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# Test 2 · ★★ · Straits: Bosporus, Gibraltar, Malacca, Hormuz and the othe…

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«what happens to petrol prices if ships can't get through hormuz» Which is the best answer?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** ships, petrol prices · **What happens:** happen, not get, be · **To what, where:** petrol prices, hormuz, best answer · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 2 · ★★ of lesson 19 «Straits: Bosporus, Gibraltar, Malacca, Hormuz and the other narrow doors» 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/19-straits-the-narrow-doors/#t2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:19-straits-the-narrow-doors:t2:1
# text = «what happens to petrol prices if ships can't get through hormuz» Which is the best answer?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
3	happens	happen	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
5	petrol	petrol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	prices	price	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
7	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
8	ships	ship	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
9	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	19	advcl	_	_
12	through	through	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	hormuz	Hormuz	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	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	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** *in a quote* | present |  | petrol prices |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **get** *a condition, not said to happen, in a quote* | can | ships |  |  | hormuz |  |  | vn escape-51.1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme through hormuz=Destination |
| 3 | **be** *speech: assert* | present | petrol prices | 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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Only the price of petrol in Iran would change, not anywhere else at all

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:19-straits-the-narrow-doors:t2:o1:1
# text = Only the price of petrol in Iran would change, not anywhere else at all
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	price	price	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	petrol	petrol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Iran	Iran	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	change	change	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
12	anywhere	anywhere	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	9	advmod	_	_
13	else	else	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
14	at	at	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **change** | would | the price of petrol in Iran |  |  | all |  | anywhere *property* | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They would fall to almost nothing, because all the unsold oil would pile up in the Gulf

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:19-straits-the-narrow-doors:t2:o2:1
# text = They would fall to almost nothing, because all the unsold oil would pile up in the Gulf
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	fall	fall	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
5	almost	almost	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
8	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
9	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	12	det:predet	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	unsold	unsol	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	amod	_	_
12	oil	oil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
13	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	pile	pile	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
15	up	up	ADP	RP	_	14	compound:prt	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	Gulf	gulf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | would | They |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **unsol** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **pile up** | would | all unsold oil |  |  | the Gulf |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme in gulf=Destination |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Oil prices would likely jump, as about a fifth of the world's oil passes there

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:19-straits-the-narrow-doors:t2:o3:1
# text = Oil prices would likely jump, as about a fifth of the world's oil passes there
1	Oil	oil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	prices	price	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	likely	likely	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	jump	jump	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
7	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
8	about	about	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	fifth	fifth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	's	's	PART	POS	_	13	case	_	_
15	oil	oil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
16	passes	pass	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
17	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	16	advmod	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **jump** | would | Oil prices |  |  |  |  | likely *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **pass** | present | a fifth of the world's oil |  |  | there |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nothing would change, because almost all oil travels by pipeline instead

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:19-straits-the-narrow-doors:t2:o4:1
# text = Nothing would change, because almost all oil travels by pipeline instead
1	Nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	3	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	change	change	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
5	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	almost	almost	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	oil	oil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	travels	travel	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
10	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	pipeline	pipeline	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
12	instead	instead	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **change** | would | Nothing |  |  |  |  | instead *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **travel** | present | all oil |  |  |  |  | by pipeline | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by pipeline=Trajectory |

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