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title: "It's not fair, he only won cos he's funny, I'm gonna sulk all week"… — School councils and class reps · tree and pragmatics
description: "It's not fair, he only won cos he's funny, I'm gonna sulk all week" — what is a better way to lose? Test 4 of lesson 37 «School councils and class reps» 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 rig
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# Test 4 · School councils and class reps

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"It's not fair, he only won cos he's funny, I'm gonna sulk all week" — what is a better way to lose?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** It, he, I, fair · **What happens:** not be, win, be, sulk, lose · **To what, where:** better way

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This is test 4 of lesson 37 «School councils and class reps» 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/37-school-councils-and-class-reps/#t4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:37-school-councils-and-class-reps:t4:1
# text = "It's not fair, he only won cos he's funny, I'm gonna sulk all week" — what is a better way to lose?
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	27	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	only	only	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	won	win	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
10	cos	cos	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
11	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	funny	funny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
15	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
17	gonna	gonna	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	18	dep	_	_
18	sulk	sulk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
19	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	20	det	_	_
20	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
22	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
23	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	27	nsubj	_	_
24	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	27	cop	_	_
25	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
26	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	27	amod	_	_
27	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
28	to	to	PART	TO	_	29	mark	_	_
29	lose	lose	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	27	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	27	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** *in a quote* | present | It |  |  |  |  | fair *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **win** *in a quote* | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** *in a quote* | present | he |  |  |  |  | funny *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **sulk** *in a quote* | present | I |  |  |  | week |  | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 5 | **is a** | present | fair | a better way |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 6 | **lose** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: 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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Tell everyone the vote was cheating

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:37-school-councils-and-class-reps:t4:o1:1
# text = Tell everyone the vote was cheating
1	Tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	1	iobj	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	vote	vote	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	cheating	cheat	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* |  | everyone |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent everyone=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **cheat** | past · progressive | the vote |  |  |  |  |  | vn cheat-10.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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

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Congratulate the winner and keep sharing your ideas

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:37-school-councils-and-class-reps:t4:o2:1
# text = Congratulate the winner and keep sharing your ideas
1	Congratulate	congratulate	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	winner	winner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
6	sharing	share	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	xcomp	_	_
7	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	ideas	idea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **congratulate** | imperative | you *not said here* | the winner |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent winner=Theme |
| 2 | **keep** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **share** | gerund | you *not said here* | your ideas |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Never speak at class meetings again

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:37-school-councils-and-class-reps:t4:o3:1
# text = Never speak at class meetings again
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	speak	speak	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	meetings	meeting	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	again	again	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **speak** *speech: other* | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | class meetings | again |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Ask the teacher to cancel the result

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:37-school-councils-and-class-reps:t4:o4:1
# text = Ask the teacher to cancel the result
1	Ask	ask	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	cancel	cancel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	result	result	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | imperative | you *not said here* |  | the teacher |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S\_INF»: agent=Agent teacher=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **cancel** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | the result |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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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