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title: «yinz are gonna fight about the election again?? who wants pie» says… — Grandma and Uncle on opposite sides: s… · tree and pragmatics
description: «yinz are gonna fight about the election again?? who wants pie» says Aunt Pat (yinz = you all). Why does the pie line work? Test 2 · ★ of lesson 15 «Grandma and Uncle on opposite sides: staying friends» of the politics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the q
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# Test 2 · ★ · Grandma and Uncle on opposite sides: staying friends

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«yinz are gonna fight about the election again?? who wants pie» says Aunt Pat (yinz = you all). Why does the pie line work?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** yinz, gonna fight, Aunt · **What happens:** be, want, say, do · **To what, where:** gonna fight, pie, line work · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 15 «Grandma and Uncle on opposite sides: staying friends» 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/15-grandma-and-uncle-on-opposite-sides-staying-friends/#t2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «yinz are gonna fight about the election again?? who wants pie» says Aunt Pat (yinz = you all).

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:15-grandma-and-uncle-on-opposite-sides-staying-friends:t2:1
# text = «yinz are gonna fight about the election again?? who wants pie» says Aunt Pat (yinz = you all).
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	yinz	yinz	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	gonna	gonna	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	fight	fight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	election	election	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	again	again	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	??	??	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
13	pie	pie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	_
15	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
16	Aunt	Aunt	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
17	Pat	Pat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	flat	_	_
18	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	yinz	yinz	PROPN	ADD	_	16	appos	_	_
20	=	=	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
21	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	16	appos	_	_
22	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	21	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | yinz | gonna fight |  |  |  | about the election | tree rules |
| 2 | **want** *in a quote* | present | gonna fight | pie |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot pie=Theme |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Aunt |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: 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:* Why does the pie line work?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:15-grandma-and-uncle-on-opposite-sides-staying-friends:t2:2
# text = Why does the pie line work?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	pie	pie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present |  | the line work |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent work=Eventuality |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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It ends the argument forever, for good and all

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:15-grandma-and-uncle-on-opposite-sides-staying-friends:t2:o1:1
# text = It ends the argument forever, for good and all
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	ends	end	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	argument	argument	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	forever	forever	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **end** | present | It | the argument |  |  |  | forever *property* | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality argument=Eventuality |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Pie settles who is right about the election

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:15-grandma-and-uncle-on-opposite-sides-staying-friends:t2:o2:1
# text = Pie settles who is right about the election
1	Pie	pie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	settles	settle	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	election	election	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **settle** | present | Pie |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | about the election; right *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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It changes the subject so dinner can go on

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:15-grandma-and-uncle-on-opposite-sides-staying-friends:t2:o3:1
# text = It changes the subject so dinner can go on
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	changes	change	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	subject	subject	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	dinner	dinner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
9	on	on	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **change** | present | It | the subject |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |
| 2 | **go on** | can | dinner |  |  |  |  |  | vn function-105.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It makes Uncle switch parties for a slice of pie

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:15-grandma-and-uncle-on-opposite-sides-staying-friends:t2:o4:1
# text = It makes Uncle switch parties for a slice of pie
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Uncle	uncle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
4	switch	switch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	parties	party	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	slice	slice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	pie	pie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | It | Uncle switch parties |  |  |  | for a slice of pie | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP P.asset»: agent=Agent party=Product for slice=Asset |
| 2 | **slice** |  |  | pie |  |  |  |  | nom slice «possession transitive»: of=patient |

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