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title: «snow on kilimanjaro?? it's in africa, it's boiling» Which is the be… — Mountains and highlands · tree and pragmatics
description: «snow on kilimanjaro?? it's in africa, it's boiling» Which is the best answer? Test 2 · ★ of lesson 17 «Mountains and highlands» 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 was right.
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# Test 2 · ★ · Mountains and highlands

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«snow on kilimanjaro?? it's in africa, it's boiling» Which is the best answer?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** snow, africa · **What happens:** be, boil · **To what, where:** africa, best answer · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 17 «Mountains and highlands» 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/17-mountains-and-highlands/#t2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:17-mountains-and-highlands:t2:1
# text = «snow on kilimanjaro?? it's in africa, it's boiling» Which is the best answer?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	kilimanjaro	kilimanjaro	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	??	??	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	africa	africa	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	boiling	boil	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	_
15	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	19	nsubj	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	19	amod	_	_
19	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | snow on kilimanjaro |  |  | africa and the best answer |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **boil** *in a quote* | present · progressive | snow | africa and the best answer *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.instrument V NP»: agent=Instrument africa=Patient |
| 3 | **be** *speech: assert* | present | africa and the best answer | the best answer |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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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Kilimanjaro is near the South Pole

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:17-mountains-and-highlands:t2:o1:1
# text = Kilimanjaro is near the South Pole
1	Kilimanjaro	Kilimanjaro	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	near	near	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	South	South	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	Pole	Pole	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Kilimanjaro |  |  | the South Pole |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Air gets much colder high up, so snow can lie on its summit near the equator

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:17-mountains-and-highlands:t2:o2:1
# text = Air gets much colder high up, so snow can lie on its summit near the equator
1	Air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	much	much	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	colder	cold	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	2	xcomp	_	_
5	high	high	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	6	advmod	_	_
6	up	up	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
9	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
10	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	lie	lie	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
12	on	on	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	summit	summit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
15	near	near	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	equator	equator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | Air |  |  |  |  | cold *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **lie** | can | snow |  |  | snow's summit |  | near the equator | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on summit=Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Africa has very cold summers

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:17-mountains-and-highlands:t2:o3:1
# text = Africa has very cold summers
1	Africa	Africa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	very	very	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	summers	summer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Africa |  |  |  | summer |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It is fake snow made by machines every night for the tourists who come to climb it

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:17-mountains-and-highlands:t2:o4:1
# text = It is fake snow made by machines every night for the tourists who come to climb it
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	fake	fake	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	machines	machine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl:agent	_	_
8	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	tourists	tourist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
13	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
14	come	come	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	acl:relcl	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	climb	climb	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	xcomp	_	_
17	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | fake snow |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  | fake snow *not said here* |  |  | night | for the tourists | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP P.asset»: agent=Agent for tourist=Asset |
| 3 | **come** | present | the tourists |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **climb** | to-infinitive | the tourists *not said here* | snow |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial\_Location it=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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