Give a little, get a little<br>Sue was a very strict teacher. One child in her class was too scared to speak because of Sue. Although she knew she was strict, Sue didn't want people to be scared. On the last day of school, Sue threw a party for the kids. The next year, the kids were less naughty and much nicer to Sue.
The party meant that the kids were less scared
The context says that Sue didn't want kids to be scared, threw a party, and that had an effect the next year. So it is correct to say the party made the kids less scared
( z1 mean :ARG1 ( z2 party ) :ARG2 ( z3 have-degree :ARG1 ( z4 kid ) :ARG2 ( z5 scare :ARG1 z4 ) :ARG3 ( z6 less ) ) )