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title: A boy says, "If the King is head of state in Canada, Canada must be… — The King, the courts and the rules abo… · tree and pragmatics
description: A boy says, "If the King is head of state in Canada, Canada must be run from London." Which clever reasoning shows he is wrong? Test 12 · ★★★ of lesson 7 «The King, the courts and the rules above the rules» of the politics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of t
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# Test 12 · ★★★ · The King, the courts and the rules above the rules

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A boy says, "If the King is head of state in Canada, Canada must be run from London." Which clever reasoning shows he is wrong?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** boy, King, clever reasoning, reasoning · **What happens:** say, be, run, show · **To what, where:** head, Canada, London · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 12 · ★★★ 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/#t12).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A boy says, "If the King is head of state in Canada, Canada must be run from London."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:7-the-king-the-courts-and-the-rules-above-the-rules:t12:1
# text = A boy says, "If the King is head of state in Canada, Canada must be run from London."
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	Canada	Canada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	Canada	Canada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
17	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
18	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	19	aux:pass	_	_
19	run	run	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	ccomp	_	_
20	from	from	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	London	London	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | a boy |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **is a** *a condition, not said to happen, in a quote* | present | the King | head |  | Canada and Canada |  | of state | tree rules |
| 3 | **run** *in a quote* | must · passive |  | head |  | London |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: subject=Theme from london=Trajectory |

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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:* Which clever reasoning shows he is wrong?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:7-the-king-the-courts-and-the-rules-above-the-rules:t12:2
# text = Which clever reasoning shows he is wrong?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	obj	_	_
2	clever	clever	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	reasoning	reasoning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | clever reasoning |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent which=Recipient |
| 2 | **is** | present | reasoning |  |  |  |  | wrong *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Canada has no government of its own

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:7-the-king-the-courts-and-the-rules-above-the-rules:t12:o1:1
# text = Canada has no government of its own
1	Canada	Canada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	4	det	_	_
4	government	government	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Canada | no government of government's own |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent government=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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London sends Canada's laws by post each day

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:7-the-king-the-courts-and-the-rules-above-the-rules:t12:o2:1
# text = London sends Canada's laws by post each day
1	London	London	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sends	send	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Canada	Canada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	laws	law	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	post	post	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | present | London | Canada's laws |  |  | day | by post | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent law=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The King lives in Canada half the year

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:7-the-king-the-courts-and-the-rules-above-the-rules:t12:o3:1
# text = The King lives in Canada half the year
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Canada	Canada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	half	half	DET	PDT	NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac|PronType=Ind	8	det:predet	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | the King |  |  | Canada | year |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in canada=Location |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Canada's own government makes the decisions; the King's role there is mostly for ceremony

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:7-the-king-the-courts-and-the-rules-above-the-rules:t12:o4:1
# text = Canada's own government makes the decisions; the King's role there is mostly for ceremony
1	Canada	Canada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	government	government	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	decisions	decision	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	's	PART	POS	_	10	case	_	_
12	role	role	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
13	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	14	expl	_	_
14	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
15	mostly	mostly	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
16	for	for	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	ceremony	ceremony	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | Canada's own government | the decisions |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset decision=Product |
| 2 | **be** | present | the King's role |  |  | there |  | for ceremony; mostly *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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