--- title: "Have you no opinion? Just pick a side, quick!" Finn hasn't learned… — Arguing politely and never calling names · tree and pragmatics description: "Have you no opinion? Just pick a side, quick!" Finn hasn't learned about zoos yet. What is best? Test 10 · ★★ of lesson 39 «Arguing politely and never calling names» of the politics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's c --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/politics/39-arguing-politely-and-never-calling-names/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/) / [Arguing politely and never calling names](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/politics/39-arguing-politely-and-never-calling-names/) / t10 # Test 10 · ★★ · Arguing politely and never calling names "Have you no opinion? Just pick a side, quick!" Finn hasn't learned about zoos yet. What is best? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, Finn · **What happens:** have, pick, not learn, be · **To what, where:** opinion, side This is test 10 · ★★ of lesson 39 «Arguing politely and never calling names» 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/39-arguing-politely-and-never-calling-names/#t10). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* "Have you no opinion? ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:39-arguing-politely-and-never-calling-names:t10:1 # text = "Have you no opinion? 1 " " PUNCT `` _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 Have have VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 4 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 5 det _ _ 5 opinion opinion NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ? ? PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **have** *in a quote* | present | you | no opinion | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent opinion=Patient | 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:* Just pick a side, quick!" ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:39-arguing-politely-and-never-calling-names:t10:2 # text = Just pick a side, quick!" 1 Just just ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 2 pick pick VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 side side NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 6 quick quick ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 7 ! ! PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 8 " " PUNCT '' _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **pick** | imperative | you *not said here* | a side | | | | | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent side=Patient | *Sentence 3:* Finn hasn't learned about zoos yet. ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:39-arguing-politely-and-never-calling-names:t10:3 # text = Finn hasn't learned about zoos yet. 1 Finn Finn PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 2 has have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 3 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 4 advmod _ _ 4 learned learn VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 5 about about ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 zoos zoo NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obl _ _ 7 yet yet ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 8 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **learn** | present · perfect | Finn | | | | yet | about zoos | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about zoo=Topic | *Sentence 4:* What is best? ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:39-arguing-politely-and-never-calling-names:t10:4 # text = What is best? 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 best good ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 ? ? PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | | | | | | good *property* | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} Shout louder than everyone else ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:39-arguing-politely-and-never-calling-names:t10:o1:1 # text = Shout louder than everyone else 1 Shout shout VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 louder loud ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 1 xcomp _ _ 3 than than ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 4 everyone everyone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Tot 2 obl _ _ 5 else else ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **shout** *speech: express* | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | loud *property* | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2} Say he needs to learn more first ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:39-arguing-politely-and-never-calling-names:t10:o2:1 # text = Say he needs to learn more first 1 Say say VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 3 needs need VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 ccomp _ _ 4 to to PART TO _ 5 mark _ _ 5 learn learn VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 xcomp _ _ 6 more more ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 5 obj _ _ 7 first first ADV RB NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 5 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **need** | present | he | | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | | 3 | **learn** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | he *not said here* | more | | | | first *property* | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent more=Topic | ### Option 3 {#o3} Copy whatever his best friend says ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:39-arguing-politely-and-never-calling-names:t10:o3:1 # text = Copy whatever his best friend says 1 Copy copy VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 whatever whatever PRON WP PronType=Rel 6 obj _ _ 3 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 5 nmod:poss _ _ 4 best good ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 5 amod _ _ 5 friend friend NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 6 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 ccomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **copy** | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | his best friend | whatever | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent whatever=Topic | ### Option 4 {#o4} Pick a side at random ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:39-arguing-politely-and-never-calling-names:t10:o4:1 # text = Pick a side at random 1 Pick pick VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 side side NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 4 at at ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 random random NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **pick** | imperative | you *not said here* | a side | | random | | | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent side=Theme at random=Asset | **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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