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title: omg mei says china found america in 1421!! true? — China: the Ming and Zheng He's voyages · tree and pragmatics
description: omg mei says china found america in 1421!! true? Test 3 of lesson 56 «China: the Ming and Zheng He's voyages» 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 3 · China: the Ming and Zheng He's voyages

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
omg mei says china found america in 1421!! true?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** mei · **What happens:** say, find · **To what, where:** china found america, 1421 · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 3 of lesson 56 «China: the Ming and Zheng He's voyages» 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/56-china-the-ming-and-zheng-he-s-voyages/#t3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:56-china-the-ming-and-zheng-he-s-voyages:t3:1
# text = omg mei says china found america in 1421!! true?
1	omg	omg	INTJ	UH	_	3	discourse	_	_
2	mei	mei	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	china	china	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
5	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	america	america	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	1421	1421	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	!!	!!	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
10	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	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 | mei | china found america |  | 1421 |  |  | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent america=Theme in 1421=Manner |
| 2 | **find** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |

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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.

## The options {#options}

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

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No evidence; Zheng He's farthest voyages reached East Africa

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:56-china-the-ming-and-zheng-he-s-voyages:t3:o1:1
# text = No evidence; Zheng He's farthest voyages reached East Africa
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	2	det	_	_
2	evidence	evidence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
4	Zheng	Zheng	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
5	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	farthest	far	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	8	amod	_	_
8	voyages	voyage	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	parataxis	_	_
9	reached	reach	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	East	East	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	Africa	Africa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | evidence | farthest voyages |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **reach** | past | no evidence | East Africa |  |  |  |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent africa=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
No, he went to the Moon

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:56-china-the-ming-and-zheng-he-s-voyages:t3:o2:1
# text = No, he went to the Moon
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Moon	Moon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | he |  |  | the Moon |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to moon=Initial\_Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes, he founded New York

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:56-china-the-ming-and-zheng-he-s-voyages:t3:o3:1
# text = Yes, he founded New York
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	founded	found	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	New	New	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	flat	_	_
6	York	York	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **found** | past | he | New York |  |  |  |  | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent york=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes, proven by old Chinese maps that show the coast of California

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:56-china-the-ming-and-zheng-he-s-voyages:t3:o4:1
# text = Yes, proven by old Chinese maps that show the coast of California
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	proven	prove	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	Chinese	Chinese	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	maps	map	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	show	show	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	coast	coast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	California	California	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prove** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | by old Chinese maps | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **show** | present | old Chinese maps | the coast of California |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent coast=Recipient |

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