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title: An American kid says: «my cousin says EVs are mid and gas trucks are… — Climate: hot summers and hot arguments · tree and pragmatics
description: An American kid says: «my cousin says EVs are mid and gas trucks are bussin', who's right fr?» Which answer is fair? Test 2 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 optio
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# Test 2 · Climate: hot summers and hot arguments

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An American kid says: «my cousin says EVs are mid and gas trucks are bussin', who's right fr?» Which answer is fair?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** American kid, cousin, EVs, gas trucks, answer · **What happens:** say, be · **To what, where:** right fr · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 2 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/#t2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* An American kid says: «my cousin says EVs are mid and gas trucks are bussin', who's right fr?»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:21-climate-hot-summers-and-hot-arguments:t2:1
# text = An American kid says: «my cousin says EVs are mid and gas trucks are bussin', who's right fr?»
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	American	American	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
10	EVs	ev	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
11	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	mid	mid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	ccomp	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
14	gas	gas	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	trucks	truck	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nsubj	_	_
16	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
17	bussin	bussin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	',	',	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	_
19	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	22	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	cop	_	_
21	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	fr	fr	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: ask* | present | a American kid |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | present | my cousin |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** *in a quote* | present | EVs |  |  |  |  | mid *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **is** *in a quote* | present | gas trucks |  |  |  |  | bussin *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **is a** *in a quote* | present |  | right fr |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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:* Which answer is fair?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:21-climate-hot-summers-and-hot-arguments:t2:2
# text = Which answer is fair?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | which answer |  |  |  |  | fair *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Nobody anywhere disagrees about cars

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:21-climate-hot-summers-and-hot-arguments:t2:o1:1
# text = Nobody anywhere disagrees about cars
1	Nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	3	nsubj	_	_
2	anywhere	anywhere	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	3	advmod	_	_
3	disagrees	disagree	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	cars	car	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **disagree** | present | Nobody |  |  |  |  | about cars; anywhere *property* | vn correspond-36.1 «NP V PP.theme S»: agent=Agent about car=Topic |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Electric cars suit every family perfectly, whatever trips they make and whatever they cost

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:21-climate-hot-summers-and-hot-arguments:t2:o2:1
# text = Electric cars suit every family perfectly, whatever trips they make and whatever they cost
1	Electric	electric	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	cars	car	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	suit	suit	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
5	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	perfectly	perfectly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	whatever	whatever	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	3	obj	_	_
9	trips	trip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
10	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	whatever	whatever	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
14	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	cost	cost	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **suit** | present | Electric cars | every family |  |  |  | perfectly *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | present | trips *= trip* | trips *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset trip=Product |
| 3 | **cost** | present | trips *= trip* |  |  |  |  |  | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Petrol trucks give off no warming gas

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:21-climate-hot-summers-and-hot-arguments:t2:o3:1
# text = Petrol trucks give off no warming gas
1	Petrol	petrol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	trucks	truck	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	give	give	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	off	off	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	7	det	_	_
6	warming	warming	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	gas	gas	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give off** | present | Petrol trucks | no warming gas |  |  |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Source gas=Theme |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Each has pluses and minuses; it depends on cost, trips and pollution

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:21-climate-hot-summers-and-hot-arguments:t2:o4:1
# text = Each has pluses and minuses; it depends on cost, trips and pollution
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	pluses	plus	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	minuses	minus	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	depends	depend	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	cost	cost	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	trips	trip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	pollution	pollution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Each | pluses and minuses |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plus=Patient |
| 2 | **depend** | present | it |  |  |  |  | on cost and trips and pollution | vn rely-70 «NP V PP.theme S\_ING»: agent=Agent on cost=Theme |

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