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title: In a strategy game Persia's capital moves from Tabriz to Isfahan. Is… — The Middle East and Central Asia · tree and pragmatics
description: In a strategy game Persia's capital moves from Tabriz to Isfahan. Is that possible in real history? Test 9 · ★ 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's choice w
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# Test 9 · ★ · The Middle East and Central Asia

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In a strategy game Persia's capital moves from Tabriz to Isfahan. Is that possible in real history?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** capital, that · **What happens:** move, be · **To what, where:** Isfahan, strategy game, real history

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This is test 9 · ★ of lesson 12 «The Middle East and Central Asia» of the geography 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/geography/12-middle-east-and-central-asia/#t9).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In a strategy game Persia's capital moves from Tabriz to Isfahan.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:12-middle-east-and-central-asia:t9:1
# text = In a strategy game Persia's capital moves from Tabriz to Isfahan.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	strategy	strategy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
5	Persia	Persia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	capital	capital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	moves	move	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Tabriz	Tabriz	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	Isfahan	Isfahan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move** | present | Persia's capital |  | Isfahan | a strategy game |  | from Tabriz | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V PP.source PP.trajectory PP.destination»: agent=Theme in game=Source from tabriz=Trajectory to isfahan=Destination |

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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 that possible in real history?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:12-middle-east-and-central-asia:t9:2
# text = Is that possible in real history?
1	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
2	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	nsubj	_	_
3	possible	possible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	history	history	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | that |  |  | real history |  | possible *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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No, Persia's capital was always Tehran, ever since the first Persian kings

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:12-middle-east-and-central-asia:t9:o1:1
# text = No, Persia's capital was always Tehran, ever since the first Persian kings
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	8	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	Persia	Persia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	capital	capital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	8	advmod	_	_
8	Tehran	Tehran	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
10	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	15	advmod	_	_
11	since	since	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
13	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	15	amod	_	_
14	Persian	persian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	kings	king	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Persia's capital | Tehran and the first Persian kings |  |  |  | always *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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No, Persia had no cities

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:12-middle-east-and-central-asia:t9:o2:1
# text = No, Persia had no cities
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	Persia	Persia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	6	det	_	_
6	cities	city	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | Persia | no cities |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent city=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes, but Persia's capital is now Baghdad, and Tehran is only a small town

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:12-middle-east-and-central-asia:t9:o3:1
# text = Yes, but Persia's capital is now Baghdad, and Tehran is only a small town
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	9	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
3	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
4	Persia	Persia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	capital	capital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	9	advmod	_	_
9	Baghdad	Baghdad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
12	Tehran	Tehran	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
14	only	only	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Persia's capital | Baghdad and a small town |  |  | now |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Tehran | a small town |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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

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Yes, Persia's capital moved several times, and today Iran's capital is Tehran

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:12-middle-east-and-central-asia:t9:o4:1
# text = Yes, Persia's capital moved several times, and today Iran's capital is Tehran
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	Persia	Persia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	capital	capital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	moved	move	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	several	several	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
11	today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl:unmarked	_	_
12	Iran	Iran	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	_
14	capital	capital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
15	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
16	Tehran	Tehran	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move** | past | Persia's capital |  |  |  | time |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Iran's capital | Tehran |  |  | today |  | tree rules |

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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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