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title: Two friends: one says "the best leader gets results", the other "the… — Putting it together: explain each side… · tree and pragmatics
description: Two friends: one says "the best leader gets results", the other "the best leader is honest and fair". What is true? Test 11 · ★★★ of lesson 40 «Putting it together: explain each side, check the claim» of the politics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the que
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# Test 11 · ★★★ · Putting it together: explain each side, check the claim

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Two friends: one says "the best leader gets results", the other "the best leader is honest and fair". What is true?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** one, best leader, other · **What happens:** say, get, be · **To what, where:** Two friends, results · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 11 · ★★★ of lesson 40 «Putting it together: explain each side, check the claim» 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/40-putting-it-together/#t11).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Two friends: one says "the best leader gets results", the other "the best leader is honest and fair".

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:40-putting-it-together:t11:1
# text = Two friends: one says "the best leader gets results", the other "the best leader is honest and fair".
1	Two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nsubj	_	_
5	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	9	amod	_	_
9	leader	leader	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	ccomp	_	_
11	results	result	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	nsubj	_	_
16	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	19	amod	_	_
19	leader	leader	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	_
20	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	cop	_	_
21	honest	honest	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	ccomp	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
23	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | one | Two friends *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **get** *in a quote* | present | the best leader | results |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer result=Stimulus |
| 3 | **is** *in a quote* | present | the other |  |  |  |  | honest *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **be** *in a quote* |  | the other *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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 true?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:40-putting-it-together:t11:2
# text = What is true?
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	true	true	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 |  |  |  |  |  | true *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Leaders do not need either quality to do the job well

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:40-putting-it-together:t11:o1:1
# text = Leaders do not need either quality to do the job well
1	Leaders	leader	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	need	need	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	either	either	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	6	det	_	_
6	quality	quality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	8	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **need** | present · do-support | Leaders | either quality |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **do** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | either quality *not said here* | the job |  |  |  | well *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent job=Eventuality |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Only the first friend can be right, because results are all that count

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:40-putting-it-together:t11:o2:1
# text = Only the first friend can be right, because results are all that count
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	4	amod	_	_
4	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	cop	_	_
7	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
9	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
10	results	result	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
11	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
12	all	all	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
13	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	14	det	_	_
14	count	count	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | can | the first friend |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | results | that count |  |  |  | all *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Only the second friend can be right, because honesty is all that counts

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:40-putting-it-together:t11:o3:1
# text = Only the second friend can be right, because honesty is all that counts
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	4	amod	_	_
4	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	cop	_	_
7	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
9	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	10	case	_	_
10	honesty	honesty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	10	appos	_	_
13	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
14	counts	count	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | can | the second friend |  |  |  |  | because honesty; right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **count** | present | honesty |  |  |  |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |

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

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People disagree, and each view has a reason

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:40-putting-it-together:t11:o4:1
# text = People disagree, and each view has a reason
1	People	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	disagree	disagree	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
5	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	view	view	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **disagree** | present | People |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **have** | present | each view | a reason |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reason=Patient |

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