--- title: The march was started after a school shooting in Florida. Did all Am… — Protests, petitions and young activists · tree and pragmatics description: The march was started after a school shooting in Florida. Did all Americans agree with what it asked for? Test 10 · ★ of lesson 38 «Protests, petitions and young activists» of the politics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mo --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/politics/38-protests-petitions-and-young-activists/t10/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Politics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/politics/) / [Protests, petitions and young activists](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/politics/38-protests-petitions-and-young-activists/) / t10 # Test 10 · ★ · Protests, petitions and young activists The march was started after a school shooting in Florida. Did all Americans agree with what it asked for? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Americans, march · **What happens:** start, agree, ask · **To what, where:** march This is test 10 · ★ of lesson 38 «Protests, petitions and young activists» 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/38-protests-petitions-and-young-activists/#t10). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* The march was started after a school shooting in Florida. ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:38-protests-petitions-and-young-activists:t10:1 # text = The march was started after a school shooting in Florida. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 march march NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 3 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux:pass _ _ 4 started start VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 5 after after ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 6 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 7 school school NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 compound _ _ 8 shooting shooting NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ 9 in in ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 10 Florida Florida PROPN NNP Number=Sing 8 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 11 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **start** | past · passive | | the march | | | after a school shooting in Florida | | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality | 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. *Sentence 2:* Did all Americans agree with what it asked for? ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:38-protests-petitions-and-young-activists:t10:2 # text = Did all Americans agree with what it asked for? 1 Did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 2 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 3 det _ _ 3 Americans American PROPN NNPS Number=Plur 4 nsubj _ _ 4 agree agree VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 with with ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 what what PRON WP PronType=Rel 4 obl _ _ 7 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ _ 8 asked ask VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 acl:relcl _ _ 9 for for ADP IN _ 8 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 10 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **agree** *speech: agree* | present | all Americans | | | | | | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V PP.co-agent how S»: agent=Agent with what=Co-Agent | | 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | march | | | | | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} Yes, every American agreed, and the gun laws were changed the very next morning ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:38-protests-petitions-and-young-activists:t10:o1:1 # text = Yes, every American agreed, and the gun laws were changed the very next morning 1 Yes yes INTJ UH Polarity=Pos 5 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 every every DET DT PronType=Tot 4 det _ _ 4 American American PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 5 agreed agree VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 7 and and CCONJ CC _ 12 cc _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 9 gun gun NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 compound _ _ 10 laws law NOUN NNS Number=Plur 12 nsubj:pass _ _ 11 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 12 aux:pass _ _ 12 changed change VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 5 ccomp _ _ 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 14 very very ADV RB _ 15 advmod _ _ 15 next next ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 16 amod _ _ 16 morning morning NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obl:unmarked _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **agree** *speech: agree* | past | every American | | | | | | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **change** | past · passive | | the gun laws | | | morning | | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2} No, other Americans disagreed with stricter gun laws ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:38-protests-petitions-and-young-activists:t10:o2:1 # text = No, other Americans disagreed with stricter gun laws 1 No no INTJ UH Polarity=Neg 3 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 other other ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 4 Americans American PROPN NNPS Number=Plur 5 nsubj _ _ 5 disagreed disagree VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 with with ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 7 stricter strict ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 9 amod _ _ 8 gun gun NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 compound _ _ 9 laws law NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **disagree** | past | other Americans | | | | | with stricter gun laws | vn correspond-36.1 «NP V PP.co-agent PP.theme whether S»: agent=Agent with law=Co-Agent | ### Option 3 {#o3} The march asked for more guns ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:38-protests-petitions-and-young-activists:t10:o3:1 # text = The march asked for more guns 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 march march NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 asked ask VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 for for ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 more more ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 6 amod _ _ 6 guns gun NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | the march | | | | | for more guns | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 4 {#o4} Nobody in America heard about it ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:38-protests-petitions-and-young-activists:t10:o4:1 # text = Nobody in America heard about it 1 Nobody nobody PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Neg 4 nsubj _ _ 2 in in ADP IN _ 3 case _ _ 3 America America PROPN NNP Number=Sing 1 nmod _ _ 4 heard hear VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 about about ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **hear** | past | Nobody | | | | | about it | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer about it=Stimulus | **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. 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