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title: whats the little box with symbols in the corner of the map for — Maps, plans and the compass · tree and pragmatics
description: whats the little box with symbols in the corner of the map for Test 11 of lesson 41 «Maps, plans and the compass» of the world 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 11 · Maps, plans and the compass

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whats the little box with symbols in the corner of the map for

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗

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This is test 11 of lesson 41 «Maps, plans and the compass» 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/41-maps-and-compass/#t11).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:41-maps-and-compass:t11:1
# text = whats the little box with symbols in the corner of the map for
1	whats	what	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	symbols	symbol	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	corner	corner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	map	map	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	nmod	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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It is where the map was printed

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:41-maps-and-compass:t11:o1:1
# text = It is where the map was printed
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	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	map	map	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	printed	print	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | where *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **print** | past · passive |  | the map |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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It is the key, explaining what the signs and colours mean

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:41-maps-and-compass:t11:o2:1
# text = It is the key, explaining what the signs and colours mean
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	key	key	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	explaining	explain	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
7	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	12	obj	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	signs	sign	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	colours	colour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	_
12	mean	mean	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | the key |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **explain** *speech: assert* | gerund | the key *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **mean** | present | the signs and colours |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Topic |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It shows how old the map is

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:41-maps-and-compass:t11:o3:1
# text = It shows how old the map is
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
4	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	map	map	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | It |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | the map |  |  |  |  | old *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It lists the people who live there

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:41-maps-and-compass:t11:o4:1
# text = It lists the people who live there
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	lists	list	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **list** | present | It | the people |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **live** | present | the people |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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