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# Test 5 · ★★★ · Olympiad: timelines, centuries and which came first ★★★

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★★★ Sipho in Durban: «The big party was 1 January 2000, so that's when the 21st century began, lekker!» True?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** ★, that, 21st century · **What happens:** ★, be, begin · **To what, where:** Sipho, Durban, 1 January, lekker

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This is test 5 · ★★★ of lesson 85 «Olympiad: timelines, centuries and which came first ★★★» 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/85-olympiad-timelines-centuries-and-which-came-first/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* ★★★ Sipho in Durban: «The big party was 1 January 2000, so that's when the 21st century began, lekker!»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:85-olympiad-timelines-centuries-and-which-came-first:t5:1
# text = ★★★ Sipho in Durban: «The big party was 1 January 2000, so that's when the 21st century began, lekker!»
1	★	★	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	★	★	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	1	dep	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	★	★	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	Sipho	Sipho	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Durban	Durban	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	3	punct	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
12	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
13	1	1	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	14	nummod	_	_
14	January	January	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	appos	_	_
15	2000	2000	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	14	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
17	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	24	mark	_	_
18	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	20	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	cop	_	_
20	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	24	advmod	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
22	21st	21st	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Combi|NumType=Ord	23	amod	_	_
23	century	century	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	nsubj	_	_
24	began	begin	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
26	lekker	lekker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	obj	_	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 | **★** | present | ★ | Sipho |  | Durban |  | the big party *obl* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | past |  | 1 January |  |  |  | 2000 *nmod:unmarked* | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** *in a quote* | present | that |  |  |  |  | when *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **begin** *in a quote* | past | the 21st century | lekker |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lekker=Eventuality |

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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:* True?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:85-olympiad-timelines-centuries-and-which-came-first:t5:2
# text = True?
1	True	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Not quite: 2000 ended the 20th century, and the 21st began in 2001

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:85-olympiad-timelines-centuries-and-which-came-first:t5:o1:1
# text = Not quite: 2000 ended the 20th century, and the 21st began in 2001
1	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
2	quite	quite	ADV	RB	_	1	fixed	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
4	2000	2000	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nsubj	_	_
5	ended	end	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	20th	20th	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Combi|NumType=Ord	8	amod	_	_
8	century	century	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	21st	21st	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing|NumForm=Combi|NumType=Ord	13	nsubj	_	_
13	began	begin	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	2001	2001	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **end** | past | 2000 |  |  |  | century |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 2 | **begin** | past | the 21st |  |  | 2001 |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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No, the 21st century will only begin in the year 2100

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:85-olympiad-timelines-centuries-and-which-came-first:t5:o2:1
# text = No, the 21st century will only begin in the year 2100
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	8	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	21st	21st	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Combi|NumType=Ord	5	amod	_	_
5	century	century	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	only	only	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	begin	begin	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	2100	2100	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	flat	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **begin** | future | the 21st century |  |  |  | year |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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No, the 21st century began in 1901, a hundred years before

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:85-olympiad-timelines-centuries-and-which-came-first:t5:o3:1
# text = No, the 21st century began in 1901, a hundred years before
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	21st	21st	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Combi|NumType=Ord	5	amod	_	_
5	century	century	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	began	begin	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	1901	1901	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
13	before	before	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **begin** | past | the 21st century |  |  | 1901 | year |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Yes: every new century starts in a year that ends in 00

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:85-olympiad-timelines-centuries-and-which-came-first:t5:o4:1
# text = Yes: every new century starts in a year that ends in 00
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
3	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
4	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	century	century	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	starts	start	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	ends	end	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	00	00	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **start** | present | every new century |  |  |  | year |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 2 | **end** | present | a year |  |  | 00 |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

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