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title: Four claims on a quiz sheet; three are myths. Which one is true? — Olympiad: which claim is true? ★★★ · tree and pragmatics
description: Four claims on a quiz sheet; three are myths. Which one is true? Test 4 · ★★★ of lesson 36 «Olympiad: which claim is true? ★★★» of the myths course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was wrong.
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# Test 4 · ★★★ · Olympiad: which claim is true? ★★★

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Four claims on a quiz sheet; three are myths. Which one is true?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** one · **What happens:** be · **To what, where:** three myths

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This is test 4 · ★★★ of lesson 36 «Olympiad: which claim is true? ★★★» of the myths 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/myths/36-olympiad-which-claim-is-true/#t4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Four claims on a quiz sheet; three are myths.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:36-olympiad-which-claim-is-true:t4:1
# text = Four claims on a quiz sheet; three are myths.
1	Four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	claims	claim	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	quiz	quiz	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	sheet	sheet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
8	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
9	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	myths	myth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | three myths |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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:* Which one is true?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:36-olympiad-which-claim-is-true:t4:2
# text = Which one is true?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | which one |  |  |  |  | true *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

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

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Lightning hits the Empire State Building about 20 to 25 times a year

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:36-olympiad-which-claim-is-true:t4:o1:1
# text = Lightning hits the Empire State Building about 20 to 25 times a year
1	Lightning	lightning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hits	hit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	Empire	Empire	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	State	State	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	Building	Building	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	about	about	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	20	20	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	25	25	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nmod	_	_
11	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl:unmarked	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hit** | present | Lightning | the State Building |  |  | time |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme building=Co-Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The Great Wall is easy to see from orbit with bare eyes

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:36-olympiad-which-claim-is-true:t4:o2:1
# text = The Great Wall is easy to see from orbit with bare eyes
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	Wall	Wall	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	easy	easy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	orbit	orbit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	bare	bare	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the Great Wall |  |  |  |  | easy *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **see** | to-infinitive | the Great Wall *not said here* |  |  | orbit |  | with bare eyes | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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Glass is a slow liquid that runs down old windows

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:36-olympiad-which-claim-is-true:t4:o3:1
# text = Glass is a slow liquid that runs down old windows
1	Glass	glass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	slow	slow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	liquid	liquid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	runs	run	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	down	down	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	windows	window	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Glass | a slow liquid |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **run down** | present | a slow liquid | old windows |  |  |  | down *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme window=Trajectory |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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People in Columbus's time all thought the Earth was flat

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:36-olympiad-which-claim-is-true:t4:o4:1
# text = People in Columbus's time all thought the Earth was flat
1	People	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	Columbus	Columbus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
6	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	advmod	_	_
7	thought	think	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Earth	Earth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | past | People in Columbus's time |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | the Earth |  |  |  |  | flat *property* | tree rules |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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