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description: A friend says: «Australia banned every single gun in 1996.» How do you correct it? Test 3 · ★ of lesson 22 «Guns, school safety and arguments about schools» of the politics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was 
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# Test 3 · ★ · Guns, school safety and arguments about schools

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A friend says: «Australia banned every single gun in 1996.» How do you correct it?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** friend, Australia, you · **What happens:** say, ban, correct · **To what, where:** single gun, 1996, gun · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 3 · ★ of lesson 22 «Guns, school safety and arguments about schools» 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/22-guns-school-safety-and-arguments-about-schools/#t3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A friend says: «Australia banned every single gun in 1996.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:22-guns-school-safety-and-arguments-about-schools:t3:1
# text = A friend says: «Australia banned every single gun in 1996.»
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	banned	ban	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
8	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
9	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	gun	gun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	1996	1996	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | a friend |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **ban** *in a quote* | past | Australia | every single gun |  | 1996 |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer gun=Theme |

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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:* How do you correct it?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:22-guns-school-safety-and-arguments-about-schools:t3:2
# text = How do you correct it?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	correct	correct	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **correct** *speech: disagree* | present · do-support | you | gun |  |  |  |  | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Australia handed out more guns in 1996

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:22-guns-school-safety-and-arguments-about-schools:t3:o1:1
# text = Australia handed out more guns in 1996
1	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	handed	hand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	out	out	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	amod	_	_
5	guns	gun	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	1996	1996	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hand out** | past | Australia | more guns |  | 1996 |  |  | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent gun=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Australia has never had any gun laws

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:22-guns-school-safety-and-arguments-about-schools:t3:o2:1
# text = Australia has never had any gun laws
1	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	had	have	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	7	det	_	_
6	gun	gun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	laws	law	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **have** | present · perfect | Australia | any gun laws |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent law=Patient |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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Right, nobody in Australia may own any gun at all, not even farmers with a licence

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:22-guns-school-safety-and-arguments-about-schools:t3:o3:1
# text = Right, nobody in Australia may own any gun at all, not even farmers with a licence
1	Right	right	INTJ	UH	_	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	7	nsubj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	own	own	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	det	_	_
9	gun	gun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
14	even	even	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	farmers	farmer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
16	with	with	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	licence	licence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **own** | may | nobody | any gun |  | all |  | with a licence | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot gun=Theme |

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

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Many kinds were banned and bought back, but some guns are still allowed with a licence

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:22-guns-school-safety-and-arguments-about-schools:t3:o4:1
# text = Many kinds were banned and bought back, but some guns are still allowed with a licence
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	kinds	kind	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	banned	ban	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	bought	buy	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
7	back	back	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
9	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
10	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	11	det	_	_
11	guns	gun	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj:pass	_	_
12	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux:pass	_	_
13	still	still	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	allowed	allow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
15	with	with	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	licence	licence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ban** | past · passive |  | Many kinds |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **buy back** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **allow** | present · passive |  | some guns |  |  | still | with a licence | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Beneficiary |

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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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