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title: Danylo says the Soviets banned Ukrainian from day one. What's the fu… — The struggle of 1917–21 and the Holodo… · tree and pragmatics
description: Danylo says the Soviets banned Ukrainian from day one. What's the full story? Test 8 of lesson 46 «The struggle of 1917–21 and the Holodomor» of the history course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was wrong.
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# Test 8 · The struggle of 1917–21 and the Holodomor

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Danylo says the Soviets banned Ukrainian from day one. What's the full story?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Danylo, Soviets, full story · **What happens:** say, ban, be · **To what, where:** Ukrainian · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 8 of lesson 46 «The struggle of 1917–21 and the Holodomor» 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/46-the-struggle-of-1917-21-and-the-holodomor/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Danylo says the Soviets banned Ukrainian from day one.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:46-the-struggle-of-1917-21-and-the-holodomor:t8:1
# text = Danylo says the Soviets banned Ukrainian from day one.
1	Danylo	Danylo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Soviets	Soviet	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	banned	ban	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
6	Ukrainian	Ukrainian	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Danylo |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **ban** | past | the Soviets | Ukrainian |  |  | day |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer ukrainian=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:* What's the full story?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:46-the-struggle-of-1917-21-and-the-holodomor:t8:2
# text = What's the full story?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the full story |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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It was never touched at all

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:46-the-struggle-of-1917-21-and-the-holodomor:t8:o1:1
# text = It was never touched at all
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	touched	touch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **touch** | past · passive |  | It |  | all |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Co-Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Yes, banned from day one, nothing in Ukrainian was ever printed in Soviet times

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:46-the-struggle-of-1917-21-and-the-holodomor:t8:o2:1
# text = Yes, banned from day one, nothing in Ukrainian was ever printed in Soviet times
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	banned	ban	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
8	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Ukrainian	Ukrainian	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux:pass	_	_
12	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	13	advmod	_	_
13	printed	print	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	Soviet	Soviet	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ban** | participle |  |  |  |  | day |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Causer |
| 2 | **print** | past · passive |  | nothing |  |  | ever; time |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Only the Pope banned it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:46-the-struggle-of-1917-21-and-the-holodomor:t8:o3:1
# text = Only the Pope banned it
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	Pope	Pope	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	banned	ban	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ban** | past | the Pope | it |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer it=Theme |

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

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In the 1920s it grew, then in the 1930s it was reversed and writers were shot

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:46-the-struggle-of-1917-21-and-the-holodomor:t8:o4:1
# text = In the 1920s it grew, then in the 1930s it was reversed and writers were shot
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	1920s	1920s	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan|NumForm=Combi|NumType=Card	5	obl	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	grew	grow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
7	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	13	advmod	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	1930s	1930	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan|NumForm=Combi|NumType=Card	13	obl	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
12	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	reversed	reverse	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	parataxis	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
15	writers	writer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nsubj:pass	_	_
16	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux:pass	_	_
17	shot	shoot	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | past | it |  |  | the 1920s |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in 1920s=Location |
| 2 | **reverse** | past · passive |  | it |  | the 1930s | then |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient |
| 3 | **shoot** | past · passive |  | writers |  |  |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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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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