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title: Off Peru the fishing is some of the richest in the world, yet the sh… — Winds, monsoons and ocean currents · tree and pragmatics
description: Off Peru the fishing is some of the richest in the world, yet the shore is desert. Why? Test 5 · ★★★ 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 right
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# Test 5 · ★★★ · Winds, monsoons and ocean currents

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Off Peru the fishing is some of the richest in the world, yet the shore is desert. Why?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** fishing, shore · **What happens:** be · **To what, where:** world, desert

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This is test 5 · ★★★ 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/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Off Peru the fishing is some of the richest in the world, yet the shore is desert.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:22-winds-monsoons-and-ocean-currents:t5:1
# text = Off Peru the fishing is some of the richest in the world, yet the shore is desert.
1	Off	off	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Peru	Peru	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	fishing	fishing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
6	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	nsubj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	richest	rich	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	0	root	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
14	yet	yet	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	shore	shore	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
17	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
18	desert	desert	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the fishing |  |  | the world |  | off Peru; rich *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | the shore | desert |  |  |  |  | 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.

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*Sentence 2:* Why?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:22-winds-monsoons-and-ocean-currents:t5:2
# 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 {#o1}

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The fishing boats' smoke scares the rain clouds away from the land

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:22-winds-monsoons-and-ocean-currents:t5:o1:1
# text = The fishing boats' smoke scares the rain clouds away from the land
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	fishing	fishing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	boats	boat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	'	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	smoke	smoke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	scares	scare	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	clouds	cloud	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
10	away	away	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
11	from	from	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scare** | present | the fishing boats's smoke | the rain clouds |  |  |  | away *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus cloud=Experiencer |
| 2 | **smoke** |  | the fishing boats |  |  |  |  |  | nom smoke «phenomenon intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The hot desert sand blows into the sea and feeds the fish there

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:22-winds-monsoons-and-ocean-currents:t5:o2:1
# text = The hot desert sand blows into the sea and feeds the fish there
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	desert	desert	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	sand	sand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	blows	blow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	feeds	feed	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	10	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blow** | present | the hot desert sand |  |  | the sea |  |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP.material PP.product»: agent=Agent into sea=Product |
| 2 | **feed** | present | the hot desert sand *not said here* |  | the fish | there |  |  | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fish=Recipient |

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

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The cold Humboldt Current brings food for fish but little rain

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:22-winds-monsoons-and-ocean-currents:t5:o3:1
# text = The cold Humboldt Current brings food for fish but little rain
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	Humboldt	Humboldt	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	Current	current	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	brings	bring	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bring** | present | the cold Humboldt Current | food |  |  |  | for fish but little rain | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent food=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Warm water there makes it rain out at sea but never over the shore

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:22-winds-monsoons-and-ocean-currents:t5:o4:1
# text = Warm water there makes it rain out at sea but never over the shore
1	Warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	2	advmod	_	_
4	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	out	out	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
10	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
11	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
12	over	over	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	shore	shore	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 out** | present | Warm water | it |  | sea but the shore |  |  | tree rules |

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