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description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Exam question 4 of lesson 13 «Africa: countries and capitals» of the geography course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's cho
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# Exam question 4 · Africa: countries and capitals

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, established facts · **What happens:** select, establish, concern · **To what, where:** response, Federal Republic

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 13 «Africa: 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/13-africa-countries-and-capitals/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:13-africa-countries-and-capitals:e4:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
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	12	det	_	_
11	Federal	Federal	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	Republic	Republic	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	Nigeria	Nigeria	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	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 Federal Republic of Nigeria |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus republic=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 the least populous state in West Africa

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:13-africa-countries-and-capitals:e4:o1:1
# text = It is the least populous state in West Africa
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	least	least	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	amod	_	_
5	populous	populous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	West	West	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	Africa	Africa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | the least populous state |  | West Africa |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Its capital was transferred from Abuja to Lagos in 1991, Lagos being the most populous city in Africa

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:13-africa-countries-and-capitals:e4:o2:1
# text = Its capital was transferred from Abuja to Lagos in 1991, Lagos being the most populous city in Africa
1	Its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	capital	capital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	transferred	transfer	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Abuja	Abuja	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Lagos	Lagos	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	1991	1991	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
12	Lagos	Lagos	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
13	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	17	cop	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
15	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	16	advmod	_	_
16	populous	populous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	Africa	Africa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **transfer** | past · passive |  | Its capital | Lagos | Abuja |  | in 1991 | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location PP.destination»: subject=Theme from abuja=Initial\_Location to lagos=Destination |
| 2 | **is a** | gerund | Lagos | the populous city |  | Africa |  |  | tree rules |

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

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It is the most populous state in Africa, and its capital was transferred from Lagos to Abuja in 1991

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:13-africa-countries-and-capitals:e4:o3:1
# text = It is the most populous state in Africa, and its capital was transferred from Lagos to Abuja in 1991
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	5	advmod	_	_
5	populous	populous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Africa	Africa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
11	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	capital	capital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj:pass	_	_
13	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	transferred	transfer	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
15	from	from	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	Lagos	Lagos	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
17	to	to	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	Abuja	Abuja	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	1991	1991	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | the populous state |  | Africa |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **transfer** | past · passive | the populous state *not said here* | state's capital | Abuja | Lagos |  | in 1991 | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location PP.destination»: subject=Theme from lagos=Initial\_Location to abuja=Destination |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is the largest African state by area, with its capital at Lagos

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:13-africa-countries-and-capitals:e4:o4:1
# text = It is the largest African state by area, with its capital at Lagos
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	largest	large	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	amod	_	_
5	African	African	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	area	area	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	capital	capital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
13	at	at	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	Lagos	Lagos	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | the largest African state |  |  |  | by area; with area's capital at Lagos | 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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