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# Exam question 3 · Cities: why they grow, and how water and sewers made them…

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the works of Joseph Bazalgette.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, established facts, Joseph Bazalgette · **What happens:** select, establish, concern, work · **To what, where:** response, works

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 73 «Cities: why they grow, and how water and sewers made them safe» 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/73-cities-why-they-grow-and-how-sewers-made-them-safe/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:73-cities-why-they-grow-and-how-sewers-made-them-safe:e3:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the works of Joseph Bazalgette.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
9	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	works	work	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	Joseph	Joseph	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	Bazalgette	Bazalgette	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response |  |  |  | consistent *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **concern** | gerund | the established facts *not said here* | the works of Joseph Bazalgette |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus work=Experiencer |
| 4 | **work** |  | Joseph Bazalgette |  |  |  |  |  | nom work «act intransitive»: of=agent |

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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 {#o1}

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He planned Central Park in New York

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:73-cities-why-they-grow-and-how-sewers-made-them-safe:e3:o1:1
# text = He planned Central Park in New York
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	planned	plan	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Central	Central	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	flat	_	_
4	Park	Park	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	New	New	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	flat	_	_
7	York	York	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **plan** | past | He | Central Park |  | New York |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent park=Topic |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He designed the first underground railway in Paris

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:73-cities-why-they-grow-and-how-sewers-made-them-safe:e3:o2:1
# text = He designed the first underground railway in Paris
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	designed	design	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	6	amod	_	_
5	underground	underground	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	railway	railway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Paris	Paris	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **design** | past | He | the first underground railway |  | Paris |  |  | vn create-26.4-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent railway=Result |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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He constructed an extensive sewer system in London following the Great Stink of eighteen hundred and fifty-eight

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:73-cities-why-they-grow-and-how-sewers-made-them-safe:e3:o3:1
# text = He constructed an extensive sewer system in London following the Great Stink of eighteen hundred and fifty-eight
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	constructed	construct	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	extensive	extensive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	sewer	sewer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	system	system	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	London	London	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	Great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	Stink	Stink	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	eighteen	eighteen	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	15	compound	_	_
15	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nmod	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
17	fifty	fifty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	19	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	eight	eight	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	15	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **construct** | past | He | a extensive sewer system |  | London |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent system=Result |
| 2 | **follow** | gerund | a extensive sewer system *not said here* | the Great Stink of eighteen hundred |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stink=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He extinguished the Great Fire of sixteen hundred and sixty-six

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:73-cities-why-they-grow-and-how-sewers-made-them-safe:e3:o4:1
# text = He extinguished the Great Fire of sixteen hundred and sixty-six
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	extinguished	extinguish	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	Great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	Fire	Fire	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	sixteen	sixteen	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	compound	_	_
8	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	sixty	sixty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **extinguish** | past | He | the Great Fire of sixteen hundred |  |  |  |  | vn remedy-45.7-1 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent fire=Patient |

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**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; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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