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What's the honest answer? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** nobody, Slay, honest answer · **What happens:** drop, be, slay, mean · **To what, where:** Lily This is test 4 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/#t4). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Lily: "Extreme poverty dropped? ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:78-humanity-today-how-many-how-long-how-rich:t4:1 # text = Lily: "Extreme poverty dropped? 1 Lily Lily PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 nsubj:pass _ SpaceAfter=No 2 : : PUNCT : _ 6 punct _ _ 3 " " PUNCT `` _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 Extreme extreme ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 poverty poverty NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 6 dropped drop VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 7 ? ? PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **drop** *in a quote* | participle · passive | | Lily | | | | | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: subject=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:* So nobody's poor now, slay!" ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:78-humanity-today-how-many-how-long-how-rich:t4:2 # text = So nobody's poor now, slay!" 1 So so ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 2 nobody nobody PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Neg 4 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 3 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 4 poor poor ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 5 now now ADV RB PronType=Dem 4 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 7 slay slay VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 ! ! PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 9 " " PUNCT '' _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | nobody | | | | now | poor *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **slay** | infinitive | nobody *not said here* | | | | | | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | *Sentence 3:* ("Slay" means great.) ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:78-humanity-today-how-many-how-long-how-rich:t4:3 # text = ("Slay" means great.) 1 ( ( PUNCT -LRB- _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 " " PUNCT `` _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 3 Slay Slay PROPN NNP Number=Sing 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 great great ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 7 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 8 ) ) PUNCT -RRB- _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **mean** | present | Slay | | | | | great *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | *Sentence 4:* What's the honest answer? ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:78-humanity-today-how-many-how-long-how-rich:t4:4 # text = What's the honest answer? 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 honest honest ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 answer answer NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ? ? PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | the honest answer | | | | | | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} Poverty was never measured ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:78-humanity-today-how-many-how-long-how-rich:t4:o1:1 # text = Poverty was never measured 1 Poverty Poverty PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux:pass _ _ 3 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 4 advmod _ _ 4 measured measure VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **measure** | past · passive | | Poverty | | | | | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: subject=Value | ### Option 2 {#o2} Yes, poverty has completely ended ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:78-humanity-today-how-many-how-long-how-rich:t4:o2:1 # text = Yes, poverty has completely ended 1 Yes yes INTJ UH Polarity=Pos 6 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 poverty poverty NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj:pass _ _ 4 has have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 5 completely completely ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 6 ended end VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **end** | present · perfect · passive | | poverty | | | | completely *property* | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: subject=Eventuality | ### Option 3 {#o3} No, poverty has got much worse everywhere in the world since 1820 ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:78-humanity-today-how-many-how-long-how-rich:t4:o3:1 # text = No, poverty has got much worse everywhere in the world since 1820 1 No no INTJ UH Polarity=Neg 5 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 poverty poverty NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 4 has have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 5 got get VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 6 much much ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 7 worse bad ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 5 xcomp _ _ 8 everywhere everywhere ADV RB PronType=Tot 5 advmod _ _ 9 in in ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 world world NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ 12 since since ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 13 1820 1820 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 5 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **get** | present · perfect | poverty | | | the world | since 1820 | bad, everywhere *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} Far fewer are very poor than in 1820, but about 1 in 10 still are ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:78-humanity-today-how-many-how-long-how-rich:t4:o4:1 # text = Far fewer are very poor than in 1820, but about 1 in 10 still are 1 Far far ADV RB Degree=Pos 2 advmod _ _ 2 fewer few ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 5 nsubj _ _ 3 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 4 very very ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 5 poor poor ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 6 than than ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 in in ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 1820 1820 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 5 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ _ 10 but but CCONJ CC _ 16 cc _ _ 11 about about ADV RB _ 12 advmod _ _ 12 1 1 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 16 nsubj _ _ 13 in in ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 14 10 10 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 12 nmod _ _ 15 still still ADV RB _ 16 advmod _ _ 16 are be VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | fewer | | | | | than 1820; poor *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **be** | present | 1 in 10 | | | | still | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | **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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