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title: Grandma Rosa's grandmother worked on the farm from age seven. Why wa… — Learning through the ages: schools, un… · tree and pragmatics
description: Grandma Rosa's grandmother worked on the farm from age seven. Why was that normal then? Test 5 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 op
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# Test 5 · Learning through the ages: schools, universities, librarie…

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Grandma Rosa's grandmother worked on the farm from age seven. Why was that normal then?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** grandmother · **What happens:** work, be

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This is test 5 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/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Grandma Rosa's grandmother worked on the farm from age seven.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:64-learning-through-the-ages-schools-universities-libraries-and-science:t5:1
# text = Grandma Rosa's grandmother worked on the farm from age seven.
1	Grandma	Grandma	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	Rosa	Rosa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	grandmother	grandmother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	worked	work	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	farm	farm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	age	age	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
11	seven	seven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | past | Grandma Rosa's grandmother |  |  |  | from age | on the farm | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent on farm=Theme |

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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:* Why was that normal then?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:64-learning-through-the-ages-schools-universities-libraries-and-science:t5:2
# text = Why was that normal then?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	normal	normal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Children liked farm work more than they liked lessons

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:64-learning-through-the-ages-schools-universities-libraries-and-science:t5:o1:1
# text = Children liked farm work more than they liked lessons
1	Children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	liked	like	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
3	farm	farm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	work	work	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	4	advmod	_	_
6	than	than	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	liked	like	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
9	lessons	lesson	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **like** | participle | Children *not said here* | farm |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot farm=Theme |
| 2 | **work** | present | Children |  |  |  |  |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **like** | past | Children *= child* | lessons |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot lesson=Theme |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Most children worked; school for all came only recently

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:64-learning-through-the-ages-schools-universities-libraries-and-science:t5:o2:1
# text = Most children worked; school for all came only recently
1	Most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	2	amod	_	_
2	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	worked	work	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
5	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	advmod	_	_
8	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
9	only	only	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	recently	recently	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | past | Most children | school |  |  |  |  | vn knead-26.5 «NP V NP.material»: agent=Agent school=Material |
| 2 | **come** | past | Most children *not said here* |  |  |  |  | recently *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Schools were banned for everyone, children and grown-ups alike

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:64-learning-through-the-ages-schools-universities-libraries-and-science:t5:o3:1
# text = Schools were banned for everyone, children and grown-ups alike
1	Schools	school	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	banned	ban	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
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	7	conj	_	_
12	alike	alike	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ban** | past · passive |  | Schools |  |  |  | for everyone | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **grow** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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There were no schools at all anywhere in the world then

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:64-learning-through-the-ages-schools-universities-libraries-and-science:t5:o4:1
# text = There were no schools at all anywhere in the world then
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	were	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	4	det	_	_
4	schools	school	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	conj	_	_
7	anywhere	anywhere	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	6	amod	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
11	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	2	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | past | no schools in the world |  |  | there | then |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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