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title: At the barbecue in Alberta the cousin snaps: «oil's killing the plan… — Climate: hot summers and hot arguments · tree and pragmatics
description: At the barbecue in Alberta the cousin snaps: «oil's killing the planet, end of.» What is the fairest reply? Test 9 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; Mova's
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# Test 9 · Climate: hot summers and hot arguments

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At the barbecue in Alberta the cousin snaps: «oil's killing the planet, end of.» What is the fairest reply?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** cousin, oil, fairest reply · **What happens:** snap, kill, be · **To what, where:** barbecue, planet

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This is test 9 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/#t9).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* At the barbecue in Alberta the cousin snaps: «oil's killing the planet, end of.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:21-climate-hot-summers-and-hot-arguments:t9:1
# text = At the barbecue in Alberta the cousin snaps: «oil's killing the planet, end of.»
1	At	at	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	barbecue	barbecue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Alberta	Alberta	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	snaps	snap	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	oil	oil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	killing	kill	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	conj	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	planet	planet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **snap** | present | the cousin |  |  | the barbecue in Alberta |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at barbecue=Location |
| 2 | **kill** *in a quote* | present · progressive | oil | the planet |  |  | of end |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent planet=Theme of end=Initial\_Location |

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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 fairest reply?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:21-climate-hot-summers-and-hot-arguments:t9:2
# text = What is the fairest reply?
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	fairest	fair	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	reply	reply	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	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 fairest reply |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Oil is made fresh every day, so it never runs out

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:21-climate-hot-summers-and-hot-arguments:t9:o1:1
# text = Oil is made fresh every day, so it never runs out
1	Oil	oil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	fresh	fresh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
10	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	runs	run	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
12	out	out	ADP	RP	_	11	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present · passive |  | Oil |  |  | day | fresh *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |
| 2 | **not** **run out** | present | Oil |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Oil has nothing at all to do with warming, so the cousin is simply wrong and should stop

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:21-climate-hot-summers-and-hot-arguments:t9:o2:1
# text = Oil has nothing at all to do with warming, so the cousin is simply wrong and should stop
1	Oil	oil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	2	obj	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	nmod	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	acl	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	warming	warming	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
11	so	so	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
15	simply	simply	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
18	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
19	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Oil | nothing |  | all |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nothing=Patient |
| 2 | **do** | to-infinitive | Oil *not said here* | nothing *not said here* |  |  |  | with warming | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | present | the cousin |  |  |  |  | simply, wrong *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **stop** | should | Oil *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Oil workers want the planet to warm

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:21-climate-hot-summers-and-hot-arguments:t9:o3:1
# text = Oil workers want the planet to warm
1	Oil	oil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	workers	worker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	want	want	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	planet	planet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	warm	warm	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | Oil workers | the planet |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **warm** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the planet *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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

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Oil warms the planet, and it also gives families jobs, so people argue about the change

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:21-climate-hot-summers-and-hot-arguments:t9:o4:1
# text = Oil warms the planet, and it also gives families jobs, so people argue about the change
1	Oil	oil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	warms	warm	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	planet	planet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	also	also	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
10	families	family	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	compound	_	_
11	jobs	job	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	so	so	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
14	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nsubj	_	_
15	argue	argue	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
16	about	about	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	change	change	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **warm** | present | Oil | the planet |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent planet=Patient |
| 2 | **give** | present | Oil | families jobs |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent job=Theme |
| 3 | **argue** *speech: disagree* | present | people |  |  |  |  | about the change | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V PP.theme S»: agent=Agent about change=Topic |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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