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title: Zeynep says the Grand Bazaar is older than America as a country. Rig… — Trade: why people swap, and the great… · tree and pragmatics
description: Zeynep says the Grand Bazaar is older than America as a country. Right? Test 6 of lesson 70 «Trade: why people swap, and the great trade routes» 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 6 · Trade: why people swap, and the great trade routes

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Zeynep says the Grand Bazaar is older than America as a country. Right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Zeynep, Grand Bazaar · **What happens:** say, be · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 6 of lesson 70 «Trade: why people swap, and the great trade routes» 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/70-trade-why-people-swap-and-the-great-trade-routes/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Zeynep says the Grand Bazaar is older than America as a country.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:70-trade-why-people-swap-and-the-great-trade-routes:t6:1
# text = Zeynep says the Grand Bazaar is older than America as a country.
1	Zeynep	Zeynep	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	Grand	grand	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	Bazaar	Bazaar	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	older	old	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	2	ccomp	_	_
8	than	than	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	America	America	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Zeynep |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | the Grand Bazaar |  |  |  |  | than America; as a country; old *property* | tree rules |

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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:* Right?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:70-trade-why-people-swap-and-the-great-trade-routes:t6:2
# text = Right?
1	Right	right	INTJ	UH	_	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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Yes, it is about 10,000 years old, older than cities

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:70-trade-why-people-swap-and-the-great-trade-routes:t6:o1:1
# text = Yes, it is about 10,000 years old, older than cities
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	8	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
5	about	about	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	10,000	10000	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl:unmarked	_	_
8	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	older	old	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	8	parataxis	_	_
11	than	than	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	cities	city	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
```

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

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

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Yes, it was started in the 1450s, before the US existed

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:70-trade-why-people-swap-and-the-great-trade-routes:t6:o2:1
# text = Yes, it was started in the 1450s, before the US existed
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	started	start	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	1450s	1450	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan|NumForm=Combi|NumType=Card	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	US	US	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	existed	exist	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **start** | past · passive |  | it |  | the 1450s |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality |
| 2 | **exist** | past | the US |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
No, it only opened in 1990, so it's younger

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:70-trade-why-people-swap-and-the-great-trade-routes:t6:o3:1
# text = No, it only opened in 1990, so it's younger
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	opened	open	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	1990	1990	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	younger	young	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **open** | past | it |  |  | 1990 |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in 1990=Location |
| 2 | **is** | present | it |  |  |  |  | young *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
No, it's a modern shopping mall built in 2000

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:70-trade-why-people-swap-and-the-great-trade-routes:t6:o4:1
# text = No, it's a modern shopping mall built in 2000
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	8	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	modern	modern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	shopping	shopping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	mall	mall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	built	build	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	2000	2000	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | it | a modern shopping mall |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **build** | participle |  | a modern shopping mall *not said here* |  |  |  | in 2000 | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.patient V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient in 2000=Attribute |

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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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