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title: Mila's neighbour: "Them vaccines were rushed, done in a weekend." Wh… — Worries and hopes: climate, the UN, sp… · tree and pragmatics
description: Mila's neighbour: "Them vaccines were rushed, done in a weekend." What's true? Test 8 · ★★ of lesson 79 «Worries and hopes: climate, the UN, space, AI, and is the world getting better?» of the history course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of eac
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# Test 8 · ★★ · Worries and hopes: climate, the UN, space, AI, and is the…

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Mila's neighbour: "Them vaccines were rushed, done in a weekend." What's true?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Them · **What happens:** vaccine, rush, do, be · **To what, where:** vaccines

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This is test 8 · ★★ of lesson 79 «Worries and hopes: climate, the UN, space, AI, and is the world getting better?» 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/79-worries-and-hopes-is-the-world-getting-better/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Mila's neighbour: "Them vaccines were rushed, done in a weekend."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:79-worries-and-hopes-is-the-world-getting-better:t8:1
# text = Mila's neighbour: "Them vaccines were rushed, done in a weekend."
1	Mila	Mila	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	neighbour	neighbour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	Them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	vaccines	vaccine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
8	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	rushed	rush	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	conj	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	weekend	weekend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **vaccine** *in a quote* |  | Them *= they* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **rush** *in a quote* | past · passive |  | vaccines |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Trajectory |
| 3 | **do** *in a quote* | participle |  |  |  |  | weekend |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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:* What's true?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:79-worries-and-hopes-is-the-world-getting-better:t8:2
# 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 {#o1}

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They were invented back in 1900 and just kept on a shelf until 2020

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:79-worries-and-hopes-is-the-world-getting-better:t8:o1:1
# text = They were invented back in 1900 and just kept on a shelf until 2020
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	invented	invent	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	back	back	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	1900	1900	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	just	just	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	kept	keep	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	shelf	shelf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
13	until	until	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	2020	2020	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **invent back** | past · passive |  | They |  | 1900 |  |  | vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Result |
| 2 | **keep** | participle |  |  |  | a shelf | until 2020 |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent on shelf=Location |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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They were made within a year using many years of earlier research

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:79-worries-and-hopes-is-the-world-getting-better:t8:o2:1
# text = They were made within a year using many years of earlier research
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	within	within	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	using	use	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
8	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	earlier	early	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	12	amod	_	_
12	research	research	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past · passive |  | They |  |  | year |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |
| 2 | **use** | gerund |  |  |  |  | year |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They were made in a weekend with no research at all, just guessing

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:79-worries-and-hopes-is-the-world-getting-better:t8:o3:1
# text = They were made in a weekend with no research at all, just guessing
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	weekend	weekend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	9	det	_	_
9	research	research	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	just	just	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	guessing	guess	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past · passive |  | They |  |  | weekend | with no research at all | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |
| 2 | **guess** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
No vaccine was ever really made; people all just got better on their own

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:79-worries-and-hopes-is-the-world-getting-better:t8:o4:1
# text = No vaccine was ever really made; people all just got better on their own
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	2	det	_	_
2	vaccine	vaccine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
4	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	6	advmod	_	_
5	really	really	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
8	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
9	all	all	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
10	just	just	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
12	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	11	xcomp	_	_
13	on	on	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past · passive |  | no vaccine |  |  | ever |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |
| 2 | **get** | past | people |  |  | people's own |  | all, good *property* | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent on own=Source |

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