--- title: Priya says: «Mum, Greta skipped school, so I can bunk off on Fridays… — Climate: hot summers and hot arguments · tree and pragmatics description: Priya says: «Mum, Greta skipped school, so I can bunk off on Fridays too, yeah?» Which statement is fair? 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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/#t8). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Priya says: «Mum, Greta skipped school, so I can bunk off on Fridays too, yeah?» ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:21-climate-hot-summers-and-hot-arguments:t8:1 # text = Priya says: «Mum, Greta skipped school, so I can bunk off on Fridays too, yeah?» 1 Priya Priya PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 3 : : PUNCT : _ 5 punct _ _ 4 « « PUNCT `` _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 5 Mum mum NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 7 Greta Greta PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 conj _ _ 8 skipped skip VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 ccomp _ _ 9 school school NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ _ 11 so so ADV RB _ 14 advmod _ _ 12 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 14 nsubj _ _ 13 can can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 14 aux _ _ 14 bunk bunk VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 ccomp _ _ 15 off off ADP RP _ 14 compound:prt _ _ 16 on on ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 17 Fridays Friday PROPN NNPS Number=Plur 14 obl _ _ 18 too too ADV RB _ 14 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 19 , , PUNCT , _ 20 punct _ _ 20 yeah yeah INTJ UH _ 14 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 21 ? ? PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 22 » » PUNCT '' _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: ask* | present | Priya | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **skip** *in a quote* | past | Mum and Greta | school | | | | | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent school=Agent | | 3 | **bunk off** *in a quote* | can | Priya | | | | friday | | vn odge-46-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme | 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:* Which statement is fair? ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:21-climate-hot-summers-and-hot-arguments:t8:2 # text = Which statement is fair? 1 Which which DET WDT PronType=Int 2 det _ _ 2 statement statement 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 _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | which statement | | | | | fair *property* | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1} People disagree: some say young people should protest, others that school comes first ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:21-climate-hot-summers-and-hot-arguments:t8:o1:1 # text = People disagree: some say young people should protest, others that school comes first 1 People people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 nsubj _ _ 2 disagree disagree VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 3 : : PUNCT : _ 5 punct _ _ 4 some some DET DT PronType=Ind 5 nsubj _ _ 5 say say VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 parataxis _ _ 6 young young ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 9 nsubj _ _ 8 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 9 aux _ _ 9 protest protest VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 11 others other NOUN NNS Number=Plur 9 obj _ _ 12 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 13 det _ _ 13 school school NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 nsubj _ _ 14 comes come VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 11 acl:relcl _ _ 15 first first ADV RB NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 9 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **disagree** | present | People | | | | | | vn correspond-36.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | some | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 3 | **protest** *speech: disagree* | should | young people | others | | | | first *property* | vn rebel-71.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent other=Topic | | 4 | **come** | present | that school | | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} Greta never went to school at all ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:21-climate-hot-summers-and-hot-arguments:t8:o2:1 # text = Greta never went to school at all 1 Greta Greta PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 2 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 3 advmod _ _ 3 went go VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 to to ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 school school NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 6 at at ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **go** | past | Greta | | | all | | to school | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to school=Initial\_Location | ### Option 3 {#o3} Everyone agrees that all children must strike on Fridays instead of going to school ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:21-climate-hot-summers-and-hot-arguments:t8:o3:1 # text = Everyone agrees that all children must strike on Fridays instead of going to school 1 Everyone everyone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Tot 2 nsubj _ _ 2 agrees agree VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 that that SCONJ IN _ 7 mark _ _ 4 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 5 det _ _ 5 children child NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 nsubj _ _ 6 must must AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 7 aux _ _ 7 strike strike VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 ccomp _ _ 8 on on ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 Fridays Friday PROPN NNPS Number=Plur 7 obl _ _ 10 instead instead ADV RB ExtPos=SCONJ 12 mark _ _ 11 of of ADP IN _ 10 fixed _ _ 12 going go VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 7 advcl _ _ 13 to to ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 14 school school NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **agree** *speech: agree* | present | Everyone | | | | | | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **strike** | must | all children | | | | friday | | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location | | 3 | **go** | gerund | all children *not said here* | | | school | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to school=Initial\_Location | ### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4} Skipping school is the law in Sweden ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:21-climate-hot-summers-and-hot-arguments:t8:o4:1 # text = Skipping school is the law in Sweden 1 Skipping skip VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 5 csubj _ _ 2 school school NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 3 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 law law NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 6 in in ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 Sweden Sweden PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **skip** | gerund | | school | | | | | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent school=Agent | | 2 | **is a** | present | Skipping | the law | | Sweden | | | tree rules | **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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