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title: Finn's dad says Magna Carta gave everyone all their rights. Kinda, b… — Who decides: kings, councils, republic… · tree and pragmatics
description: Finn's dad says Magna Carta gave everyone all their rights. Kinda, but not really. Why? Test 2 · ★★ 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 option; Mova'
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# Test 2 · ★★ · Who decides: kings, councils, republics and democracies

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Finn's dad says Magna Carta gave everyone all their rights. Kinda, but not really. Why?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** dad, Magna · **What happens:** say, give · **To what, where:** rights, everyone · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 2 · ★★ of lesson 67 «Who decides: kings, councils, republics and democracies» of the history course of Mova's primary school. 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/#t2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Finn's dad says Magna Carta gave everyone all their rights.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:67-who-decides-kings-councils-republics-and-democracies:t2:1
# text = Finn's dad says Magna Carta gave everyone all their rights.
1	Finn	Finn	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	Magna	Magna	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	Carta	Carta	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	flat	_	_
7	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
8	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	7	obj	_	_
9	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	11	det:predet	_	_
10	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	rights	right	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Finn's dad |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **give** | past | Magna | their rights | everyone |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent everyone=Recipient right=Theme |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* Kinda, but not really.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:67-who-decides-kings-councils-republics-and-democracies:t2:2
# text = Kinda, but not really.
1	Kinda	kinda	ADV	RB	_	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	really	really	ADV	RB	_	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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*Sentence 3:* Why?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:67-who-decides-kings-councils-republics-and-democracies:t2:3
# text = Why?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
At first it gave rights only to children, and adults came later

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:67-who-decides-kings-councils-republics-and-democracies:t2:o1:1
# text = At first it gave rights only to children, and adults came later
1	At	at	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	4	obl	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	rights	right	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	only	only	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	adults	adult	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
12	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
13	later	late	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	12	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | it | rights | children |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.asset»: agent=Agent right=Theme at first=Asset to child=Recipient |
| 2 | **come** | past | adults |  |  |  |  | late *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
At first it protected barons and the Church; its meaning grew later

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:67-who-decides-kings-councils-republics-and-democracies:t2:o2:1
# text = At first it protected barons and the Church; its meaning grew later
1	At	at	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	4	obl	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	protected	protect	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	barons	baron	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Church	Church	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
10	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	meaning	meaning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	grew	grow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
13	later	late	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	12	advmod	_	_
```

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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 |  |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent baron=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **grow** | past | Church's meaning |  |  |  |  | late *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **mean** |  | Church |  |  |  |  |  | nom meaning «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It was only written in about 2000, so it's too new to count

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:67-who-decides-kings-councils-republics-and-democracies:t2:o3:1
# text = It was only written in about 2000, so it's too new to count
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	written	write	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	about	about	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	2000	2000	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
12	too	too	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	parataxis	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	count	count	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	advcl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | past · passive |  | It |  | 2000 |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in 2000=Destination |
| 2 | **is** | present | it |  |  |  |  | new *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **count** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It actually took all rights away from everyone except the king

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:67-who-decides-kings-councils-republics-and-democracies:t2:o4:1
# text = It actually took all rights away from everyone except the king
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	actually	actually	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
5	rights	right	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	away	away	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	3	obl	_	_
9	except	except	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take away** | past | It | all rights |  | everyone |  | actually, away *property* | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent right=Theme from everyone=Initial\_Location |

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