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title: Hannah's brother in Leeds says: «World War 3 next week, we're all do… — Taiwan, China and the word «tensions» · tree and pragmatics
description: Hannah's brother in Leeds says: «World War 3 next week, we're all done for, lol.» What is the calm truth? Test 9 · ★★ 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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# Test 9 · ★★ · Taiwan, China and the word «tensions»

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Hannah's brother in Leeds says: «World War 3 next week, we're all done for, lol.» What is the calm truth?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** brother, calm truth · **What happens:** say, do, be · **To what, where:** we · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 9 · ★★ 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/#t9).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Hannah's brother in Leeds says: «World War 3 next week, we're all done for, lol.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:29-taiwan-china-and-the-word-tensions:t9:1
# text = Hannah's brother in Leeds says: «World War 3 next week, we're all done for, lol.»
1	Hannah	Hannah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Leeds	Leeds	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	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	World	World	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	War	War	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	ccomp	_	_
11	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	10	flat	_	_
12	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
15	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux:pass	_	_
17	all	all	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
18	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	ccomp	_	_
19	for	for	ADP	IN	_	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
21	lol	lol	INTJ	UH	_	18	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Hannah's brother in Leeds |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **do** *in a quote* | present · passive |  | we |  |  |  | all *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: subject=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 is the calm truth?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:29-taiwan-china-and-the-word-tensions:t9:2
# text = What is the calm truth?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	calm	calm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	truth	truth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the calm truth |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Videos with scary titles are always true

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:29-taiwan-china-and-the-word-tensions:t9:o1:1
# text = Videos with scary titles are always true
1	Videos	video	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
2	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	scary	scary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	titles	title	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	7	advmod	_	_
7	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Videos with scary titles |  |  |  |  | always, true *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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No war has happened; fear videos grab clicks, and diplomats work to keep the peace

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:29-taiwan-china-and-the-word-tensions:t9:o2:1
# text = No war has happened; fear videos grab clicks, and diplomats work to keep the peace
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	2	det	_	_
2	war	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	happened	happen	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	fear	fear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	videos	video	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	grab	grab	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
9	clicks	click	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	diplomats	diplomat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
13	work	work	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	advcl	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	peace	peace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | present · perfect | no war |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **grab** | present | fear videos | clicks |  |  |  |  | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent click=Theme |
| 3 | **work** | present | diplomats |  |  |  |  |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **keep** | to-infinitive | diplomats *not said here* | the peace |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent peace=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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War definitely starts next week, because a video with a lot of views says so and videos are checked

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:29-taiwan-china-and-the-word-tensions:t9:o3:1
# text = War definitely starts next week, because a video with a lot of views says so and videos are checked
1	War	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	definitely	definitely	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	starts	start	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
7	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	video	video	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	views	view	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nmod	_	_
15	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
16	so	so	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
18	videos	video	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	nsubj:pass	_	_
19	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	aux:pass	_	_
20	checked	check	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **start** | present | War |  |  |  | week | definitely *property* | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | a video with a lot of views |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **check** | present · passive |  | videos |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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China and Taiwan never talk or trade

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:29-taiwan-china-and-the-word-tensions:t9:o4:1
# text = China and Taiwan never talk or trade
1	China	China	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	Taiwan	Taiwan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	talk	talk	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	trade	trade	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **talk** | present | China and Taiwan |  |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **trade** | present | China and Taiwan *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn exchange-13.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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