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description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the foundation of the Yuan dynasty. Exam question 2 of lesson 55 «China: the Song 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 c
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# Exam question 2 · China: the Song and the Mongols

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the foundation of the Yuan dynasty.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, established facts · **What happens:** select, establish, concern · **To what, where:** response, foundation

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 55 «China: the Song and the Mongols» 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/55-china-the-song-and-the-mongols/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:55-china-the-song-and-the-mongols:e2:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the foundation of the Yuan dynasty.
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	foundation	foundation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	Yuan	Yuan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	dynasty	dynasty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	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 foundation of the Yuan dynasty |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus foundation=Experiencer |

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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 {#o1}

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It was founded by Zhu Yuanzhang in 1368

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:55-china-the-song-and-the-mongols:e2:o1:1
# text = It was founded by Zhu Yuanzhang in 1368
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	founded	found	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Zhu	Zhu	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl:agent	_	_
6	Yuanzhang	Yuanzhang	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	flat	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	1368	1368	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **found** | past · passive | Zhu | It |  | 1368 |  |  | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It was proclaimed by Qin Shi Huang in 221 BC

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:55-china-the-song-and-the-mongols:e2:o2:1
# text = It was proclaimed by Qin Shi Huang in 221 BC
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	proclaimed	proclaim	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Qin	Qin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl:agent	_	_
6	Shi	Shi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	flat	_	_
7	Huang	Huang	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	flat	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	221	221	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	obl	_	_
10	BC	BC	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **proclaim** | past · passive | Qin | It |  | 221  BC |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It was founded by the Manchus in 1644

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:55-china-the-song-and-the-mongols:e2:o3:1
# text = It was founded by the Manchus in 1644
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	founded	found	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Manchus	Manchu	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	obl:agent	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	1644	1644	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **found** | past · passive | the Manchus | It |  | 1644 |  |  | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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It was established by Kublai Khan upon completion of the conquest of the Song in 1279

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:55-china-the-song-and-the-mongols:e2:o4:1
# text = It was established by Kublai Khan upon completion of the conquest of the Song in 1279
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	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Kublai	Kublai	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	Khan	Khan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	flat	_	_
7	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	completion	completion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	conquest	conquest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	Song	Song	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	1279	1279	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **establish** | past · passive | Kublai | It |  | 1279 |  | upon completion of the conquest of the Song | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |
| 2 | **complete** |  |  | the conquest of the Song |  |  |  |  | nom completion «act transitive»: of=patient |

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