--- title: Mei says Chinese medicine cures everything; the teacher says «not sc… — China: Mei's exaggerations and everyda… · tree and pragmatics description: Mei says Chinese medicine cures everything; the teacher says «not science». What did Tu Youyou show? 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What did Tu Youyou show? **Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Mei, Chinese medicine, teacher · **What happens:** say, cure, do · **To what, where:** everything, science, Tu show · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 11 · ★★★ of lesson 60 «China: Mei's exaggerations and everyday China» 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/60-china-mei-s-exaggerations-and-everyday-china/#t11). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Mei says Chinese medicine cures everything; the teacher says «not science». ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:60-china-mei-s-exaggerations-and-everyday-china:t11:1 # text = Mei says Chinese medicine cures everything; the teacher says «not science». 1 Mei Mei PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 Chinese Chinese ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 4 medicine medicine NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 5 cures cure VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 ccomp _ _ 6 everything everything PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Tot 5 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 ; ; PUNCT : _ 10 punct _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 teacher teacher NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nsubj _ _ 10 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 11 « « PUNCT `` _ 13 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 12 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 13 advmod _ _ 13 science science NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 14 » » PUNCT '' _ 13 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 15 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Mei | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **cure** | present | Chinese medicine | everything | | | | | vn free-10.6.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Causer everything=Source | | 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the teacher | science | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent science=Topic | 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:* What did Tu Youyou show? ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:60-china-mei-s-exaggerations-and-everyday-china:t11:2 # text = What did Tu Youyou show? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 2 nsubj _ _ 2 did do VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 Tu Tu PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 compound _ _ 4 Youyou Youyou PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 flat _ _ 5 show show NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ? ? PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **do** | past | | Tu show | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent show=Eventuality | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} No old remedy can ever work, so throw them out ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:60-china-mei-s-exaggerations-and-everyday-china:t11:o1:1 # text = No old remedy can ever work, so throw them out 1 No no DET DT PronType=Neg 3 det _ _ 2 old old ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 remedy remedy NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 4 can can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 5 ever ever ADV RB PronType=Ind 6 advmod _ _ 6 work work VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 8 so so ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ _ 9 throw throw VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 6 conj _ _ 10 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 obj _ _ 11 out out ADP RP _ 9 compound:prt _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **work** | can | no old remedy | | | | ever | | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **throw out** | infinitive | no old remedy *not said here* | them *= they* | | | | | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} Every old remedy works, so no tests are needed ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:60-china-mei-s-exaggerations-and-everyday-china:t11:o2:1 # text = Every old remedy works, so no tests are needed 1 Every every DET DT PronType=Tot 3 det _ _ 2 old old ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 remedy remedy NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 works work VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 6 so so ADV RB _ 10 advmod _ _ 7 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 8 det _ _ 8 tests test NOUN NNS Number=Plur 10 nsubj:pass _ _ 9 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 10 aux:pass _ _ 10 needed need VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 4 parataxis _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **work** | present | every old remedy | | | | | | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **need** | present · passive | | no tests | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: subject=Theme | ### Option 3 {#o3} Tests are not needed if a remedy is very old ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:60-china-mei-s-exaggerations-and-everyday-china:t11:o3:1 # text = Tests are not needed if a remedy is very old 1 Tests test NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux:pass _ _ 3 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 4 advmod _ _ 4 needed need VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 5 if if SCONJ IN _ 10 mark _ _ 6 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 remedy remedy NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nsubj _ _ 8 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 10 cop _ _ 9 very very ADV RB _ 10 advmod _ _ 10 old old ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **need** | present · passive | | Tests | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: subject=Theme | | 2 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | a remedy | | | | | old *property* | tree rules | ### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4} Test old remedies; keep the ones that work ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:60-china-mei-s-exaggerations-and-everyday-china:t11:o4:1 # text = Test old remedies; keep the ones that work 1 Test test VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 old old ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 remedies remedy NOUN NNS Number=Plur 1 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 4 ; ; PUNCT : _ 5 punct _ _ 5 keep keep VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 1 conj _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 ones one NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 obj _ _ 8 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 9 nsubj _ _ 9 work work VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 acl:relcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **test** | imperative | you *not said here* | old remedies | | | | | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent remedy=Theme | | 2 | **keep** | infinitive | you *not said here* | the ones | | | | | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Theme | | 3 | **work** | present | the ones | | | | | | vn employment-95.3 «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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