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title: Fatima asks her aunt: «Won't they shoot you?» Which answer is true? — The wars the news shows less: Sudan an… · tree and pragmatics
description: Fatima asks her aunt: «Won't they shoot you?» Which answer is true? Test 9 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 9 · The wars the news shows less: Sudan and others

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Fatima asks her aunt: «Won't they shoot you?» Which answer is true?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Fatima, they, answer · **What happens:** ask, not shoot, be · **To what, where:** aunt · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 9 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/#t9).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Fatima asks her aunt: «Won't they shoot you?»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:28-the-wars-the-news-shows-less-sudan-and-others:t9:1
# text = Fatima asks her aunt: «Won't they shoot you?»
1	Fatima	Fatima	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	asks	ask	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	aunt	aunt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	2	punct	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Wo	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
9	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	shoot	shoot	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
11	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present | Fatima |  | Fatima's aunt |  |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1-1 «NP V NP that S»: agent=Agent aunt=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **not** **shoot** *in a quote* | future | they | Fatima's aunt *= aunt* |  |  |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=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:* Which answer is true?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:28-the-wars-the-news-shows-less-sudan-and-others:t9:2
# text = Which answer is true?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | which answer |  |  |  |  | true *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Aid workers are never in any danger, because every fighter in every war always obeys the rules

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:28-the-wars-the-news-shows-less-sudan-and-others:t9:o1:1
# text = Aid workers are never in any danger, because every fighter in every war always obeys the rules
1	Aid	aid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	workers	worker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	7	det	_	_
7	danger	danger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
9	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
10	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	det	_	_
11	fighter	fighter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	14	det	_	_
14	war	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
15	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	16	advmod	_	_
16	obeys	obey	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present | Aid workers |  |  | any danger |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **obey** | present | every fighter in every war | the rules |  |  |  | always *property* | vn abide\_by-93.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rule=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Aid workers carry the biggest guns

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:28-the-wars-the-news-shows-less-sudan-and-others:t9:o2:1
# text = Aid workers carry the biggest guns
1	Aid	aid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	workers	worker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	carry	carry	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	biggest	big	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	amod	_	_
6	guns	gun	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | present | Aid workers | the biggest guns |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gun=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The logo makes bullets bounce off

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:28-the-wars-the-news-shows-less-sudan-and-others:t9:o3:1
# text = The logo makes bullets bounce off
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	logo	logo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	bullets	bullet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	bounce	bounce	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	off	off	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | the logo | bullets |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **bounce off** | infinitive | bullets *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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The rules of war protect aid workers, but 2023 and 2024 were the deadliest years for them

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:28-the-wars-the-news-shows-less-sudan-and-others:t9:o4:1
# text = The rules of war protect aid workers, but 2023 and 2024 were the deadliest years for them
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	war	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	protect	protect	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	aid	aid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	workers	worker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
9	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
10	2023	2023	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	16	nsubj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	2024	2024	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	10	conj	_	_
13	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	deadliest	deadly	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	16	amod	_	_
16	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	parataxis	_	_
17	for	for	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **protect** | present | the rules of war | aid workers |  |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent worker=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **is a** | past | 2023 | the deadliest years |  |  |  | for rules *= rule* | tree rules |
| 3 | **rule** |  | war |  |  |  |  |  | nom rule «cognition intransitive»: of=agent |

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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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