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description: Ascertain the consequence for the Tang dynasty of the rebellion commenced by An Lushan in 755. Exam question 4 of lesson 54 «China: the Silk Road and the Tang» 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 wa
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# Exam question 4 · China: the Silk Road and the Tang

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Ascertain the consequence for the Tang dynasty of the rebellion commenced by An Lushan in 755.

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** ascertain, commence · **To what, where:** consequence, rebellion, 755

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 54 «China: the Silk Road and the Tang» 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/54-china-the-silk-road-and-the-tang/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:54-china-the-silk-road-and-the-tang:e4:1
# text = Ascertain the consequence for the Tang dynasty of the rebellion commenced by An Lushan in 755.
1	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	consequence	consequence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	Tang	Tang	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	dynasty	dynasty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	rebellion	rebellion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	commenced	commence	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
12	by	by	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	Lushan	Lushan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	755	755	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ascertain** | imperative | you *not said here* | the consequence |  |  |  | for the Tang dynasty of the rebellion | vn ensure-99 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Precondition consequence=Theme for dynasty=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **commence** | participle |  | the rebellion *not said here* |  | 755 |  | by a Lushan | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

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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 {#o1}

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An immediate and lasting increase in the prosperity of the empire

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:54-china-the-silk-road-and-the-tang:e4:o1:1
# text = An immediate and lasting increase in the prosperity of the empire
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	immediate	immediate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	lasting	lasting	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
5	increase	increase	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	prosperity	prosperity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	empire	empire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
```

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

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The unification of China under the Qin

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:54-china-the-silk-road-and-the-tang:e4:o2:1
# text = The unification of China under the Qin
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	unification	unification	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	China	China	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	under	under	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Qin	Qin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **unify** |  |  | China |  | the Qin |  |  | nom unification «event transitive»: of=patient under=place |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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A grave decline from which the dynasty never fully recovered

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:54-china-the-silk-road-and-the-tang:e4:o3:1
# text = A grave decline from which the dynasty never fully recovered
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	grave	grave	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	decline	decline	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	dynasty	dynasty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
8	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
9	fully	fully	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	recovered	recover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **recover** | participle |  | a grave decline from the dynasty *not said here* |  |  |  | fully *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The transfer of the capital to Rome

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:54-china-the-silk-road-and-the-tang:e4:o4:1
# text = The transfer of the capital to Rome
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	transfer	transfer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	capital	capital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Rome	Rome	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **transfer** |  |  | the capital |  |  |  | to Rome | nom transfer «act transitive»: of=patient to=obl |

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