--- title: Grandma in Sligo asks Aisha who she would vote for. Aisha says "I du… — Grandma and Uncle on opposite sides: s… · tree and pragmatics description: Grandma in Sligo asks Aisha who she would vote for. Aisha says "I dunno yet." Why is that a good answer? Test 5 · ★ 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 question and of each --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/politics/15-grandma-and-uncle-on-opposite-sides-staying-friends/t5/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Politics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/politics/) / [Grandma and Uncle on opposite sides: s…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/politics/15-grandma-and-uncle-on-opposite-sides-staying-friends/) / t5 # Test 5 · ★ · Grandma and Uncle on opposite sides: staying friends Grandma in Sligo asks Aisha who she would vote for. Aisha says "I dunno yet." Why is that a good answer? **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Grandma, Aisha · **What happens:** ask, vote, say, dunno, be · **To what, where:** Aisha, good answer · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 5 · ★ 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/#t5). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Grandma in Sligo asks Aisha who she would vote for. ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:15-grandma-and-uncle-on-opposite-sides-staying-friends:t5:1 # text = Grandma in Sligo asks Aisha who she would vote for. 1 Grandma grandma NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 2 in in ADP IN _ 3 case _ _ 3 Sligo Sligo PROPN NNP Number=Sing 1 nmod _ _ 4 asks ask VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 Aisha Aisha PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ 6 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 9 nsubj _ _ 7 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ _ 8 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 9 aux _ _ 9 vote vote VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 ccomp _ _ 10 for for ADP IN _ 9 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 11 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present | Grandma in Sligo | | Aisha | | | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S»: agent=Agent aisha=Recipient clause=Topic | | 2 | **vote** | would | | | | | | | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | 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. *Sentence 2:* Aisha says "I dunno yet." ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:15-grandma-and-uncle-on-opposite-sides-staying-friends:t5:2 # text = Aisha says "I dunno yet." 1 Aisha Aisha PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 " " PUNCT `` _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 5 dunno dunno VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 ccomp _ _ 6 yet yet ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 7 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 8 " " PUNCT '' _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Aisha | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **dunno** *in a quote* | present | Aisha | | | | yet | | tree rules | *Sentence 3:* Why is that a good answer? ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:15-grandma-and-uncle-on-opposite-sides-staying-friends:t5:3 # text = Why is that a good answer? 1 Why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 6 advmod _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 3 that that SCONJ IN _ 6 mark _ _ 4 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 5 good good ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 answer answer NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 7 ? ? PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | | a good answer | | | | | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} She is not allowed to speak ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:15-grandma-and-uncle-on-opposite-sides-staying-friends:t5:o1:1 # text = She is not allowed to speak 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux:pass _ _ 3 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 4 advmod _ _ 4 allowed allow VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 5 to to PART TO _ 6 mark _ _ 6 speak speak VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **allow** | present · passive | | She | | | | | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP S»: subject=Beneficiary clause=Eventuality | | 2 | **speak** *speech: other* *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | | | | | | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 2 {#o2} It shows she does not care ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:15-grandma-and-uncle-on-opposite-sides-staying-friends:t5:o2:1 # text = It shows she does not care 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 shows show 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 6 nsubj _ _ 4 does do AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 5 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 6 advmod _ _ 6 care care VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 ccomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **show** | present | It | | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **not** **care** | present · do-support | she | | | | | | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3} It is honest; people make up their minds over many years ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:15-grandma-and-uncle-on-opposite-sides-staying-friends:t5:o3:1 # text = It is honest; people make up their minds over many years 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 expl _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 honest honest ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 ; ; PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 5 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 nsubj _ _ 6 make make VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 7 up up ADP RP _ 6 compound:prt _ _ 8 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 9 nmod:poss _ _ 9 minds mind NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 obj _ _ 10 over over ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 many many ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 12 amod _ _ 12 years year NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | | | | | | honest *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **make up** | present | people | people's minds | | | year | | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme mind=Pivot | | 3 | **mind** | | people | | | | | | nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=agent | ### Option 4 {#o4} Children must always pick a side, so Aisha should choose the one Grandma likes ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:15-grandma-and-uncle-on-opposite-sides-staying-friends:t5:o4:1 # text = Children must always pick a side, so Aisha should choose the one Grandma likes 1 Children child NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nsubj _ _ 2 must must AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 always always ADV RB PronType=Tot 4 advmod _ _ 4 pick pick VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 side side NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 8 so so ADV RB _ 11 advmod _ _ 9 Aisha Aisha PROPN NNP Number=Sing 11 nsubj _ _ 10 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 11 aux _ _ 11 choose choose VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 conj _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 13 one one NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 compound _ _ 14 Grandma grandma NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 nsubj _ _ 15 likes like VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 11 ccomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **pick** | must | Children | a side | | | | always *property* | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent side=Patient | | 2 | **choose** | should | Aisha | | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **like** | present | the one Grandma | | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot | **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. 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