--- title: Ascertain the fate of the Inca emperor Atahualpa subsequent to the p… — The Aztecs and the Inca · tree and pragmatics description: Ascertain the fate of the Inca emperor Atahualpa subsequent to the payment of his ransom in gold. Exam question 4 of lesson 19 «The Aztecs and the Inca» of the history course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was right --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/history/19-the-aztecs-and-the-inca/e4/) [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/) / [History](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/history/) / [The Aztecs and the Inca](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/history/19-the-aztecs-and-the-inca/) / e4 # Exam question 4 · The Aztecs and the Inca Ascertain the fate of the Inca emperor Atahualpa subsequent to the payment of his ransom in gold. **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, his · **What happens:** ascertain, fate, pay, ransom · **To what, where:** fate, Inca emperor, ransom, gold This is exam question 4 of lesson 19 «The Aztecs and the Inca» 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/19-the-aztecs-and-the-inca/#e4). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:19-the-aztecs-and-the-inca:e4:1 # text = Ascertain the fate of the Inca emperor Atahualpa subsequent to the payment of his ransom in gold. 1 Ascertain ascertain VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 fate fate NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 4 of of ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 6 Inca Inca PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 compound _ _ 7 emperor emperor NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nmod _ _ 8 Atahualpa Atahualpa PROPN NNP Number=Sing 9 compound _ _ 9 subsequent subsequent NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 10 to to ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 payment payment NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ _ 13 of of ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 14 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 15 nmod:poss _ _ 15 ransom ransom NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 nmod _ _ 16 in in ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 17 gold gold NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 18 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ascertain** | imperative | you *not said here* | the fate of the Inca emperor | | | | to the payment of his ransom in gold | vn ensure-99 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Precondition fate=Beneficiary subsequent=Theme | | 2 | **fate** | | | the Inca emperor | | | | | nom fate «event transitive»: of=patient | | 3 | **pay** | | | his ransom in gold | | | | | nom payment «possession transitive»: of=patient | | 4 | **ransom** | | his *= he* | | | gold | | | nom ransom «possession transitive»: poss=agent in=place | 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} He was put to death by the Spaniards notwithstanding ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:19-the-aztecs-and-the-inca:e4:o1:1 # text = He was put to death by the Spaniards notwithstanding 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux:pass _ _ 3 put put VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 to to ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 death death NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 6 by by ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 8 Spaniards Spaniard PROPN NNPS Number=Plur 9 compound _ _ 9 notwithstanding notwithstanding NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **put** | past · passive | the Spaniards notwithstanding | He | | | | to death | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent subject=Goal | ### Option 2 {#o2} He was released and restored to his throne ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:19-the-aztecs-and-the-inca:e4:o2:1 # text = He was released and restored to his throne 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux:pass _ _ 3 released release VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 and and CCONJ CC _ 5 cc _ _ 5 restored restore VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 conj _ _ 6 to to ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 8 nmod:poss _ _ 8 throne throne NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **release** | past · passive | | He | | | | | vn free-10.6.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Source | | 2 | **restore** | participle | | | his throne | | | | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to throne=Recipient | ### Option 3 {#o3} He was conveyed to Spain as a nobleman ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:19-the-aztecs-and-the-inca:e4:o3:1 # text = He was conveyed to Spain as a nobleman 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux:pass _ _ 3 conveyed convey VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 to to ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 Spain Spain PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 6 as as ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 nobleman nobleman NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **convey** | past · passive | | He | Spain | | | as a nobleman | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Topic to spain=Recipient | ### Option 4 {#o4} He escaped to Machu Picchu ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:19-the-aztecs-and-the-inca:e4:o4:1 # text = He escaped to Machu Picchu 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 escaped escape VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 to to ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 4 Machu Machu PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ 5 Picchu Picchu PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 flat _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **escape** | past | He | | | Machu | | | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to machu=Initial\_Location | **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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