--- title: Ava's friend: "Central Park was just a forest they forgot to cut dow… — Cities: why they grow, and how water a… · tree and pragmatics description: Ava's friend: "Central Park was just a forest they forgot to cut down." What's true? 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What's true? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Central Park, they · **What happens:** be, forget, not cut down · **To what, where:** forest This is test 10 of lesson 73 «Cities: why they grow, and how water and sewers made them safe» 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/73-cities-why-they-grow-and-how-sewers-made-them-safe/#t10). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Ava's friend: "Central Park was just a forest they forgot to cut down." ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:73-cities-why-they-grow-and-how-sewers-made-them-safe:t10:1 # text = Ava's friend: "Central Park was just a forest they forgot to cut down." 1 Ava Ava PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's 's PART POS _ 1 case _ _ 3 friend friend NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 : : PUNCT : _ 11 punct _ _ 5 " " PUNCT `` _ 11 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 Central Central PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 flat _ _ 7 Park Park PROPN NNP Number=Sing 11 nsubj _ _ 8 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 11 cop _ _ 9 just just ADV RB _ 11 advmod _ _ 10 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 forest forest NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 appos _ _ 12 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 nsubj _ _ 13 forgot forget VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 11 acl:relcl _ _ 14 to to PART TO _ 15 mark _ _ 15 cut cut VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 13 xcomp _ _ 16 down down ADP RP _ 15 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 17 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 18 " " PUNCT '' _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | past | Central Park | a forest | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **forget** *in a quote* | past | they | a forest *not said here* | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **not** **cut down** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | they *not said here* | | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer | 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. *Sentence 2:* What's true? ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:73-cities-why-they-grow-and-how-sewers-made-them-safe:t10:2 # text = What's true? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 3 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 true true ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 ? ? PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | | | | | | true *property* | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} Your friend's right: it's an old forest that no one ever touched ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:73-cities-why-they-grow-and-how-sewers-made-them-safe:t10:o1:1 # text = Your friend's right: it's an old forest that no one ever touched 1 Your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 friend friend NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 3 's 's PART POS _ 2 case _ _ 4 right right ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 5 : : PUNCT : _ 10 punct _ _ 6 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 10 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 10 cop _ _ 8 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 9 old old ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 amod _ _ 10 forest forest NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 11 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 13 nsubj _ _ 12 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 13 det _ _ 13 one one NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 appos _ _ 14 ever ever ADV RB PronType=Ind 15 advmod _ _ 15 touched touch VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 13 acl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | friend | a old forest | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **one** | | that | | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **touch** | participle | | no one *not said here* | | | ever | | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2} It was planned from 1858 to give the city green space ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:73-cities-why-they-grow-and-how-sewers-made-them-safe:t10:o2:1 # text = It was planned from 1858 to give the city green space 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux:pass _ _ 3 planned plan VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 from from ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 1858 1858 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 3 obl _ _ 6 to to PART TO _ 7 mark _ _ 7 give give VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 advcl _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 city city NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ _ 10 green green ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 11 amod _ _ 11 space space NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **plan** | past · passive | | It | | 1858 | | | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic | | 2 | **give** | to-infinitive | | the city | | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent city=Recipient space=Theme | ### Option 3 {#o3} It was made by beavers ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:73-cities-why-they-grow-and-how-sewers-made-them-safe:t10:o3:1 # text = It was made by beavers 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux:pass _ _ 3 made make VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 by by ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 beavers beaver NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **make** | past · passive | beavers | It | | | | | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Product | ### Option 4 {#o4} It's a farm owned by the mayor of New York ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:73-cities-why-they-grow-and-how-sewers-made-them-safe:t10:o4:1 # text = It's a farm owned by the mayor of New York 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 farm farm NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 5 owned own VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 4 acl _ _ 6 by by ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 mayor mayor NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl:agent _ _ 9 of of ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 New New PROPN NNP Number=Sing 11 flat _ _ 11 York York PROPN NNP Number=Sing 8 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | It | a farm | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **own** | participle | | a farm *not said here* | | | | | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot | **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. 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