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# Test 1 · ★ · The politician's either-or and the straw man

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Teen: "So if I don't like your plan, I hate kids? I literally am a kid. Make it make sense." What has the teen spotted?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** I, your, you, plan · **What happens:** not like, hate, plan, be, make, have · **To what, where:** plan, kids, kid, sense, teen

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This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 178 «The politician's either-or and the straw man» of the world 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/world/178-the-politicians-either-or-and-the-straw-man/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Teen: "So if I don't like your plan, I hate kids?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:178-the-politicians-either-or-and-the-straw-man:t1:1
# text = Teen: "So if I don't like your plan, I hate kids?
1	Teen	teen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
3	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	So	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
5	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
7	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	like	like	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	parataxis	_	_
10	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	hate	hate	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
15	kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **like** *in a quote* | present · do-support | I | your plan |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot plan=Theme |
| 2 | **hate** *in a quote* | present | I | kids |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer kid=Stimulus |
| 3 | **plan** *in a quote* |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom plan «cognition transitive»: poss=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:* I literally am a kid.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:178-the-politicians-either-or-and-the-straw-man:t1:2
# text = I literally am a kid.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	literally	literally	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
3	am	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | I | a kid |  |  |  | literally *property* | tree rules |

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*Sentence 3:* Make it make sense."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:178-the-politicians-either-or-and-the-straw-man:t1:3
# text = Make it make sense."
1	Make	make	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
4	sense	sense	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | imperative | you *not said here* | plan |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | infinitive | plan *not said here* | sense |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset sense=Product |

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*Sentence 4:* What has the teen spotted?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:178-the-politicians-either-or-and-the-straw-man:t1:4
# text = What has the teen spotted?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	teen	teen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	spotted	spot	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present |  | the teen |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent teen=Patient |
| 2 | **spot** | participle |  | the teen *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn weather-57 «It V PP.theme» |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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A straw man about the army

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:178-the-politicians-either-or-and-the-straw-man:t1:o1:1
# text = A straw man about the army
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	straw	straw	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	army	army	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
```

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

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

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An either-or: agree with me or you're bad

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:178-the-politicians-either-or-and-the-straw-man:t1:o2:1
# text = An either-or: agree with me or you're bad
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	either	either	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc:preconj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	2	cc	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
6	agree	agree	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	obl	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **agree** *speech: agree* | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with me | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V PP.co-agent how S»: agent=Agent with i=Co-Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | you |  |  |  |  | bad *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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A fair argument that he lost, so he's annoyed

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:178-the-politicians-either-or-and-the-straw-man:t1:o3:1
# text = A fair argument that he lost, so he's annoyed
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	argument	argument	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	lost	lose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	annoyed	annoyed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** | past | he | a fair argument *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent argument=Eventuality |
| 2 | **is** | present | he |  |  |  |  | annoyed *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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A red herring about football

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:178-the-politicians-either-or-and-the-straw-man:t1:o4:1
# text = A red herring about football
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	herring	herring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
```

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

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