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title: Identify the position of the People's Republic of China among states… — China: modern China, space and contest… · tree and pragmatics
description: Identify the position of the People's Republic of China among states that have sent persons into space by their own means. Exam question 1 of lesson 59 «China: modern China, space and contested topics» of the history course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the que
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# Exam question 1 · China: modern China, space and contested topics

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Identify the position of the People's Republic of China among states that have sent persons into space by their own means.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** identify, send, mean · **To what, where:** position, states, space, own

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 59 «China: modern China, space and contested topics» of the history course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. 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/59-china-modern-china-space-and-contested-topics/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:59-china-modern-china-space-and-contested-topics:e1:1
# text = Identify the position of the People's Republic of China among states that have sent persons into space by their own means.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	position	position	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	People	People	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	Republic	Republic	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	China	China	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	among	among	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	states	state	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
13	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	15	nsubj:pass	_	_
14	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
15	sent	send	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	acl:relcl	_	_
16	persons	person	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obj	_	_
17	into	into	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	space	space	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
19	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	22	mark	_	_
20	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
21	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	obl	_	_
22	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the position of the People's Republic of China |  |  |  | among states | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent position=Theme |
| 2 | **send** | present · perfect · passive |  | states |  | space |  |  | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: subject=Destination person=Theme |
| 3 | **mean** | present |  | persons's own |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: 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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The third, following the USSR and the United States

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:59-china-modern-china-space-and-contested-topics:e1:o1:1
# text = The third, following the USSR and the United States
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	third	third	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	USSR	USSR	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	United	United	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	States	State	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  | the USSR and the United States |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ussr=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The second, preceding the United States by two years

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:59-china-modern-china-space-and-contested-topics:e1:o2:1
# text = The second, preceding the United States by two years
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	preceding	precede	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	United	United	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	States	State	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **precede** | gerund |  | the United States |  |  | year |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme state=Co-Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The first, preceding both the USSR and the United States

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:59-china-modern-china-space-and-contested-topics:e1:o3:1
# text = The first, preceding both the USSR and the United States
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	preceding	precede	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	both	both	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc:preconj	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	USSR	USSR	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	United	United	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	States	State	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **precede** | gerund | the first | the USSR and the United States |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The fifth, following India, Japan and the United States

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:59-china-modern-china-space-and-contested-topics:e1:o4:1
# text = The fifth, following India, Japan and the United States
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	fifth	fifth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	India	India	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	Japan	Japan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	United	United	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	States	State	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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