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title: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning… — The Middle East and Central Asia · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the status of the city of Jerusalem. Exam question 2 of lesson 12 «The Middle East and Central Asia» of the geography course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova
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# Exam question 2 · The Middle East and Central Asia

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the status of the city of Jerusalem.

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, established facts · **What happens:** select, establish, concern · **To what, where:** response, status

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 12 «The Middle East and Central Asia» 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/12-middle-east-and-central-asia/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:12-middle-east-and-central-asia:e2:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the status of the city of Jerusalem.
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	status	status	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	Jerusalem	Jerusalem	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	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 status of the city of Jerusalem |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus status=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 {#o1}

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It is internationally recognised as the capital of Jordan

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:12-middle-east-and-central-asia:e2:o1:1
# text = It is internationally recognised as the capital of Jordan
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	internationally	internationally	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	recognised	recognise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	capital	capital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Jordan	Jordan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **recognise** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  | as the capital of Jordan; internationally *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Stimulus as capital=Attribute |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Its status is universally recognised and undisputed

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:12-middle-east-and-central-asia:e2:o2:1
# text = Its status is universally recognised and undisputed
1	Its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	status	status	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	universally	universally	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	recognised	recognise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	undisputed	undisputed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **recognise** | present · passive |  | Its status |  |  |  | universally *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Stimulus |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It has been designated by all states as a neutral zone without government

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:12-middle-east-and-central-asia:e2:o3:1
# text = It has been designated by all states as a neutral zone without government
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	designated	designate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	states	state	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
8	as	as	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	neutral	neutral	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	zone	zone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
12	without	without	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	government	government	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:agent	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **designate** | present · perfect · passive | government | It |  |  |  | by all states; as a neutral zone | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent subject=Theme as zone=Attribute |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Israel designates it as its capital, whereas its status remains disputed and most states maintain embassies in Tel Aviv

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:12-middle-east-and-central-asia:e2:o4:1
# text = Israel designates it as its capital, whereas its status remains disputed and most states maintain embassies in Tel Aviv
1	Israel	Israel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	designates	designate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	as	as	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	capital	capital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	whereas	whereas	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
9	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	status	status	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	remains	remain	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
12	disputed	dispute	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	xcomp	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
14	most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	15	amod	_	_
15	states	state	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj	_	_
16	maintain	maintain	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	conj	_	_
17	embassies	embassy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obj	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	Tel	Tel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
20	Aviv	Aviv	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	flat	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **designate** | present | Israel | it |  |  |  | as its capital | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent it=Theme as capital=Attribute |
| 2 | **remain** | present | capital's status |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **dispute** | participle | capital's status *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn battle-36.4 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **maintain** | present | most states | embassies |  | Tel |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent embassy=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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