--- title: Chidi's sister: "Germany gave back bronzes to Nigeria? Why's Germany… — When civilizations meet: conquest, col… · tree and pragmatics description: Chidi's sister: "Germany gave back bronzes to Nigeria? Why's Germany got them, mate?" Best answer? 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Best answer? **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** sister, Germany · **What happens:** give, be, get · **To what, where:** back bronzes, Nigeria, bronzes This is test 12 · ★★ of lesson 76 «When civilizations meet: conquest, colonies and freedom, seen from both sides» 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/76-when-civilizations-meet-seen-from-both-sides/#t12). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Chidi's sister: "Germany gave back bronzes to Nigeria? ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:76-when-civilizations-meet-seen-from-both-sides:t12:1 # text = Chidi's sister: "Germany gave back bronzes to Nigeria? 1 Chidi Chidi PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's 's PART POS _ 1 case _ _ 3 sister sister NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 4 : : PUNCT : _ 3 punct _ _ 5 " " PUNCT `` _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 Germany Germany PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 7 gave give VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 8 back back NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 compound _ _ 9 bronzes bronze NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 obj _ _ 10 to to ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 11 Nigeria Nigeria PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 12 ? ? PUNCT . _ 7 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **give** *in a quote* | past | Chidi's sister | back bronzes | Nigeria | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent bronze=Theme to nigeria=Recipient | 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:* Why's Germany got them, mate?" ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:76-when-civilizations-meet-seen-from-both-sides:t12:2 # text = Why's Germany got them, mate?" 1 Why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 4 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 cop _ _ 3 Germany Germany PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 got get VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 advcl _ _ 5 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 7 mate mate NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 8 ? ? PUNCT . _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 9 " " PUNCT '' _ 7 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | | | | | | why *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **get** | past | Germany | bronzes *= bronze* | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer they=Stimulus | *Sentence 3:* Best answer? ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:76-when-civilizations-meet-seen-from-both-sides:t12:3 # text = Best answer? 1 Best good ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 2 amod _ _ 2 answer answer NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 3 ? ? PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} Nigeria sent them as a birthday present ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:76-when-civilizations-meet-seen-from-both-sides:t12:o1:1 # text = Nigeria sent them as a birthday present 1 Nigeria Nigeria PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 sent send VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 obj _ _ 4 as as ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 6 birthday birthday NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 compound _ _ 7 present present NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **send** | past | Nigeria | them *= they* | | | | as a birthday present | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} They were found on the Moon ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:76-when-civilizations-meet-seen-from-both-sides:t12:o2:1 # text = They were found on the Moon 1 They they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux:pass _ _ 3 found find VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 on on ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 Moon Moon PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **find** | past · passive | | They | | the Moon | | | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3} British soldiers took them from Benin in 1897 and they were sold to museums ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:76-when-civilizations-meet-seen-from-both-sides:t12:o3:1 # text = British soldiers took them from Benin in 1897 and they were sold to museums 1 British British ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 amod _ _ 2 soldiers soldier NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj _ _ 3 took take VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 obj _ _ 5 from from ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 Benin Benin PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 7 in in ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 1897 1897 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 3 obl _ _ 9 and and CCONJ CC _ 12 cc _ _ 10 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 nsubj:pass _ _ 11 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 12 aux:pass _ _ 12 sold sell VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 conj _ _ 13 to to ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 14 museums museum NOUN NNS Number=Plur 12 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **take** | past | British soldiers | them *= they* | | Benin | | in 1897 | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent they=Theme from benin=Initial\_Location | | 2 | **sell** | past · passive | | soldiers *= soldier* | museums | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Theme to museum=Recipient | ### Option 4 {#o4} Germany made them in a factory ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:76-when-civilizations-meet-seen-from-both-sides:t12:o4:1 # text = Germany made them in a factory 1 Germany Germany PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 made make VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 obj _ _ 4 in in ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 factory factory NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **make** | past | Germany | them *= they* | | a factory | | | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Product | **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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