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title: "helmets to WALK to school?? new law, it's all over the group chat,… — Putting it together: explain each side… · tree and pragmatics
description: "helmets to WALK to school?? new law, it's all over the group chat, no cap" — nothing on the government site or big news. What is best? Test 2 · ★★★ 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 pr
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# Test 2 · ★★★ · Putting it together: explain each side, check the claim

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"helmets to WALK to school?? new law, it's all over the group chat, no cap" — nothing on the government site or big news. What is best?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** helmets, law · **What happens:** walk, be · **To what, where:** new law, group chat

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This is test 2 · ★★★ 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/#t2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* "helmets to WALK to school?? new law, it's all over the group chat, no cap" — nothing on the government site or big news.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:40-putting-it-together:t2:1
# text = "helmets to WALK to school?? new law, it's all over the group chat, no cap" — nothing on the government site or big news.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	helmets	helmet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	WALK	walk	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	??	??	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
8	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
13	all	all	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
14	over	over	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	chat	chat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
19	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	20	det	_	_
20	cap	cap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	_
22	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	23	punct	_	_
23	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	4	parataxis	_	_
24	on	on	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
26	government	government	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	compound	_	_
27	site	site	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nmod	_	_
28	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	30	cc	_	_
29	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	30	amod	_	_
30	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | helmets | new law |  |  |  | to school | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | law |  |  | the group chat |  | all *property* | 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 best?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:40-putting-it-together:t2:2
# 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	_	_
```

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| # | 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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Share it with more group chats so that everyone else gets warned

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:40-putting-it-together:t2:o1:1
# text = Share it with more group chats so that everyone else gets warned
1	Share	share	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	amod	_	_
5	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	chats	chat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
7	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
8	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
9	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	else	else	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
11	gets	get	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	warned	warn	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **share** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  | with more group chats | tree rules |
| 2 | **warn** *speech: warn* | present · passive |  | everyone |  |  |  |  | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Laugh at everyone in the group chat who believed it was true

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:40-putting-it-together:t2:o2:1
# text = Laugh at everyone in the group chat who believed it was true
1	Laugh	laugh	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	at	at	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	12	nsubj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	chat	chat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
8	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	believed	believe	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **laugh** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **believe** | past | the group chat | chat |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |
| 3 | **is** | past | everyone |  |  |  |  | true *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Buy a helmet tonight, just in case the law turns out to be real

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:40-putting-it-together:t2:o3:1
# text = Buy a helmet tonight, just in case the law turns out to be real
1	Buy	buy	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	helmet	helmet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	tonight	tonight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
6	just	just	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	case	case	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	turns	turn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
12	out	out	ADP	RP	_	11	compound:prt	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
14	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	cop	_	_
15	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **buy** | imperative | you *not said here* | a helmet |  |  | tonight |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent helmet=Theme |
| 2 | **turn out** | present | case |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | real *property* | tree rules |

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

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Say it is probably fake and show where you checked

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:40-putting-it-together:t2:o4:1
# text = Say it is probably fake and show where you checked
1	Say	say	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	probably	probably	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	fake	fake	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	ccomp	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	show	show	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
8	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	10	advmod	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	checked	check	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | 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 |
| 2 | **is** | present | it |  |  |  |  | fake, probably *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **show** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **check** | past | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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