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title: Which sentence reports the argument about NATO fairly? — Why wars happen and why they are hard… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which sentence reports the argument about NATO fairly? Test 9 of lesson 23 «Why wars happen and why they are hard to stop; the UN and NATO» 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 right.
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# Test 9 · Why wars happen and why they are hard to stop; the UN and…

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Which sentence reports the argument about NATO fairly?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** sentence · **What happens:** report · **To what, where:** argument

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This is test 9 of lesson 23 «Why wars happen and why they are hard to stop; the UN and NATO» 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/23-why-wars-happen-the-un-and-nato/#t9).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:23-why-wars-happen-the-un-and-nato:t9:1
# text = Which sentence reports the argument about NATO fairly?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	sentence	sentence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	reports	report	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	argument	argument	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	NATO	NATO	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	fairly	fairly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **report** | present | which sentence | the argument |  |  |  | about NATO; fairly *property* | vn prosecute-33.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent argument=Patient |

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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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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NATO is a football club that Russia dislikes

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:23-why-wars-happen-the-un-and-nato:t9:o1:1
# text = NATO is a football club that Russia dislikes
1	NATO	NATO	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	club	club	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
7	Russia	Russia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	dislikes	dislike	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | NATO | a football club |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **dislike** | present | a football club |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Russia's government calls NATO's growth a threat; NATO says it is a defence alliance countries choose to join

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:23-why-wars-happen-the-un-and-nato:t9:o2:1
# text = Russia's government calls NATO's growth a threat; NATO says it is a defence alliance countries choose to join
1	Russia	Russia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	government	government	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	calls	call	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	NATO	NATO	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	growth	growth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	threat	threat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	NATO	NATO	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	defence	defence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	alliance	alliance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	ccomp	_	_
18	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	nsubj	_	_
19	choose	choose	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	acl:relcl	_	_
20	to	to	PART	TO	_	21	mark	_	_
21	join	join	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	19	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** *speech: assert* | present | Russia's government | NATO's growth |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent growth=Recipient |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | NATO |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is a** | present | government | a defence alliance |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **choose** | present | countries | a defence alliance *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **join** | to-infinitive | countries *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 6 | **grow** |  | NATO |  |  |  |  |  | nom growth «process intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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NATO and Russia both agree that NATO is a threat, so there is no argument between them at all

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:23-why-wars-happen-the-un-and-nato:t9:o3:1
# text = NATO and Russia both agree that NATO is a threat, so there is no argument between them at all
1	NATO	NATO	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	Russia	Russia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	both	both	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	agree	agree	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
7	NATO	NATO	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	threat	threat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	so	so	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
13	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	14	expl	_	_
14	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
15	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	16	det	_	_
16	argument	argument	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
17	between	between	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nmod	_	_
19	at	at	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	16	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **agree** *speech: agree* | present | NATO and Russia |  |  |  |  | both *property* | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present | NATO | a threat |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** | present | no argument between NATO at all |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nobody anywhere has any view about NATO

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:23-why-wars-happen-the-un-and-nato:t9:o4:1
# text = Nobody anywhere has any view about NATO
1	Nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	3	nsubj	_	_
2	anywhere	anywhere	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	3	advmod	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	5	det	_	_
5	view	view	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	NATO	NATO	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Nobody | any view |  |  |  | about NATO; anywhere *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent view=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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