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title: Ascertain the principal consequence of the completion of the Aswan H… — The great rivers · tree and pragmatics
description: Ascertain the principal consequence of the completion of the Aswan High Dam in the year 1970. Exam question 4 of lesson 16 «The great rivers» of the geography 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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# Exam question 4 · The great rivers

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Ascertain the principal consequence of the completion of the Aswan High Dam in the year 1970.

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** ascertain, complete · **To what, where:** principal consequence, Aswan High Dam

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 16 «The great rivers» of the geography 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/geography/16-the-great-rivers/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:16-the-great-rivers:e4:1
# text = Ascertain the principal consequence of the completion of the Aswan High Dam in the year 1970.
1	Ascertain	ascertain	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	consequence	consequence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	completion	completion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
10	Aswan	Aswan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
11	High	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	Dam	Dam	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
16	1970	1970	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	15	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ascertain** | imperative | you *not said here* | the principal consequence of the completion of the Aswan High Dam in the year |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent consequence=Topic |
| 2 | **complete** |  |  | the Aswan High Dam in the year |  |  |  |  | nom completion «act transitive»: of=patient |

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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 {#o1}

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The Blue Nile ceased to contribute water to the Nile

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:16-the-great-rivers:e4:o1:1
# text = The Blue Nile ceased to contribute water to the Nile
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Blue	Blue	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	Nile	Nile	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	ceased	cease	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	contribute	contribute	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Nile	Nile	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cease** | past | the Blue Nile |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **contribute** | to-infinitive | the Blue Nile *not said here* | water | the Nile |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent water=Theme to nile=Recipient |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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The annual inundation of the Nile was terminated, affording regular water and electricity whilst retaining the silt

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:16-the-great-rivers:e4:o2:1
# text = The annual inundation of the Nile was terminated, affording regular water and electricity whilst retaining the silt
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	annual	annual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	inundation	inundation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Nile	Nile	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	terminated	terminate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	affording	afford	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	advcl	_	_
11	regular	regular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	electricity	electricity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
15	whilst	whilst	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
16	retaining	retain	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	advcl	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	silt	silt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **terminate** | past · passive |  | the annual inundation of the Nile |  |  |  |  | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **afford** | gerund |  | regular water and electricity |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **retain** | gerund |  | the silt |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **inundate** |  |  | the Nile |  |  |  |  | nom inundation «phenomenon transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The annual inundation of the Nile was rendered more severe

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:16-the-great-rivers:e4:o3:1
# text = The annual inundation of the Nile was rendered more severe
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	annual	annual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	inundation	inundation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Nile	Nile	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	rendered	render	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
9	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	10	advmod	_	_
10	severe	severe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **render** | past · passive |  | the annual inundation of the Nile |  |  |  | severe *property* | vn give-13.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **inundate** |  |  | the Nile |  |  |  |  | nom inundation «phenomenon transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The Nile was diverted into the Red Sea

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:16-the-great-rivers:e4:o4:1
# text = The Nile was diverted into the Red Sea
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Nile	Nile	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	diverted	divert	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	Red	Red	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	Sea	Sea	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **divert** | past · passive |  | the Nile |  | the Red Sea |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer |

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