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title: Ryan: «kids my age worked in MINES?? no way». Is child labour over? — Rights won step by step: freedom, vote… · tree and pragmatics
description: Ryan: «kids my age worked in MINES?? no way». Is child labour over? Test 5 · ★★★ of lesson 69 «Rights won step by step: freedom, votes and children's rights» 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 
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# Test 5 · ★★★ · Rights won step by step: freedom, votes and children's rig…

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Ryan: «kids my age worked in MINES?? no way». Is child labour over?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Ryan, child labour · **What happens:** work, be

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This is test 5 · ★★★ of lesson 69 «Rights won step by step: freedom, votes and children's rights» 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/69-rights-won-step-by-step-freedom-votes-and-children-s-rights/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Ryan: «kids my age worked in MINES?? no way».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:69-rights-won-step-by-step-freedom-votes-and-children-s-rights:t5:1
# text = Ryan: «kids my age worked in MINES?? no way».
1	Ryan	Ryan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
5	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	age	age	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	_
7	worked	work	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	MINES	MINES	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	??	??	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
11	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	12	det	_	_
12	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** *in a quote* | past | Ryan |  |  |  |  | in MINES | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in mines=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:* Is child labour over?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:69-rights-won-step-by-step-freedom-votes-and-children-s-rights:t5:2
# text = Is child labour over?
1	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
2	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	labour	labour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	over	over	ADV	RB	_	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Yes, robots do all the work now, so kids don't have to anymore

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:69-rights-won-step-by-step-freedom-votes-and-children-s-rights:t5:o1:1
# text = Yes, robots do all the work now, so kids don't have to anymore
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	robots	robot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
5	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	7	det:predet	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
10	so	so	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
11	kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
12	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
14	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	xcomp	_	_
16	anymore	anymore	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **have** | present · do-support | kids |  |  |  |  | anymore *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Yes, it ended everywhere in the world in 1833

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:69-rights-won-step-by-step-freedom-votes-and-children-s-rights:t5:o2:1
# text = Yes, it ended everywhere in the world in 1833
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	ended	end	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	everywhere	everywhere	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	4	advmod	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	1833	1833	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **end** | past | it |  |  | the world |  | in 1833; everywhere *property* | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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No; well over 100 million children still work, mostly on farms

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:69-rights-won-step-by-step-freedom-votes-and-children-s-rights:t5:o3:1
# text = No; well over 100 million children still work, mostly on farms
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	9	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	6	advmod	_	_
4	over	over	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	100	100	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	compound	_	_
6	million	million	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
8	still	still	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	work	work	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
11	mostly	mostly	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
12	on	on	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	farms	farm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | present | million children |  |  |  | still | on farms; mostly *property* | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent on farm=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It never happened, it's just in old stories

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:69-rights-won-step-by-step-freedom-votes-and-children-s-rights:t5:o4:1
# text = It never happened, it's just in old stories
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	happened	happen	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
7	just	just	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	stories	story	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **happen** | past | It |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | it |  |  | old stories |  |  | tree rules |

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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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