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title: The teacher: "Robots? He said uniforms, Lily. Answer what he said."… — Fighting fair: no straw men, no moving… · tree and pragmatics
description: The teacher: "Robots? He said uniforms, Lily. Answer what he said." Which reply answers what he said? Test 8 · ★★ of lesson 189 «Fighting fair: no straw men, no moving goalposts, no either-or» of the world course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and o
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# Test 8 · ★★ · Fighting fair: no straw men, no moving goalposts, no eithe…

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The teacher: "Robots? He said uniforms, Lily. Answer what he said." Which reply answers what he said?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** He, you, Lily, reply · **What happens:** say, answer · **To what, where:** uniforms · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 8 · ★★ of lesson 189 «Fighting fair: no straw men, no moving goalposts, no either-or» 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/189-fighting-fair-no-straw-men-no-moving-goalposts-no-either-or/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* The teacher: "Robots?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:189-fighting-fair-no-straw-men-no-moving-goalposts-no-either-or:t8:1
# text = The teacher: "Robots?
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	Robots	robot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

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*Sentence 2:* He said uniforms, Lily.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:189-fighting-fair-no-straw-men-no-moving-goalposts-no-either-or:t8:2
# text = He said uniforms, Lily.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	uniforms	uniform	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	Lily	Lily	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | He | uniforms |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent uniform=Topic |

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*Sentence 3:* Answer what he said."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:189-fighting-fair-no-straw-men-no-moving-goalposts-no-either-or:t8:3
# text = Answer what he said."
1	Answer	answer	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
2	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	ccomp	_	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 | **answer** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Lily |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic |

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*Sentence 4:* Which reply answers what he said?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:189-fighting-fair-no-straw-men-no-moving-goalposts-no-either-or:t8:4
# text = Which reply answers what he said?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	reply	reply	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	answers	answer	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	6	obj	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **answer** *speech: assert* | present | which reply |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | reply |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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"Either uniforms or chaos."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:189-fighting-fair-no-straw-men-no-moving-goalposts-no-either-or:t8:o1:1
# text = "Either uniforms or chaos."
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Either	either	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc:preconj	_	_
3	uniforms	uniform	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	chaos	chaos	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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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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"Uniforms can cost a lot for some families."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:189-fighting-fair-no-straw-men-no-moving-goalposts-no-either-or:t8:o2:1
# text = "Uniforms can cost a lot for some families."
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Uniforms	uniform	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	cost	cost	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	det	_	_
9	families	family	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cost** *in a quote* | can | Uniforms | a lot |  |  |  | for some families | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme lot=Value |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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"You only like uniforms because you're boring."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:189-fighting-fair-no-straw-men-no-moving-goalposts-no-either-or:t8:o3:1
# text = "You only like uniforms because you're boring."
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	like	like	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	uniforms	uniform	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	boring	boring	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **like** *in a quote* | present | You | uniforms |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot uniform=Theme |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | you |  |  |  |  | boring *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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"So you want us all to be robots."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:189-fighting-fair-no-straw-men-no-moving-goalposts-no-either-or:t8:o4:1
# text = "So you want us all to be robots."
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	So	so	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	want	want	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	nmod:unmarked	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	cop	_	_
9	robots	robot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** *in a quote* | present | you | us |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot we=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** *not said to happen, in a quote* | to-infinitive | us *not said here* | robots |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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