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title: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning… — Toad's Edwardian England: early motor… · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the attire of early motorists. Exam question 2 of lesson 83 «Toad's Edwardian England: early motor cars, caravans, steam trains, wash day and gold sovereigns» of the history course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree
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# Exam question 2 · Toad's Edwardian England: early motor cars, caravans, stea…

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the attire of early motorists.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, established facts · **What happens:** select, establish, concern · **To what, where:** response, attire

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 83 «Toad's Edwardian England: early motor cars, caravans, steam trains, wash day and gold sovereigns» 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/83-toad-s-edwardian-england-early-motor-cars-caravans-steam-trains-wash-day-and-gold-sovereigns/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:83-toad-s-edwardian-england-early-motor-cars-caravans-steam-trains-wash-day-and-gold-sovereigns:e2:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the attire of early motorists.
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	attire	attire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	early	early	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	motorists	motorist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 attire of early motorists |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus attire=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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Such attire was prescribed by law for all persons using the highway

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:83-toad-s-edwardian-england-early-motor-cars-caravans-steam-trains-wash-day-and-gold-sovereigns:e2:o1:1
# text = Such attire was prescribed by law for all persons using the highway
1	Such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	attire	attire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	prescribed	prescribe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	persons	person	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
10	using	use	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	acl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	highway	highway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prescribe** | past · passive | law | Such attire |  |  |  | for all persons | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | gerund | all persons *not said here* | the highway |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent highway=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Goggles were worn exclusively at night, when the lamps dazzled the driver

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:83-toad-s-edwardian-england-early-motor-cars-caravans-steam-trains-wash-day-and-gold-sovereigns:e2:o2:1
# text = Goggles were worn exclusively at night, when the lamps dazzled the driver
1	Goggles	goggle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	worn	wear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	exclusively	exclusively	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	11	advmod	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	lamps	lamp	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
11	dazzled	dazzle	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	driver	driver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | past · passive |  | Goggles |  |  | night | exclusively *property* | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: subject=Source |
| 2 | **dazzle** | past | the lamps | the driver |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus driver=Experiencer |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Long coats were required by law to conceal the wheels

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:83-toad-s-edwardian-england-early-motor-cars-caravans-steam-trains-wash-day-and-gold-sovereigns:e2:o3:1
# text = Long coats were required by law to conceal the wheels
1	Long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	coats	coat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	required	require	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	conceal	conceal	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	wheels	wheel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **require** | past · passive | law | Long coats |  |  |  |  | vn order-58.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent subject=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **conceal** | to-infinitive | law *not said here* | the wheels |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wheel=Patient |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Goggles and long coats were worn on account of open cars and dusty roads

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:83-toad-s-edwardian-england-early-motor-cars-caravans-steam-trains-wash-day-and-gold-sovereigns:e2:o4:1
# text = Goggles and long coats were worn on account of open cars and dusty roads
1	Goggles	goggle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
3	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	coats	coat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
5	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	worn	wear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	account	account	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	open	open	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	cars	car	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	dusty	dusty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	roads	road	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | past · passive |  | Goggles and long coats |  | account of open cars and dusty roads |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: subject=Source |
| 2 | **account** |  |  | open cars and dusty roads |  |  |  |  | nom account «communication transitive»: of=patient |

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