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title: A pub quiz card says Monaco is the smallest country in the world. Ho… — Odd places: microstates, enclaves and… · tree and pragmatics
description: A pub quiz card says Monaco is the smallest country in the world. How do you fix it? Test 11 · ★★ of lesson 39 «Odd places: microstates, enclaves and disputed lands» of the geography course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's c
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# Test 11 · ★★ · Odd places: microstates, enclaves and disputed lands

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A pub quiz card says Monaco is the smallest country in the world. How do you fix it?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** quiz card, Monaco, you · **What happens:** say, be, fix · **To what, where:** smallest country, world · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 11 · ★★ of lesson 39 «Odd places: microstates, enclaves and disputed lands» 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/39-odd-places-microstates-enclaves-and-disputed-lands/#t11).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A pub quiz card says Monaco is the smallest country in the world.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:39-odd-places-microstates-enclaves-and-disputed-lands:t11:1
# text = A pub quiz card says Monaco is the smallest country in the world.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	pub	pub	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	quiz	quiz	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	card	card	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	Monaco	Monaco	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	smallest	small	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	10	amod	_	_
10	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	ccomp	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | a quiz card |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Monaco | the smallest country |  | the world |  |  | 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:* How do you fix it?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:39-odd-places-microstates-enclaves-and-disputed-lands:t11:2
# text = How do you fix it?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	fix	fix	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fix** | present · do-support | you | world |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

## The options {#options}

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

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Vatican City is the smallest, and Monaco is second

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:39-odd-places-microstates-enclaves-and-disputed-lands:t11:o1:1
# text = Vatican City is the smallest, and Monaco is second
1	Vatican	Vatican	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	City	City	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	smallest	small	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	Monaco	Monaco	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Vatican City |  |  |  |  | small *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | Monaco |  |  |  |  | second *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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San Marino is the smallest, Monaco is third

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:39-odd-places-microstates-enclaves-and-disputed-lands:t11:o2:1
# text = San Marino is the smallest, Monaco is third
1	San	San	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	Marino	Marino	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	smallest	small	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	Monaco	Monaco	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	third	third	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	5	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | San |  |  |  |  | small *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | Monaco |  |  |  |  | third *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Monaco is right, the Vatican is not a country

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:39-odd-places-microstates-enclaves-and-disputed-lands:t11:o3:1
# text = Monaco is right, the Vatican is not a country
1	Monaco	Monaco	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	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	,	_	10	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Vatican	Vatican	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Monaco |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **is a** | present | the Vatican | a country |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Liechtenstein is the smallest, Monaco is second

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:39-odd-places-microstates-enclaves-and-disputed-lands:t11:o4:1
# text = Liechtenstein is the smallest, Monaco is second
1	Liechtenstein	Liechtenstein	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	smallest	small	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	Monaco	Monaco	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	4	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Liechtenstein |  |  |  |  | small *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | Monaco |  |  |  |  | second *property* | 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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