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description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the partition of British India in the year 1947. Exam question 3 of lesson 11 «East, South and South-East Asia: countries and capitals» of the geography course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of th
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# Exam question 3 · East, South and South-East Asia: countries and capitals

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the partition of British India in the year 1947.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, established facts · **What happens:** select, establish, concern · **To what, where:** response, partition

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 11 «East, South and South-East Asia: countries and capitals» of the geography course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. 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/geography/11-east-south-and-south-east-asia/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:11-east-south-and-south-east-asia:e3:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the partition of British India in the year 1947.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
9	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	partition	partition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	British	British	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	India	India	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
18	1947	1947	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	17	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response |  |  |  | consistent *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **concern** | gerund | the established facts *not said here* | the partition of British India |  |  | year |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus partition=Experiencer |

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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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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British India was divided into India and Sri Lanka, the latter subsequently becoming Bangladesh

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:11-east-south-and-south-east-asia:e3:o1:1
# text = British India was divided into India and Sri Lanka, the latter subsequently becoming Bangladesh
1	British	British	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	India	India	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	divided	divide	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	India	India	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	Sri	Sri	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	Lanka	Lanka	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	latter	latter	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	parataxis	_	_
13	subsequently	subsequently	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	becoming	become	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	advcl	_	_
15	Bangladesh	Bangladesh	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **divide** | past · passive |  | British India |  | India and Sri |  |  | vn multiply-108-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **become** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | subsequently *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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British India remained undivided until 1971

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:11-east-south-and-south-east-asia:e3:o2:1
# text = British India remained undivided until 1971
1	British	British	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	India	India	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	remained	remain	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	undivided	undivided	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	until	until	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	1971	1971	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remain** | past | British India |  |  |  | until 1971 | undivided *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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British India was divided into India and Pakistan; East Pakistan became Bangladesh in 1971

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:11-east-south-and-south-east-asia:e3:o3:1
# text = British India was divided into India and Pakistan; East Pakistan became Bangladesh in 1971
1	British	British	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	India	India	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	divided	divide	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	India	India	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	Pakistan	Pakistan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
10	East	East	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
11	Pakistan	Pakistan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	flat	_	_
12	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
13	Bangladesh	Bangladesh	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	xcomp	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	1971	1971	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **divide** | past · passive |  | British India |  | India and Pakistan |  |  | vn multiply-108-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **become** | past | East |  |  |  |  | in 1971 *result* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient in 1971=Result |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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British India was annexed in its entirety by China

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:11-east-south-and-south-east-asia:e3:o4:1
# text = British India was annexed in its entirety by China
1	British	British	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	India	India	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	annexed	annex	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	entirety	entirety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	China	China	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **annex** | past · passive | China | British India |  | its entirety |  |  | vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=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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