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title: The teacher says «England invented football», Mei says «China». FIFA? — China: Mei's exaggerations and everyda… · tree and pragmatics
description: The teacher says «England invented football», Mei says «China». FIFA? Test 2 · ★★★ of lesson 60 «China: Mei's exaggerations and everyday China» 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 2 · ★★★ · China: Mei's exaggerations and everyday China

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The teacher says «England invented football», Mei says «China». FIFA?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** teacher, England, Mei · **What happens:** say, invent · **To what, where:** football, China · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 2 · ★★★ 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/#t2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* The teacher says «England invented football», Mei says «China».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:60-china-mei-s-exaggerations-and-everyday-china:t2:1
# text = The teacher says «England invented football», Mei says «China».
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	England	England	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	invented	invent	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
7	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	Mei	Mei	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	China	China	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	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 | the teacher |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **invent** *in a quote* | past | England | football |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent football=Result |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Mei | China |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent china=Topic |

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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:* FIFA?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:60-china-mei-s-exaggerations-and-everyday-china:t2:2
# text = FIFA?
1	FIFA	FIFA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Only England: there was no kicking-ball game in China before the 1800s

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:60-china-mei-s-exaggerations-and-everyday-china:t2:o1:1
# text = Only England: there was no kicking-ball game in China before the 1800s
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	England	England	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
4	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	5	expl	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
6	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	10	det	_	_
7	kicking	kicking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	China	China	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
13	before	before	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	1800s	1800	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan|NumForm=Combi|NumType=Card	10	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | England | no ball game |  | China | before the 1800s |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Both: cuju is the ancient ancestor, England wrote the modern rules

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:60-china-mei-s-exaggerations-and-everyday-china:t2:o2:1
# text = Both: cuju is the ancient ancestor, England wrote the modern rules
1	Both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	det	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
3	cuju	cuju	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	ancient	ancient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	ancestor	ancestor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	England	England	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	wrote	write	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	modern	modern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | both cuju | the ancient ancestor |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **write** | past | England | the modern rules |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rule=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Neither: Brazil invented it and wrote the first rules

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:60-china-mei-s-exaggerations-and-everyday-china:t2:o3:1
# text = Neither: Brazil invented it and wrote the first rules
1	Neither	neither	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
3	Brazil	Brazil	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	invented	invent	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|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	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	wrote	write	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	10	amod	_	_
10	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **invent** | past | Neither | it |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Result |
| 2 | **write** | past | Neither *not said here* | the first rules |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rule=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Only China: England just copied the cuju rules word for word

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:60-china-mei-s-exaggerations-and-everyday-china:t2:o4:1
# text = Only China: England just copied the cuju rules word for word
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	China	China	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
4	England	England	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	just	just	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	copied	copy	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
8	cuju	cuju	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	compound	_	_
10	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **copy** | past | China | the rules word |  |  |  | for word | vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Theme |

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