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description: A kid in New Zealand says: «chur, but why'd everyone roast Aroha about cow burps?» What is the kind way to see it? Test 10 of lesson 21 «Climate: hot summers and hot arguments» of the politics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option
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# Test 10 · Climate: hot summers and hot arguments

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A kid in New Zealand says: «chur, but why'd everyone roast Aroha about cow burps?» What is the kind way to see it?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** kid, everyone, kind way · **What happens:** say, roast, be, see · **To what, where:** chur, Aroha, way · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 10 of lesson 21 «Climate: hot summers and hot arguments» 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/21-climate-hot-summers-and-hot-arguments/#t10).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A kid in New Zealand says: «chur, but why'd everyone roast Aroha about cow burps?»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:21-climate-hot-summers-and-hot-arguments:t10:1
# text = A kid in New Zealand says: «chur, but why'd everyone roast Aroha about cow burps?»
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	New	New	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	flat	_	_
5	Zealand	Zealand	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	chur	chur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
12	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	15	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	'd	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
14	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	15	nsubj	_	_
15	roast	roast	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	ccomp	_	_
16	Aroha	Aroha	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
17	about	about	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	cow	cow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	burps	burp	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: ask* | present | a kid in New Zealand | chur |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **roast** *in a quote* | would | everyone | Aroha |  |  |  | about cow burps | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent aroha=Patient |

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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 kind way to see it?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:21-climate-hot-summers-and-hot-arguments:t10:2
# text = What is the kind way to see it?
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	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	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 kind way |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **see** | to-infinitive | the kind way *not said here* | way |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Only New Zealand has climate change

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:21-climate-hot-summers-and-hot-arguments:t10:o1:1
# text = Only New Zealand has climate change
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
2	New	New	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	flat	_	_
3	Zealand	Zealand	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	climate	climate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	change	change	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | New Zealand | climate change |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent change=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Cows don't burp, so the lesson was wrong

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:21-climate-hot-summers-and-hot-arguments:t10:o2:1
# text = Cows don't burp, so the lesson was wrong
1	Cows	cow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	burp	burp	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **burp** | present · do-support | Cows |  |  |  |  |  | vn hiccup-40.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | the lesson |  |  |  |  | wrong *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Farmers are to blame for all the world's weather, so Aroha deserved to be roasted

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:21-climate-hot-summers-and-hot-arguments:t10:o3:1
# text = Farmers are to blame for all the world's weather, so Aroha deserved to be roasted
1	Farmers	farmer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	blame	blame	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
6	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	10	det:predet	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	weather	weather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	so	so	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
13	Aroha	Aroha	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	deserved	deserve	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
16	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	aux:pass	_	_
17	roasted	roast	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Farmers |  |  |  |  | for the world's weather; blame *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **deserve** | past | Aroha |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **roast** | to-infinitive · passive | Aroha *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V» |
| 4 | **weather** |  | the world |  |  |  |  |  | nom weather «phenomenon transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Her family's farm feeds people; the issue is about farming, not about her

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:21-climate-hot-summers-and-hot-arguments:t10:o4:1
# text = Her family's farm feeds people; the issue is about farming, not about her
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	farm	farm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	feeds	feed	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	issue	issue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
11	about	about	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	farming	farming	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	16	advmod	_	_
15	about	about	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feed** | present | Her family's farm |  | people |  |  | about her *= she* | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Recipient |
| 2 | **is** | present | the issue |  |  |  |  | about farming | tree rules |

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