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# Test 1 · Humanity today: how many we are, how long we live, how poo…

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Ivy reads "8 BILLION PEOPLE!!" and her bro goes, "So it'll be 80 billion soon, the planet's cooked." ("Cooked" means doomed.) What's the UN view?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Ivy, bro, UN view · **What happens:** read, go, be, cook, mean, doom · **To what, where:** BILLION PEOPLE, 80 billion · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 1 of lesson 78 «Humanity today: how many we are, how long we live, how poor and how rich» 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/78-humanity-today-how-many-how-long-how-rich/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Ivy reads "8 BILLION PEOPLE!!" and her bro goes, "So it'll be 80 billion soon, the planet's cooked."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:78-humanity-today-how-many-how-long-how-rich:t1:1
# text = Ivy reads "8 BILLION PEOPLE!!" and her bro goes, "So it'll be 80 billion soon, the planet's cooked."
1	Ivy	Ivy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	reads	read	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	8	8	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	compound	_	_
5	BILLION	billion	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	PEOPLE	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	!!	!!	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	bro	bro	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
14	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	So	so	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	20	aux	_	_
18	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	20	cop	_	_
19	80	80	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	20	compound	_	_
20	billion	billion	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	obl	_	_
21	soon	soon	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	12	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	planet	planet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	's	's	PART	POS	_	24	case	_	_
26	cooked	cook	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	26	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	26	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | present | Ivy | BILLION PEOPLE |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Topic |
| 2 | **go** | present | Ivy's bro |  |  |  |  | soon *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **is a** *in a quote* | future | bro | 80 billion |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **cook** *in a quote* | participle | Ivy *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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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:* ("Cooked" means doomed.)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:78-humanity-today-how-many-how-long-how-rich:t1:2
# text = ("Cooked" means doomed.)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	Cooked	cook	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	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	doomed	doom	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	xcomp	_	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 | **cook** *in a quote* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **doom** *not said to happen* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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*Sentence 3:* What's the UN view?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:78-humanity-today-how-many-how-long-how-rich:t1:3
# text = What's the UN view?
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	5	det	_	_
4	UN	UN	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	view	view	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the UN view |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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It will reach 80 billion by 2040

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:78-humanity-today-how-many-how-long-how-rich:t1:o1:1
# text = It will reach 80 billion by 2040
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	reach	reach	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	80	80	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	compound	_	_
5	billion	billion	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	obj	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	2040	2040	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reach** | future | It | 80 billion |  |  |  | by 2040 | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent billion=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Nobody knows anything about population

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:78-humanity-today-how-many-how-long-how-rich:t1:o2:1
# text = Nobody knows anything about population
1	Nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	2	nsubj	_	_
2	knows	know	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	anything	anything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	population	population	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | present | Nobody | anything |  |  |  | about population | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer anything=Stimulus |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It will drop to 1 billion next year

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:78-humanity-today-how-many-how-long-how-rich:t1:o3:1
# text = It will drop to 1 billion next year
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	drop	drop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	1	1	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	compound	_	_
6	billion	billion	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	obl	_	_
7	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drop** | future | It |  |  | 1 billion | year |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme to billion=Trajectory |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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It expects a peak of about 10.3 billion in the 2080s, then a slow fall

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:78-humanity-today-how-many-how-long-how-rich:t1:o4:1
# text = It expects a peak of about 10.3 billion in the 2080s, then a slow fall
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	expects	expect	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	peak	peak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	about	about	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	10.3	10.3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	compound	_	_
8	billion	billion	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nmod	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	2080s	2080	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan|NumForm=Combi|NumType=Card	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	16	advmod	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	slow	slow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	fall	fall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **expect** | present | It | a peak of 10.3 billion |  | the 2080s |  | a slow fall *obl* | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent peak=Theme |

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