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# Test 6 · ★ · Guns, school safety and arguments about schools

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Sam's mate in London asks: «bruv, why's a footballer going on about school dinners?» What is the best answer?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** mate, footballer, best answer · **What happens:** ask, be, go on · **To what, where:** bruv, footballer · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 6 · ★ 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/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Sam's mate in London asks: «bruv, why's a footballer going on about school dinners?»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:22-guns-school-safety-and-arguments-about-schools:t6:1
# text = Sam's mate in London asks: «bruv, why's a footballer going on about school dinners?»
1	Sam	Sam	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	London	London	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	asks	ask	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	bruv	bruv	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	14	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	footballer	footballer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
15	going	go	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	14	acl	_	_
16	on	on	ADP	RP	_	15	compound:prt	_	_
17	about	about	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	dinners	dinner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present | Sam's mate in London | bruv and a footballer |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent bruv=Recipient |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | Sam's mate in London *not said here* | a footballer |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **go on** *in a quote* | gerund | a footballer *not said here* |  |  |  |  | about school dinners | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme about dinner=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 best answer?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:22-guns-school-safety-and-arguments-about-schools:t6:2
# text = What is the best answer?
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	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	answer	answer	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 best answer |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Footballers must cook school dinners by law

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:22-guns-school-safety-and-arguments-about-schools:t6:o1:1
# text = Footballers must cook school dinners by law
1	Footballers	footballer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	cook	cook	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	dinners	dinner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cook** | must | Footballers | school dinners |  |  |  | by law | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent dinner=Patient |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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He'd needed free meals as a kid and campaigned for hungry children

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:22-guns-school-safety-and-arguments-about-schools:t6:o2:1
# text = He'd needed free meals as a kid and campaigned for hungry children
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'd	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	needed	need	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	meals	meal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	campaigned	campaign	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	hungry	hungry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | past · perfect | He | free meals |  |  |  | as a kid | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot meal=Theme |
| 2 | **campaign** | past | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for hungry children | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It was just an advert for his football club's new kit and nothing to do with food

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:22-guns-school-safety-and-arguments-about-schools:t6:o3:1
# text = It was just an advert for his football club's new kit and nothing to do with food
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	just	just	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	advert	advert	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	club	club	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	kit	kit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	5	conj	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	acl	_	_
17	with	with	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | It | a advert |  |  |  | for his football club's new kit | tree rules |
| 2 | **do** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | with food | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He wanted to sell his own brand of lunches

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:22-guns-school-safety-and-arguments-about-schools:t6:o4:1
# text = He wanted to sell his own brand of lunches
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	sell	sell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	brand	brand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	lunches	lunch	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **sell** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | his own brand of lunches |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent brand=Theme |
| 3 | **brand** |  | his *= he* | lunches |  |  |  |  | nom brand «communication transitive»: poss=agent of=patient |

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