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title: Mei: «I'm a dragon, so I'm born to lead!» What is wise? — China: Mei's exaggerations and everyda… · tree and pragmatics
description: Mei: «I'm a dragon, so I'm born to lead!» What is wise? Test 5 · ★★★ 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 5 · ★★★ · China: Mei's exaggerations and everyday China

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Mei: «I'm a dragon, so I'm born to lead!» What is wise?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Mei · **What happens:** be, bear, lead · **To what, where:** dragon, I

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This is test 5 · ★★★ 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/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Mei: «I'm a dragon, so I'm born to lead!»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:60-china-mei-s-exaggerations-and-everyday-china:t5:1
# text = Mei: «I'm a dragon, so I'm born to lead!»
1	Mei	Mei	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	dragon	dragon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
10	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	born	bear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	conj	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	lead	lead	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | Mei | a dragon |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **bear** *in a quote* | present · passive |  | I |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **lead** *in a quote* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition |

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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 is wise?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:60-china-mei-s-exaggerations-and-everyday-china:t5:2
# text = What is wise?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	wise	wise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | wise *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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The zodiac is a law of physics, so it must be true

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:60-china-mei-s-exaggerations-and-everyday-china:t5:o1:1
# text = The zodiac is a law of physics, so it must be true
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	zodiac	zodiac	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	physics	physic	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
11	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
12	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	cop	_	_
13	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the zodiac | a law |  |  |  | of physics | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | must | zodiac |  |  |  |  | true *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Agree: science has proved that dragon people make the best leaders

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:60-china-mei-s-exaggerations-and-everyday-china:t5:o2:1
# text = Agree: science has proved that dragon people make the best leaders
1	Agree	agree	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
3	science	science	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	proved	prove	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	1	ccomp	_	_
6	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	dragon	dragon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	12	amod	_	_
12	leaders	leader	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **agree** *speech: agree* | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **prove** | present · perfect | science |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **make** | present | dragon people | the best leaders |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leader=Product |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Disagree: only people born in rat years can lead

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:60-china-mei-s-exaggerations-and-everyday-china:t5:o3:1
# text = Disagree: only people born in rat years can lead
1	Disagree	disagree	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
5	born	bear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	rat	rat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
9	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	lead	lead	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **disagree** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **bear** | participle |  | people *not said here* |  |  | year |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **lead** | can | people |  |  |  |  |  | vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Enjoy the tradition; the zodiac does not decide character

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:60-china-mei-s-exaggerations-and-everyday-china:t5:o4:1
# text = Enjoy the tradition; the zodiac does not decide character
1	Enjoy	enjoy	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	tradition	tradition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	zodiac	zodiac	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
7	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	decide	decide	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	parataxis	_	_
10	character	character	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **enjoy** | imperative | you *not said here* | the tradition |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer tradition=Stimulus |
| 2 | **not** **decide** | present · do-support | the zodiac | character |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent character=Topic |

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