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title: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning… — From band to nation: families, tribes,… · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the policy of the Persian kings towards subject peoples. Exam question 2 of lesson 66 «From band to nation: families, tribes, kingdoms, empires and countries» of the history course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree
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# Exam question 2 · From band to nation: families, tribes, kingdoms, empires a…

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the policy of the Persian kings towards subject peoples.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, established facts · **What happens:** select, establish, concern · **To what, where:** response, policy

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 66 «From band to nation: families, tribes, kingdoms, empires and countries» 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/66-from-band-to-nation-families-tribes-kingdoms-empires-and-countries/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:66-from-band-to-nation-families-tribes-kingdoms-empires-and-countries:e2:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the policy of the Persian kings towards subject peoples.
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	policy	policy	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	Persian	persian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	kings	king	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	_
16	towards	towards	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	subject	subject	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	peoples	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	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 policy of the Persian kings towards subject peoples |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus policy=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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Subject peoples were exempted from all obligations, including tribute

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:66-from-band-to-nation-families-tribes-kingdoms-empires-and-countries:e2:o1:1
# text = Subject peoples were exempted from all obligations, including tribute
1	Subject	subject	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	peoples	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	exempted	exempt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	obligations	obligation	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	including	including	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	tribute	tribute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **exempt** | past · passive |  | Subject peoples |  | all obligations |  | including tribute | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Subject peoples were obliged to abandon their religions and to worship the gods of Persia

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:66-from-band-to-nation-families-tribes-kingdoms-empires-and-countries:e2:o2:1
# text = Subject peoples were obliged to abandon their religions and to worship the gods of Persia
1	Subject	subject	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	peoples	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	obliged	oblige	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	abandon	abandon	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	religions	religion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	worship	worship	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	gods	god	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	Persia	Persia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **oblige** | past · passive |  | Subject peoples |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: subject=Patient clause=Result |
| 2 | **abandon** | to-infinitive |  | peoples's religions |  |  |  |  | vn leave-51.2 «NP V NP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme religion=Source |
| 3 | **worship** | to-infinitive |  | the gods of Persia |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer god=Stimulus |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Subject peoples were frequently permitted to retain their religions upon payment of tribute

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:66-from-band-to-nation-families-tribes-kingdoms-empires-and-countries:e2:o3:1
# text = Subject peoples were frequently permitted to retain their religions upon payment of tribute
1	Subject	subject	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	peoples	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	frequently	frequently	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	permitted	permit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	retain	retain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	religions	religion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	payment	payment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	tribute	tribute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **permit** | past · passive |  | Subject peoples |  |  |  | frequently *property* | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP S»: subject=Beneficiary clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **retain** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | peoples's religions |  |  |  | upon payment of tribute | tree rules |
| 3 | **pay** |  |  | tribute |  |  |  |  | nom payment «possession transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Subject peoples were relocated in their entirety to Europe

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:66-from-band-to-nation-families-tribes-kingdoms-empires-and-countries:e2:o4:1
# text = Subject peoples were relocated in their entirety to Europe
1	Subject	subject	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	peoples	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	relocated	relocate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	entirety	entirety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Europe	Europe	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **relocate** | past · passive |  | Subject peoples |  | peoples's entirety to Europe |  |  | tree rules |

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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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