--- title: Ascertain the origin of the state emblem of Ukraine known as the try… — Chornobyl and independence in 1991 · tree and pragmatics description: Ascertain the origin of the state emblem of Ukraine known as the tryzub. Exam question 4 of lesson 48 «Chornobyl and independence in 1991» 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/48-chornobyl-and-independence-in-1991/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/) / [Chornobyl and independence in 1991](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/history/48-chornobyl-and-independence-in-1991/) / e4 # Exam question 4 · Chornobyl and independence in 1991 Ascertain the origin of the state emblem of Ukraine known as the tryzub. **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** ascertain, know · **To what, where:** origin, state emblem This is exam question 4 of lesson 48 «Chornobyl and independence in 1991» 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/48-chornobyl-and-independence-in-1991/#e4). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:48-chornobyl-and-independence-in-1991:e4:1 # text = Ascertain the origin of the state emblem of Ukraine known as the tryzub. 1 Ascertain ascertain VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 origin origin 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 state state NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 compound _ _ 7 emblem emblem NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nmod _ _ 8 of of ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 Ukraine Ukraine PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 nmod _ _ 10 known know VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 7 acl _ _ 11 as as ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 tryzub tryzub NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 14 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ascertain** | imperative | you *not said here* | the origin of the state emblem of Ukraine | | | | | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent origin=Topic | | 2 | **know** | participle | | the state emblem of Ukraine *not said here* | | | | as the tryzub | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer as tryzub=Attribute | 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 {#o1} It was copied from the flag of Sweden ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:48-chornobyl-and-independence-in-1991:e4:o1:1 # text = It was copied from the flag of Sweden 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 copied copy VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 from from ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 flag flag NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 7 of of ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 Sweden Sweden PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **copy** | past · passive | | It | | the flag of Sweden | | | vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2} It appears upon coins of Volodymyr the Great ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:48-chornobyl-and-independence-in-1991:e4:o2:1 # text = It appears upon coins of Volodymyr the Great 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 appears appear VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 upon upon ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 4 coins coin NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obl _ _ 5 of of ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 Volodymyr Volodymyr PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nmod _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 Great great ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 appos _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **appear** | present | It | | | coins of Volodymyr | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme upon coin=Location | | 2 | **coin** | | | Volodymyr | | | | | nom coin «possession transitive»: of=patient | ### Option 3 {#o3} It was introduced by the Ems decree ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:48-chornobyl-and-independence-in-1991:e4:o3:1 # text = It was introduced by the Ems decree 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 introduced introduce 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 Ems Ems PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 compound _ _ 7 decree decree NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **introduce** | past · passive | the Ems decree | It | | | | | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient | ### Option 4 {#o4} It was designed for the Eurovision contest ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:48-chornobyl-and-independence-in-1991:e4:o4:1 # text = It was designed for the Eurovision contest 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 designed design VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 for for ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 6 Eurovision Eurovision PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 compound _ _ 7 contest contest NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **design** | past · passive | | It | | | | for the Eurovision contest | vn create-26.4-1-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: subject=Result for contest=Beneficiary | **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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