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title: Kai's friends shout «yes, Taiwan's a country!» and «no, it's China!»… — Taiwan, China and the word «tensions» · tree and pragmatics
description: Kai's friends shout «yes, Taiwan's a country!» and «no, it's China!» Which answer is fair? Test 2 · ★★ 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 choice was r
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# Test 2 · ★★ · Taiwan, China and the word «tensions»

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Kai's friends shout «yes, Taiwan's a country!» and «no, it's China!» Which answer is fair?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** friends, Taiwan, country, answer · **What happens:** shout, be · **To what, where:** country, China · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 2 · ★★ 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/#t2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Kai's friends shout «yes, Taiwan's a country!» and «no, it's China!»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:29-taiwan-china-and-the-word-tensions:t2:1
# text = Kai's friends shout «yes, Taiwan's a country!» and «no, it's China!»
1	Kai	Kai	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	shout	shout	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	11	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
8	Taiwan	Taiwan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
15	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	no	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	20	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
18	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	cop	_	_
20	China	China	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shout** *speech: express* | present | Kai's friends |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | Taiwan | a country |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | country | China |  |  |  |  | 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:* Which answer is fair?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:29-taiwan-china-and-the-word-tensions:t2:2
# text = Which answer is fair?
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	fair	fair	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 |  |  |  |  | fair *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

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

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Taiwan runs itself, China says it is part of China, and few countries officially recognise it

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:29-taiwan-china-and-the-word-tensions:t2:o1:1
# text = Taiwan runs itself, China says it is part of China, and few countries officially recognise it
1	Taiwan	Taiwan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	runs	run	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	itself	itself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	China	China	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	ccomp	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	China	China	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
14	few	few	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nsubj	_	_
16	officially	officially	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
17	recognise	recognise	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
18	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** | present | Taiwan | itself *= it* |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme itself=Trajectory |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | China |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is a** | present | it | part |  |  |  | of China | tree rules |
| 4 | **recognise** | present | few countries | part |  |  |  | officially *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Everyone agrees Taiwan is part of Japan

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:29-taiwan-china-and-the-word-tensions:t2:o2:1
# text = Everyone agrees Taiwan is part of Japan
1	Everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	2	nsubj	_	_
2	agrees	agree	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Taiwan	Taiwan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	ccomp	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Japan	Japan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **agree** *speech: agree* | present | Everyone |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Taiwan | part |  |  |  | of Japan | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Taiwan does not exist

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:29-taiwan-china-and-the-word-tensions:t2:o3:1
# text = Taiwan does not exist
1	Taiwan	Taiwan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	exist	exist	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **exist** | present · do-support | Taiwan |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Everyone in the world agrees on the answer, so whichever friend shouts loudest must be the one who is right

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:29-taiwan-china-and-the-word-tensions:t2:o4:1
# text = Everyone in the world agrees on the answer, so whichever friend shouts loudest must be the one who is right
1	Everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	5	nsubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	agrees	agree	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	so	so	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
11	whichever	whichever	DET	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	det	_	_
12	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	shouts	shout	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
14	loudest	loud	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	18	amod	_	_
15	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
16	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	cop	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	ccomp	_	_
19	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	21	nsubj	_	_
20	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	cop	_	_
21	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **agree** *speech: agree* | present | Everyone |  |  |  |  | on the answer | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V PP.theme S»: agent=Agent on answer=Topic |
| 2 | **shout** *speech: express* | present | whichever friend |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is a** | must |  | the loudest one |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **is** | present | the loudest one |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |

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