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title: how come norway's got those deep long sea valleys, the fjord things — Glaciers, ice ages and polar lands · tree and pragmatics
description: how come norway's got those deep long sea valleys, the fjord things Test 11 · ★★ of lesson 65 «Glaciers, ice ages and polar lands» 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 right.
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# Test 11 · ★★ · Glaciers, ice ages and polar lands

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
how come norway's got those deep long sea valleys, the fjord things

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** come norway, those · **What happens:** get, valley

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This is test 11 · ★★ of lesson 65 «Glaciers, ice ages and polar lands» 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/65-glaciers-ice-ages-polar-lands/#t11).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:65-glaciers-ice-ages-polar-lands:t11:1
# text = how come norway's got those deep long sea valleys, the fjord things
1	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	come	come	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	norway	norway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	got	get	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	those	that	PRON	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	10	nsubj	_	_
7	deep	deep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
8	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
9	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	valleys	valley	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	fjord	fjord	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present · passive | come norway |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **valley** |  | those |  |  |  |  |  | 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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Glaciers carved deep U-shaped valleys that the sea later flooded

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:65-glaciers-ice-ages-polar-lands:t11:o1:1
# text = Glaciers carved deep U-shaped valleys that the sea later flooded
1	Glaciers	glacier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	carved	carve	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	deep	deep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
4	U	U	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	shaped	shape	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	valleys	valley	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
8	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl:unmarked	_	_
11	later	late	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	12	advmod	_	_
12	flooded	flood	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carve** | past | Glaciers | deep shaped valleys |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent valley=Theme |
| 2 | **shape** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 3 | **flood** | participle | Glaciers *not said here* |  |  |  |  | late *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Earthquakes split the coast into long deep cracks

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:65-glaciers-ice-ages-polar-lands:t11:o2:1
# text = Earthquakes split the coast into long deep cracks
1	Earthquakes	earthquake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	split	split	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	coast	coast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	deep	deep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	cracks	crack	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **split** | past | Earthquakes | the coast |  |  |  | into long deep cracks *result* | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Agent coast=Patient into crack=Result |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rivers cut deep V-shaped valleys right down to the sea

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:65-glaciers-ice-ages-polar-lands:t11:o3:1
# text = Rivers cut deep V-shaped valleys right down to the sea
1	Rivers	river	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	cut	cut	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	deep	deep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
4	V	v	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	shaped	shape	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	valleys	valley	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
8	right	right	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	down	down	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cut** | present | Rivers | deep shaped valleys |  |  |  | to the sea *result*; down *property* | vn cut-21.1-1 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Agent valley=Patient to sea=Result |
| 2 | **shape** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Waves wore away the soft rock over many years

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:65-glaciers-ice-ages-polar-lands:t11:o4:1
# text = Waves wore away the soft rock over many years
1	Waves	wave	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wore	wear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	away	away	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	rock	rock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	over	over	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear away** | past | Waves | the soft rock |  |  | year | away *property* | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent rock=Source |

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