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description: In the playground a boy sneers: «shut up, they're both as bad as each other, always scrapping.» What fact comes first? Test 4 · ★ of lesson 24 «Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine» of the politics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of eac
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# Test 4 · ★ · Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine

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In the playground a boy sneers: «shut up, they're both as bad as each other, always scrapping.» What fact comes first?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** boy, they, fact · **What happens:** sneer, shut up, be, scrap, come · **To what, where:** playground · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 4 · ★ of lesson 24 «Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine» 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/24-russias-full-scale-invasion-of-ukraine/#t4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In the playground a boy sneers: «shut up, they're both as bad as each other, always scrapping.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:24-russias-full-scale-invasion-of-ukraine:t4:1
# text = In the playground a boy sneers: «shut up, they're both as bad as each other, always scrapping.»
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	playground	playground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	sneers	sneer	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	shut	shut	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	ccomp	_	_
10	up	up	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
12	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
14	both	both	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
15	as	as	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	conj	_	_
17	as	as	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	each	each	DET	DT	ExtPos=PRON|PronType=Rcp	16	obl	_	_
19	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	fixed	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
21	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	22	advmod	_	_
22	scrapping	scrap	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sneer** | present | a boy |  |  | the playground |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **shut up** *in a quote* | infinitive | a boy *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** *in a quote* | present | they |  |  |  |  | as each; bad, both *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **scrap** *in a quote* | gerund | a boy *not said here* |  |  |  |  | always *property* | vn battle-36.4 «NP V»: 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 fact comes first?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:24-russias-full-scale-invasion-of-ukraine:t4:2
# text = What fact comes first?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	obj	_	_
2	fact	fact	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | present | fact |  |  |  |  | first *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location what=Theme |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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There is no war at all

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:24-russias-full-scale-invasion-of-ukraine:t4:o1:1
# text = There is no war at all
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	4	det	_	_
4	war	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | present | no war at all |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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

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Russia's army invaded Ukraine in 2022; people argue about how the war should end

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:24-russias-full-scale-invasion-of-ukraine:t4:o2:1
# text = Russia's army invaded Ukraine in 2022; people argue about how the war should end
1	Russia	Russia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	army	army	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	invaded	invade	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	Ukraine	Ukraine	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	2022	2022	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
9	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	argue	argue	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
11	about	about	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
12	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	16	advmod	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	war	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
15	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
16	end	end	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **invade** | past | Russia's army | Ukraine |  | 2022 |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **argue** *speech: disagree* | present | people |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **end** | should | the war |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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Nobody knows who crossed the border

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:24-russias-full-scale-invasion-of-ukraine:t4:o3:1
# text = Nobody knows who crossed the border
1	Nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	2	nsubj	_	_
2	knows	know	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	crossed	cross	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	border	border	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | present | Nobody |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **cross** | past |  | the border |  |  |  |  | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent border=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Ukraine invaded Russia first in 2022

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:24-russias-full-scale-invasion-of-ukraine:t4:o4:1
# text = Ukraine invaded Russia first in 2022
1	Ukraine	Ukraine	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	invaded	invade	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Russia	Russia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	2	advmod	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	2022	2022	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 | **invade** | past | Ukraine | Russia |  | 2022 |  | first *property* | tree rules |

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