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title: «we painted the first easter eggs in the world». What's the wise rep… — Today's Ukraine and Danylo's exaggerat… · tree and pragmatics
description: «we painted the first easter eggs in the world». What's the wise reply? Test 8 of lesson 50 «Today's Ukraine and Danylo's exaggerations» 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 right.
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# Test 8 · Today's Ukraine and Danylo's exaggerations

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«we painted the first easter eggs in the world». What's the wise reply?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** we, wise reply · **What happens:** paint, be · **To what, where:** first easter eggs, world

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This is test 8 of lesson 50 «Today's Ukraine and Danylo's exaggerations» 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/50-todays-ukraine-and-danylos-exaggerations/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «we painted the first easter eggs in the world».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:50-todays-ukraine-and-danylos-exaggerations:t8:1
# text = «we painted the first easter eggs in the world».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	painted	paint	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	7	amod	_	_
6	easter	easter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	eggs	egg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **paint** *in a quote* | past | we | the first easter eggs |  | the world |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.theme PP.destination»: agent=Agent egg=Theme in world=Destination |

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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 wise reply?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:50-todays-ukraine-and-danylos-exaggerations:t8:2
# text = What's the wise reply?
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	wise	wise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	reply	reply	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 wise reply |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

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

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Pysanky are a fine old tradition, but decorated eggs exist in many cultures

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:50-todays-ukraine-and-danylos-exaggerations:t8:o1:1
# text = Pysanky are a fine old tradition, but decorated eggs exist in many cultures
1	Pysanky	Pysanky	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	tradition	tradition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	decorated	decorate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	amod	_	_
10	eggs	egg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
11	exist	exist	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	cultures	culture	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Pysanky | a fine old tradition |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **decorate** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn illustrate-25.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **exist** | present | decorated eggs |  |  | many cultures |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in culture=Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Ukraine never decorated eggs

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:50-todays-ukraine-and-danylos-exaggerations:t8:o2:1
# text = Ukraine never decorated eggs
1	Ukraine	Ukraine	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	decorated	decorate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	eggs	egg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **decorate** | participle | Ukraine | eggs |  |  |  |  | vn illustrate-25.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent egg=Destination |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes, the very first, proven

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:50-todays-ukraine-and-danylos-exaggerations:t8:o3:1
# text = Yes, the very first, proven
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	proven	prove	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prove** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Eggs were first painted in Kolomyia, and the rest of the world copied them later

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:50-todays-ukraine-and-danylos-exaggerations:t8:o4:1
# text = Eggs were first painted in Kolomyia, and the rest of the world copied them later
1	Eggs	egg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	4	advmod	_	_
4	painted	paint	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Kolomyia	Kolomyia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	rest	rest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
14	copied	copy	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
15	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	_
16	later	late	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	14	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **paint** | past · passive |  | Eggs |  | Kolomyia |  | first *property* | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.theme PP.destination»: subject=Theme in kolomyia=Destination |
| 2 | **copy** | past | the rest of the world | Eggs *= egg* |  |  |  | late *property* | vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=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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