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# Test 1 · ★★★ · The game map and the real map: what EU5 simplifies

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My mate says "in EU5 I took this province in 3 months, so armies were fast back then." What is wrong?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** mate, EU5, armies · **What happens:** say, take, be · **To what, where:** province · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 1 · ★★★ of lesson 40 «The game map and the real map: what EU5 simplifies» 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/40-the-game-map-and-the-real-map-what-eu5-simplifies/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* My mate says "in EU5 I took this province in 3 months, so armies were fast back then."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:40-the-game-map-and-the-real-map-what-eu5-simplifies:t1:1
# text = My mate says "in EU5 I took this province in 3 months, so armies were fast back then."
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	EU5	EU5	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
9	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	10	det	_	_
10	province	province	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	_
13	months	month	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
15	so	so	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
16	armies	army	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	nsubj	_	_
17	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
18	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	19	advmod	_	_
19	back	back	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
20	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	19	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | My mate |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **take** *in a quote* | past | EU5 | this province |  |  | month |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent province=Theme |
| 3 | **is** *in a quote* | past | armies |  |  |  | then | back, fast *property* | 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:* What is wrong?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:40-the-game-map-and-the-real-map-what-eu5-simplifies:t1:2
# text = What is wrong?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | wrong *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Armies took buses in 1337

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:40-the-game-map-and-the-real-map-what-eu5-simplifies:t1:o1:1
# text = Armies took buses in 1337
1	Armies	army	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	buses	bus	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	1337	1337	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | Armies | buses |  | 1337 |  |  | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent bus=Value in 1337=Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Real wars always lasted one day

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:40-the-game-map-and-the-real-map-what-eu5-simplifies:t1:o2:1
# text = Real wars always lasted one day
1	Real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	wars	war	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	4	advmod	_	_
4	lasted	last	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **last** | past | Real wars |  |  |  | day | always *property* | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nothing, real armies were faster than cars and could cross Europe in a day

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:40-the-game-map-and-the-real-map-what-eu5-simplifies:t1:o3:1
# text = Nothing, real armies were faster than cars and could cross Europe in a day
1	Nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	armies	army	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
5	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	faster	fast	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	4	advmod	_	_
7	than	than	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	cars	car	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	cross	cross	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	conj	_	_
12	Europe	Europe	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	day	day	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** | past |  |  |  |  |  | than cars; fast *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **cross** | could |  | Europe |  |  | day |  | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent europe=Patient |

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

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Real armies walked, needed supplies and were often stopped by winter

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:40-the-game-map-and-the-real-map-what-eu5-simplifies:t1:o4:1
# text = Real armies walked, needed supplies and were often stopped by winter
1	Real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	armies	army	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	walked	walk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	needed	need	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
6	supplies	supplies	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	5	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
9	often	often	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	stopped	stop	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | past | Real armies |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **need** | past | Real armies *not said here* | supplies |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot supplies=Theme |
| 3 | **stop** | past · passive | Real armies *not said here* |  |  |  | winter | often *property* | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V» |

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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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