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description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the origin of the first ruling dynasty of Kyivan Rus. Exam question 3 of lesson 41 «Kyiv's beginnings and Kyivan Rus» of the history course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of ea
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# Exam question 3 · Kyiv's beginnings and Kyivan Rus

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the origin of the first ruling dynasty of Kyivan Rus.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, established facts · **What happens:** select, establish, concern, rule · **To what, where:** response, origin

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 41 «Kyiv's beginnings and Kyivan Rus» 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/41-kyivs-beginnings-and-kyivan-rus/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:41-kyivs-beginnings-and-kyivan-rus:e3:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the origin of the first ruling dynasty of Kyivan Rus.
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	origin	origin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
14	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	16	amod	_	_
15	ruling	rule	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	16	amod	_	_
16	dynasty	dynasty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	Kyivan	Kyivan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	_
19	Rus	Rus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	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 origin of the first ruling dynasty of Kyivan |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus origin=Experiencer |
| 4 | **rule** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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It was of Scandinavian origin and subsequently adopted the Slavic language

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:41-kyivs-beginnings-and-kyivan-rus:e3:o1:1
# text = It was of Scandinavian origin and subsequently adopted the Slavic language
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	Scandinavian	scandinavian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	origin	origin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	subsequently	subsequently	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	adopted	adopt	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	Slavic	slavic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	language	language	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | It |  |  |  |  | of Scandinavian origin | tree rules |
| 2 | **adopt** | past |  | the Slavic language |  |  |  | subsequently *property* | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent language=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It was of Roman origin and conducted all its affairs and its correspondence in Latin

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:41-kyivs-beginnings-and-kyivan-rus:e3:o2:1
# text = It was of Roman origin and conducted all its affairs and its correspondence in Latin
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	Roman	roman	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	origin	origin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	conducted	conduct	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
8	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	10	det:predet	_	_
9	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	affairs	affair	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	correspondence	correspondence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	Latin	Latin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | It |  |  |  |  | of Roman origin and its correspondence in Latin | tree rules |
| 2 | **conduct** | past |  | its affairs |  |  |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent affair=Theme |
| 3 | **correspond** |  | its *= it* |  |  | Latin |  |  | nom correspondence «communication intransitive»: poss=agent in=place |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It was elected by the Trypillia people

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:41-kyivs-beginnings-and-kyivan-rus:e3:o3:1
# text = It was elected by the Trypillia people
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|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	elected	elect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	Trypillia	Trypillia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl:agent	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **elect** | past · passive | the Trypillia people | It |  |  |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It was of Mongol origin and spoke Mongolian at court

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:41-kyivs-beginnings-and-kyivan-rus:e3:o4:1
# text = It was of Mongol origin and spoke Mongolian at court
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	Mongol	mongol	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	origin	origin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	spoke	speak	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
8	Mongolian	Mongolian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | It |  |  |  |  | of Mongol origin | tree rules |
| 2 | **speak** *speech: other* | past |  |  |  | court |  | mongolian *property* | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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