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Why can't anyone just look it up? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Kai, anyone · **What happens:** be, say, not look up · **To what, where:** Ukraine, war · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 12 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/#t12). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Kai: "How many people are there in Ukraine?" ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:78-humanity-today-how-many-how-long-how-rich:t12:1 # text = Kai: "How many people are there in Ukraine?" 1 Kai Kai PROPN NNP Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 : : PUNCT : _ 8 punct _ _ 3 " " PUNCT `` _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 How how ADV WRB PronType=Int 5 advmod _ _ 5 many many ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 nsubj _ _ 7 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 cop _ _ 8 there there ADV RB PronType=Dem 0 root _ _ 9 in in ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 10 Ukraine Ukraine PROPN NNP Number=Sing 8 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 11 ? ? PUNCT . _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 12 " " PUNCT '' _ 8 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | Kai | | | Ukraine | | there *property* | tree rules | 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:* His dad: "Hard to say since the war." ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:78-humanity-today-how-many-how-long-how-rich:t12:2 # text = His dad: "Hard to say since the war." 1 His his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 dad dad NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 3 : : PUNCT : _ 5 punct _ _ 4 " " PUNCT `` _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 5 Hard hard ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 6 to to PART TO _ 7 mark _ _ 7 say say VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 csubj _ _ 8 since since ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 war war NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 11 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 12 " " PUNCT '' _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | to-infinitive | | | | | since the war | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | *Sentence 3:* Why can't anyone just look it up? ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:78-humanity-today-how-many-how-long-how-rich:t12:3 # text = Why can't anyone just look it up? 1 Why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 6 advmod _ _ 2 ca can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 3 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 6 advmod _ _ 4 anyone anyone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 6 nsubj _ _ 5 just just ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 6 look look VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 7 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 obj _ _ 8 up up ADP RP _ 6 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 9 ? ? PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **look up** | can | anyone | war | | | | | vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme it=Attribute | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} Ukraine has never had a census of any kind, not even in Soviet times ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:78-humanity-today-how-many-how-long-how-rich:t12:o1:1 # text = Ukraine has never had a census of any kind, not even in Soviet times 1 Ukraine Ukraine PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 2 has have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 4 advmod _ _ 4 had have VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 census census NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ 7 of of ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 any any DET DT PronType=Ind 9 det _ _ 9 kind kind NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 15 punct _ _ 11 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 15 advmod _ _ 12 even even ADV RB _ 15 advmod _ _ 13 in in ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 14 Soviet Soviet PROPN NNP Number=Sing 15 compound _ _ 15 times time NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obl:unmarked _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **have** | present · perfect | Ukraine | a census of any kind | | | time | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent census=Patient | | 2 | **census** | | | any kind | | | | | nom census «act transitive»: of=patient | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2} War, refugees and fewer births mean estimates differ by millions ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:78-humanity-today-how-many-how-long-how-rich:t12:o2:1 # text = War, refugees and fewer births mean estimates differ by millions 1 War war NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 3 refugees refugee NOUN NNS Number=Plur 1 conj _ _ 4 and and CCONJ CC _ 6 cc _ _ 5 fewer few ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 6 amod _ _ 6 births birth NOUN NNS Number=Plur 1 conj _ _ 7 mean mean VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 8 estimates estimate NOUN NNS Number=Plur 9 nsubj _ _ 9 differ differ VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 ccomp _ _ 10 by by ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 11 millions million NOUN NNS Number=Plur 9 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **mean** | present | War and refugees and fewer births | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **differ** | present | estimates | | | | | by millions | vn correspond-36.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 3 {#o3} Everyone has already counted it exactly ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:78-humanity-today-how-many-how-long-how-rich:t12:o3:1 # text = Everyone has already counted it exactly 1 Everyone everyone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Tot 4 nsubj _ _ 2 has have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 already already ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 4 counted count VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 5 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 obj _ _ 6 exactly exactly ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **count** | present · perfect | Everyone | it | | | | exactly *property* | vn multiply-108 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} The number is a secret ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:78-humanity-today-how-many-how-long-how-rich:t12:o4:1 # text = The number is a secret 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 number number NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 3 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 4 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 secret secret NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | the number | a secret | | | | | tree rules | **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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