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# Test 3 · ★ · Climate zones and why they are where they are

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why's it always raining in the rainforest, it's not even near the sea half the time

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** it, rainforest · **What happens:** rain, not be · **To what, where:** rainforest, sea

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This is test 3 · ★ of lesson 21 «Climate zones and why they are where they are» 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/21-climate-zones-and-why-they-are-where-they-are/#t3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:21-climate-zones-and-why-they-are-where-they-are:t3:1
# text = why's it always raining in the rainforest, it's not even near the sea half the time
1	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	5	advmod	_	_
5	raining	rain	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	rainforest	rainforest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
12	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	16	advmod	_	_
13	even	even	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
14	near	near	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
17	half	half	DET	PDT	NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac|PronType=Ind	19	det:predet	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rain** | present · progressive | it |  |  | the rainforest | time | always *property* | vn weather-57 «It V PP.theme» |
| 2 | **not** **is** | present | rainforest |  |  | the sea |  |  | 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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Rainforest trees make the rain themselves out of nothing, every day

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:21-climate-zones-and-why-they-are-where-they-are:t3:o1:1
# text = Rainforest trees make the rain themselves out of nothing, every day
1	Rainforest	rainforest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	themselves	themselves	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	3	obj	_	_
7	out	out	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	12	det	_	_
12	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | Rainforest trees | the rain |  | nothing |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: agent=Asset rain=Beneficiary themselves=Product |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The rain is blown there all the way from the cold seas near the poles

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:21-climate-zones-and-why-they-are-where-they-are:t3:o2:1
# text = The rain is blown there all the way from the cold seas near the poles
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	blown	blow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	4	advmod	_	_
6	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	8	det:predet	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	seas	sea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
13	near	near	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	poles	pole	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blow** | present · passive |  | the rain |  | there |  | near the poles; from the cold seas; all way *obl:unmarked* | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: subject=Patient from sea=Co-Patient |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Near the equator strong sun heats moist air, which rises and rains

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:21-climate-zones-and-why-they-are-where-they-are:t3:o3:1
# text = Near the equator strong sun heats moist air, which rises and rains
1	Near	near	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	equator	equator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
4	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	heats	heat	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	moist	moist	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	rises	rise	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	rains	rain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **heat** | present | strong sun | moist air |  | the equator |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent air=Patient |
| 2 | **rise** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The equator has the most clouds because it is the coldest part of Earth

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:21-climate-zones-and-why-they-are-where-they-are:t3:o4:1
# text = The equator has the most clouds because it is the coldest part of Earth
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	equator	equator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	amod	_	_
6	clouds	cloud	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
7	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	coldest	cold	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	12	amod	_	_
12	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	Earth	Earth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the equator | the most clouds |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cloud=Patient |
| 2 | **is a** | present | equator | the coldest part |  |  |  | of Earth | 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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