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title: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning… — How we got here: the big steps on one… · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the Stone, Bronze and Iron Ages. Exam question 3 of lesson 61 «How we got here: the big steps on one long timeline» of the history course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each
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# Exam question 3 · How we got here: the big steps on one long timeline

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the Stone, Bronze and Iron Ages.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** select, establish, concern · **To what, where:** response

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 61 «How we got here: the big steps on one long timeline» 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/61-how-we-got-here-the-big-steps-on-one-long-timeline/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:61-how-we-got-here-the-big-steps-on-one-long-timeline:e3:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the Stone, Bronze and Iron Ages.
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	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	Stone	Stone	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	Bronze	Bronze	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	Iron	Iron	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	Ages	Age	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	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 |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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They are classifications devised by historians, occurring at differing times in differing regions

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:61-how-we-got-here-the-big-steps-on-one-long-timeline:e3:o1:1
# text = They are classifications devised by historians, occurring at differing times in differing regions
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	classifications	classification	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	devised	devise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	historians	historian	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl:agent	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	occurring	occur	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	conj	_	_
9	at	at	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	differing	differ	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	advcl	_	_
11	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	differing	differing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	regions	region	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | They | classifications |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **devise** | participle |  | classifications *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **occur** | gerund | They *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **differ** | gerund | They *not said here* |  |  | differing regions | time |  | vn correspond-36.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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They were proclaimed by decree of ancient monarchs

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:61-how-we-got-here-the-big-steps-on-one-long-timeline:e3:o2:1
# text = They were proclaimed by decree of ancient monarchs
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|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	decree	decree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	ancient	ancient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	monarchs	monarch	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **proclaim** | past · passive | decree of ancient monarchs | They |  |  |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |
| 2 | **decree** |  | ancient monarchs |  |  |  |  |  | nom decree «communication intransitive»: of=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They succeeded one another everywhere in the year one thousand

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:61-how-we-got-here-the-big-steps-on-one-long-timeline:e3:o3:1
# text = They succeeded one another everywhere in the year one thousand
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	succeeded	succeed	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	obj	_	_
4	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	3	fixed	_	_
5	everywhere	everywhere	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	2	advmod	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	flat	_	_
10	thousand	thousand	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	list	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **succeed** | past | They | one |  |  | year | everywhere *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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They commenced simultaneously throughout the world, by the general agreement of all peoples

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:61-how-we-got-here-the-big-steps-on-one-long-timeline:e3:o4:1
# text = They commenced simultaneously throughout the world, by the general agreement of all peoples
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	commenced	commence	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	simultaneously	simultaneously	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	throughout	throughout	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	general	general	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	agreement	agreement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	14	det	_	_
14	peoples	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **commence** | past | They |  |  |  | throughout the world | simultaneously *property* | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 2 | **agree** |  | all peoples |  |  |  |  |  | nom agreement «communication intransitive»: of=agent |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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