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title: In an action film a teacher fights off a whole gang single-handed. W… — Guns, school safety and arguments abou… · tree and pragmatics
description: In an action film a teacher fights off a whole gang single-handed. What is the real-world argument? Test 9 · ★ 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; M
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# Test 9 · ★ · Guns, school safety and arguments about schools

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In an action film a teacher fights off a whole gang single-handed. What is the real-world argument?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** teacher, world argument · **What happens:** fight off, hand, be · **To what, where:** whole gang, action film

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This is test 9 · ★ 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/#t9).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In an action film a teacher fights off a whole gang single-handed.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:22-guns-school-safety-and-arguments-about-schools:t9:1
# text = In an action film a teacher fights off a whole gang single-handed.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	action	action	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	fights	fight	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	off	off	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	gang	gang	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
12	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	handed	hand	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fight off** | present | a teacher | a whole gang |  | a action film |  |  | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gang=Co-Agent |
| 2 | **hand** | participle |  | a whole gang *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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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 real-world argument?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:22-guns-school-safety-and-arguments-about-schools:t9:2
# text = What is the real-world argument?
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	7	det	_	_
4	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	argument	argument	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	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 world argument |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Films show exactly how school safety works

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:22-guns-school-safety-and-arguments-about-schools:t9:o1:1
# text = Films show exactly how school safety works
1	Films	film	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	show	show	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	exactly	exactly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
4	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
5	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	safety	safety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	works	work	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | Films |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **work** | present | school safety |  |  |  |  | exactly *property* | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Armed teachers are required in the UK

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:22-guns-school-safety-and-arguments-about-schools:t9:o2:1
# text = Armed teachers are required in the UK
1	Armed	armed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	teachers	teacher	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	required	require	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	UK	UK	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **require** | present · passive |  | Armed teachers |  | the UK |  |  | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Precondition |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Some say trained armed staff could help; others say more guns in school means more risk

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:22-guns-school-safety-and-arguments-about-schools:t9:o3:1
# text = Some say trained armed staff could help; others say more guns in school means more risk
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	trained	train	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
4	armed	armed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	staff	staff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	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	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	12	amod	_	_
12	guns	gun	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
15	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	ccomp	_	_
16	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	17	amod	_	_
17	risk	risk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	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 | **train** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **help** | could | trained armed staff |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | others | more guns |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **mean** | present |  | more risk |  |  |  | in school | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot risk=Theme in school=Attribute |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Every teacher in the US already carries a gun, so the film shows a normal school day

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:22-guns-school-safety-and-arguments-about-schools:t9:o4:1
# text = Every teacher in the US already carries a gun, so the film shows a normal school day
1	Every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	US	US	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	already	already	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	carries	carry	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	gun	gun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	so	so	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
16	normal	normal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
17	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | present | every teacher in the US | a gun |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gun=Theme |
| 2 | **show** | present | the film |  |  |  | day |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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