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description: Identify the approximate chronological limits of the period designated the Middle Ages in Europe. Exam question 1 of lesson 20 «The Middle Ages begin: the Vikings» of the history course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choic
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# Exam question 1 · The Middle Ages begin: the Vikings

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Identify the approximate chronological limits of the period designated the Middle Ages in Europe.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, approximate chronological limits · **What happens:** identify, designate · **To what, where:** Middle Ages, Europe

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 20 «The Middle Ages begin: the Vikings» 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/20-the-middle-ages-begin-the-vikings/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:20-the-middle-ages-begin-the-vikings:e1:1
# text = Identify the approximate chronological limits of the period designated the Middle Ages in Europe.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
3	approximate	approximate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	chronological	chronological	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	limits	limit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	period	period	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	designated	designate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	Middle	Middle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	flat	_	_
12	Ages	Age	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	Europe	Europe	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn empathize-88.2 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **designate** | past | the approximate chronological limits of the period | the Middle Ages |  | Europe |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent age=Theme |

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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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From approximately 3000 BC to the foundation of Rome

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:20-the-middle-ages-begin-the-vikings:e1:o1:1
# text = From approximately 3000 BC to the foundation of Rome
1	From	from	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	approximately	approximately	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	3000	3000	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
4	BC	BC	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:unmarked	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	foundation	foundation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Rome	Rome	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 2 {#o2}

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From 1066 to 1100

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:20-the-middle-ages-begin-the-vikings:e1:o2:1
# text = From 1066 to 1100
1	From	from	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	1066	1066	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	1100	1100	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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From approximately 500 to approximately 1500

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:20-the-middle-ages-begin-the-vikings:e1:o3:1
# text = From approximately 500 to approximately 1500
1	From	from	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	approximately	approximately	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	500	500	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	approximately	approximately	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	1500	1500	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 4 {#o4}

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From approximately 1500 to approximately 1900

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:20-the-middle-ages-begin-the-vikings:e1:o4:1
# text = From approximately 1500 to approximately 1900
1	From	from	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	approximately	approximately	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	1500	1500	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	approximately	approximately	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	1900	1900	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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