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# Test 8 · ★ · Guns, school safety and arguments about schools

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Mia's brother in Perth moans: «Mum reckons the under-16 ban's about time. I reckon it's bloody unfair.» Which is fair?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** brother, Mum, I, ban · **What happens:** moan, reckon, be · **To what, where:** 16 ban

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This is test 8 · ★ 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/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Mia's brother in Perth moans: «Mum reckons the under-16 ban's about time.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:22-guns-school-safety-and-arguments-about-schools:t8:1
# text = Mia's brother in Perth moans: «Mum reckons the under-16 ban's about time.
1	Mia	Mia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Perth	Perth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	moans	moan	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	reckons	reckon	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
12	under	under	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	16	16	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	15	nummod	_	_
15	ban	ban	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	's	's	PART	POS	_	15	case	_	_
17	about	about	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **moan** | present | Mia's brother in Perth |  |  |  |  |  | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **reckon** *in a quote* | present | Mum | the 16 ban |  |  | about time |  | vn consider-29.9-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent ban=Attribute |

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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:* I reckon it's bloody unfair.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:22-guns-school-safety-and-arguments-about-schools:t8:2
# text = I reckon it's bloody unfair.»
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	reckon	reckon	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	bloody	bloody	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	unfair	unfair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reckon** | present | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | ban |  |  |  |  | unfair *property* | tree rules |

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*Sentence 3:* Which is fair?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:22-guns-school-safety-and-arguments-about-schools:t8:3
# text = Which is fair?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Some say it protects kids from harm; others say teens will get round it and lose contact

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:22-guns-school-safety-and-arguments-about-schools:t8:o1:1
# text = Some say it protects kids from harm; others say teens will get round it and lose contact
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	nsubj	_	_
2	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	protects	protect	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
5	kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	harm	harm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
11	teens	teen	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
12	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	ccomp	_	_
14	round	round	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obl	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	lose	lose	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	conj	_	_
18	contact	contact	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Some |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **protect** | present | it |  | kids |  |  | from harm | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent kid=Beneficiary from harm=Theme |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | others |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **get** | future | teens |  |  | harm |  |  | vn escape-51.1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme round it=Destination |
| 5 | **lose** | infinitive | teens *not said here* | contact |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent contact=Eventuality |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It is a ban on phones for everyone

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:22-guns-school-safety-and-arguments-about-schools:t8:o2:1
# text = It is a ban on phones for everyone
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	ban	ban	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	phones	phone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	4	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a ban |  | phones |  | for everyone | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Nobody in Australia has said anything good about it, not even a single parent

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:22-guns-school-safety-and-arguments-about-schools:t8:o3:1
# text = Nobody in Australia has said anything good about it, not even a single parent
1	Nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	5	nsubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
4	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	said	say	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	anything	anything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	obj	_	_
7	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
8	about	about	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
12	even	even	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	parent	parent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present · perfect | Nobody | anything |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent anything=Topic |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It means adults can't use social media

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:22-guns-school-safety-and-arguments-about-schools:t8:o4:1
# text = It means adults can't use social media
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	adults	adult	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
4	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	use	use	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
7	social	social	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	media	media	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | It |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **not** **use** | can | adults | social media |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent media=Patient |

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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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