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# Test 3 · ★★ · Who decides: kings, councils, republics and democracies

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Freyja: «we had a parliament in 930, pretty boss eh?» Is democracy one invention from one place?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Freyja · **What happens:** have, be · **To what, where:** parliament, 930, democracy

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This is test 3 · ★★ 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/#t3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Freyja: «we had a parliament in 930, pretty boss eh?»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:67-who-decides-kings-councils-republics-and-democracies:t3:1
# text = Freyja: «we had a parliament in 930, pretty boss eh?»
1	Freyja	freyja	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	parliament	parliament	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	930	930	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	pretty	pretty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
12	boss	boss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	eh	eh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** *in a quote* | past | Freyja | a parliament |  | 930 |  |  | 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.

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*Sentence 2:* Is democracy one invention from one place?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:67-who-decides-kings-councils-republics-and-democracies:t3:2
# text = Is democracy one invention from one place?
1	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	cop	_	_
2	democracy	democracy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	csubj	_	_
3	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	invention	invention	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | democracy |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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No, many peoples had councils and assemblies

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:67-who-decides-kings-councils-republics-and-democracies:t3:o1:1
# text = No, many peoples had councils and assemblies
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	peoples	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	councils	council	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	assemblies	assembly	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | many peoples | councils and assemblies |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent council=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes, it came from ancient Rome alone

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:67-who-decides-kings-councils-republics-and-democracies:t3:o2:1
# text = Yes, it came from ancient Rome alone
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	ancient	ancient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	Rome	Rome	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | it |  |  | ancient Rome |  | alone *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from rome=Initial\_Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes, only Iceland invented it and all others copied

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:67-who-decides-kings-councils-republics-and-democracies:t3:o3:1
# text = Yes, only Iceland invented it and all others copied
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	Iceland	Iceland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	invented	invent	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
10	copied	copy	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **invent** | past | Iceland | it |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Result |
| 2 | **copy** | participle |  | all others *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
No, it was only invented in 1990

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:67-who-decides-kings-councils-republics-and-democracies:t3:o4:1
# text = No, it was only invented in 1990
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
5	only	only	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	invented	invent	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	1990	1990	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **invent** | past · passive |  | it |  | 1990 |  |  | vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Result |

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