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title: Mateo in Los Angeles says: «planes dropping food on Gaza, hella cool… — Refugees, aid and sanctions: how the w… · tree and pragmatics
description: Mateo in Los Angeles says: «planes dropping food on Gaza, hella cool, problem solved.» Which reasoning is best? Test 5 · ★★★ of lesson 30 «Refugees, aid and sanctions: how the world helps and pushes» of the politics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the ques
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# Test 5 · ★★★ · Refugees, aid and sanctions: how the world helps and pushes

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Mateo in Los Angeles says: «planes dropping food on Gaza, hella cool, problem solved.» Which reasoning is best?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Mateo, planes, reasoning · **What happens:** say, drop, solve, be · **To what, where:** food, Gaza · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 5 · ★★★ of lesson 30 «Refugees, aid and sanctions: how the world helps and pushes» 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/30-refugees-aid-and-sanctions-how-the-world-helps-and-pushes/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Mateo in Los Angeles says: «planes dropping food on Gaza, hella cool, problem solved.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:30-refugees-aid-and-sanctions-how-the-world-helps-and-pushes:t5:1
# text = Mateo in Los Angeles says: «planes dropping food on Gaza, hella cool, problem solved.»
1	Mateo	Mateo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	Los	Los	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
4	Angeles	Angeles	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	flat	_	_
5	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	planes	plane	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	nsubj	_	_
9	dropping	drop	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
10	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
11	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	Gaza	Gaza	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	hella	hella	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
15	cool	cool	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	problem	problem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
18	solved	solve	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Mateo in Los |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **drop** *in a quote* | gerund | planes and hella and problem *not said here* | food |  | Gaza |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent food=Theme on gaza=Destination |
| 3 | **solve** *in a quote* | past | planes and hella and problem |  |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V how S»: 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:* Which reasoning is best?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:30-refugees-aid-and-sanctions-how-the-world-helps-and-pushes:t5:2
# text = Which reasoning is best?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	reasoning	reasoning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	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 reasoning |  |  |  |  | good *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Food from planes is always safer than food from trucks, because planes can't be stopped on the road

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:30-refugees-aid-and-sanctions-how-the-world-helps-and-pushes:t5:o1:1
# text = Food from planes is always safer than food from trucks, because planes can't be stopped on the road
1	Food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	from	from	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	planes	plane	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	6	advmod	_	_
6	safer	safe	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
7	than	than	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	trucks	truck	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
12	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
13	planes	plane	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nsubj:pass	_	_
14	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	17	advmod	_	_
16	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	aux:pass	_	_
17	stopped	stop	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	advcl	_	_
18	on	on	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Food from planes |  |  | trucks |  | than food; always, safe *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **stop** | can · passive |  | planes |  | the road |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: subject=Eventuality |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Trucks are never used for aid

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:30-refugees-aid-and-sanctions-how-the-world-helps-and-pushes:t5:o2:1
# text = Trucks are never used for aid
1	Trucks	truck	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	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	aid	aid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **use** | present · passive |  | Trucks |  |  |  | for aid | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP PP.predicate»: subject=Theme for aid=Eventuality |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Airdrops help a little but carry far less than trucks, so opening roads matters most

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:30-refugees-aid-and-sanctions-how-the-world-helps-and-pushes:t5:o3:1
# text = Airdrops help a little but carry far less than trucks, so opening roads matters most
1	Airdrops	airdrop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	help	help	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	obj	_	_
5	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	carry	carry	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	8	advmod	_	_
8	less	less	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	obj	_	_
9	than	than	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	trucks	truck	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	so	so	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
13	opening	open	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	15	csubj	_	_
14	roads	road	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	_
15	matters	matter	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
16	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	15	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present | Airdrops | a little |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent little=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **carry** | present | Airdrops *not said here* | less |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent less=Theme |
| 3 | **open** | gerund |  | roads |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location road=Theme |
| 4 | **matter** | present | opening |  |  |  |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Airdrops carry more than any number of trucks

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:30-refugees-aid-and-sanctions-how-the-world-helps-and-pushes:t5:o4:1
# text = Airdrops carry more than any number of trucks
1	Airdrops	airdrop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	carry	carry	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	2	obj	_	_
4	than	than	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	6	det	_	_
6	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	trucks	truck	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | present | Airdrops | more |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent more=Theme |

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