--- title: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the… — Taiwan, China and the word «tensions» · tree and pragmatics description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the present relationship between China and Taiwan? 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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/politics/29-taiwan-china-and-the-word-tensions/#e1). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:29-taiwan-china-and-the-word-tensions:e1:1 # text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the present relationship between China and Taiwan? 1 Which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 8 nsubj _ _ 2 of of ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 following follow VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 5 amod _ _ 5 statements statement NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 obl _ _ 6 most most ADV RBS Degree=Sup 7 advmod _ _ 7 accurately accurately ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 8 characterises characteris VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 10 present present ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 11 amod _ _ 11 relationship relationship NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ _ 12 between between ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 13 China China PROPN NNP Number=Sing 11 nmod _ _ 14 and and CCONJ CC _ 15 cc _ _ 15 Taiwan Taiwan PROPN NNP Number=Sing 13 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 16 ? ? PUNCT . _ 8 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **follow** | gerund | | | | | | | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **characteris** | present | | the present relationship | | | | of the following statements; between China and Taiwan; accurately *property* | tree rules | 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. ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} It is one of total isolation without trade ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:29-taiwan-china-and-the-word-tensions:e1:o1:1 # text = It is one of total isolation without trade 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 0 root _ _ 4 of of ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 total total ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 isolation isolation NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nmod _ _ 7 without without ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 trade trade NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | It | one | | | | of total isolation without trade | tree rules | ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} It is one of tension, without war ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:29-taiwan-china-and-the-word-tensions:e1:o2:1 # text = It is one of tension, without war 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 0 root _ _ 4 of of ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 tension tension NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 7 without without ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 war war NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | It | one and war | | | | of tension | tree rules | ### Option 3 {#o3} It is one of open warfare on land and sea ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:29-taiwan-china-and-the-word-tensions:e1:o3:1 # text = It is one of open warfare on land and sea 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 0 root _ _ 4 of of ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 open open ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 warfare warfare NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nmod _ _ 7 on on ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 land land NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nmod _ _ 9 and and CCONJ CC _ 10 cc _ _ 10 sea sea NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | It | one | | | | of open warfare on land and sea | tree rules | ### Option 4 {#o4} It is one of formal union under a single government ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:29-taiwan-china-and-the-word-tensions:e1:o4:1 # text = It is one of formal union under a single government 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 0 root _ _ 4 of of ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 formal formal ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 union union NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nmod _ _ 7 under under ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 8 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 9 single single ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 amod _ _ 10 government government NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | It | one | | | | of formal union under a single government | tree rules | **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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