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title: Whereas a pupil is asked to account for a dispute concerning a propo… — Putting it together: explain each side… · tree and pragmatics
description: Whereas a pupil is asked to account for a dispute concerning a proposed tax upon sugary drinks, determine the response most consistent with the aims of this course. Exam question 4 of lesson 40 «Putting it together: explain each side, check the claim» of the politics course of Mova's primary school,
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# Exam question 4 · Putting it together: explain each side, check the claim

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Whereas a pupil is asked to account for a dispute concerning a proposed tax upon sugary drinks, determine the response most consistent with the aims of this course.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** dispute, you, course · **What happens:** ask, concern, propose, determine, aim · **To what, where:** pupil, proposed tax, response

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 40 «Putting it together: explain each side, check the claim» of the politics course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. 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/40-putting-it-together/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:40-putting-it-together:e4:1
# text = Whereas a pupil is asked to account for a dispute concerning a proposed tax upon sugary drinks, determine the response most consistent with the aims of this course.
1	Whereas	whereas	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	asked	ask	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	19	advcl	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	account	account	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	xcomp	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	dispute	dispute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	proposed	propose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	amod	_	_
14	tax	tax	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
15	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	sugary	sugary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	drinks	drink	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
19	determine	determine	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	_
22	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	23	advmod	_	_
23	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
24	with	with	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	aims	aim	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	23	obl	_	_
27	of	of	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
28	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	29	det	_	_
29	course	course	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	19	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present · passive |  | a pupil |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |
| 2 | **concern** | gerund | a dispute *not said here* | a proposed tax |  |  |  | upon sugary drinks | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus tax=Experiencer |
| 3 | **propose** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **determine** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Topic |
| 5 | **aim** |  | this course |  |  |  |  |  | nom aim «cognition intransitive»: of=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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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A declaration in favour of whichever party speaks the loudest

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:40-putting-it-together:e4:o1:1
# text = A declaration in favour of whichever party speaks the loudest
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	declaration	declaration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	favour	favour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	whichever	whichever	DET	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	det	_	_
7	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	speaks	speak	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	loudest	loud	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | present | a declaration in favour of whichever party | the loudest |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **favour** |  |  | whichever party |  |  |  |  | nom favour «feeling transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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A fair statement of the principal reason advanced by each side, without taking a side

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:40-putting-it-together:e4:o2:1
# text = A fair statement of the principal reason advanced by each side, without taking a side
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	statement	statement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	principal	principal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
8	advanced	advance	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	det	_	_
11	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
14	taking	take	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	conj	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **advance** | participle |  | the principal reason *not said here* |  |  |  | by each side | vn caused\_calibratable\_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **take** | gerund |  | a side |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent side=Theme |
| 3 | **state** |  |  | the principal reason |  |  |  |  | nom statement «communication transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An assertion that such disputes have no bearing upon health

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:40-putting-it-together:e4:o3:1
# text = An assertion that such disputes have no bearing upon health
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	assertion	assertion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
4	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	disputes	dispute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl	_	_
7	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	8	det	_	_
8	bearing	bearing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	health	health	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | such disputes | no bearing |  |  |  | upon health | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bearing=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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A refusal to discuss the matter whatsoever

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:40-putting-it-together:e4:o4:1
# text = A refusal to discuss the matter whatsoever
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	refusal	refusal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	discuss	discuss	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	matter	matter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	whatsoever	whatsoever	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **discuss** *speech: other* | to-infinitive | a refusal | the matter |  |  |  | whatsoever *property* | vn chit\_chat-37.6-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent matter=Topic |

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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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