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title: Noah's dad: "This Diamond bloke reckons geography explains everythin… — Why some places grew rich · tree and pragmatics
description: Noah's dad: "This Diamond bloke reckons geography explains everything, case closed." What would a careful historian say? Test 1 · ★ of lesson 72 «Why some places grew rich» of the history course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mov
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# Test 1 · ★ · Why some places grew rich

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Noah's dad: "This Diamond bloke reckons geography explains everything, case closed." What would a careful historian say?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Diamond bloke, dad, careful historian · **What happens:** reckon, explain, close, say · **To what, where:** geography, everything · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 72 «Why some places grew rich» 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/72-why-some-places-grew-rich/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Noah's dad: "This Diamond bloke reckons geography explains everything, case closed."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:72-why-some-places-grew-rich:t1:1
# text = Noah's dad: "This Diamond bloke reckons geography explains everything, case closed."
1	Noah	Noah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	This	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	det	_	_
7	Diamond	Diamond	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	bloke	bloke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	reckons	reckon	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
10	geography	geography	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
11	explains	explain	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	case	case	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
15	closed	close	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reckon** *in a quote* | present | this Diamond bloke | geography |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent geography=Attribute |
| 2 | **explain** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | present | Noah's dad | everything |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent everything=Topic |
| 3 | **close** *in a quote* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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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 a careful historian say?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:72-why-some-places-grew-rich:t1:2
# text = What would a careful historian say?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	6	obj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	careful	careful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	historian	historian	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Geography matters a lot, but choices and politics matter too, and it is debated

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:72-why-some-places-grew-rich:t1:o1:1
# text = Geography matters a lot, but choices and politics matter too, and it is debated
1	Geography	geography	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	matters	matter	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
7	choices	choice	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	politics	politics	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	7	conj	_	_
10	matter	matter	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
11	too	too	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj:pass	_	_
15	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux:pass	_	_
16	debated	debate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **matter** | present | Geography | a lot |  |  |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **matter** | present | choices and politics |  |  |  |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |
| 3 | **debate** | present · passive |  | Geography |  |  |  |  | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Co-Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Only the weather decides history, not maps

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:72-why-some-places-grew-rich:t1:o2:1
# text = Only the weather decides history, not maps
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	weather	weather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	decides	decide	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	history	history	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	maps	map	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **decide** | present | the weather | history |  |  |  | maps *obl* | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent history=Topic |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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Your dad's right: geography explains every single thing, so the case really is closed

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:72-why-some-places-grew-rich:t1:o3:1
# text = Your dad's right: geography explains every single thing, so the case really is closed
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
6	geography	geography	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	explains	explain	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
8	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
9	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
12	so	so	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	case	case	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj:pass	_	_
15	really	really	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux:pass	_	_
17	closed	close	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Your dad |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **explain** *speech: assert* | present | geography | every single thing |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Topic |
| 3 | **close** | present · passive |  | the case |  |  |  |  | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Geography explains nothing at all about history

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:72-why-some-places-grew-rich:t1:o4:1
# text = Geography explains nothing at all about history
1	Geography	geography	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	explains	explain	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	2	obj	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	nmod	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	history	history	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **explain** *speech: assert* | present | Geography | nothing |  | all |  | about history | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nothing=Topic |

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