--- title: Identify the principal reason for the division of the world into tim… — Time zones and the calendar · tree and pragmatics description: Identify the principal reason for the division of the world into time zones. Exam question 1 of lesson 9 «Time zones and the calendar» 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. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/9-time-zones-and-the-calendar/e1/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [World](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/) / [Time zones and the calendar](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/9-time-zones-and-the-calendar/) / e1 # Exam question 1 · Time zones and the calendar Identify the principal reason for the division of the world into time zones. **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** identify · **To what, where:** principal reason, time zones This is exam question 1 of lesson 9 «Time zones and the calendar» of the world course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. 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/9-time-zones-and-the-calendar/#e1). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:9-time-zones-and-the-calendar:e1:1 # text = Identify the principal reason for the division of the world into time zones. 1 Identify identify VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 3 principal principal ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 4 reason reason NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 5 for for ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 division division NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nmod _ _ 8 of of ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 world world NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nmod _ _ 11 into into ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 compound _ _ 13 zones zone NOUN NNS Number=Plur 1 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 14 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the principal reason | | time zones | | for the division of the world | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent reason=Theme | 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} The calendar differs between the continents ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:9-time-zones-and-the-calendar:e1:o1:1 # text = The calendar differs between the continents 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 calendar calendar NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 differs differ VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 between between ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 continents continent NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **differ** | present | the calendar | | | | | between the continents | vn correspond-36.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 2 {#o2} The Moon is visible at different hours in different places ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:9-time-zones-and-the-calendar:e1:o2:1 # text = The Moon is visible at different hours in different places 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 Moon Moon PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 3 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 4 visible visible ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 5 at at ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 different different ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 hours hour NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obl _ _ 8 in in ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 different different ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 amod _ _ 10 places place NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | the Moon | | | different places | hour | visible *property* | tree rules | ### Option 3 {#o3} The Sun shines with differing intensity upon different nations ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:9-time-zones-and-the-calendar:e1:o3:1 # text = The Sun shines with differing intensity upon different nations 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 Sun Sun PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 shines shine VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 with with SCONJ IN _ 5 mark _ _ 5 differing differ VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 3 advcl _ _ 6 intensity intensity NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ 7 upon upon ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 different different ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 amod _ _ 9 nations nation NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **shine** | present | the Sun | | | | | | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location | | 2 | **differ** | gerund | the Sun *not said here* | intensity | | | | upon different nations | tree rules | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} The rotation of the Earth brings noon to different places at different times ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:9-time-zones-and-the-calendar:e1:o4:1 # text = The rotation of the Earth brings noon to different places at different times 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 rotation rotation NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 3 of of ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 Earth Earth PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _ 6 brings bring VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 7 noon noon NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ 8 to to ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 different different ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 amod _ _ 10 places place NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 obl _ _ 11 at at ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 different different ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 13 amod _ _ 13 times time NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **bring** | present | the rotation of the Earth | | | different places | noon; time | | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent to place=Destination | | 2 | **rotate** | | the Earth | | | | | | nom rotation «act intransitive»: of=agent | **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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