--- title: The Declaration said all men are created equal. Why do historians sa… — The United States: a short story · tree and pragmatics description: The Declaration said all men are created equal. Why do historians say the words were greater than the reality? Test 2 · ★★ of lesson 38 «The United States: a short story» of the history course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova' --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/history/38-the-united-states-a-short-story/t2/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [History](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/history/) / [The United States: a short story](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/history/38-the-united-states-a-short-story/) / t2 # Test 2 · ★★ · The United States: a short story The Declaration said all men are created equal. Why do historians say the words were greater than the reality? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Declaration, historians, words · **What happens:** say, create, be · **To what, where:** men · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 2 · ★★ of lesson 38 «The United States: a short story» of the history 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/history/38-the-united-states-a-short-story/#t2). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* The Declaration said all men are created equal. ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:38-the-united-states-a-short-story:t2:1 # text = The Declaration said all men are created equal. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 Declaration declaration NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 5 det _ _ 5 men man NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 nsubj:pass _ _ 6 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 aux:pass _ _ 7 created create VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 ccomp _ _ 8 equal equal ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 9 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the Declaration | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **create** | present · passive | | all men | | | | equal *property* | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Result | 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. *Sentence 2:* Why do historians say the words were greater than the reality? ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:38-the-united-states-a-short-story:t2:2 # text = Why do historians say the words were greater than the reality? 1 Why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 4 advmod _ _ 2 do do AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 historians historian NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nsubj _ _ 4 say say VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 words word NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 nsubj _ _ 7 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 cop _ _ 8 greater great ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 4 ccomp _ _ 9 than than ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 reality reality NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 12 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present · do-support | historians | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is** | past | the words | | | | | than the reality; great *property* | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1} Slavery continued, and women and Native people did not get equal rights ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:38-the-united-states-a-short-story:t2:o1:1 # text = Slavery continued, and women and Native people did not get equal rights 1 Slavery slavery NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 continued continue VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 4 and and CCONJ CC _ 11 cc _ _ 5 women woman NOUN NNS Number=Plur 11 nsubj _ _ 6 and and CCONJ CC _ 8 cc _ _ 7 Native native ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 amod _ _ 8 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 conj _ _ 9 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 11 aux _ _ 10 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 11 advmod _ _ 11 get get VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 conj _ _ 12 equal equal ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 13 amod _ _ 13 rights right NOUN NNS Number=Plur 11 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **continue** | past | Slavery | | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **not** **get** | past · do-support | women and Native people | equal rights | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer right=Stimulus | ### Option 2 {#o2} Nobody ever read the Declaration ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:38-the-united-states-a-short-story:t2:o2:1 # text = Nobody ever read the Declaration 1 Nobody nobody PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Neg 3 nsubj _ _ 2 ever ever ADV RB PronType=Ind 3 advmod _ _ 3 read read VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 Declaration declaration NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **read** | past | Nobody | the Declaration | | | ever | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent declaration=Topic | ### Option 3 {#o3} It was written in French ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:38-the-united-states-a-short-story:t2:o3:1 # text = It was written in French 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux:pass _ _ 3 written write VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 in in ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 French French PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **write** | past · passive | | It | | French | | | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in french=Destination | ### Option 4 {#o4} Everyone was equal from 1776, and nothing had to change after that ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:38-the-united-states-a-short-story:t2:o4:1 # text = Everyone was equal from 1776, and nothing had to change after that 1 Everyone everyone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Tot 3 nsubj _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 equal equal ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 4 from from ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 1776 1776 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 3 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 7 and and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 8 nothing nothing PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Neg 9 nsubj _ _ 9 had have VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 parataxis _ _ 10 to to PART TO _ 11 mark _ _ 11 change change VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 9 xcomp _ _ 12 after after ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 13 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 11 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past | Everyone | | | 1776 | | equal *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **have** | past | nothing | | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **change** | to-infinitive | nothing *not said here* | | | | after that | | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | **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. 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