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title: Jean, whose family is from Haiti: "Our ancestors freed themselves."… — When civilizations meet: conquest, col… · tree and pragmatics
description: Jean, whose family is from Haiti: "Our ancestors freed themselves." Her classmate: "So after 1804 it was all sweet?" What's true? Test 9 · ★★ 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 dependen
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# Test 9 · ★★ · When civilizations meet: conquest, colonies and freedom, s…

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Jean, whose family is from Haiti: "Our ancestors freed themselves." Her classmate: "So after 1804 it was all sweet?" What's true?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** family, Jean, classmate · **What happens:** be, free · **To what, where:** Haiti, ancestors

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This is test 9 · ★★ 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/#t9).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Jean, whose family is from Haiti: "Our ancestors freed themselves."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:76-when-civilizations-meet-seen-from-both-sides:t9:1
# text = Jean, whose family is from Haiti: "Our ancestors freed themselves."
1	Jean	Jean	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
3	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Haiti	Haiti	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
9	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	ancestors	ancestor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
12	freed	free	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	themselves	themselves	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Haiti's family |  |  | Haiti |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **free** *in a quote* | past | Jean and Haiti | ancestors *= ancestor* |  |  |  |  | vn free-10.6.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Causer themselves=Source |

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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 classmate: "So after 1804 it was all sweet?"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:76-when-civilizations-meet-seen-from-both-sides:t9:2
# text = Her classmate: "So after 1804 it was all sweet?"
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	classmate	classmate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	2	punct	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	So	so	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	after	after	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	1804	1804	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	nsubj	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	advmod	_	_
11	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | past | Haiti's classmate |  |  |  |  | sweet *property* | tree rules |

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*Sentence 3:* What's true?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:76-when-civilizations-meet-seen-from-both-sides:t9:3
# 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	_	_
```

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| # | 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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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France forced Haiti to pay a huge sum, which hurt it for over a century

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:76-when-civilizations-meet-seen-from-both-sides:t9:o1:1
# text = France forced Haiti to pay a huge sum, which hurt it for over a century
1	France	France	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	forced	force	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Haiti	Haiti	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	pay	pay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	sum	sum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	hurt	hurt	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	over	over	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	century	century	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **force** | past | France | Haiti |  |  |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent haiti=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **pay** | to-infinitive | Haiti *not said here* | a huge sum |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sum=Asset |
| 3 | **hurt** | past | a huge sum | sum |  |  | century |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Haiti gave money to France as a gift

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:76-when-civilizations-meet-seen-from-both-sides:t9:o2:1
# text = Haiti gave money to France as a gift
1	Haiti	Haiti	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	France	France	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	gift	gift	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | Haiti | money | France |  |  | as a gift | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent money=Theme to france=Recipient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Haiti became a French colony again in 1805

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:76-when-civilizations-meet-seen-from-both-sides:t9:o3:1
# text = Haiti became a French colony again in 1805
1	Haiti	Haiti	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	French	French	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	colony	colony	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	xcomp	_	_
6	again	again	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	1805	1805	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | past | Haiti | a French colony |  |  | again | in 1805 *result* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient in 1805=Result |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes, it was all sweet: nothing bad ever happened to Haiti after 1804, ever

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:76-when-civilizations-meet-seen-from-both-sides:t9:o4:1
# text = Yes, it was all sweet: nothing bad ever happened to Haiti after 1804, ever
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	all	all	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
8	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	11	nsubj	_	_
9	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
10	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	11	advmod	_	_
11	happened	happen	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	Haiti	Haiti	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
14	after	after	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	1804	1804	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	6	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | it |  |  |  |  | all, sweet *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **happen** | past | nothing |  | Haiti |  | after 1804; ever |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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