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# Test 5 · ★★★ · Games vs history: tech trees, barbarians, empty lands, won…

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Ella's game pops up: "The Maya have fallen!" Her Guatemalan friend laughs: "Bro, I'm literally Maya." What should be put right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** game, Maya, Guatemalan friend, I · **What happens:** pop up, fall, laugh, be, put · **To what, where:** Bro, Maya · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 5 · ★★★ of lesson 80 «Games vs history: tech trees, barbarians, empty lands, wonders and falls» 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/80-games-vs-history-tech-trees-barbarians-empty-lands-wonders-and-falls/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Ella's game pops up: "The Maya have fallen!"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:80-games-vs-history-tech-trees-barbarians-empty-lands-wonders-and-falls:t5:1
# text = Ella's game pops up: "The Maya have fallen!"
1	Ella	Ella	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	pops	pop	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	up	up	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
7	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Maya	Maya	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
10	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	fallen	fall	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	parataxis	_	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 | **pop up** | present | Ella's game |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **fall** *in a quote* | present · perfect | the Maya |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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 Guatemalan friend laughs: "Bro, I'm literally Maya."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:80-games-vs-history-tech-trees-barbarians-empty-lands-wonders-and-falls:t5:2
# text = Her Guatemalan friend laughs: "Bro, I'm literally Maya."
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	Guatemalan	Guatemalan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	laughs	laugh	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Bro	bro	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
11	literally	literally	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	Maya	Maya	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **laugh** | present | Maya's Guatemalan friend | Bro |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bro=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | I | Maya |  |  |  | literally *property* | tree rules |

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*Sentence 3:* What should be put right?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:80-games-vs-history-tech-trees-barbarians-empty-lands-wonders-and-falls:t5:3
# text = What should be put right?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	put	put	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	right	right	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | should · passive |  |  |  |  |  | right *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: subject=Goal |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Ella's friend is joking, the Maya are long gone

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:80-games-vs-history-tech-trees-barbarians-empty-lands-wonders-and-falls:t5:o1:1
# text = Ella's friend is joking, the Maya are long gone
1	Ella	Ella	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	joking	joke	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Maya	Maya	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
9	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	11	advmod	_	_
11	gone	go	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	5	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **joke** *speech: other* | present · progressive | Ella's friend |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | the Maya |  |  |  |  | go, long *property* | tree rules |

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

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Maya cities declined, but millions of Maya people live and speak Mayan languages today

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:80-games-vs-history-tech-trees-barbarians-empty-lands-wonders-and-falls:t5:o2:1
# text = Maya cities declined, but millions of Maya people live and speak Mayan languages today
1	Maya	Maya	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	cities	city	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	declined	decline	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
5	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
6	millions	million	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	Maya	Maya	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
10	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	speak	speak	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
13	Mayan	mayan	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	languages	language	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	_
15	today	today	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 | **decline** | past | Maya cities |  |  |  | today |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 2 | **live** | present | millions of Maya people |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **speak** *speech: other* | present | millions of Maya people *not said here* | Mayan languages |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Maya never existed

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:80-games-vs-history-tech-trees-barbarians-empty-lands-wonders-and-falls:t5:o3:1
# text = The Maya never existed
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Maya	Maya	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	existed	exist	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **exist** | past | the Maya |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Maya vanished without a trace

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:80-games-vs-history-tech-trees-barbarians-empty-lands-wonders-and-falls:t5:o4:1
# text = The Maya vanished without a trace
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Maya	Maya	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	vanished	vanish	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	without	without	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	trace	trace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **vanish** | past | the Maya |  |  |  |  | without a trace | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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