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# Test 10 · ★★ · Congress and Parliament: how a law is made

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A Northern lad says, "Ey up, our lass wrote to t'MP 'cause there's no lollipop lady at t'ginnel by school." ("Ginnel" means a narrow alley; "our lass" means his sister.) What is she doing?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Northern lad, lass, Ginnel · **What happens:** say, write, be, mean, do · **To what, where:** t'MP, lollipop lady, t'ginnel, narrow alley, sister · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 10 · ★★ of lesson 6 «Congress and Parliament: how a law is made» 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/6-congress-and-parliament-how-a-law-is-made/#t10).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A Northern lad says, "Ey up, our lass wrote to t'MP 'cause there's no lollipop lady at t'ginnel by school."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:6-congress-and-parliament-how-a-law-is-made:t10:1
# text = A Northern lad says, "Ey up, our lass wrote to t'MP 'cause there's no lollipop lady at t'ginnel by school."
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Northern	northern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	lad	lad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Ey	Ey	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	ccomp	_	_
8	up	up	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	lass	lass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	wrote	write	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	21	advcl	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	t'MP	t'mp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
15	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	cause	cause	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
17	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	18	expl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	cop	_	_
19	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	21	det	_	_
20	lollipop	lollipop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	compound	_	_
21	lady	lady	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	parataxis	_	_
22	at	at	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	t'ginnel	t'ginnel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nmod	_	_
24	by	by	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	21	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | a Northern lad |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **write** *in a quote* | past | our lass |  | t'MP |  |  |  | vn lecture-37.11-1 «NP V PP.recipient PP.topic»: agent=Agent to t'mp=Recipient |
| 3 | **is a** *in a quote* | present |  | no lollipop lady |  | t'ginnel by school |  |  | 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:* ("Ginnel" means a narrow alley; "our lass" means his sister.)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:6-congress-and-parliament-how-a-law-is-made:t10:2
# text = ("Ginnel" means a narrow alley; "our lass" means his sister.)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	Ginnel	ginnel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	narrow	narrow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	alley	alley	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
10	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	lass	lass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	_
14	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
15	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Ginnel | a narrow alley |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent alley=Topic |
| 2 | **mean** | present | our lass | lass's sister |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sister=Topic |

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*Sentence 3:* What is she doing?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:6-congress-and-parliament-how-a-law-is-made:t10:3
# text = What is she doing?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	doing	do	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present · progressive | Ginnel |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Asking for a recount in the election

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:6-congress-and-parliament-how-a-law-is-made:t10:o1:1
# text = Asking for a recount in the election
1	Asking	ask	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	recount	recount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	election	election	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | gerund |  |  |  | the election |  | for a recount | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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

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Asking her representative to help fix a local safety problem

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:6-congress-and-parliament-how-a-law-is-made:t10:o2:1
# text = Asking her representative to help fix a local safety problem
1	Asking	ask	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	representative	representative	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
6	fix	fix	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
8	local	local	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
9	safety	safety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	problem	problem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | gerund |  | her representative |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S\_INF»: agent=Agent representative=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **help** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | her representative *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **fix** *not said to happen* | infinitive | her representative *not said here* | a local safety problem |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent problem=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Starting a new political party

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:6-congress-and-parliament-how-a-law-is-made:t10:o3:1
# text = Starting a new political party
1	Starting	start	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
3	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	political	political	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **start** | gerund |  | a new political party |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent party=Eventuality |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Asking the King to lower the voting age so that children can vote

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:6-congress-and-parliament-how-a-law-is-made:t10:o4:1
# text = Asking the King to lower the voting age so that children can vote
1	Asking	ask	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	13	csubj	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	lower	lower	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	voting	voting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	age	age	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	9	fixed	_	_
11	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
12	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	vote	vote	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | gerund |  |  | the King |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S\_INF»: agent=Agent king=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **lower** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | the voting age |  |  |  | so children | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent age=Theme |
| 3 | **vote** | can | Asking |  |  |  |  |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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