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title: Sofia sees tin-roof homes on telly. Her cousin: "They just like livi… — Cities then and now: the biggest citie… · tree and pragmatics
description: Sofia sees tin-roof homes on telly. Her cousin: "They just like living like that, it's their vibe." Fairer view? Test 5 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, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the ques
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# Test 5 · Cities then and now: the biggest cities of every age and o…

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Sofia sees tin-roof homes on telly. Her cousin: "They just like living like that, it's their vibe." Fairer view?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Sofia, homes, cousin · **What happens:** see, live, be · **To what, where:** roof homes, telly, cousin, vibe

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This is test 5 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/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Sofia sees tin-roof homes on telly.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:74-the-biggest-cities-of-every-age-and-of-today:t5:1
# text = Sofia sees tin-roof homes on telly.
1	Sofia	sofia	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sees	see	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	tin	tin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	roof	roof	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	homes	home	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	telly	telly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | present | Sofia | roof homes |  | telly |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer home=Stimulus |

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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:* Her cousin: "They just like living like that, it's their vibe."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:74-the-biggest-cities-of-every-age-and-of-today:t5:2
# text = Her cousin: "They just like living like that, it's their vibe."
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|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	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
6	just	just	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	like	like	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	living	live	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
9	like	like	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
14	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	vibe	vibe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** *in a quote* | gerund | homes *= home* | Sofia's cousin *not said here* |  |  |  | like Sofia's cousin | vn lodge-46 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme cousin=Location |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | cousin | homes's vibe |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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*Sentence 3:* Fairer view?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:74-the-biggest-cities-of-every-age-and-of-today:t5:3
# text = Fairer view?
1	Fairer	fair	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	2	amod	_	_
2	view	view	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	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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People choose them because they love the sound of rain on their tin roofs

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:74-the-biggest-cities-of-every-age-and-of-today:t5:o1:1
# text = People choose them because they love the sound of rain on their tin roofs
1	People	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	choose	choose	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	love	love	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	on	on	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
13	tin	tin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	roofs	roof	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **choose** | present | People | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |
| 2 | **love** | present | People | the sound of rain |  | People's tin roofs |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer sound=Stimulus |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Such homes only exist in films and on telly

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:74-the-biggest-cities-of-every-age-and-of-today:t5:o2:1
# text = Such homes only exist in films and on telly
1	Such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	homes	home	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	exist	exist	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	films	film	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	telly	telly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **exist** | present | Such homes |  |  | films and telly |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in film=Location |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Cities grow faster than proper homes, pipes and roads can be built

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:74-the-biggest-cities-of-every-age-and-of-today:t5:o3:1
# text = Cities grow faster than proper homes, pipes and roads can be built
1	Cities	city	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	faster	fast	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	2	advmod	_	_
4	than	than	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	proper	proper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	homes	home	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	pipes	pipe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	roads	road	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
11	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
12	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	built	build	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | Cities |  |  |  |  | than proper homes and pipes and roads; fast *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **build** | can · passive | Cities *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V» |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They are holiday cabins for tourists

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:74-the-biggest-cities-of-every-age-and-of-today:t5:o4:1
# text = They are holiday cabins for tourists
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	holiday	holiday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	cabins	cabin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	tourists	tourist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | They | holiday cabins |  |  |  | for tourists | tree rules |

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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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