Test 7 · ★ · Borders: why they are where they are
In 1947 a farmer's village ended up on one side of the new border and his fields on the other. What does this show?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · Who acts: village, this · What happens: end up, show · To what, where: 1947
This is test 7 · ★ of lesson 31 «Borders: why they are where they are» of the geography 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.
The question
Sentence 1: In 1947 a farmer's village ended up on one side of the new border and his fields on the other.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In | in | ADP | _ | 2 1947 | case |
| 2 | 1947 | 1947 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 7 ended | obl |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 farmer | det |
| 4 | farmer | farmer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 village | nmod:poss |
| 5 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 4 farmer | case |
| 6 | village | village | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 ended | nsubj |
| 7 | ended | end | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | up | up | ADP | _ | 7 ended | compound:prt |
| 9 | on | on | ADP | _ | 11 side | case |
| 10 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 11 side | nummod |
| 11 | side | side | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 ended | obl |
| 12 | of | of | ADP | _ | 15 border | case |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 border | det |
| 14 | new | new | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 border | amod |
| 15 | border | border | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 side | nmod |
| 16 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 18 fields | cc |
| 17 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 18 fields | nmod:poss |
| 18 | fields | field | NOUN | Number=Plur | 15 border | conj |
| 19 | on | on | ADP | _ | 21 other | case |
| 20 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 21 other | det |
| 21 | other | other | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 18 fields | nmod |
| 22 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 ended | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | end up | past | a farmer's village | in 1947 result; on one side of the new border and village's fields on the other | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient in 1947=Result |
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.
Sentence 2: What does this show?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 show | obj |
| 2 | does | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 show | aux |
| 3 | this | this | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 4 show | nsubj |
| 4 | show | show | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 show | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | show | present · do-support | this | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent what=Recipient |
The options
Option 1
Borders do not affect people at all
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Borders | border | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 affect | nsubj |
| 2 | do | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 affect | aux |
| 3 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 4 affect | advmod |
| 4 | affect | affect | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 affect | obj |
| 6 | at | at | ADP | _ | 7 all | case |
| 7 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 4 affect | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not affect | present · do-support | Borders | people | all | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus people=Experiencer |
Option 2
The border followed every farm exactly
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 border | det |
| 2 | border | border | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 followed | nsubj |
| 3 | followed | follow | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 5 farm | det |
| 5 | farm | farm | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 followed | obj |
| 6 | exactly | exactly | ADV | _ | 3 followed | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | follow | past | the border | every farm | exactly property | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent farm=Theme |
Option 3
Farmers always lived far from their fields
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Farmers | farmer | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 lived | nsubj |
| 2 | always | always | ADV | PronType=Tot | 3 lived | advmod |
| 3 | lived | live | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | far | far | ADV | Degree=Pos | 3 lived | advmod |
| 5 | from | from | ADP | _ | 7 fields | case |
| 6 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 fields | nmod:poss |
| 7 | fields | field | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 lived | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | live | past | Farmers | Farmers's fields | always, far property | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Borders drawn quickly can cut through people's lives
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Borders | border | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 cut | nsubj |
| 2 | drawn | draw | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 1 Borders | acl |
| 3 | quickly | quickly | ADV | _ | 2 drawn | advmod |
| 4 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 5 cut | aux |
| 5 | cut | cut | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 6 | through | through | ADP | _ | 9 lives | case |
| 7 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 lives | nmod:poss |
| 8 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 7 people | case |
| 9 | lives | life | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 cut | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | draw | participle | Borders not said here | quickly property | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | cut | can | Borders | through people's lives | vn cut-21.1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent through life=Patient |
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