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title: It is given that silver was extracted at Potosí between the sixteent… — Resources and what countries trade · tree and pragmatics
description: It is given that silver was extracted at Potosí between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries. Ascertain which statement is correct. Exam question 4 of lesson 27 «Resources and what countries trade» of the geography course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the que
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# Exam question 4 · Resources and what countries trade

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It is given that silver was extracted at Potosí between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries. Ascertain which statement is correct.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, statement · **What happens:** give, extract, ascertain, be · **To what, where:** It, silver, Potosí

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 27 «Resources and what countries trade» of the geography course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. 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/27-resources-and-what-countries-trade/#e4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that silver was extracted at Potosí between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:27-resources-and-what-countries-trade:e4:1
# text = It is given that silver was extracted at Potosí between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	det	_	_
5	silver	silver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	extracted	extract	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	ccomp	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Potosí	Potosí	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
10	between	between	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
12	sixteenth	sixteenth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	eighteenth	eighteenth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	conj	_	_
15	centuries	century	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **extract** | past · passive |  | that silver |  | Potosí | century |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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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:* Ascertain which statement is correct.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:27-resources-and-what-countries-trade:e4:2
# text = Ascertain which statement is correct.
1	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	3	det	_	_
3	statement	statement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	correct	correct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ascertain** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | which statement |  |  |  |  | correct *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

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

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It was worked under forced labour and much of the silver reached Europe and China

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:27-resources-and-what-countries-trade:e4:o1:1
# text = It was worked under forced labour and much of the silver reached Europe and China
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	worked	work	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	under	under	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	forced	force	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	labour	labour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
8	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	nsubj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	silver	silver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	reached	reach	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
13	Europe	Europe	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	China	China	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | past · passive |  | It |  | forced labour |  |  | vn knead-26.5 «NP V NP.material»: subject=Material |
| 2 | **force** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **reach** | past | much of the silver | Europe and China |  |  |  |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent europe=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It was worked by salaried volunteers and the silver remained in Bolivia

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:27-resources-and-what-countries-trade:e4:o2:1
# text = It was worked by salaried volunteers and the silver remained in Bolivia
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	worked	work	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	salaried	salary	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	volunteers	volunteer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	silver	silver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	remained	remain	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	Bolivia	Bolivia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | past · passive | salaried volunteers | It |  |  |  |  | vn knead-26.5 «NP V NP.material»: agent=Agent subject=Material |
| 2 | **salary** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **remain** | past | the silver |  |  | Bolivia |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in bolivia=Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It was worked by Chinese miners and the silver was buried again

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:27-resources-and-what-countries-trade:e4:o3:1
# text = It was worked by Chinese miners and the silver was buried again
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	worked	work	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	Chinese	Chinese	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	miners	miner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	silver	silver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	buried	bury	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
12	again	again	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | past · passive | Chinese miners | It |  |  |  |  | vn knead-26.5 «NP V NP.material»: agent=Agent subject=Material |
| 2 | **bury** | past · passive |  | the silver |  |  | again |  | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It was worked by steam machinery and the silver was exported to Australia

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:27-resources-and-what-countries-trade:e4:o4:1
# text = It was worked by steam machinery and the silver was exported to Australia
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	worked	work	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	steam	steam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	machinery	machinery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	silver	silver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	exported	export	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | past · passive | steam machinery | It |  |  |  |  | vn knead-26.5 «NP V NP.material»: agent=Agent subject=Material |
| 2 | **export** | past · passive |  | the silver | Australia |  |  |  | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme to australia=Destination |

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