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description: Chloe's dad in Ottawa, holding his double-double, asks: «why can't they just fly help into Myanmar?» What made help hard? Test 7 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 and 
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# Test 7 · The wars the news shows less: Sudan and others

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Chloe's dad in Ottawa, holding his double-double, asks: «why can't they just fly help into Myanmar?» What made help hard?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** dad, they · **What happens:** hold, ask, not fly, double, make · **To what, where:** double double, help, Myanmar · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 7 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/#t7).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Chloe's dad in Ottawa, holding his double-double, asks: «why can't they just fly help into Myanmar?»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:28-the-wars-the-news-shows-less-sudan-and-others:t7:1
# text = Chloe's dad in Ottawa, holding his double-double, asks: «why can't they just fly help into Myanmar?»
1	Chloe	Chloe	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Ottawa	Ottawa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	holding	hold	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	acl:relcl	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
9	double	double	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	double	double	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
13	asks	ask	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
15	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	21	advmod	_	_
17	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	21	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	21	advmod	_	_
19	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
20	just	just	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
21	fly	fly	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	parataxis	_	_
22	help	help	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obj	_	_
23	into	into	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	Myanmar	Myanmar	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | gerund | Chloe's dad in Ottawa *not said here* | dad's double double |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent double=Theme |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present | Chloe's dad in Ottawa |  |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **not** **fly** *in a quote* | can | they | help |  |  |  | into Myanmar *result* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Agent help=Theme into myanmar=Result |
| 4 | **double** |  | dad |  |  |  |  |  | nom double «act intransitive»: poss=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 made help hard?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:28-the-wars-the-news-shows-less-sudan-and-others:t7:2
# text = What made help hard?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	2	nsubj	_	_
2	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	help	help	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past |  | help |  |  |  | hard *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material help=Product |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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The civil war since the 2021 coup made getting aid in difficult

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:28-the-wars-the-news-shows-less-sudan-and-others:t7:o1:1
# text = The civil war since the 2021 coup made getting aid in difficult
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	civil	civil	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	war	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
4	since	since	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	2021	2021	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	coup	coup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
8	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	getting	get	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	xcomp	_	_
10	aid	aid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	difficult	difficult	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | the civil war since the 2021 coup |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **get** | gerund | the civil war since the 2021 coup *not said here* | aid |  | difficult |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer aid=Stimulus |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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Earthquakes never need help

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:28-the-wars-the-news-shows-less-sudan-and-others:t7:o2:1
# text = Earthquakes never need help
1	Earthquakes	earthquake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	help	help	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **need** | present | Earthquakes | help |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot help=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Nobody lives in Myanmar

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:28-the-wars-the-news-shows-less-sudan-and-others:t7:o3:1
# text = Nobody lives in Myanmar
1	Nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	2	nsubj	_	_
2	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Myanmar	Myanmar	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | Nobody |  |  | Myanmar |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in myanmar=Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Myanmar has no airports at all, so planes have nowhere to land in the whole country

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:28-the-wars-the-news-shows-less-sudan-and-others:t7:o4:1
# text = Myanmar has no airports at all, so planes have nowhere to land in the whole country
1	Myanmar	Myanmar	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	4	det	_	_
4	airports	airport	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	planes	plane	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
11	nowhere	nowhere	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	land	land	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	xcomp	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Myanmar | no airports |  | all |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent airport=Patient |
| 2 | **have** | present | planes |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **land** | to-infinitive | planes *not said here* |  |  | the whole country |  | nowhere *property* | vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme in country=Destination |

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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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