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title: ★★★ Liam from Liverpool says «boss, I'll go with yì zhāng chuáng for… — Olympiad: measure words and characters… · tree and pragmatics
description: ★★★ Liam from Liverpool says «boss, I'll go with yì zhāng chuáng for a bed». Is he right? Test 3 · ★★★ of lesson 32 «Olympiad: measure words and characters as pictures ★★★» of the Chinese street course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each opti
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# Test 3 · ★★★ · Olympiad: measure words and characters as pictures ★★★

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★★★ Liam from Liverpool says «boss, I'll go with yì zhāng chuáng for a bed». Is he right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** ★ · **What happens:** say, go, zhāng, chuáng, be · **To what, where:** boss · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 3 · ★★★ of lesson 32 «Olympiad: measure words and characters as pictures ★★★» of the Chinese street 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/chinese-street/32-olympiad-measure-words-and-picture-characters/#t3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* ★★★ Liam from Liverpool says «boss, I'll go with yì zhāng chuáng for a bed».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chinese-street:32-olympiad-measure-words-and-picture-characters:t3:1
# text = ★★★ Liam from Liverpool says «boss, I'll go with yì zhāng chuáng for a bed».
1	★	★	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	★	★	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	1	dep	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	★	★	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Liam	Liam	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Liverpool	Liverpool	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
7	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	boss	boss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	acl:relcl	_	_
14	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	yì	yì	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	13	obl	_	_
16	zhāng	zhāng	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	13	advcl	_	_
17	chuáng	chuáng	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	16	xcomp	_	_
18	for	for	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	bed	bed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | ★ ★ Liam from Liverpool |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **go** *in a quote* | future | ★ ★ Liam from Liverpool *= ★* | boss *not said here* |  |  |  | with yì | vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location boss=Theme |
| 3 | **zhāng** *in a quote* | gerund | ★ ★ Liam from Liverpool *= ★* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **chuáng** *in a quote* | gerund | ★ ★ Liam from Liverpool *= ★* *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for a bed | tree rules |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* Is he right?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chinese-street:32-olympiad-measure-words-and-picture-characters:t3:2
# text = Is he right?
1	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | ★ |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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No: beds take tiáo, they're long

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chinese-street:32-olympiad-measure-words-and-picture-characters:t3:o1:1
# text = No: beds take tiáo, they're long
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	4	det	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
3	beds	bed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	take	take	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	advcl	_	_
5	tiáo	tiáo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
7	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | present | beds | tiáo |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tiáo=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | beds *= bed* |  |  |  |  | long *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Yes: a bed has a big flat top

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chinese-street:32-olympiad-measure-words-and-picture-characters:t3:o2:1
# text = Yes: a bed has a big flat top
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	bed	bed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | a bed | a big flat top |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent top=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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No: beds take běn, like books

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chinese-street:32-olympiad-measure-words-and-picture-characters:t3:o3:1
# text = No: beds take běn, like books
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	3	det	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
3	beds	bed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	take	take	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	běn	běn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	books	book	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | present | no beds | běn |  |  |  | like books | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent běn=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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No: beds take bēi, like cups

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chinese-street:32-olympiad-measure-words-and-picture-characters:t3:o4:1
# text = No: beds take bēi, like cups
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	3	det	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
3	beds	bed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	take	take	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	bēi	bēi	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	cups	cup	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | present | no beds | bēi |  |  |  | like cups | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bēi=Theme |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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