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title: Mia in Auckland says: «sweet as, the radio says tensions — so they'r… — Taiwan, China and the word «tensions» · tree and pragmatics
description: Mia in Auckland says: «sweet as, the radio says tensions — so they're at war, eh?» What is right? Test 1 · ★★ 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's choic
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# Test 1 · ★★ · Taiwan, China and the word «tensions»

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Mia in Auckland says: «sweet as, the radio says tensions — so they're at war, eh?» What is right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Mia, radio, tensions · **What happens:** say, be · **To what, where:** tensions, war · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 1 · ★★ of lesson 29 «Taiwan, China and the word «tensions»» 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/29-taiwan-china-and-the-word-tensions/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Mia in Auckland says: «sweet as, the radio says tensions — so they're at war, eh?»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:29-taiwan-china-and-the-word-tensions:t1:1
# text = Mia in Auckland says: «sweet as, the radio says tensions — so they're at war, eh?»
1	Mia	Mia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	Auckland	Auckland	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	:	_	7	punct	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	ccomp	_	_
8	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	radio	radio	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	_
13	tensions	tension	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	_
14	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	19	punct	_	_
15	so	so	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
16	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
18	at	at	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	war	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
21	eh	eh	INTJ	UH	_	19	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	19	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: ask* | present | Mia in Auckland |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | present | the radio | tensions |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent tension=Topic |
| 3 | **is** *in a quote* | present | tensions *= tension* |  |  | war |  |  | tree rules |

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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 is right?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:29-taiwan-china-and-the-word-tensions:t1:2
# text = What is right?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Tensions means a tight, worried situation; there is no war

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:29-taiwan-china-and-the-word-tensions:t1:o1:1
# text = Tensions means a tight, worried situation; there is no war
1	Tensions	tension	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	tight	tight	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	worried	worried	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	situation	situation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	10	expl	_	_
10	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
11	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	12	det	_	_
12	war	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Tensions | a tight worried situation |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent situation=Topic |
| 2 | **be** | present | no war |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Yes, tensions is another word for war

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:29-taiwan-china-and-the-word-tensions:t1:o2:1
# text = Yes, tensions is another word for war
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	tensions	tension	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	6	det	_	_
6	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	war	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | tensions | another word |  |  |  | for war | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Tensions means a big party

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:29-taiwan-china-and-the-word-tensions:t1:o3:1
# text = Tensions means a big party
1	Tensions	tension	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Tensions | a big party |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent party=Topic |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Tensions only happen in sport

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:29-taiwan-china-and-the-word-tensions:t1:o4:1
# text = Tensions only happen in sport
1	Tensions	tension	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	happen	happen	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	sport	sport	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | present | Tensions |  |  | sport |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in sport=Location |

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