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title: mate says Mongols only smashed stuff, built nothing. Fair? — Volodymyr, Yaroslav the Wise and the M… · tree and pragmatics
description: mate says Mongols only smashed stuff, built nothing. Fair? Test 11 · ★ of lesson 42 «Volodymyr, Yaroslav the Wise and the Mongols» 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 wrong.
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# Test 11 · ★ · Volodymyr, Yaroslav the Wise and the Mongols

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
mate says Mongols only smashed stuff, built nothing. Fair?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** mate · **What happens:** say, build · **To what, where:** Mongols · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 11 · ★ of lesson 42 «Volodymyr, Yaroslav the Wise and the Mongols» of the history course of Mova's primary school. 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/42-volodymyr-yaroslav-the-wise-and-the-mongols/#t11).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* mate says Mongols only smashed stuff, built nothing.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:42-volodymyr-yaroslav-the-wise-and-the-mongols:t11:1
# text = mate says Mongols only smashed stuff, built nothing.
1	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Mongols	Mongol	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	smashed	smashed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	stuff	stuff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	built	build	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	amod	_	_
9	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | mate | Mongols  smashed stuff |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent mongol=Topic |
| 2 | **build** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* Fair?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:42-volodymyr-yaroslav-the-wise-and-the-mongols:t11:2
# text = Fair?
1	Fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
No, they also kept trade safe and ran a postal system, though conquest was cruel

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:42-volodymyr-yaroslav-the-wise-and-the-mongols:t11:o1:1
# text = No, they also kept trade safe and ran a postal system, though conquest was cruel
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	trade	trade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	postal	postal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	system	system	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
15	conquest	conquest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
16	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
17	cruel	cruel	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | past | they | trade |  |  |  | safe *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trade=Theme |
| 2 | **run** | past | they *not said here* | a postal system |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme system=Trajectory |
| 3 | **is** | past | conquest |  |  |  |  | cruel *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
No, they were always gentle

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:42-volodymyr-yaroslav-the-wise-and-the-mongols:t11:o2:1
# text = No, they were always gentle
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
4	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	6	advmod	_	_
6	gentle	gentle	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | they |  |  |  |  | always, gentle *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
No, they invented the internet

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:42-volodymyr-yaroslav-the-wise-and-the-mongols:t11:o3:1
# text = No, they invented the internet
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	invented	invent	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	internet	internet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **invent** | past | they | the internet |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent internet=Result |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes, they did nothing else at all but burn, smash and rob every town they ever took

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:42-volodymyr-yaroslav-the-wise-and-the-mongols:t11:o4:1
# text = Yes, they did nothing else at all but burn, smash and rob every town they ever took
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
5	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	4	obj	_	_
6	else	else	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	obl	_	_
9	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	burn	burn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	smash	smash	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	rob	rob	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	12	conj	_	_
15	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	16	det	_	_
16	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
17	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
18	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	19	advmod	_	_
19	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **burn** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **smash** | past · do-support |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **rob** | infinitive |  | every town |  |  |  |  | vn cheat-10.6.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent town=Source |
| 4 | **take** | past | they | every town *not said here* |  |  | ever |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent town=Theme |

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