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title: A Gen Z kid on TikTok says, "PMQs is literally a roast battle, it's… — President and Prime Minister, White Ho… · tree and pragmatics
description: A Gen Z kid on TikTok says, "PMQs is literally a roast battle, it's giving chaos." ("It's giving" means it looks like.) What is the serious point of it? Test 2 · ★ of lesson 5 «President and Prime Minister, White House and Downing Street» of the politics course of Mova's primary school, with the dep
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# Test 2 · ★ · President and Prime Minister, White House and Downing Street

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A Gen Z kid on TikTok says, "PMQs is literally a roast battle, it's giving chaos." ("It's giving" means it looks like.) What is the serious point of it?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Z kid, PMQs, kid, chaos, giving, serious point · **What happens:** say, be, give, mean, look, point · **To what, where:** roast battle, chaos · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 5 «President and Prime Minister, White House and Downing Street» 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/5-president-and-prime-minister-white-house-and-downing-street/#t2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A Gen Z kid on TikTok says, "PMQs is literally a roast battle, it's giving chaos."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:5-president-and-prime-minister-white-house-and-downing-street:t2:1
# text = A Gen Z kid on TikTok says, "PMQs is literally a roast battle, it's giving chaos."
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	Gen	gen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	Z	z	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	TikTok	TikTok	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
9	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	PMQs	PMQs	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
12	literally	literally	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	roast	roast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	battle	battle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
17	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
19	giving	give	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	15	acl	_	_
20	chaos	chaos	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | a Z kid on TikTok |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | PMQs | a roast battle |  |  |  | literally *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **give** *in a quote* | present · progressive | kid | chaos |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chaos=Theme |

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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:* ("It's giving" means it looks like.)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:5-president-and-prime-minister-white-house-and-downing-street:t2:2
# text = ("It's giving" means it looks like.)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	giving	give	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	csubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
7	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	looks	look	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	ccomp	_	_
10	like	like	ADP	IN	_	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** *in a quote* | present · progressive | chaos |  |  |  |  |  | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **mean** | present | giving |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **look** | present | chaos |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

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*Sentence 3:* What is the serious point of it?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:5-president-and-prime-minister-white-house-and-downing-street:t2:3
# text = What is the serious point of it?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	serious	serious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	point	point	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the serious point of chaos |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **point** |  |  | chaos |  |  |  |  | nom point «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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The leader has to answer questions in public every week

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:5-president-and-prime-minister-white-house-and-downing-street:t2:o1:1
# text = The leader has to answer questions in public every week
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	leader	leader	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	answer	answer	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	questions	question	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	public	public	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	obl	_	_
9	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
10	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the leader |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **answer** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive | the leader *not said here* | questions |  | public | week |  | vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent question=Eventuality |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It is where MPs decide which people get sent to prison that week

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:5-president-and-prime-minister-white-house-and-downing-street:t2:o2:1
# text = It is where MPs decide which people get sent to prison that week
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	5	advmod	_	_
4	MPs	mp	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	decide	decide	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
6	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	7	det	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	get	get	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	sent	send	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	prison	prison	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
12	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	13	det	_	_
13	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | present · passive |  | which people |  | prison | week |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme to prison=Destination |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nothing; it has no purpose at all, it is just for the cameras

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:5-president-and-prime-minister-white-house-and-downing-street:t2:o3:1
# text = Nothing; it has no purpose at all, it is just for the cameras
1	Nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
5	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	6	det	_	_
6	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
12	just	just	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	cameras	camera	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | it | no purpose |  | all |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent purpose=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present | purpose |  |  |  |  | for the cameras | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is a comedy show where MPs compete to win prizes and cups

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:5-president-and-prime-minister-white-house-and-downing-street:t2:o4:1
# text = It is a comedy show where MPs compete to win prizes and cups
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	comedy	comedy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	show	show	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	8	advmod	_	_
7	MPs	mp	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	compete	compete	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	win	win	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	prizes	prize	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	cups	cup	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a comedy show |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **compete** | present | MPs |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **win** | to-infinitive | MPs *not said here* | prizes and cups |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prize=Eventuality |

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