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title: Jake asks, "Why wouldn't u vote if u could?" Which is a real reason… — Who can vote, and why children cannot · tree and pragmatics
description: Jake asks, "Why wouldn't u vote if u could?" Which is a real reason people give? Test 7 · ★ 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 of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was wrong.
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# Test 7 · ★ · Who can vote, and why children cannot

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Jake asks, "Why wouldn't u vote if u could?" Which is a real reason people give?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Jake, people · **What happens:** ask, not u, be, give · **To what, where:** vote, real reason · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 7 · ★ 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/#t7).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Jake asks, "Why wouldn't u vote if u could?"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:3-who-can-vote-and-why-children-cannot:t7:1
# text = Jake asks, "Why wouldn't u vote if u could?"
1	Jake	Jake	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	asks	ask	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
6	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	u	u	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
9	vote	vote	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
10	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
11	u	you	PRON	PRP	Abbr=Yes|Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present | Jake |  |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **not** **u** *in a quote* | would |  | vote |  |  |  |  | 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 is a real reason people give?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:3-who-can-vote-and-why-children-cannot:t7:2
# text = Which is a real reason people give?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	give	give	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | a real reason |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **give** | present | people | a real reason *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reason=Theme |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Polling stations only open at midnight when most are asleep

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:3-who-can-vote-and-why-children-cannot:t7:o1:1
# text = Polling stations only open at midnight when most are asleep
1	Polling	polling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	stations	station	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	open	open	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	midnight	midnight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	10	mark	_	_
8	most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	10	nsubj	_	_
9	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	asleep	asleep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	advcl	_	_
```

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

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

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They feel unsure, busy, or unhappy with every choice

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:3-who-can-vote-and-why-children-cannot:t7:o2:1
# text = They feel unsure, busy, or unhappy with every choice
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	feel	feel	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	unsure	unsure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	busy	busy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	unhappy	unhappy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	det	_	_
11	choice	choice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | present | They |  |  |  |  | unsure *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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People are not allowed to vote twice in a row, so they skip

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:3-who-can-vote-and-why-children-cannot:t7:o3:1
# text = People are not allowed to vote twice in a row, so they skip
1	People	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	allowed	allow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	vote	vote	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	twice	twice	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	6	advmod	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	row	row	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	so	so	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
13	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	skip	skip	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **allow** | present · passive |  | People |  |  |  |  | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP S»: subject=Beneficiary clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **vote** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | People *not said here* |  |  | a row |  | twice *property* | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **skip** | present | People |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Voting costs one hundred pounds each time, paid at the door

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:3-who-can-vote-and-why-children-cannot:t7:o4:1
# text = Voting costs one hundred pounds each time, paid at the door
1	Voting	voting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	costs	cost	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	compound	_	_
4	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	pounds	pound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	paid	pay	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cost** | present | Voting | hundred pounds |  |  | time |  | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme pound=Value |
| 2 | **pay** | participle | Voting *not said here* |  |  | the door |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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