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title: Ola from Norway: "We've got oil, but we save the dosh." ("Dosh" mean… — Why some places grew rich · tree and pragmatics
description: Ola from Norway: "We've got oil, but we save the dosh." ("Dosh" means money.) What would happen if a country spent all its oil money at once? Test 8 · ★ 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 an
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# Test 8 · ★ · Why some places grew rich

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Ola from Norway: "We've got oil, but we save the dosh." ("Dosh" means money.) What would happen if a country spent all its oil money at once?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** We, Dosh, country · **What happens:** get, save, mean, happen, spend · **To what, where:** oil, dosh, money, oil money

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This is test 8 · ★ 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/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Ola from Norway: "We've got oil, but we save the dosh."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:72-why-some-places-grew-rich:t8:1
# text = Ola from Norway: "We've got oil, but we save the dosh."
1	Ola	ola	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	from	from	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	Norway	Norway	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	've	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	got	get	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	1	appos	_	_
9	oil	oil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	save	save	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	parataxis	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	dosh	dosh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** *in a quote* | present · perfect | We | oil |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer oil=Stimulus |
| 2 | **save** *in a quote* | present | we | the dosh |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dosh=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:* ("Dosh" means money.)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:72-why-some-places-grew-rich:t8:2
# text = ("Dosh" means money.)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	Dosh	Dosh	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Dosh | money |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Topic |

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*Sentence 3:* What would happen if a country spent all its oil money at once?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:72-why-some-places-grew-rich:t8:3
# text = What would happen if a country spent all its oil money at once?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	happen	happen	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	spent	spend	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	_
8	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	11	det:predet	_	_
9	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
10	oil	oil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
12	at	at	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | would |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **spend** *a condition, not said to happen* | participle | a country | country's oil money |  |  |  |  | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Asset |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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It would stay rich for ever, automatically, whatever it did

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:72-why-some-places-grew-rich:t8:o1:1
# text = It would stay rich for ever, automatically, whatever it did
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	rich	rich	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	automatically	automatically	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	whatever	whatever	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	3	conj	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | would | It |  |  |  |  | automatically, rich *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **do** | past | it |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The oil under the sea would just refill itself

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:72-why-some-places-grew-rich:t8:o2:1
# text = The oil under the sea would just refill itself
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	oil	oil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	under	under	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	just	just	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	refill	refill	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
9	itself	itself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **refill** | would | the oil under the sea | oil |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It would have to stop selling oil abroad

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:72-why-some-places-grew-rich:t8:o3:1
# text = It would have to stop selling oil abroad
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	selling	sell	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	amod	_	_
7	oil	oil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	abroad	abroad	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | would | It |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **stop** | to-infinitive |  | selling oil |  |  |  | abroad *property* | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality oil=Eventuality |
| 3 | **sell** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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It could have little left when the oil runs out

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:72-why-some-places-grew-rich:t8:o4:1
# text = It could have little left when the oil runs out
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux	_	_
4	little	little	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	5	advmod	_	_
5	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	advcl	_	_
6	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	oil	oil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	runs	run	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	out	out	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | could · perfect · passive |  | It |  |  |  | little *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **run out** | present | the oil |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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