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title: The teacher says the Mongols wiped Kyiv off the map in 1240. What's… — Volodymyr, Yaroslav the Wise and the M… · tree and pragmatics
description: The teacher says the Mongols wiped Kyiv off the map in 1240. What's more exact? Test 9 · ★ 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 9 · ★ · Volodymyr, Yaroslav the Wise and the Mongols

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The teacher says the Mongols wiped Kyiv off the map in 1240. What's more exact?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** teacher, Mongols · **What happens:** say, wipe, be · **To what, where:** Kyiv, 1240 · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 9 · ★ 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/#t9).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* The teacher says the Mongols wiped Kyiv off the map in 1240.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:42-volodymyr-yaroslav-the-wise-and-the-mongols:t9:1
# text = The teacher says the Mongols wiped Kyiv off the map in 1240.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Mongols	Mongol	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	wiped	wipe	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
7	Kyiv	Kyiv	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	off	off	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	map	map	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	1240	1240	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the teacher |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **wipe** | past | the Mongols | Kyiv |  | 1240 |  | off the map | vn funnel-9.3-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent kyiv=Theme off map=Trajectory |

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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:* What's more exact?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:42-volodymyr-yaroslav-the-wise-and-the-mongols:t9:2
# text = What's more exact?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	4	advmod	_	_
4	exact	exact	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | exact *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Kyiv disappeared from the map and was never rebuilt by anyone

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:42-volodymyr-yaroslav-the-wise-and-the-mongols:t9:o1:1
# text = Kyiv disappeared from the map and was never rebuilt by anyone
1	Kyiv	Kyiv	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	disappeared	disappear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	map	map	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
8	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	rebuilt	rebuild	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
10	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **disappear** | past | Kyiv |  |  | the map |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme from map=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **not** **rebuild** | past · passive | anyone |  |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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

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Kyiv was badly damaged and much reduced, but it survived

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:42-volodymyr-yaroslav-the-wise-and-the-mongols:t9:o2:1
# text = Kyiv was badly damaged and much reduced, but it survived
1	Kyiv	Kyiv	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	badly	badly	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	4	advmod	_	_
4	damaged	damage	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	much	much	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	reduced	reduce	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	survived	survive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **damage** | past · passive |  | Kyiv |  |  |  | badly *property* | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **reduce** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn limit-76 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer |
| 3 | **survive** | past | it |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The Mongols never reached Kyiv

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:42-volodymyr-yaroslav-the-wise-and-the-mongols:t9:o3:1
# text = The Mongols never reached Kyiv
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Mongols	Mongol	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	reached	reach	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	Kyiv	Kyiv	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **reach** | past | the Mongols | Kyiv |  |  |  |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent kyiv=Theme |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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The Mongols made Kyiv their capital

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:42-volodymyr-yaroslav-the-wise-and-the-mongols:t9:o4:1
# text = The Mongols made Kyiv their capital
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Mongols	Mongol	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	Kyiv	Kyiv	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	capital	capital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | the Mongols | Kyiv |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kyiv=Product |

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