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Test 5 · ★★ of lesson 76 «When civilizations meet: conquest, colonies and freedom, seen from both sides» of the history course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatic --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/history/76-when-civilizations-meet-seen-from-both-sides/t5/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [History](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/history/) / [When civilizations meet: conquest, col…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/history/76-when-civilizations-meet-seen-from-both-sides/) / t5 # Test 5 · ★★ · When civilizations meet: conquest, colonies and freedom, s… Hana, proud as punch: "We were never colonised, we beat Italy at Adwa, 1896!" What's the most exact version? **Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** we, exact version · **What happens:** not colonis, beat, be · **To what, where:** We, Italy, Adwa This is test 5 · ★★ 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/#t5). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Hana, proud as punch: "We were never colonised, we beat Italy at Adwa, 1896!" ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:76-when-civilizations-meet-seen-from-both-sides:t5:1 # text = Hana, proud as punch: "We were never colonised, we beat Italy at Adwa, 1896!" 1 Hana Hana PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 3 proud proud ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 4 as as ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 punch punch NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 6 : : PUNCT : _ 11 punct _ _ 7 " " PUNCT `` _ 11 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 8 We we PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 11 nsubj:pass _ _ 9 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 11 aux:pass _ _ 10 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 11 advmod _ _ 11 colonised colonis VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 12 , , PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ _ 13 we we PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 14 nsubj _ _ 14 beat beat VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 11 advcl _ _ 15 Italy Italy PROPN NNP Number=Sing 14 obj _ _ 16 at at ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 17 Adwa Adwa PROPN NNP Number=Sing 14 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 18 , , PUNCT , _ 19 punct _ _ 19 1896 1896 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 17 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 20 ! ! PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 21 " " PUNCT '' _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **colonis** *in a quote* | past · passive | | We | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **beat** *in a quote* | present | we | Italy | | Adwa | | | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location italy=Theme | 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 the most exact version? ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:76-when-civilizations-meet-seen-from-both-sides:t5:2 # text = What's the most exact version? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 cop _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 4 most most ADV RBS Degree=Sup 5 advmod _ _ 5 exact exact ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 version version NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 ? ? PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | the exact version | | | | | | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1} Ethiopia won at Adwa and stayed free, though Italy occupied it 1936–1941 ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:76-when-civilizations-meet-seen-from-both-sides:t5:o1:1 # text = Ethiopia won at Adwa and stayed free, though Italy occupied it 1936–1941 1 Ethiopia Ethiopia PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 won win VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 at at ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 4 Adwa Adwa PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ 5 and and CCONJ CC _ 6 cc _ _ 6 stayed stay VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 7 free free ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 9 though though SCONJ IN _ 11 mark _ _ 10 Italy Italy PROPN NNP Number=Sing 11 nsubj _ _ 11 occupied occupy VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 advcl _ _ 12 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 11 obj _ _ 13 1936 1936 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 11 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 14 – – SYM SYM ExtPos=ADP 15 case _ SpaceAfter=No 15 1941 1941 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 13 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **win** | past | Ethiopia | | | Adwa | | | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V PP.eventuality S\_ING»: agent=Agent at adwa=Eventuality | | 2 | **stay** | past | Ethiopia *not said here* | | | | | free *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **occupy** | past | Italy | it | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Stimulus it=Experiencer 1936=Result | ### Option 2 {#o2} Ethiopia went on to conquer Italy in 1896 ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:76-when-civilizations-meet-seen-from-both-sides:t5:o2:1 # text = Ethiopia went on to conquer Italy in 1896 1 Ethiopia Ethiopia PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 went go VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 on on ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 4 to to PART TO _ 5 mark _ _ 5 conquer conquer VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 xcomp _ _ 6 Italy Italy PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ 7 in in ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 1896 1896 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 5 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **go on** | past | Ethiopia | | | | | | vn begin-55.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | | 2 | **conquer** | to-infinitive | Ethiopia *not said here* | Italy | | 1896 | | | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent italy=Patient | ### Option 3 {#o3} Adwa is a city in Italy ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:76-when-civilizations-meet-seen-from-both-sides:t5:o3:1 # text = Adwa is a city in Italy 1 Adwa Adwa PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 2 is 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 city city NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 5 in in ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 Italy Italy PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | Adwa | a city | | Italy | | | tree rules | ### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4} Ethiopia was never even attacked by Italy or by any other country ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:76-when-civilizations-meet-seen-from-both-sides:t5:o4:1 # text = Ethiopia was never even attacked by Italy or by any other country 1 Ethiopia Ethiopia PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux:pass _ _ 3 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 5 advmod _ _ 4 even even ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 5 attacked attack VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 6 by by ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 Italy Italy PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ 8 or or CCONJ CC _ 7 cc _ _ 9 by by ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 10 any any DET DT PronType=Ind 12 det _ _ 11 other other ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 12 amod _ _ 12 country country NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **attack** | past · passive | Italy | Ethiopia | | | | by any other country | vn attack-60.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient | **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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