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title: Sam is drawing a map and puts the Sahara right on the equator. Fix it. — Climate zones and why they are where t… · tree and pragmatics
description: Sam is drawing a map and puts the Sahara right on the equator. Fix it. Test 6 · ★ of lesson 21 «Climate zones and why they are where they are» 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 wrong.
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# Test 6 · ★ · Climate zones and why they are where they are

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Sam is drawing a map and puts the Sahara right on the equator. Fix it.

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Sam, you · **What happens:** draw, put, fix · **To what, where:** map, Sahara, equator

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This is test 6 · ★ 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/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Sam is drawing a map and puts the Sahara right on the equator.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:21-climate-zones-and-why-they-are-where-they-are:t6:1
# text = Sam is drawing a map and puts the Sahara right on the equator.
1	Sam	Sam	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	drawing	draw	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	map	map	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	puts	put	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Sahara	Sahara	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	right	right	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
11	on	on	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	equator	equator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **draw** | present · progressive | Sam | a map |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent map=Theme |
| 2 | **put** | present | Sam *not said here* | the Sahara |  | the equator |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent sahara=Theme on equator=Destination |

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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:* Fix it.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:21-climate-zones-and-why-they-are-where-they-are:t6:2
# text = Fix it.
1	Fix	fix	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fix** | imperative | you *not said here* | Sahara |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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He is right, the hottest and driest deserts all sit on the equator

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:21-climate-zones-and-why-they-are-where-they-are:t6:o1:1
# text = He is right, the hottest and driest deserts all sit on the equator
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
6	hottest	hot	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	9	amod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	driest	dry	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	9	amod	_	_
9	deserts	desert	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
10	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	advmod	_	_
11	sit	sit	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
12	on	on	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	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 | **is** | present | He |  |  |  |  | the hottest driest deserts *obl*; right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **sit** | present | the hottest driest deserts *not said here* |  |  | the equator |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on equator=Location |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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The Sahara lies at about 50 degrees north, level with southern England

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:21-climate-zones-and-why-they-are-where-they-are:t6:o2:1
# text = The Sahara lies at about 50 degrees north, level with southern England
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Sahara	Sahara	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lies	lie	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	about	about	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	50	50	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	degrees	degree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
8	north	north	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	level	level	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	parataxis	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	southern	southern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	England	England	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lie** | present | the Sahara |  |  | 50 degrees |  | with southern England; north *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent at degree=Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The Sahara is in the temperate zone, the same as Britain and France

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:21-climate-zones-and-why-they-are-where-they-are:t6:o3:1
# text = The Sahara is in the temperate zone, the same as Britain and France
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Sahara	Sahara	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	temperate	temperate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	zone	zone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	_
11	as	as	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	Britain	Britain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	France	France	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the Sahara |  |  | the temperate zone |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | the Sahara *not said here* |  |  |  |  | as Britain and France | tree rules |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Big hot deserts lie at about 20 to 30 degrees, not on the equator

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:21-climate-zones-and-why-they-are-where-they-are:t6:o4:1
# text = Big hot deserts lie at about 20 to 30 degrees, not on the equator
1	Big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
2	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	deserts	desert	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	lie	lie	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
6	about	about	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	20	20	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	30	30	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nmod	_	_
10	degrees	degree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
13	on	on	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	equator	equator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lie** | present | Big hot deserts |  |  | 20 degrees |  | on the equator | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent at degree=Location |

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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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