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description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the independence of Haiti. Exam question 3 of lesson 76 «When civilizations meet: conquest, colonies and freedom, seen from both sides» of the history course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the 
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# Exam question 3 · When civilizations meet: conquest, colonies and freedom, s…

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the independence of Haiti.

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, established facts · **What happens:** select, establish, concern · **To what, where:** response, independence

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 76 «When civilizations meet: conquest, colonies and freedom, seen from both sides» 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/76-when-civilizations-meet-seen-from-both-sides/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:76-when-civilizations-meet-seen-from-both-sides:e3:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the independence of Haiti.
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	independence	independence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	Haiti	Haiti	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	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 | **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 independence of Haiti |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus independence=Experiencer |

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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 {#o1}

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It was granted freely by France without any condition, together with a gift of money and ships

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:76-when-civilizations-meet-seen-from-both-sides:e3:o1:1
# text = It was granted freely by France without any condition, together with a gift of money and ships
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	granted	grant	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	freely	freely	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	France	France	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	without	without	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	det	_	_
9	condition	condition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	together	together	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	gift	gift	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	ships	ship	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grant** | past · passive | France | It |  |  |  | without any condition and ships; freely *property* | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |
| 2 | **gift** |  |  | money |  |  |  |  | nom gift «possession transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Haiti has never been independent

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:76-when-civilizations-meet-seen-from-both-sides:e3:o2:1
# text = Haiti has never been independent
1	Haiti	Haiti	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
4	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	5	cop	_	_
5	independent	independent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Haiti |  |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **is** | participle | Haiti *not said here* |  |  |  |  | independent *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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It was won in eighteen hundred and four by formerly enslaved people, and France subsequently exacted a heavy payment

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:76-when-civilizations-meet-seen-from-both-sides:e3:o3:1
# text = It was won in eighteen hundred and four by formerly enslaved people, and France subsequently exacted a heavy payment
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	won	win	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	eighteen	eighteen	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	compound	_	_
6	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	conj	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	formerly	formerly	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	enslaved	enslave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	amod	_	_
12	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl:agent	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
15	France	France	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
16	subsequently	subsequently	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
17	exacted	exact	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	payment	payment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **win** | past · passive | enslaved people | It |  | eighteen hundred |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Eventuality |
| 2 | **enslave** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | formerly *property* | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **exact** | past | France | a heavy payment |  |  |  | subsequently *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent payment=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It was won in nineteen hundred and fifty-seven by peaceful negotiation

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:76-when-civilizations-meet-seen-from-both-sides:e3:o4:1
# text = It was won in nineteen hundred and fifty-seven by peaceful negotiation
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	won	win	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	nineteen	nineteen	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	compound	_	_
6	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	fifty	fifty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	seven	seven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	conj	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	peaceful	peaceful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	negotiation	negotiation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **win** | past · passive | peaceful negotiation | It |  | nineteen hundred |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Eventuality |

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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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