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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/#t9). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:geography:11-east-south-and-south-east-asia:t9:1 # text = «shut up, the capital of Sri Lanka is Colombo, obviously» What is right? 1 « « PUNCT `` _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 shut shut VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 up up ADP RP _ 2 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 capital capital NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 nsubj _ _ 7 of of ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 Sri Sri PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 nmod _ _ 9 Lanka Lanka PROPN NNP Number=Sing 8 flat _ _ 10 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 11 cop _ _ 11 Colombo Colombo PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 vocative _ SpaceAfter=No 12 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 13 obviously obviously ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 14 » » PUNCT '' _ 2 punct _ _ 15 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 17 nsubj _ _ 16 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 17 cop _ _ 17 right right ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 18 ? ? PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **shut up** *in a quote* | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | obviously *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | the capital of Sri | Colombo | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **is** | present | | | | | | right *property* | tree rules | 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} Colombo is the only capital and Kotte does not exist ```conllu # sent_id = question:geography:11-east-south-and-south-east-asia:t9:o1:1 # text = Colombo is the only capital and Kotte does not exist 1 Colombo Colombo PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 only only ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 capital capital NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 6 and and CCONJ CC _ 7 cc _ _ 7 Kotte Kotte PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 conj _ _ 8 does do AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 10 aux _ _ 9 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 10 advmod _ _ 10 exist exist VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 5 parataxis _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | Colombo | the only capital and Kotte | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **not** **exist** | present · do-support | | | | | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} Sri Lanka's capital is Kathmandu ```conllu # sent_id = question:geography:11-east-south-and-south-east-asia:t9:o2:1 # text = Sri Lanka's capital is Kathmandu 1 Sri Sri PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nmod:poss _ _ 2 Lanka Lanka PROPN NNP Number=Sing 1 flat _ SpaceAfter=No 3 's 's PART POS _ 1 case _ _ 4 capital capital NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 5 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 6 Kathmandu Kathmandu PROPN NNP Number=Sing 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | Sri's capital | Kathmandu | | | | | tree rules | ### Option 3 {#o3} Sri Lanka's capital is Delhi ```conllu # sent_id = question:geography:11-east-south-and-south-east-asia:t9:o3:1 # text = Sri Lanka's capital is Delhi 1 Sri Sri PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nmod:poss _ _ 2 Lanka Lanka PROPN NNP Number=Sing 1 flat _ SpaceAfter=No 3 's 's PART POS _ 1 case _ _ 4 capital capital NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 5 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 6 Delhi Delhi PROPN NNP Number=Sing 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | Sri's capital | Delhi | | | | | tree rules | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} The official capital is Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, right next to Colombo ```conllu # sent_id = question:geography:11-east-south-and-south-east-asia:t9:o4:1 # text = The official capital is Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, right next to Colombo 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 official official ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 capital capital NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 4 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 5 Sri Sri PROPN NNP Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 6 Jayawardenepura Jayawardenepura PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 flat _ _ 7 Kotte Kotte PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 flat _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 9 right right ADV RB _ 10 advmod _ _ 10 next next ADV RB _ 12 advmod _ _ 11 to to ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 12 Colombo Colombo PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 flat _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | the official capital | Sri | | | | | tree rules | **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. 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