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# Exam question 1 · Who decides: kings, councils, republics and democracies

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the original significance of Magna Carta in 1215?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **What happens:** follow, characteris · **To what, where:** original significance, 1215

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 67 «Who decides: kings, councils, republics and democracies» 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/67-who-decides-kings-councils-republics-and-democracies/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:67-who-decides-kings-councils-republics-and-democracies:e1:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the original significance of Magna Carta in 1215?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	original	original	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	significance	significance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	Magna	Magna	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
14	Carta	Carta	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	flat	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	1215	1215	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **characteris** | present |  | the original significance of Magna |  | 1215 |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |

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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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It abolished the English monarchy and established a republic

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:67-who-decides-kings-councils-republics-and-democracies:e1:o1:1
# text = It abolished the English monarchy and established a republic
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	abolished	abolish	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	English	English	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	monarchy	monarchy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	established	establish	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	republic	republic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **abolish** | past | It | the English monarchy |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent monarchy=Theme |
| 2 | **establish** | past |  | a republic |  |  |  |  | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent republic=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It conferred universal suffrage upon all inhabitants of England, both men and women

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:67-who-decides-kings-councils-republics-and-democracies:e1:o2:1
# text = It conferred universal suffrage upon all inhabitants of England, both men and women
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	conferred	confer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	universal	universal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	suffrage	suffrage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	inhabitants	inhabitant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	England	England	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	both	both	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc:preconj	_	_
12	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	women	woman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **confer** | past | It | universal suffrage |  |  |  | upon all inhabitants of England; men and women *obl* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It was drafted by the Haudenosaunee and carried to England

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:67-who-decides-kings-councils-republics-and-democracies:e1:o3:1
# text = It was drafted by the Haudenosaunee and carried to England
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	drafted	draft	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	Haudenosaunee	Haudenosaunee	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	carried	carry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	England	England	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **draft** | past · passive | the Haudenosaunee | It |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Result |
| 2 | **carry** | past | the Haudenosaunee *not said here* |  | England |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent to england=Destination |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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It chiefly protected barons and the Church, while establishing that the king was subject to law

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:67-who-decides-kings-councils-republics-and-democracies:e1:o4:1
# text = It chiefly protected barons and the Church, while establishing that the king was subject to law
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	chiefly	chiefly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	protected	protect	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	barons	baron	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Church	Church	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	establishing	establish	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
11	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
14	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
15	subject	subject	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	ccomp	_	_
16	to	to	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **protect** | past | It | barons and the Church |  |  |  | chiefly *property* | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent baron=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **establish** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **is** | past | the king |  |  |  |  | to law; subject *property* | tree rules |

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