--- title: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the… — Rights won step by step: freedom, vote… · tree and pragmatics description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights? Exam question 3 of lesson 69 «Rights won step by step: freedom, votes and children's rights» of the history course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmat --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/history/69-rights-won-step-by-step-freedom-votes-and-children-s-rights/e3/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [History](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/history/) / [Rights won step by step: freedom, vote…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/history/69-rights-won-step-by-step-freedom-votes-and-children-s-rights/) / e3 # Exam question 3 · Rights won step by step: freedom, votes and children's rig… Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights? **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **What happens:** follow, characteris, draft · **To what, where:** drafting, Universal Declaration This is exam question 3 of lesson 69 «Rights won step by step: freedom, votes and children's rights» 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/69-rights-won-step-by-step-freedom-votes-and-children-s-rights/#e3). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:69-rights-won-step-by-step-freedom-votes-and-children-s-rights:e3:1 # text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights? 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 10 det _ _ 10 drafting drafting NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ _ 11 of of ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 13 Universal universal ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 14 amod _ _ 14 Declaration Declaration PROPN NNP Number=Sing 10 nmod _ _ 15 of of ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 16 Human human ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 17 amod _ _ 17 Rights Right PROPN NNPS Number=Plur 14 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 18 ? ? PUNCT . _ 8 punct _ _ ``` | # | 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 drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights | | | | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **draft** | | | the Universal Declaration of Human Rights | | | | | nom drafting «act transitive»: of=patient | 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} It was proclaimed by a medieval monarch in the year 1215 ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:69-rights-won-step-by-step-freedom-votes-and-children-s-rights:e3:o1:1 # text = It was proclaimed by a medieval monarch in the year 1215 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 proclaimed proclaim VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 by by ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 6 medieval medieval ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 monarch monarch NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 8 in in ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 year year NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nmod _ _ 11 1215 1215 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 10 flat _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **proclaim** | past · passive | a medieval monarch in the year | It | | | | | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} It was written by a single French lawyer and adopted by every government without amendment ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:69-rights-won-step-by-step-freedom-votes-and-children-s-rights:e3:o2:1 # text = It was written by a single French lawyer and adopted by every government without amendment 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 written write VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 by by ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 6 single single ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 amod _ _ 7 French French ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 amod _ _ 8 lawyer lawyer NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 9 and and CCONJ CC _ 10 cc _ _ 10 adopted adopt VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 conj _ _ 11 by by ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 every every DET DT PronType=Tot 13 det _ _ 13 government government NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obl _ _ 14 without without ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 15 amendment amendment NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **write** | past · passive | a single French lawyer | It | | | | | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme | | 2 | **adopt** | participle | a single French lawyer *not said here* | | | | | by every government; without amendment | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3} It was prepared by persons from many countries under the chairmanship of Eleanor Roosevelt ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:69-rights-won-step-by-step-freedom-votes-and-children-s-rights:e3:o3:1 # text = It was prepared by persons from many countries under the chairmanship of Eleanor Roosevelt 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 prepared prepare VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 by by ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 persons person NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obl _ _ 6 from from ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 many many ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 amod _ _ 8 countries country NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obl _ _ 9 under under ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 chairmanship chairmanship NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 12 of of ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 13 Eleanor Eleanor PROPN NNP Number=Sing 11 nmod _ _ 14 Roosevelt Roosevelt PROPN NNP Number=Sing 13 flat _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **prepare** | past · passive | persons | It | | many countries | | under the chairmanship of Eleanor | vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Product from country=Material | ### Option 4 {#o4} It was drafted exclusively by Chinese scholars ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:69-rights-won-step-by-step-freedom-votes-and-children-s-rights:e3:o4:1 # text = It was drafted exclusively by Chinese scholars 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 exclusively exclusively ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ 5 by by ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 Chinese Chinese ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 scholars scholar NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obl:agent _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **draft** | past · passive | Chinese scholars | It | | | | exclusively *property* | vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Result | **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; 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