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What do some people say in its defence? **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Priya, MPs, grown ups, people, its · **What happens:** see, jeer, grow, act, be, say · **To what, where:** MPs, PMQs, defence · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 9 · ★ of lesson 17 «UK elections and the prime minister, as reported» 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/17-uk-elections-and-the-prime-minister-as-reported/#t9). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Priya sees MPs jeering at PMQs: "why can grown-ups act like that??" ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:17-uk-elections-and-the-prime-minister-as-reported:t9:1 # text = Priya sees MPs jeering at PMQs: "why can grown-ups act like that??" 1 Priya Priya PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 sees see VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 MPs mp NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obj _ _ 4 jeering jeer VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 3 acl _ _ 5 at at ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 PMQs PMQs PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 7 : : PUNCT : _ 14 punct _ _ 8 " " PUNCT `` _ 14 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 9 why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 11 advmod _ _ 10 can can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 11 aux _ _ 11 grown grow VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 13 amod _ SpaceAfter=No 12 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 11 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 13 ups up NOUN NNS Number=Plur 14 nsubj _ _ 14 act act VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 parataxis _ _ 15 like like ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 16 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 14 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 17 ?? ?? PUNCT . _ 14 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 18 " " PUNCT '' _ 14 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **see** | present | Priya | MPs | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **jeer** | gerund | MPs *not said here* | | | PMQs | | | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **grow** *in a quote* | can | | | | | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 4 | **act** *in a quote* | present | grown ups | | | | | like that | vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent like that=Attribute | 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:* What do some people say in its defence? ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:17-uk-elections-and-the-prime-minister-as-reported:t9:2 # text = What do some people say in its defence? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 0 root _ _ 2 do do AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 cop _ _ 3 some some DET DT PronType=Ind 4 det _ _ 4 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 nsubj _ _ 5 say say VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 acl:relcl _ _ 6 in in ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 its its PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 8 nmod:poss _ _ 8 defence defence NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 9 ? ? PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | some people | | | its defence | | | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent in defence=Manner | | 3 | **defend** | | its *= it* | | | | | | nom defence «process transitive»: poss=agent | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} MPs are paid extra to shout, and the loudest one gets a bonus at the end of the year ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:17-uk-elections-and-the-prime-minister-as-reported:t9:o1:1 # text = MPs are paid extra to shout, and the loudest one gets a bonus at the end of the year 1 MPs mp NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux:pass _ _ 3 paid pay VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 extra extra ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 5 to to PART TO _ 6 mark _ _ 6 shout shout VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 8 and and CCONJ CC _ 12 cc _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 10 loudest loud ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 11 amod _ _ 11 one one NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 nsubj _ _ 12 gets get VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 13 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 bonus bonus NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obj _ _ 15 at at ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 16 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 17 det _ _ 17 end end NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obl _ _ 18 of of ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 19 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 20 det _ _ 20 year year NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **pay** | present · passive | | MPs | | | | | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Asset | | 2 | **shout** *speech: express* | to-infinitive | | | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **get** | present | the loudest one | a bonus | | | at the end of the year | | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent bonus=Theme at end=Asset | ### Option 2 {#o2} Nobody ever questions the prime minister ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:17-uk-elections-and-the-prime-minister-as-reported:t9:o2:1 # text = Nobody ever questions the prime minister 1 Nobody nobody PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Neg 3 compound _ _ 2 ever ever ADV RB PronType=Ind 3 advmod _ _ 3 questions question NOUN NNS Number=Plur 0 root _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 5 prime prime ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 minister minister NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nmod _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3} Leaders face hard questions in public, and noise is part of a lively debate ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:17-uk-elections-and-the-prime-minister-as-reported:t9:o3:1 # text = Leaders face hard questions in public, and noise is part of a lively debate 1 Leaders leader NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 nsubj _ _ 2 face face VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 hard hard ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 4 questions question NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obj _ _ 5 in in ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 public public ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 8 and and CCONJ CC _ 11 cc _ _ 9 noise noise NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 nsubj _ _ 10 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 11 cop _ _ 11 part part NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 parataxis _ _ 12 of of ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 13 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 14 lively lively ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 15 amod _ _ 15 debate debate NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **face** | present | Leaders | hard questions | | | | in public | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent question=Destination in public=Theme | | 2 | **is a** | present | noise | part | | | | of a lively debate | tree rules | ### Option 4 {#o4} The Speaker leads the cheering ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:17-uk-elections-and-the-prime-minister-as-reported:t9:o4:1 # text = The Speaker leads the cheering 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 Speaker Speaker PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 leads lead VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 cheering cheering NOUN NN _ 3 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **lead** | present | the Speaker | the cheering | | | | | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cheering=Theme | **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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