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title: Your sister sighs, "Formally speaking, I must register before I vote… — Who can vote, and why children cannot · tree and pragmatics
description: Your sister sighs, "Formally speaking, I must register before I vote? Ugh, adulting." ("Adulting" means doing boring grown-up jobs.) Why must she? Test 10 · ★ of lesson 3 «Who can vote, and why children cannot» of the politics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics 
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# Test 10 · ★ · Who can vote, and why children cannot

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Your sister sighs, "Formally speaking, I must register before I vote? Ugh, adulting." ("Adulting" means doing boring grown-up jobs.) Why must she?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** sister, I, Adulting · **What happens:** sigh, speak, register, vote, mean, do · **To what, where:** boring grown jobs · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 10 · ★ of lesson 3 «Who can vote, and why children cannot» 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/3-who-can-vote-and-why-children-cannot/#t10).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Your sister sighs, "Formally speaking, I must register before I vote?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:3-who-can-vote-and-why-children-cannot:t10:1
# text = Your sister sighs, "Formally speaking, I must register before I vote?
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sighs	sigh	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	Formally	formally	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	speaking	speak	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
10	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	register	register	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
12	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
13	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	vote	vote	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sigh** | present | Your sister |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **speak** *speech: other* *in a quote* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | formally *property* | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **register** *in a quote* | must | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn patent-101 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **vote** *in a quote* | present | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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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:* Ugh, adulting."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:3-who-can-vote-and-why-children-cannot:t10:2
# text = Ugh, adulting."
1	Ugh	ugh	INTJ	UH	_	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	adulting	adulting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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*Sentence 3:* ("Adulting" means doing boring grown-up jobs.)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:3-who-can-vote-and-why-children-cannot:t10:3
# text = ("Adulting" means doing boring grown-up jobs.)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	Adulting	Adulting	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	doing	do	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	xcomp	_	_
7	boring	boring	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
8	grown	grow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	up	up	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	_
11	jobs	job	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Adulting |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **do** *not said to happen* | gerund | Adulting *not said here* | boring grown jobs |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent job=Eventuality |
| 3 | **grow up** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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*Sentence 4:* Why must she?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:3-who-can-vote-and-why-children-cannot:t10:4
# text = Why must she?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	0	root	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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So the government can send her a free sticker

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:3-who-can-vote-and-why-children-cannot:t10:o1:1
# text = So the government can send her a free sticker
1	So	so	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	government	government	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	send	send	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	sticker	sticker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | can | the government | a free sticker | her *= she* |  |  |  | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent she=Destination sticker=Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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To get her name on the voters' list, which stops double voting

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:3-who-can-vote-and-why-children-cannot:t10:o2:1
# text = To get her name on the voters' list, which stops double voting
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	get	get	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	voters	voter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	'	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	list	list	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	stops	stop	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
13	double	double	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	voting	voting	NOUN	NN	_	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | to-infinitive |  | her name |  | the voters's list |  | double voting *obl* | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent name=Theme on list=Source |
| 2 | **stop** | present | the voters's list |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 3 | **name** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
| 4 | **list** |  | the voters |  |  |  |  |  | nom list «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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So she can choose which school to vote in

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:3-who-can-vote-and-why-children-cannot:t10:o3:1
# text = So she can choose which school to vote in
1	So	so	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	choose	choose	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	6	det	_	_
6	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	vote	vote	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **choose** | can | she | which school |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **vote in** | to-infinitive | she *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Because registering already counts as her vote for the whole election

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:3-who-can-vote-and-why-children-cannot:t10:o4:1
# text = Because registering already counts as her vote for the whole election
1	Because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
2	registering	register	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	nsubj	_	_
3	already	already	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	counts	count	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	vote	vote	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	election	election	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **register** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn patent-101 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **count** | present |  |  |  |  |  | as her vote; for the whole election | vn masquerade-29.6 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent as vote=Attribute |
| 3 | **vote** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom vote «act transitive»: poss=agent |

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