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title: Mia's school in Nelson ships 400 tins; a charity could buy the same… — Refugees, aid and sanctions: how the w… · tree and pragmatics
description: Mia's school in Nelson ships 400 tins; a charity could buy the same food near the crisis. What is likely, as charities say? Test 8 · ★★★ 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
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# Test 8 · ★★★ · Refugees, aid and sanctions: how the world helps and pushes

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Mia's school in Nelson ships 400 tins; a charity could buy the same food near the crisis. What is likely, as charities say?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** school, charities · **What happens:** buy, be, say · **To what, where:** same food, crisis · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 8 · ★★★ 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/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Mia's school in Nelson ships 400 tins; a charity could buy the same food near the crisis.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:30-refugees-aid-and-sanctions-how-the-world-helps-and-pushes:t8:1
# text = Mia's school in Nelson ships 400 tins; a charity could buy the same food near the crisis.
1	Mia	Mia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	Nelson	Nelson	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	ships	ship	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
7	400	400	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	tins	tin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	charity	charity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
12	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	buy	buy	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
17	near	near	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	crisis	crisis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **buy** | could | Mia's school in Nelson ships and 400 tins | the same food |  | the crisis |  |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Theme |

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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 likely, as charities say?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:30-refugees-aid-and-sanctions-how-the-world-helps-and-pushes:t8:2
# text = What is likely, as charities say?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	likely	likely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	charities	charity	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | likely *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | charities |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Buying near the crisis is faster and cheaper, which is why money helps more

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:30-refugees-aid-and-sanctions-how-the-world-helps-and-pushes:t8:o1:1
# text = Buying near the crisis is faster and cheaper, which is why money helps more
1	Buying	buy	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	csubj	_	_
2	near	near	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	crisis	crisis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	faster	fast	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	14	ccomp	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	cheaper	cheap	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	14	advmod	_	_
13	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
15	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	14	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **buy** | gerund |  |  |  | the crisis |  |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | Buying |  |  |  |  | fast *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  | Buying *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | why *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **help** | present | money |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Tins cost less to fly than to buy nearby

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:30-refugees-aid-and-sanctions-how-the-world-helps-and-pushes:t8:o2:1
# text = Tins cost less to fly than to buy nearby
1	Tins	tin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	cost	cost	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	less	less	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	fly	fly	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
6	than	than	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	buy	buy	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
9	nearby	nearby	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cost** | present | Tins | less |  |  |  |  | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme less=Value |
| 2 | **fly** | to-infinitive | Tins *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **buy** | to-infinitive | Tins *not said here* |  |  |  |  | nearby *property* | vn accept-77.1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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Charities cannot buy food anywhere

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:30-refugees-aid-and-sanctions-how-the-world-helps-and-pushes:t8:o3:1
# text = Charities cannot buy food anywhere
1	Charities	charity	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	buy	buy	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	anywhere	anywhere	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	4	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **buy** | can | Charities | food |  |  |  | anywhere *property* | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Shipped tins always arrive first, because ships are the fastest way to move food around the world

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:30-refugees-aid-and-sanctions-how-the-world-helps-and-pushes:t8:o4:1
# text = Shipped tins always arrive first, because ships are the fastest way to move food around the world
1	Shipped	ship	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	amod	_	_
2	tins	tin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	4	advmod	_	_
4	arrive	arrive	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
7	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
8	ships	ship	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
9	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	fastest	fast	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	12	amod	_	_
12	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	move	move	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	acl	_	_
15	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
16	around	around	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ship** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **arrive** | present | Shipped tins |  |  |  |  | always, first *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **is a** | present | ships | the fastest way |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **move** | to-infinitive | Shipped tins *not said here* | food |  | the world |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent food=Theme around world=Trajectory |

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