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title: In Dublin: "Ah, grand, we'll get the playground AND the library AND… — School councils and class reps · tree and pragmatics
description: In Dublin: "Ah, grand, we'll get the playground AND the library AND a pool!" The budget covers one thing. What is wrong? Test 5 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; M
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# Test 5 · School councils and class reps

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In Dublin: "Ah, grand, we'll get the playground AND the library AND a pool!" The budget covers one thing. What is wrong?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** we, budget · **What happens:** get, cover, be · **To what, where:** playground, Dublin, one thing

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This is test 5 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/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In Dublin: "Ah, grand, we'll get the playground AND the library AND a pool!"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:37-school-councils-and-class-reps:t5:1
# text = In Dublin: "Ah, grand, we'll get the playground AND the library AND a pool!"
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Dublin	Dublin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	Ah	ah	INTJ	UH	_	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	grand	grand	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
9	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	playground	playground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	AND	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	library	library	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
17	AND	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	pool	pool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** *in a quote* | future | we | the playground and the library and a pool |  | Dublin |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer playground=Stimulus |

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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:* The budget covers one thing.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:37-school-councils-and-class-reps:t5:2
# text = The budget covers one thing.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	budget	budget	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	covers	cover	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cover** | present | the budget | one thing |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme thing=Destination |

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*Sentence 3:* What is wrong?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:37-school-councils-and-class-reps:t5:3
# text = What is wrong?
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	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Pools are free for every school

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:37-school-councils-and-class-reps:t5:o1:1
# text = Pools are free for every school
1	Pools	pool	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Pools |  |  |  |  | for every school; free *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Libraries cost nothing to fix

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:37-school-councils-and-class-reps:t5:o2:1
# text = Libraries cost nothing to fix
1	Libraries	library	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	cost	cost	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	fix	fix	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cost** | present | Libraries | nothing |  |  |  |  | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme nothing=Value |
| 2 | **fix** | to-infinitive | Libraries *not said here* | nothing *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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Councils can always spend as much as they want

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:37-school-councils-and-class-reps:t5:o3:1
# text = Councils can always spend as much as they want
1	Councils	council	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	4	advmod	_	_
4	spend	spend	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	as	as	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	obj	_	_
7	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	want	want	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spend** | can | Councils | much |  |  |  | always *property* | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent much=Asset |
| 2 | **want** | present | Councils *= council* |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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A fixed budget means choosing one priority

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:37-school-councils-and-class-reps:t5:o4:1
# text = A fixed budget means choosing one priority
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	fixed	fix	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	budget	budget	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	choosing	choose	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	xcomp	_	_
6	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	priority	priority	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fix** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **mean** | present | a fixed budget |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **choose** *not said to happen* | gerund | a fixed budget *not said here* | one priority |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent priority=Theme |

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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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