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title: «can't sleep, saw scary headlines on mum's phone, is the world endin… — Dad shouting at the TV: big feelings a… · tree and pragmatics
description: «can't sleep, saw scary headlines on mum's phone, is the world ending fr» (fr = for real). What is the best answer? Test 3 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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# Test 3 · Dad shouting at the TV: big feelings about politics

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«can't sleep, saw scary headlines on mum's phone, is the world ending fr» (fr = for real). What is the best answer?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** world, best answer · **What happens:** not sleep, see, end, be · **To what, where:** scary headlines, phone, fr

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This is test 3 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/#t3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «can't sleep, saw scary headlines on mum's phone, is the world ending fr» (fr = for real).

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:14-dad-shouting-at-the-tv-big-feelings-about-politics:t3:1
# text = «can't sleep, saw scary headlines on mum's phone, is the world ending fr» (fr = for real).
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	sleep	sleep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
7	scary	scary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	headlines	headline	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	's	PART	POS	_	10	case	_	_
12	phone	phone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
17	ending	end	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
18	fr	fr	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
20	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	fr	fr	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
22	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	24	punct	_	_
23	for	for	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	24	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **sleep** *in a quote* | can |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **see** *in a quote* | past |  | scary headlines |  | mum's phone |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer headline=Stimulus |
| 3 | **end** *in a quote* | present · progressive | the world | fr |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality fr=Eventuality |

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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 is the best answer?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:14-dad-shouting-at-the-tv-big-feelings-about-politics:t3:2
# text = What is the best answer?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	is	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	answer	answer	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 answer |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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No; the news shows what went wrong today, not everything in the world

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:14-dad-shouting-at-the-tv-big-feelings-about-politics:t3:o1:1
# text = No; the news shows what went wrong today, not everything in the world
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	7	nsubj	_	_
7	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	ccomp	_	_
8	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	_
9	today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
12	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	5	parataxis	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | the news |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **go** | past |  |  |  |  | today | wrong *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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Read more headlines until you sleep

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:14-dad-shouting-at-the-tv-big-feelings-about-politics:t3:o2:1
# text = Read more headlines until you sleep
1	Read	read	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	amod	_	_
3	headlines	headline	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	sleep	sleep	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | imperative | you *not said here* | more headlines |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent headline=Topic |
| 2 | **sleep** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Yes, headlines are always about the end of the world, so you should stay awake and keep watch

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:14-dad-shouting-at-the-tv-big-feelings-about-politics:t3:o3:1
# text = Yes, headlines are always about the end of the world, so you should stay awake and keep watch
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	8	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	headlines	headline	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
5	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	8	advmod	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	so	so	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
14	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
15	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
16	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
17	awake	awake	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	xcomp	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	conj	_	_
20	watch	watch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | headlines |  |  |  | about the end | of the world; always *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **stay** | should | you |  |  |  |  | awake *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **keep** | infinitive | you *not said here* | watch |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent watch=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Never tell your mum

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:14-dad-shouting-at-the-tv-big-feelings-about-politics:t3:o4:1
# text = Never tell your mum
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **tell** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* |  | your mum |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent mum=Recipient |

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