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description: Select the response consistent with the established policy of the United States in respect of Taiwan. Exam question 4 of lesson 29 «Taiwan, China and the word «tensions»» of the politics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova
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# Exam question 4 · Taiwan, China and the word «tensions»

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Select the response consistent with the established policy of the United States in respect of Taiwan.

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** select, establish, respect · **To what, where:** response, Taiwan

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 29 «Taiwan, China and the word «tensions»» of the politics course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. 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/29-taiwan-china-and-the-word-tensions/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:29-taiwan-china-and-the-word-tensions:e4:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established policy of the United States in respect of Taiwan.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	policy	policy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	United	United	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	States	State	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	respect	respect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	Taiwan	Taiwan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **respect** |  |  | Taiwan |  |  |  |  | nom respect «cognition transitive»: of=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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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It has declared that it shall never sell any equipment to Taiwan, and has withdrawn all assistance of every kind since the year 1949

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:29-taiwan-china-and-the-word-tensions:e4:o1:1
# text = It has declared that it shall never sell any equipment to Taiwan, and has withdrawn all assistance of every kind since the year 1949
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	declared	declare	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
6	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	sell	sell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
9	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	10	det	_	_
10	equipment	equipment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	Taiwan	Taiwan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
16	withdrawn	withdraw	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	3	conj	_	_
17	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	18	det	_	_
18	assistance	assistance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	21	det	_	_
21	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	_
22	since	since	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
25	1949	1949	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	24	flat	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **declare** *speech: other* | present · perfect | It |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **sell** | shall | it | any equipment | Taiwan |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent equipment=Theme to taiwan=Recipient |
| 3 | **withdraw** | present · perfect |  | all assistance of every kind |  |  | year |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent assistance=Theme |
| 4 | **assist** |  |  | every kind |  |  |  |  | nom assistance «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It has undertaken in writing to transfer Taiwan to China

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:29-taiwan-china-and-the-word-tensions:e4:o2:1
# text = It has undertaken in writing to transfer Taiwan to China
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	undertaken	undertake	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	writing	writing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	transfer	transfer	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
8	Taiwan	Taiwan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	China	China	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **undertake** | present · perfect · passive |  | It |  | writing |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **transfer** | to-infinitive |  | Taiwan | China |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2-2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent taiwan=Theme to china=Recipient |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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It formally recognises Taiwan as its fifty-first state

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:29-taiwan-china-and-the-word-tensions:e4:o3:1
# text = It formally recognises Taiwan as its fifty-first state
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	formally	formally	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	recognises	recognise	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	Taiwan	Taiwan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
6	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
7	fifty	fifty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	10	amod	_	_
10	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **recognise** | present | It | Taiwan |  |  |  | as its first state; formally *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer taiwan=Stimulus as state=Attribute |

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

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It does not formally recognise Taiwan as a state, yet by law assists its defence and declines to state whether it would fight

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:29-taiwan-china-and-the-word-tensions:e4:o4:1
# text = It does not formally recognise Taiwan as a state, yet by law assists its defence and declines to state whether it would fight
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
4	formally	formally	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	recognise	recognise	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	Taiwan	Taiwan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	yet	yet	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
14	assists	assist	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
15	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	defence	defence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	declines	decline	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	conj	_	_
19	to	to	PART	TO	_	20	mark	_	_
20	state	state	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	advcl	_	_
21	whether	whether	SCONJ	IN	_	24	mark	_	_
22	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	24	nsubj	_	_
23	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	24	aux	_	_
24	fight	fight	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	20	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **recognise** | present · do-support | It | Taiwan |  |  |  | as a state; formally *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer taiwan=Stimulus as state=Attribute |
| 2 | **assist** | present |  | law's defence and declines |  |  |  | by law | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent defence=Beneficiary |
| 3 | **state** *speech: other* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **fight** | would | law |  |  |  |  |  | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **defend** |  | law |  |  |  |  |  | nom defence «process transitive»: poss=agent |

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