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title: Ethan in Calgary groans: «more wars than almost any time since World… — The wars the news shows less: Sudan an… · tree and pragmatics
description: Ethan in Calgary groans: «more wars than almost any time since World War Two? I'm dead, I'm out.» What is a helpful reply? Test 10 of lesson 28 «The wars the news shows less: Sudan and others» of the politics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question an
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# Test 10 · The wars the news shows less: Sudan and others

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Ethan in Calgary groans: «more wars than almost any time since World War Two? I'm dead, I'm out.» What is a helpful reply?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Ethan, I · **What happens:** groan, be · **To what, where:** more wars, helpful reply

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This is test 10 of lesson 28 «The wars the news shows less: Sudan and others» 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/28-the-wars-the-news-shows-less-sudan-and-others/#t10).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Ethan in Calgary groans: «more wars than almost any time since World War Two?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:28-the-wars-the-news-shows-less-sudan-and-others:t10:1
# text = Ethan in Calgary groans: «more wars than almost any time since World War Two?
1	Ethan	Ethan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	Calgary	Calgary	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
4	groans	groan	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	8	amod	_	_
8	wars	war	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
9	than	than	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	almost	almost	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
11	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	12	det	_	_
12	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
13	since	since	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	World	World	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	War	War	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
16	Two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	15	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **groan** | present | Ethan in Calgary | more wars |  |  | time |  | vn animal\_sounds-38 «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:* I'm dead, I'm out.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:28-the-wars-the-news-shows-less-sudan-and-others:t10:2
# text = I'm dead, I'm out.»
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	out	out	ADV	RB	_	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | I |  |  |  |  | dead *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | I |  |  |  |  | out *property* | tree rules |

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*Sentence 3:* What is a helpful reply?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:28-the-wars-the-news-shows-less-sudan-and-others:t10:3
# text = What is a helpful reply?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	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	helpful	helpful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	reply	reply	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | a helpful reply |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Only adults are allowed to care

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:28-the-wars-the-news-shows-less-sudan-and-others:t10:o1:1
# text = Only adults are allowed to care
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	adults	adult	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	allowed	allow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	care	care	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **allow** | present · passive |  | adults |  |  |  |  | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP S»: subject=Beneficiary clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **care** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | adults *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

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

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It's normal to feel overwhelmed; you can still learn, be kind and help a charity

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:28-the-wars-the-news-shows-less-sudan-and-others:t10:o2:1
# text = It's normal to feel overwhelmed; you can still learn, be kind and help a charity
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	normal	normal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	csubj	_	_
6	overwhelmed	overwhelm	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
9	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	still	still	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	learn	learn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	cop	_	_
14	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	ccomp	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	conj	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	charity	charity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | normal *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **feel** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **overwhelm** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **learn** | can | you |  |  |  | still |  | vn learn-14-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **is** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | kind *property* | tree rules |
| 6 | **help** | infinitive | you *not said here* | a charity |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent charity=Beneficiary |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It's fake, because wars are disappearing all over the world and there are fewer now than ever before

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:28-the-wars-the-news-shows-less-sudan-and-others:t10:o3:1
# text = It's fake, because wars are disappearing all over the world and there are fewer now than ever before
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	fake	fake	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	wars	war	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
7	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	disappearing	disappear	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	parataxis	_	_
9	all	all	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
10	over	over	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	15	expl	_	_
15	are	be	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
16	fewer	few	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	15	nsubj	_	_
17	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	15	advmod	_	_
18	than	than	SCONJ	IN	_	20	mark	_	_
19	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	20	advmod	_	_
20	before	before	ADV	RB	_	17	fixed	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | fake *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **disappear** | present · progressive | wars |  |  | the world |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **be** | present | fewer |  |  | there | now |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Hide from every news story forever

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:28-the-wars-the-news-shows-less-sudan-and-others:t10:o4:1
# text = Hide from every news story forever
1	Hide	hide	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
4	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
6	forever	forever	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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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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