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title: If one country's government breaks the rights in the Universal Decla… — The King, the courts and the rules abo… · tree and pragmatics
description: If one country's government breaks the rights in the Universal Declaration, some say outsiders should step in and others say each country should decide. What does this show? Test 11 · ★★★ of lesson 7 «The King, the courts and the rules above the rules» of the politics course of Mova's primary school
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# Test 11 · ★★★ · The King, the courts and the rules above the rules

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If one country's government breaks the rights in the Universal Declaration, some say outsiders should step in and others say each country should decide. What does this show?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** government, some, outsiders, others, country, this · **What happens:** break, say, step in, decide, show · **To what, where:** rights, Universal Declaration · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 11 · ★★★ of lesson 7 «The King, the courts and the rules above the rules» 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/7-the-king-the-courts-and-the-rules-above-the-rules/#t11).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* If one country's government breaks the rights in the Universal Declaration, some say outsiders should step in and others say each country should decide.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:7-the-king-the-courts-and-the-rules-above-the-rules:t11:1
# text = If one country's government breaks the rights in the Universal Declaration, some say outsiders should step in and others say each country should decide.
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
2	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	government	government	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	breaks	break	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	rights	right	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	Universal	universal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	Declaration	Declaration	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
14	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	15	nsubj	_	_
15	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
16	outsiders	outsider	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	nsubj	_	_
17	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
18	step	step	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	ccomp	_	_
19	in	in	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
21	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	nsubj	_	_
22	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	conj	_	_
23	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	24	det	_	_
24	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	nsubj	_	_
25	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	26	aux	_	_
26	decide	decide	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	22	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **break** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | one country's government | the rights |  | the Universal Declaration |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer right=Patient |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | some |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **step in** | should | outsiders |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | others |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 5 | **decide** | should | each country |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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 does this show?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:7-the-king-the-courts-and-the-rules-above-the-rules:t11:2
# text = What does this show?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj	_	_
4	show	show	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	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 | **show** | present · do-support | this |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent what=Recipient |

## The options {#options}

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

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People agree rights matter but argue about who should protect them

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:7-the-king-the-courts-and-the-rules-above-the-rules:t11:o1:1
# text = People agree rights matter but argue about who should protect them
1	People	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	agree	agree	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	rights	right	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	matter	matter	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
5	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	argue	argue	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	about	about	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
9	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	protect	protect	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
11	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **agree** *speech: agree* | present | People |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **matter** | present | rights |  |  |  |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |
| 3 | **argue** *speech: disagree* | present | People *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **protect** | should |  | rights *= right* |  |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Beneficiary |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Rights only exist in one country

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:7-the-king-the-courts-and-the-rules-above-the-rules:t11:o2:1
# text = Rights only exist in one country
1	Rights	right	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	exist	exist	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **exist** | present | Rights |  |  | one country |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in country=Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The Declaration has no meaning anywhere, so nobody needs to follow it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:7-the-king-the-courts-and-the-rules-above-the-rules:t11:o3:1
# text = The Declaration has no meaning anywhere, so nobody needs to follow it
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Declaration	Declaration	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	5	det	_	_
5	meaning	meaning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	anywhere	anywhere	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	10	nsubj	_	_
10	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	follow	follow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	xcomp	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the Declaration | no meaning |  |  |  | anywhere *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent meaning=Patient |
| 2 | **need** | present | nobody |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 3 | **follow** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | nobody *not said here* | meaning |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Nobody cares about rights at all

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:7-the-king-the-courts-and-the-rules-above-the-rules:t11:o4:1
# text = Nobody cares about rights at all
1	Nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	2	nsubj	_	_
2	cares	care	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	rights	right	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **care** | present | Nobody |  |  |  |  | about rights at all | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus what S»: agent=Experiencer about right=Stimulus |

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