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title: Tariq: "Tokyo's the biggest city, easy." His cousin: "Nah bhai, Dhak… — Cities then and now: the biggest citie… · tree and pragmatics
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# Test 1 · Cities then and now: the biggest cities of every age and o…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tariq: "Tokyo's the biggest city, easy." His cousin: "Nah bhai, Dhaka!" ("Bhai" means brother.) His mate from Jakarta: "No way, Jakarta!" Who's right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Tariq, Bhai · **What happens:** be, mean · **To what, where:** biggest city, brother

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This is test 1 of lesson 74 «Cities then and now: the biggest cities of every age and of today» 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/74-the-biggest-cities-of-every-age-and-of-today/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Tariq: "Tokyo's the biggest city, easy."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:74-the-biggest-cities-of-every-age-and-of-today:t1:1
# text = Tariq: "Tokyo's the biggest city, easy."
1	Tariq	Tariq	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
3	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	Tokyo	Tokyo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	biggest	big	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	8	amod	_	_
8	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	easy	easy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | Tariq | the biggest city |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** *in a quote* |  | Tariq *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | 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:* His cousin: "Nah bhai, Dhaka!"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:74-the-biggest-cities-of-every-age-and-of-today:t1:2
# text = His cousin: "Nah bhai, Dhaka!"
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	2	punct	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	Nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	8	discourse	_	_
6	bhai	bhai	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	Dhaka	Dhaka	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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*Sentence 3:* ("Bhai" means brother.)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:74-the-biggest-cities-of-every-age-and-of-today:t1:3
# text = ("Bhai" means brother.)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	Bhai	Bhai	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	brother	brother	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 | Bhai | brother |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent brother=Topic |

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*Sentence 4:* His mate from Jakarta: "No way, Jakarta!"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:74-the-biggest-cities-of-every-age-and-of-today:t1:4
# text = His mate from Jakarta: "No way, Jakarta!"
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Jakarta	Jakarta	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	8	det	_	_
8	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	Jakarta	Jakarta	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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*Sentence 5:* Who's right?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:74-the-biggest-cities-of-every-age-and-of-today:t1:5
# text = Who's right?
1	Who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Only the cousin; Dhaka is twice as big as Tokyo

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:74-the-biggest-cities-of-every-age-and-of-today:t1:o1:1
# text = Only the cousin; Dhaka is twice as big as Tokyo
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
5	Dhaka	Dhaka	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	twice	twice	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	9	advmod	_	_
8	as	as	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Tokyo	Tokyo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Dhaka |  |  |  |  | as Tokyo; big, twice *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It depends on the counting rules; a 2025 UN report put Jakarta first

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:74-the-biggest-cities-of-every-age-and-of-today:t1:o2:1
# text = It depends on the counting rules; a 2025 UN report put Jakarta first
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	depends	depend	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	counting	counting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
9	2025	2025	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
10	UN	UN	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	report	report	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	put	put	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
13	Jakarta	Jakarta	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
14	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	12	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **depend** | present | It |  |  |  |  | on the counting rules | vn rely-70 «NP V PP.theme S\_ING»: agent=Agent on rule=Theme |
| 2 | **put** | past | a 2025 UN report |  | Jakarta |  |  | first *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent jakarta=Goal |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
None of them; London is still the biggest

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:74-the-biggest-cities-of-every-age-and-of-today:t1:o3:1
# text = None of them; London is still the biggest
1	None	none	PRON	NN	PronType=Neg	9	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
5	London	London	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	still	still	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	biggest	big	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	0	root	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | None |  |  |  | still | big *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Only Tariq: Tokyo is the biggest by every way of counting, easy

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:74-the-biggest-cities-of-every-age-and-of-today:t1:o4:1
# text = Only Tariq: Tokyo is the biggest by every way of counting, easy
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	Tariq	Tariq	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
4	Tokyo	Tokyo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	biggest	big	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	0	root	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
10	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
12	counting	count	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	easy	easy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Tariq |  |  |  |  | by every way; big *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **count** | gerund | every way *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |
| 3 | **be** |  | Tariq *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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