping |  |  |  |  | happy *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Cuddles mean the news was good

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:14-dad-shouting-at-the-tv-big-feelings-about-politics:t2:o3:1
# text = Cuddles mean the news was good
1	Cuddles	cuddle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	mean	mean	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Cuddles |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | the news |  |  |  |  | good *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Grown-ups can be angry at the news and still loving at home

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:14-dad-shouting-at-the-tv-big-feelings-about-politics:t2:o4:1
# text = Grown-ups can be angry at the news and still loving at home
1	Grown	grow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	ups	up	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
6	angry	angry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	still	still	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	loving	love	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	conj	_	_
13	at	at	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | can | Grown ups |  |  | the news |  | angry *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **love** | gerund | Grown ups *not said here* |  |  | home | still |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer |

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