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title: Leon: "So my great-great-whatever's birthday from 1500 is wrong now?… — How our calendar was made: Romans, Jul… · tree and pragmatics
description: Leon: "So my great-great-whatever's birthday from 1500 is wrong now?" What's the best answer? Test 9 · ★ of lesson 116 «How our calendar was made: Romans, Julius Caesar and Pope Gregory» of the world course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each
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# Test 9 · ★ · How our calendar was made: Romans, Julius Caesar and Pope…

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Leon: "So my great-great-whatever's birthday from 1500 is wrong now?" What's the best answer?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** whatever, Leon, best answer · **What happens:** be · **To what, where:** great great birthday, 1500

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This is test 9 · ★ of lesson 116 «How our calendar was made: Romans, Julius Caesar and Pope Gregory» of the world 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/world/116-how-our-calendar-was-made/#t9).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Leon: "So my great-great-whatever's birthday from 1500 is wrong now?"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:116-how-our-calendar-was-made:t9:1
# text = Leon: "So my great-great-whatever's birthday from 1500 is wrong now?"
1	Leon	Leon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
3	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	So	so	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
5	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
6	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	whatever	whatever	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	birthday	birthday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
13	from	from	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	1500	1500	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	12	nmod	_	_
15	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
16	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
17	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	16	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | whatever | my great great birthday |  | 1500 |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | Leon |  |  |  | now | wrong *property* | 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:* What's the best answer?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:116-how-our-calendar-was-made:t9:2
# text = What's the best answer?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

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

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The day was real, but you must say which calendar the date is in

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:116-how-our-calendar-was-made:t9:o1:1
# text = The day was real, but you must say which calendar the date is in
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
10	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	11	det	_	_
11	calendar	calendar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	date	date	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the day |  |  |  |  | real *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | must | you | which calendar |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent calendar=Topic |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes, every date written before 1582 is fake

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:116-how-our-calendar-was-made:t9:o2:1
# text = Yes, every date written before 1582 is fake
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	9	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	det	_	_
4	date	date	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
5	written	write	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	before	before	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	1582	1582	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	obl	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	fake	fake	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | participle |  | every date *not said here* |  |  | before 1582 |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | every date |  |  |  |  | fake *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes, everyone's birthday moved ten days later, so it's all wrong

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:116-how-our-calendar-was-made:t9:o3:1
# text = Yes, everyone's birthday moved ten days later, so it's all wrong
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	birthday	birthday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	moved	move	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl:unmarked	_	_
9	later	late	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	so	so	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
14	all	all	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move** | past | everyone's birthday |  |  |  |  | late *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | birthday |  |  |  |  | all, wrong *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
No, both calendars always gave the same date

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:116-how-our-calendar-was-made:t9:o4:1
# text = No, both calendars always gave the same date
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	det	_	_
4	calendars	calendar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
5	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	6	advmod	_	_
6	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	date	date	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | both calendars | the same date |  |  |  | always *property* | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent date=Theme |

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