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title: In Europa Universalis 5 the Sahara looks like an empty barrier. What… — Deserts · tree and pragmatics
description: In Europa Universalis 5 the Sahara looks like an empty barrier. What is wrong with that picture? Test 3 of lesson 18 «Deserts» 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 3 · Deserts

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In Europa Universalis 5 the Sahara looks like an empty barrier. What is wrong with that picture?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Sahara · **What happens:** look, be

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This is test 3 of lesson 18 «Deserts» 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/18-deserts/#t3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In Europa Universalis 5 the Sahara looks like an empty barrier.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:18-deserts:t3:1
# text = In Europa Universalis 5 the Sahara looks like an empty barrier.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Europa	Europa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
3	Universalis	Universalis	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	flat	_	_
4	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	flat	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Sahara	Sahara	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	looks	look	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	like	like	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	empty	empty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	barrier	barrier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | present | the Sahara |  |  |  |  | like a empty barrier; in Europa | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in europa=Theme |

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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:* What is wrong with that picture?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:18-deserts:t3:2
# text = What is wrong with that picture?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	6	det	_	_
6	picture	picture	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 |  |  |  |  |  | with that picture; wrong *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Camel caravans crossed it for centuries, linking West and North Africa

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:18-deserts:t3:o1:1
# text = Camel caravans crossed it for centuries, linking West and North Africa
1	Camel	camel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	caravans	caravan	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	crossed	cross	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	centuries	century	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	linking	link	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
9	West	west	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	North	North	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	Africa	Africa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cross** | past | Camel caravans | it |  |  | century |  | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
| 2 | **link** | gerund | Camel caravans *not said here* |  |  |  |  | west *property* | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It was full of big cities, with rivers and green fields between them all

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:18-deserts:t3:o2:1
# text = It was full of big cities, with rivers and green fields between them all
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	cities	city	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	rivers	river	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	fields	field	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
13	between	between	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nmod	_	_
15	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	14	nmod:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | It |  |  |  |  | of big cities between fields and rivers and green fields; full *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nothing, nobody ever crossed it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:18-deserts:t3:o3:1
# text = Nothing, nobody ever crossed it
1	Nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	5	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	5	nsubj	_	_
4	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	5	advmod	_	_
5	crossed	cross	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cross** | past | nobody | Nothing |  |  | ever |  | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It was a sea in 1337

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:18-deserts:t3:o4:1
# text = It was a sea in 1337
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	1337	1337	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | It | a sea |  | 1337 |  |  | tree rules |

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