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description: The cousins in Napier must say the other side's best reason before arguing. Your brother says that is "giving in". What is true? Test 6 · ★ 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 
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# Test 6 · ★ · Grandma and Uncle on opposite sides: staying friends

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The cousins in Napier must say the other side's best reason before arguing. Your brother says that is "giving in". What is true?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** cousins, brother, that · **What happens:** say, argue, give in, be · **To what, where:** best reason · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 6 · ★ 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/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* The cousins in Napier must say the other side's best reason before arguing.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:15-grandma-and-uncle-on-opposite-sides-staying-friends:t6:1
# text = The cousins in Napier must say the other side's best reason before arguing.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cousins	cousin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Napier	Napier	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	12	amod	_	_
12	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
13	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
14	arguing	argue	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | must | the cousins in Napier | the other side's best reason |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent reason=Topic |
| 2 | **argue** *speech: disagree* | gerund | the cousins in Napier *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: 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:* Your brother says that is "giving in".

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:15-grandma-and-uncle-on-opposite-sides-staying-friends:t6:2
# text = Your brother says that is "giving in".
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	7	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	giving	give	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	ccomp	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Your brother |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **give in** *in a quote* | present · progressive | that |  |  |  |  |  | vn acquiesce-95.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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*Sentence 3:* What is true?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:15-grandma-and-uncle-on-opposite-sides-staying-friends:t6:3
# 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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It is cheating at the dinner table, like peeking at cards

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:15-grandma-and-uncle-on-opposite-sides-staying-friends:t6:o1:1
# text = It is cheating at the dinner table, like peeking at cards
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	cheating	cheat	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	dinner	dinner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	like	like	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	peeking	peek	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	conj	_	_
11	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	cards	card	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cheat** | present · progressive | It |  |  | the dinner table |  |  | vn cheat-10.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **peek** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | at cards | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at card=Theme |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Understanding someone is not the same as agreeing

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:15-grandma-and-uncle-on-opposite-sides-staying-friends:t6:o2:1
# text = Understanding someone is not the same as agreeing
1	Understanding	understand	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	csubj	_	_
2	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	1	obj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	agreeing	agree	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **understand** | gerund |  | someone |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer someone=Stimulus |
| 2 | **not** **is** | present | Understanding |  |  |  |  | same *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **agree** *speech: agree* | gerund | Understanding *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It means you have lost the argument before you start

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:15-grandma-and-uncle-on-opposite-sides-staying-friends:t6:o3:1
# text = It means you have lost the argument before you start
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	2	ccomp	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	argument	argument	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	start	start	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | It |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **lose** | present · perfect | you | the argument |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent argument=Eventuality |
| 3 | **start** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It only works with grandmas who are very, very patient

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:15-grandma-and-uncle-on-opposite-sides-staying-friends:t6:o4:1
# text = It only works with grandmas who are very, very patient
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	works	work	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	grandmas	grandma	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
7	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	very	very	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	patient	patient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | present | It |  |  |  |  | with grandmas | vn cooperate-73.1-3 «NP V PP.co-agent PP.theme»: agent=Agent with grandma=Co-Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | grandmas |  |  |  |  | very *property* | tree rules |

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