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title: Grace's friend in Glasgow says: «we don't want war, and we don't wan… — Taiwan, China and the word «tensions» · tree and pragmatics
description: Grace's friend in Glasgow says: «we don't want war, and we don't want to be told what to do.» What fits the polls? Test 7 · ★★ 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 opt
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# Test 7 · ★★ · Taiwan, China and the word «tensions»

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Grace's friend in Glasgow says: «we don't want war, and we don't want to be told what to do.» What fits the polls?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** friend, we · **What happens:** say, not want, tell, do, fit · **To what, where:** war, polls · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 7 · ★★ 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/#t7).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Grace's friend in Glasgow says: «we don't want war, and we don't want to be told what to do.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:29-taiwan-china-and-the-word-tensions:t7:1
# text = Grace's friend in Glasgow says: «we don't want war, and we don't want to be told what to do.»
1	Grace	Grace	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Glasgow	Glasgow	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
10	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
12	want	want	VERB	VB	Mood=Sub|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	ccomp	_	_
13	war	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
16	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
17	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	19	advmod	_	_
19	want	want	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	conj	_	_
20	to	to	PART	TO	_	22	mark	_	_
21	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	22	aux:pass	_	_
22	told	tell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	19	xcomp	_	_
23	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	25	obj	_	_
24	to	to	PART	TO	_	25	mark	_	_
25	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	22	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Grace's friend in Glasgow |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **not** **want** *in a quote* | present · do-support | we | war |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot war=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **want** *in a quote* | present · do-support | we |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 4 | **tell** *speech: assert* *not said to happen, in a quote* | to-infinitive · passive | we *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: clause=Topic |
| 5 | **do** *not said to happen, in a quote* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |

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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 fits the polls?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:29-taiwan-china-and-the-word-tensions:t7:2
# text = What fits the polls?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	2	nsubj	_	_
2	fits	fit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	polls	poll	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fit** | present |  | the polls |  |  |  |  | vn adjust-26.9 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent poll=Patient |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Most want to move to Scotland

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:29-taiwan-china-and-the-word-tensions:t7:o1:1
# text = Most want to move to Scotland
1	Most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	2	nsubj	_	_
2	want	want	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	move	move	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Scotland	Scotland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | Most |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **move** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Most *not said here* |  | Scotland |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to scotland=Result |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Most want to join China tomorrow

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:29-taiwan-china-and-the-word-tensions:t7:o2:1
# text = Most want to join China tomorrow
1	Most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	2	nsubj	_	_
2	want	want	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	join	join	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	China	China	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	tomorrow	tomorrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | Most |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **join** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Most *not said here* |  |  |  | tomorrow |  | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Most people in Taiwan want war with China

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:29-taiwan-china-and-the-word-tensions:t7:o3:1
# text = Most people in Taiwan want war with China
1	Most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	2	amod	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Taiwan	Taiwan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	want	want	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	war	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	China	China	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | Most people in Taiwan | war |  |  |  | with China | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot war=Theme |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Most people in Taiwan want to keep things as they are

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:29-taiwan-china-and-the-word-tensions:t7:o4:1
# text = Most people in Taiwan want to keep things as they are
1	Most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	2	amod	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Taiwan	Taiwan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	want	want	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
9	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
10	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	are	be	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | Most people in Taiwan |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **keep** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Most people in Taiwan *not said here* | things |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Theme |
| 3 | **does** | present | people |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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