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title: Tyler in Miami says: «Haiti's war is two armies, right?» How do you… — The wars the news shows less: Sudan an… · tree and pragmatics
description: Tyler in Miami says: «Haiti's war is two armies, right?» How do you correct it? Test 8 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 of each option; Mova's choice was wrong.
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# Test 8 · The wars the news shows less: Sudan and others

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Tyler in Miami says: «Haiti's war is two armies, right?» How do you correct it?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Tyler, war, Haiti, you · **What happens:** say, be, war, correct · **To what, where:** two armies, war · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 8 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/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Tyler in Miami says: «Haiti's war is two armies, right?»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:28-the-wars-the-news-shows-less-sudan-and-others:t8:1
# text = Tyler in Miami says: «Haiti's war is two armies, right?»
1	Tyler	Tyler	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	Miami	Miami	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
4	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Haiti	Haiti	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	war	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
11	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	armies	army	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	right	right	INTJ	UH	_	12	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: ask* | present | Tyler in Miami |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | Haiti's war | two armies |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **war** *in a quote* |  | Haiti |  |  |  |  |  | nom war «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:* How do you correct it?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:28-the-wars-the-news-shows-less-sudan-and-others:t8:2
# text = How do you correct it?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	correct	correct	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **correct** *speech: disagree* | present · do-support | you | war |  |  |  |  | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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There is no trouble in Haiti

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:28-the-wars-the-news-shows-less-sudan-and-others:t8:o1:1
# text = There is no trouble in Haiti
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	trouble	trouble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Haiti	Haiti	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
```

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

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

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It is mostly armed gangs controlling streets, with foreign police sent to help

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:28-the-wars-the-news-shows-less-sudan-and-others:t8:o2:1
# text = It is mostly armed gangs controlling streets, with foreign police sent to help
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	mostly	mostly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	armed	armed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	gangs	gang	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
6	controlling	control	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
7	streets	street	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	foreign	foreign	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	police	police	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
12	sent	send	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	acl	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | armed gangs and foreign police |  |  |  | mostly *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **control** | gerund | armed gangs and foreign police *not said here* | streets |  |  |  |  | vn enforce-63 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent street=Theme |
| 3 | **send** | participle |  | foreign police *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **help** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Two armies from Europe fight there over the island, and Haiti's own people have left

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:28-the-wars-the-news-shows-less-sudan-and-others:t8:o3:1
# text = Two armies from Europe fight there over the island, and Haiti's own people have left
1	Two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	armies	army	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	Europe	Europe	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	fight	fight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
6	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	0	root	_	_
7	over	over	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	island	island	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
12	Haiti	Haiti	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	_
14	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nsubj	_	_
16	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
17	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	6	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | present · perfect | Haiti's own people |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Haiti is at war with Kenya

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:28-the-wars-the-news-shows-less-sudan-and-others:t8:o4:1
# text = Haiti is at war with Kenya
1	Haiti	haiti	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	war	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Kenya	Kenya	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Haiti |  |  | war |  | with Kenya | tree rules |

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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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