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title: An Aussie cousin texts, "Election day, chur! Snagged a democracy san… — Around the English-speaking world: Can… · tree and pragmatics
description: An Aussie cousin texts, "Election day, chur! Snagged a democracy sanga at the school." ("Snagged" means got; a "sanga" is a sandwich.) What did he get? Test 1 · ★★ of lesson 9 «Around the English-speaking world: Canada, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand» of the politics course of Mova's primary school
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# Test 1 · ★★ · Around the English-speaking world: Canada, Australia, Irel…

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An Aussie cousin texts, "Election day, chur! Snagged a democracy sanga at the school." ("Snagged" means got; a "sanga" is a sandwich.) What did he get?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** sanga, he · **What happens:** snag, mean, get, be · **To what, where:** democracy sanga, school, sandwich · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 1 · ★★ of lesson 9 «Around the English-speaking world: Canada, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand» 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/9-around-the-english-speaking-world-canada-australia-ireland-new-zealand/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* An Aussie cousin texts, "Election day, chur!

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:9-around-the-english-speaking-world-canada-australia-ireland-new-zealand:t1:1
# text = An Aussie cousin texts, "Election day, chur!
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	Aussie	aussie	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	texts	text	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Election	Election	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	chur	chur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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*Sentence 2:* Snagged a democracy sanga at the school."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:9-around-the-english-speaking-world-canada-australia-ireland-new-zealand:t1:2
# text = Snagged a democracy sanga at the school."
1	Snagged	snag	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	democracy	democracy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	sanga	sanga	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **snag** | past |  | a democracy sanga |  | the school |  |  | tree rules |

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*Sentence 3:* ("Snagged" means got; a "sanga" is a sandwich.)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:9-around-the-english-speaking-world-canada-australia-ireland-new-zealand:t1:3
# text = ("Snagged" means got; a "sanga" is a sandwich.)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	Snagged	snag	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	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	got	get	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	5	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	sanga	sanga	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	sandwich	sandwich	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **snag** *in a quote* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **get** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **is a** | present | a sanga | a sandwich |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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*Sentence 4:* What did he get?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:9-around-the-english-speaking-world-canada-australia-ireland-new-zealand:t1:4
# text = What did he get?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	get	get	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 | **get** | past · do-support | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer what=Stimulus |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A prize for voting first

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:9-around-the-english-speaking-world-canada-australia-ireland-new-zealand:t1:o1:1
# text = A prize for voting first
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	prize	prize	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	voting	voting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	2	advmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A ticket to meet the prime minister

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:9-around-the-english-speaking-world-canada-australia-ireland-new-zealand:t1:o2:1
# text = A ticket to meet the prime minister
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ticket	ticket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	meet	meet	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	acl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	prime	prime	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	minister	minister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **meet** | to-infinitive |  | the prime minister |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent minister=Co-Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A free vote for buying a sandwich

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:9-around-the-english-speaking-world-canada-australia-ireland-new-zealand:t1:o3:1
# text = A free vote for buying a sandwich
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	vote	vote	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	buying	buy	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	sandwich	sandwich	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **buy** | gerund | a free vote *not said here* | a sandwich |  |  |  |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sandwich=Theme |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A sausage in bread sold at the polling place

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:9-around-the-english-speaking-world-canada-australia-ireland-new-zealand:t1:o4:1
# text = A sausage in bread sold at the polling place
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sausage	sausage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	sold	sell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	polling	polling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sell** | participle |  | a sausage in bread *not said here* |  | the polling place |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent at place=Asset |

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