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# Test 7 · ★★ · Israel and Gaza: what happened, as widely reported

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In a cartoon a wizard ends the conflict by drawing one line across the map. What is the real situation?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** wizard, real situation · **What happens:** end, draw, be · **To what, where:** conflict, cartoon, one line, map

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This is test 7 · ★★ of lesson 26 «Israel and Gaza: what happened, as widely reported» 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/26-israel-and-gaza-what-happened-as-widely-reported/#t7).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In a cartoon a wizard ends the conflict by drawing one line across the map.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:26-israel-and-gaza-what-happened-as-widely-reported:t7:1
# text = In a cartoon a wizard ends the conflict by drawing one line across the map.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	cartoon	cartoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	wizard	wizard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	ends	end	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	conflict	conflict	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	drawing	draw	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
11	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	across	across	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	map	map	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **end** | present | a wizard | the conflict |  | a cartoon |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Affector conflict=Eventuality |
| 2 | **draw** | gerund | a wizard *not said here* | one line |  | the map |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent line=Theme |

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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 situation?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:26-israel-and-gaza-what-happened-as-widely-reported:t7:2
# text = What is the real situation?
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	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	situation	situation	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 real situation |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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A line on a map always ends a war, as long as both leaders sign it with the same pen

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:26-israel-and-gaza-what-happened-as-widely-reported:t7:o1:1
# text = A line on a map always ends a war, as long as both leaders sign it with the same pen
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	map	map	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	7	advmod	_	_
7	ends	end	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	war	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
11	as	as	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	16	advmod	_	_
13	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
14	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	15	det	_	_
15	leaders	leader	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj	_	_
16	sign	sign	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
17	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obj	_	_
18	with	with	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	pen	pen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **end** | present | a line on a map | a war |  |  |  | always *property* | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality war=Eventuality |
| 2 | **sign** | present | both leaders | war |  |  |  | with the same pen; long *property* | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination PP.theme»: agent=Agent it=Destination with pen=Theme |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Many peace talks have failed, because land, safety and fairness are hard to agree

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:26-israel-and-gaza-what-happened-as-widely-reported:t7:o2:1
# text = Many peace talks have failed, because land, safety and fairness are hard to agree
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
2	peace	peace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	talks	talk	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	failed	fail	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
7	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
8	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	safety	safety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	fairness	fairness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
13	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
14	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	advcl	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	agree	agree	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fail** | present · perfect | Many peace talks |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | land and safety and fairness |  |  |  |  | hard *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **agree** *speech: agree* | to-infinitive | land and safety and fairness *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nobody has ever tried peace talks

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:26-israel-and-gaza-what-happened-as-widely-reported:t7:o3:1
# text = Nobody has ever tried peace talks
1	Nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	4	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	4	advmod	_	_
4	tried	try	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	peace	peace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	talks	talk	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **try** | present · perfect | Nobody | peace talks |  |  | ever |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent talk=Eventuality |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The conflict ended because of a wizard

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:26-israel-and-gaza-what-happened-as-widely-reported:t7:o4:1
# text = The conflict ended because of a wizard
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	conflict	conflict	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	ended	end	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	7	case	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	fixed	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	wizard	wizard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **end** | past | the conflict |  |  |  |  | because a wizard | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

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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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