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description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the preservation of classical literature in the West. Exam question 4 of lesson 16 «Rome: the fall of the West and what Rome left us» of the history course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the qu
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# Exam question 4 · Rome: the fall of the West and what Rome left us

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the preservation of classical literature in the West.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, established facts · **What happens:** select, establish, concern, preserve · **To what, where:** response, preservation, classical literature

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 16 «Rome: the fall of the West and what Rome left us» of the history 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/history/16-rome-the-fall-of-the-west-and-what-rome-left-us/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:16-rome-the-fall-of-the-west-and-what-rome-left-us:e4:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the preservation of classical literature in the West.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
9	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	preservation	preservation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	classical	classical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	literature	literature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	West	West	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response |  |  |  | consistent *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **concern** | gerund | the established facts *not said here* | the preservation of classical literature in the West |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus preservation=Experiencer |
| 4 | **preserve** |  |  | classical literature in the West |  |  |  |  | nom preservation «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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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No classical books survive

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:16-rome-the-fall-of-the-west-and-what-rome-left-us:e4:o1:1
# text = No classical books survive
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	3	det	_	_
2	classical	classical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	books	book	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	survive	survive	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **survive** | present | no classical books |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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

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Monks in monasteries transcribed ancient books by hand

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:16-rome-the-fall-of-the-west-and-what-rome-left-us:e4:o2:1
# text = Monks in monasteries transcribed ancient books by hand
1	Monks	monk	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	monasteries	monastery	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
4	transcribed	transcribe	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	ancient	ancient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	books	book	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **transcribe** | past | Monks in monasteries | ancient books |  |  |  | by hand | vn transcribe-25.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent book=Theme by hand=Destination |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The books were printed by Gutenberg in 500

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:16-rome-the-fall-of-the-west-and-what-rome-left-us:e4:o3:1
# text = The books were printed by Gutenberg in 500
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	books	book	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	printed	print	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Gutenberg	Gutenberg	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	500	500	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **print** | past · passive | Gutenberg | the books |  | 500 |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent subject=Theme in 500=Destination |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The Huns preserved them in libraries

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:16-rome-the-fall-of-the-west-and-what-rome-left-us:e4:o4:1
# text = The Huns preserved them in libraries
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Huns	Hun	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	preserved	preserve	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	libraries	library	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **preserve** | past | the Huns | them *= they* |  | libraries |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Beneficiary |

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