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title: Ryan reckons school's a modern torture invented last century. What w… — Learning through the ages: schools, un… · tree and pragmatics
description: Ryan reckons school's a modern torture invented last century. What would his teacher say? Test 1 of lesson 64 «Learning through the ages: schools, universities, libraries and science» of the history course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each 
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# Test 1 · Learning through the ages: schools, universities, librarie…

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Ryan reckons school's a modern torture invented last century. What would his teacher say?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Ryan, school, teacher · **What happens:** reckon, be, invent, say · **To what, where:** modern torture · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 1 of lesson 64 «Learning through the ages: schools, universities, libraries and science» 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/64-learning-through-the-ages-schools-universities-libraries-and-science/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Ryan reckons school's a modern torture invented last century.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:64-learning-through-the-ages-schools-universities-libraries-and-science:t1:1
# text = Ryan reckons school's a modern torture invented last century.
1	Ryan	Ryan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	reckons	reckon	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	modern	modern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	torture	torture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	ccomp	_	_
8	invented	invent	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	century	century	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reckon** | present | Ryan |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present | school | a modern torture |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **invent** | participle |  | a modern torture *not said here* |  |  | century |  | vn create-26.4-1 «NP V»: 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.

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*Sentence 2:* What would his teacher say?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:64-learning-through-the-ages-schools-universities-libraries-and-science:t1:2
# text = What would his teacher say?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	5	obj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | would | Ryan's teacher |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Schools are old, but back then only grown-ups went to school

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:64-learning-through-the-ages-schools-universities-libraries-and-science:t1:o1:1
# text = Schools are old, but back then only grown-ups went to school
1	Schools	school	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
5	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
6	back	back	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	12	advmod	_	_
8	only	only	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
9	grown	grow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	ups	up	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
12	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Schools |  |  |  |  | old *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **grow** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **go** | past | grown ups |  |  | school | then |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to school=Initial\_Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Schools began with the internet, so about 30 years ago

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:64-learning-through-the-ages-schools-universities-libraries-and-science:t1:o2:1
# text = Schools began with the internet, so about 30 years ago
1	Schools	school	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	began	begin	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	internet	internet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
8	about	about	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	30	30	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
11	ago	ago	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **begin** | past | Schools |  |  |  | year | with the internet | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V PP.subeventuality»: agent=Eventuality with internet=Subeventuality |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Correct, school only began in about the year 2000

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:64-learning-through-the-ages-schools-universities-libraries-and-science:t1:o3:1
# text = Correct, school only began in about the year 2000
1	Correct	correct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	began	begin	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	about	about	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
10	2000	2000	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	flat	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **begin** | past | Correct school |  |  |  | year |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

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

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Schools are about 4,000 years old, but most kids did not go

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:64-learning-through-the-ages-schools-universities-libraries-and-science:t1:o4:1
# text = Schools are about 4,000 years old, but most kids did not go
1	Schools	school	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	about	about	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	4,000	4,000	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl:unmarked	_	_
6	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
8	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
9	most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	10	amod	_	_
10	kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
11	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
12	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
13	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Schools |  |  |  | year | old *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **go** | past · do-support | most kids |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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