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description: In Europa Universalis 5 you can never sail through Suez. Is that a mistake in the game? Test 1 · ★★★ of lesson 20 «Canals: Suez, Panama and the shortcuts» 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 r
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# Test 1 · ★★★ · Canals: Suez, Panama and the shortcuts

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In Europa Universalis 5 you can never sail through Suez. Is that a mistake in the game?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** not sail, be · **To what, where:** Europa, mistake, game

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This is test 1 · ★★★ of lesson 20 «Canals: Suez, Panama and the shortcuts» 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/20-canals-suez-panama-and-the-shortcuts/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In Europa Universalis 5 you can never sail through Suez.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:20-canals-suez-panama-and-the-shortcuts:t1:1
# text = In Europa Universalis 5 you can never sail through Suez.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Europa	Europa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
3	Universalis	Universalis	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	flat	_	_
4	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	flat	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
6	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	sail	sail	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
9	through	through	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Suez	Suez	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **sail** | can | you |  |  | Europa |  | through Suez | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent through suez=Trajectory |

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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 a mistake in the game?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:20-canals-suez-panama-and-the-shortcuts:t1:2
# text = Is that a mistake in the game?
1	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
2	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	mistake	mistake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | a mistake |  | the game |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

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

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No, the canal opened in 1869, long after the game's period ends

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:20-canals-suez-panama-and-the-shortcuts:t1:o1:1
# text = No, the canal opened in 1869, long after the game's period ends
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	canal	canal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	opened	open	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	1869	1869	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	5	advmod	_	_
10	after	after	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	_
14	period	period	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
15	ends	end	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **open** | past | the canal |  |  | 1869 |  | long *property* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in 1869=Location |
| 2 | **end** | present | the canal *not said here* |  |  |  | after the game's period |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
No, because a canal at Suez has never been opened at all

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:20-canals-suez-panama-and-the-shortcuts:t1:o2:1
# text = No, because a canal at Suez has never been opened at all
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	11	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
3	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	canal	canal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Suez	Suez	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
9	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
10	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	opened	open	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
12	at	at	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **open** | present · perfect · passive |  | a canal at Suez |  | all |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V NP.theme PP»: subject=Theme at all=Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes, the Ottomans opened it in 1517, right in the middle of the game

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:20-canals-suez-panama-and-the-shortcuts:t1:o3:1
# text = Yes, the Ottomans opened it in 1517, right in the middle of the game
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Ottomans	Ottoman	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	opened	open	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|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	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	1517	1517	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	right	right	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	middle	middle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **open** | past | the Ottomans | it |  | 1517 |  | in the middle of the game | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V NP.theme PP»: agent=Agent it=Theme in 1517=Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes, Suez has been open since Roman times without a break

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:20-canals-suez-panama-and-the-shortcuts:t1:o4:1
# text = Yes, Suez has been open since Roman times without a break
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	Suez	Suez	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	6	cop	_	_
6	open	open	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	since	since	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	Roman	roman	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
10	without	without	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	break	break	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present · perfect | Suez |  |  |  | time | without a break; open *property* | tree rules |

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