Test 4 · ★★ · Explorers and how the world was mapped
A ship returned home in 1522 after sailing all the way round the Earth. What did this prove to everyone?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · What happens: return, sail, prove · To what, where: ship, 1522, way, Earth
This is test 4 · ★★ of lesson 98 «Explorers and how the world was mapped» 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.
The question
Sentence 1: A ship returned home in 1522 after sailing all the way round the Earth.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 ship | det |
| 2 | ship | ship | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | returned | return | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 ship | acl |
| 4 | home | home | ADV | _ | 3 returned | advmod |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 1522 | case |
| 6 | 1522 | 1522 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 3 returned | obl |
| 7 | after | after | SCONJ | _ | 8 sailing | mark |
| 8 | sailing | sail | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 3 returned | advcl |
| 9 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 11 way | det:predet |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 way | det |
| 11 | way | way | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 sailing | obl |
| 12 | round | round | ADP | _ | 14 Earth | case |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 Earth | det |
| 14 | Earth | Earth | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 sailing | obl |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 ship | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | return | participle | a ship not said here | 1522 | home property | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||
| 2 | sail | gerund | all way | the Earth | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent round earth=Trajectory |
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 did this prove to everyone?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 prove | nsubj |
| 2 | did | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 prove | aux |
| 3 | this | this | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 4 prove | nsubj |
| 4 | prove | prove | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | ADP | _ | 6 everyone | case |
| 6 | everyone | everyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Tot | 4 prove | obl |
| 7 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 prove | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | prove | past · do-support | to everyone | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient that S»: agent=Pivot to everyone=Experiencer |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
That the oceans join and the Earth can be sailed round
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 2 the | nsubj |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 oceans | det |
| 3 | oceans | ocean | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 join | nsubj |
| 4 | join | join | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 sailed | cc |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 Earth | det |
| 7 | Earth | Earth | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 sailed | nsubj |
| 8 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 10 sailed | aux |
| 9 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 10 sailed | aux:pass |
| 10 | sailed | sail | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 join | conj |
| 11 | round | round | ADV | _ | 10 sailed | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | join | present | the oceans | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient | |||||
| 2 | sail | can · passive | the Earth | round property | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
Option 2
That the Earth is flat with an edge
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 3 Earth | nsubj |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 Earth | det |
| 3 | Earth | Earth | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 flat | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 flat | cop |
| 5 | flat | flat | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 6 | with | with | ADP | _ | 8 edge | case |
| 7 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 edge | det |
| 8 | edge | edge | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 flat | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | the Earth | with a edge; flat property | tree rules |
Option 3
That Asia and America are the same land
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 2 Asia | det |
| 2 | Asia | Asia | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 land | nsubj |
| 3 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 4 America | cc |
| 4 | America | America | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 Asia | conj |
| 5 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 land | cop |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 land | det |
| 7 | same | same | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 land | amod |
| 8 | land | land | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | that Asia and America | the same land | tree rules |
Option 4
That the Sun goes around the Earth
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 4 goes | nsubj |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 Sun | det |
| 3 | Sun | Sun | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 goes | nsubj |
| 4 | goes | go | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | around | around | ADP | _ | 7 Earth | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 Earth | det |
| 7 | Earth | Earth | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 goes | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | go | present | That | the Earth | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme around earth=Initial_Location |
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