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description: Ascertain the significance of George Washington's relinquishment of the presidency in 1797. Exam question 4 of lesson 67 «Who decides: kings, councils, republics and democracies» of the history course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each optio
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# Exam question 4 · Who decides: kings, councils, republics and democracies

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Ascertain the significance of George Washington's relinquishment of the presidency in 1797.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, George · **What happens:** ascertain, relinquish · **To what, where:** significance, presidency

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This is exam question 4 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/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:67-who-decides-kings-councils-republics-and-democracies:e4:1
# text = Ascertain the significance of George Washington's relinquishment of the presidency in 1797.
1	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	significance	significance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	George	George	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	_
6	Washington	Washington	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
8	relinquishment	relinquishment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	presidency	presidency	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	1797	1797	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	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 significance of George's relinquishment of the presidency in 1797 |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent significance=Topic |
| 2 | **relinquish** |  | George | the presidency in 1797 |  |  |  |  | nom relinquishment «communication transitive»: poss=agent of=patient |

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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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It established an example of the peaceful transfer of power

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:67-who-decides-kings-councils-republics-and-democracies:e4:o1:1
# text = It established an example of the peaceful transfer of power
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	established	establish	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	example	example	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	peaceful	peaceful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	transfer	transfer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **establish** | past | It | a example of the peaceful transfer of power |  |  |  |  | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent example=Patient |
| 2 | **exemplify** |  |  | the peaceful transfer of power |  |  |  |  | nom example «cognition transitive»: of=patient |
| 3 | **transfer** |  |  | power |  |  |  |  | nom transfer «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It abolished the Constitution of the United States

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:67-who-decides-kings-councils-republics-and-democracies:e4:o2:1
# text = It abolished the Constitution of the United States
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	4	det	_	_
4	Constitution	Constitution	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	United	United	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	States	State	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **abolish** | past | It | the Constitution of the United States |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent constitution=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It restored the British monarchy over the former colonies

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:67-who-decides-kings-councils-republics-and-democracies:e4:o3:1
# text = It restored the British monarchy over the former colonies
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	restored	restore	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	British	British	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	monarchy	monarchy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	over	over	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	former	former	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	colonies	colony	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **restore** | past | It | the British monarchy |  | the former colonies |  |  | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent monarchy=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It commenced a civil war between the northern states

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:67-who-decides-kings-councils-republics-and-democracies:e4:o4:1
# text = It commenced a civil war between the northern states
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	commenced	commence	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	civil	civil	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	war	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	between	between	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	northern	northern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	states	state	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **commence** | past | It | a civil war |  |  |  | between the northern states | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent war=Eventuality |

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