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title: Dad, in plain dry words, says, "Veto overridden: two-thirds in both… — Congress and Parliament: how a law is… · tree and pragmatics
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# Test 9 · ★★ · Congress and Parliament: how a law is made

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Dad, in plain dry words, says, "Veto overridden: two-thirds in both chambers." What happened?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Dad, Veto · **What happens:** say, override, happen · **To what, where:** two thirds · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 9 · ★★ 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/#t9).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Dad, in plain dry words, says, "Veto overridden: two-thirds in both chambers."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:6-congress-and-parliament-how-a-law-is-made:t9:1
# text = Dad, in plain dry words, says, "Veto overridden: two-thirds in both chambers."
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	plain	plain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	dry	dry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
8	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	Veto	veto	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	overridden	override	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
14	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	16	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	thirds	third	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	19	det	_	_
19	chambers	chamber	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Dad and plain dry words |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **override** *in a quote* | participle | Veto | two thirds in both chambers |  |  |  |  | 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 happened?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:6-congress-and-parliament-how-a-law-is-made:t9:2
# text = What happened?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	2	nsubj	_	_
2	happened	happen	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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The president changed his mind after all and signed it himself

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:6-congress-and-parliament-how-a-law-is-made:t9:o1:1
# text = The president changed his mind after all and signed it himself
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	president	president	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	changed	change	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	mind	mind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	after	after	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	signed	sign	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	9	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **change** | past | the president | president's mind |  |  | after all |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mind=Patient |
| 2 | **sign** | past | the president *not said here* | mind |  |  |  | president *obl:unmarked* | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Destination |
| 3 | **mind** |  | president |  |  |  |  |  | nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Both chambers lost two-thirds of their members in an election

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:6-congress-and-parliament-how-a-law-is-made:t9:o2:1
# text = Both chambers lost two-thirds of their members in an election
1	Both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	chambers	chamber	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lost	lose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	thirds	third	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	members	member	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	election	election	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** | past | both chambers | two thirds of chambers's members |  | a election |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent third=Eventuality |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Congress passed the law anyway after the president said no

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:6-congress-and-parliament-how-a-law-is-made:t9:o3:1
# text = Congress passed the law anyway after the president said no
1	Congress	Congress	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	passed	pass	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	anyway	anyway	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
6	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	president	president	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
10	no	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pass** | past | Congress | the law |  |  |  | anyway *property* | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme law=Trajectory |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the president |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent no=Topic |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The bill was thrown out for good and can never be brought back

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:6-congress-and-parliament-how-a-law-is-made:t9:o4:1
# text = The bill was thrown out for good and can never be brought back
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bill	bill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	thrown	throw	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	out	out	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
9	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
10	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
11	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	brought	bring	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
13	back	back	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **throw out** | past · passive |  | the bill |  |  |  | for good | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **bring back** | can · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together» |

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