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title: A boy says, "Youth parliaments make the real laws, so I can ban home… — School councils and class reps · tree and pragmatics
description: A boy says, "Youth parliaments make the real laws, so I can ban homework." What is the better version? Test 9 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 r
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# Test 9 · School councils and class reps

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A boy says, "Youth parliaments make the real laws, so I can ban homework." What is the better version?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** boy, Youth parliaments, better version · **What happens:** say, make, ban, be · **To what, where:** real laws, homework · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 9 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/#t9).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A boy says, "Youth parliaments make the real laws, so I can ban homework."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:37-school-councils-and-class-reps:t9:1
# text = A boy says, "Youth parliaments make the real laws, so I can ban homework."
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	Youth	youth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	parliaments	parliament	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	laws	law	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	so	so	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
14	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
15	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
16	ban	ban	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	ccomp	_	_
17	homework	homework	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | a boy |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **make** *in a quote* | present | Youth parliaments | the real laws |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset law=Product |
| 3 | **ban** *in a quote* | can | a boy *= boy* | homework |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer homework=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 the better version?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:37-school-councils-and-class-reps:t9:2
# text = What is the better version?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	amod	_	_
5	version	version	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the better version |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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He is right, they make all the laws, and the real parliament has to sign whatever they decide

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:37-school-councils-and-class-reps:t9:o1:1
# text = He is right, they make all the laws, and the real parliament has to sign whatever they decide
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
7	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	9	det:predet	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	laws	law	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	parliament	parliament	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
15	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	sign	sign	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	csubj	_	_
18	whatever	whatever	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	20	obj	_	_
19	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	_
20	decide	decide	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | present | they | all laws |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset law=Product |
| 3 | **have** | present | the real parliament |  |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **sign** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn instr\_communication-37.4.1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 5 | **decide** | present | laws *= law* | whatever |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent whatever=Topic |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Youth parliaments are against the law

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:37-school-councils-and-class-reps:t9:o2:1
# text = Youth parliaments are against the law
1	Youth	youth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	parliaments	parliament	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	against	against	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Youth parliaments |  |  |  |  | against the law | tree rules |

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

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Their votes do not make laws, but leaders can hear their ideas

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:37-school-councils-and-class-reps:t9:o3:1
# text = Their votes do not make laws, but leaders can hear their ideas
1	Their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	votes	vote	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	laws	law	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	leaders	leader	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
10	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	hear	hear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
12	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	ideas	idea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **make** | present · do-support | Their votes | laws |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset law=Product |
| 2 | **hear** | can | leaders | leaders's ideas |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer idea=Stimulus |
| 3 | **vote** |  | Their *= they* |  |  |  |  |  | nom vote «act transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Youth parliaments only exist in cartoons

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:37-school-councils-and-class-reps:t9:o4:1
# text = Youth parliaments only exist in cartoons
1	Youth	youth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	parliaments	parliament	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	exist	exist	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	cartoons	cartoon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **exist** | present | Youth parliaments |  |  | cartoons |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in cartoon=Location |

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