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description: A kid in Newcastle tells Oisin: «howay man, just pick a side like everyone else.» What is the best reply? Test 5 · ★ of lesson 27 «Israel and Gaza at school and online» of the politics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's
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# Test 5 · ★ · Israel and Gaza at school and online

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A kid in Newcastle tells Oisin: «howay man, just pick a side like everyone else.» What is the best reply?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** kid, best reply · **What happens:** tell, pick, be · **To what, where:** Oisin, side · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 5 · ★ of lesson 27 «Israel and Gaza at school and online» 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/27-israel-and-gaza-at-school-and-online/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A kid in Newcastle tells Oisin: «howay man, just pick a side like everyone else.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:27-israel-and-gaza-at-school-and-online:t5:1
# text = A kid in Newcastle tells Oisin: «howay man, just pick a side like everyone else.»
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Newcastle	Newcastle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	tells	tell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	Oisin	Oisin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	howay	howay	INTJ	UH	Number=Sing	10	discourse	_	_
10	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	just	just	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	pick	pick	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	like	like	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	13	obl	_	_
18	else	else	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present | a kid in Newcastle |  | Oisin |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S»: agent=Agent oisin=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **pick** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | a side |  |  |  | like everyone | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent side=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.

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*Sentence 2:* What is the best reply?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:27-israel-and-gaza-at-school-and-online:t5:2
# text = What is the best reply?
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	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	reply	reply	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 best reply |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Only one side has children

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:27-israel-and-gaza-at-school-and-online:t5:o1:1
# text = Only one side has children
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | one side | children |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent child=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Picking a side would stop the war

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:27-israel-and-gaza-at-school-and-online:t5:o2:1
# text = Picking a side would stop the war
1	Picking	pick	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	csubj	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	war	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pick** | gerund |  | a side |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent side=Patient |
| 2 | **stop** | would | Picking | the war |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality war=Eventuality |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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I can care about the hostages and Gaza's children at the same time

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:27-israel-and-gaza-at-school-and-online:t5:o3:1
# text = I can care about the hostages and Gaza's children at the same time
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	care	care	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	hostages	hostage	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	Gaza	Gaza	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
11	at	at	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **care** | can | I |  |  |  | time | about the hostages and Gaza's children | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus what S»: agent=Experiencer about hostage=Stimulus |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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If I don't pick, I'm not allowed to talk about it at school or anywhere else at all

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:27-israel-and-gaza-at-school-and-online:t5:o4:1
# text = If I don't pick, I'm not allowed to talk about it at school or anywhere else at all
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
3	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	pick	pick	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	allowed	allow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	talk	talk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	xcomp	_	_
13	about	about	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obl	_	_
15	at	at	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	anywhere	anywhere	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	12	advmod	_	_
19	else	else	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
20	at	at	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **pick** *a condition, not said to happen* | present · do-support | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **allow** | present · passive |  | I |  |  |  |  | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP S»: subject=Beneficiary clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **talk** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | I *not said here* |  |  | school |  | about it; at all; anywhere *property* | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about it=Topic |

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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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