Test 3 · ★★ · When civilizations meet: conquest, colonies and freedom, s…
In Europa Universalis, Ava sends a colonist to a province with "native population 2,000" and it becomes hers. What does the game leave out?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: Ava, colonist, game · What happens: send, become, leave out · To what, where: colonist, Europa, Ava
This is test 3 · ★★ of lesson 76 «When civilizations meet: conquest, colonies and freedom, seen from both sides» of the history 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 Europa Universalis, Ava sends a colonist to a province with "native population 2,000" and it becomes hers.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In | in | ADP | _ | 2 Europa | case |
| 2 | Europa | Europa | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 sends | obl |
| 3 | Universalis | Universalis | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 Europa | flat |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 2 Europa | punct |
| 5 | Ava | Ava | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 sends | nsubj |
| 6 | sends | send | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 colonist | det |
| 8 | colonist | colonist | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 sends | obj |
| 9 | to | to | ADP | _ | 11 province | case |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 province | det |
| 11 | province | province | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 sends | obl |
| 12 | with | with | ADP | _ | 15 population | case |
| 13 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 15 population | punct |
| 14 | native | native | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 population | amod |
| 15 | population | population | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 sends | obl |
| 16 | 2,000 | 2000 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 15 population | flat |
| 17 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 15 population | punct |
| 18 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 20 becomes | cc |
| 19 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 20 becomes | nsubj |
| 20 | becomes | become | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 sends | conj |
| 21 | hers | her | PRON | Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 20 becomes | obj |
| 22 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 sends | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | send | present | Ava | a colonist | Europa | to a province; with native population | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent colonist=Theme in europa=Destination | ||
| 2 | become | present | colonist | Ava | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Patient her=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 the game leave out?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 5 leave | obj |
| 2 | does | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 leave | aux |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 game | det |
| 4 | game | game | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 leave | nsubj |
| 5 | leave | leave | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 6 | out | out | ADP | _ | 5 leave | compound:prt |
| 7 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 leave | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | leave out | present · do-support | the game | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Theme |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Those people had their own land, rulers and lives, and many resisted
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Those | that | DET | Number=Plur PronType=Dem | 2 people | det |
| 2 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 had | nsubj |
| 3 | had | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 land | nmod:poss |
| 5 | own | own | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 land | amod |
| 6 | land | land | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 had | obj |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 rulers | punct |
| 8 | rulers | ruler | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 land | conj |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 lives | cc |
| 10 | lives | life | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 rulers | conj |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 resisted | punct |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 14 resisted | cc |
| 13 | many | many | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 resisted | nsubj:pass |
| 14 | resisted | resist | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 had | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | past | that people | people's own land and rulers and lives | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent land=Patient | ||||
| 2 | resist | participle · passive | many | tree rules |
Option 2
Colonies were always on empty land
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colonies | colony | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 land | nsubj |
| 2 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 land | cop |
| 3 | always | always | ADV | PronType=Tot | 6 land | advmod |
| 4 | on | on | ADP | _ | 6 land | case |
| 5 | empty | empty | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 land | amod |
| 6 | land | land | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | Colonies | empty land | always property | tree rules |
Option 3
Native population numbers were exact
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Native | native | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 numbers | amod |
| 2 | population | population | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 numbers | compound |
| 3 | numbers | number | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 exact | nsubj |
| 4 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 exact | cop |
| 5 | exact | exact | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | Native population numbers | exact property | tree rules |
Option 4
Native people always invited the colonists in and gave them their land as a gift
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Native | native | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 people | amod |
| 2 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 invited | nsubj |
| 3 | always | always | ADV | PronType=Tot | 4 invited | advmod |
| 4 | invited | invite | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 colonists | det |
| 6 | colonists | colonist | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 invited | obj |
| 7 | in | in | ADP | _ | 4 invited | compound:prt |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 gave | cc |
| 9 | gave | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 invited | conj |
| 10 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 gave | iobj |
| 11 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 12 land | nmod:poss |
| 12 | land | land | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 gave | obj |
| 13 | as | as | ADP | _ | 15 gift | case |
| 14 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 15 gift | det |
| 15 | gift | gift | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 gave | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | invite in | past | Native people | the colonists | always property | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent colonist=Recipient | |||
| 2 | give | past | Native people not said here | people's land | colonists = colonist | as a gift | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent they=Recipient land=Theme |
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