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title: Ships came home from the Americas to Spain by a more northern route… — Winds, monsoons and ocean currents · tree and pragmatics
description: Ships came home from the Americas to Spain by a more northern route than they went out. Why? Test 4 · ★★★ of lesson 22 «Winds, monsoons and ocean currents» 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 
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# Test 4 · ★★★ · Winds, monsoons and ocean currents

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Ships came home from the Americas to Spain by a more northern route than they went out. Why?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Ships · **What happens:** come, go out · **To what, where:** Spain, Americas

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This is test 4 · ★★★ of lesson 22 «Winds, monsoons and ocean currents» 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/22-winds-monsoons-and-ocean-currents/#t4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Ships came home from the Americas to Spain by a more northern route than they went out.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:22-winds-monsoons-and-ocean-currents:t4:1
# text = Ships came home from the Americas to Spain by a more northern route than they went out.
1	Ships	ship	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	home	home	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Americas	AMERICAS	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Spain	Spain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
11	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	12	advmod	_	_
12	northern	northern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	route	route	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
14	than	than	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
15	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
17	out	out	ADP	RP	_	16	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | Ships |  | Spain | the Americas |  | by a northern route; home *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location PP.destination»: agent=Theme from americas=Initial\_Location to spain=Destination |
| 2 | **go out** | past | Ships *= ship* |  |  |  |  |  | vn interact-36.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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:* Why?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:22-winds-monsoons-and-ocean-currents:t4:2
# text = Why?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## The options {#options}

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

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Going out they used the trade winds, coming back the westerlies

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:22-winds-monsoons-and-ocean-currents:t4:o1:1
# text = Going out they used the trade winds, coming back the westerlies
1	Going	go	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	csubj	_	_
2	out	out	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	used	use	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	trade	trade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	winds	wind	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	coming	come	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
10	back	back	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	westerlies	westerly	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go out** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn interact-36.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **use** | past | they | the trade winds |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wind=Patient |
| 3 | **come back** | gerund | they *not said here* | the westerlies |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The ships were lighter going home, so they could go faster up north

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:22-winds-monsoons-and-ocean-currents:t4:o2:1
# text = The ships were lighter going home, so they could go faster up north
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ships	ship	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	lighter	light	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
5	going	go	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
6	home	home	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
9	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
10	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	parataxis	_	_
12	faster	fast	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	11	advmod	_	_
13	up	up	ADP	RP	_	11	compound:prt	_	_
14	north	north	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the ships |  |  |  |  | light *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | gerund | the ships *not said here* |  |  |  |  | home *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **go up** | could | ships *= ship* |  |  |  |  | fast, north *property* | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The southern route was blocked by sea ice on the way back to Europe

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:22-winds-monsoons-and-ocean-currents:t4:o3:1
# text = The southern route was blocked by sea ice on the way back to Europe
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	southern	southern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	route	route	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	blocked	block	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
12	back	back	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	Europe	Europe	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **block** | past · passive | sea ice | the southern route |  | the way to Europe |  |  | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent subject=Patient on way=Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Sailors wanted to stop at different islands on the way home

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:22-winds-monsoons-and-ocean-currents:t4:o4:1
# text = Sailors wanted to stop at different islands on the way home
1	Sailors	sailor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	islands	island	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
11	home	home	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | past | Sailors |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **stop** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Sailors *not said here* |  |  | different islands |  | on the way | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at island=Location |

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