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title: Ascertain the provisions introduced for motor cars in Britain from t… — Toad's Edwardian England: early motor… · tree and pragmatics
description: Ascertain the provisions introduced for motor cars in Britain from the year 1904. Exam question 3 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 and pragmatics of
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# Exam question 3 · Toad's Edwardian England: early motor cars, caravans, stea…

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Ascertain the provisions introduced for motor cars in Britain from the year 1904.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** ascertain, introduce · **To what, where:** provisions, Britain

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This is exam question 3 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/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:83-toad-s-edwardian-england-early-motor-cars-caravans-steam-trains-wash-day-and-gold-sovereigns:e3:1
# text = Ascertain the provisions introduced for motor cars in Britain from the year 1904.
1	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	provisions	provision	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	introduced	introduce	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	motor	motor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	cars	car	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Britain	Britain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
13	1904	1904	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	12	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ascertain** | imperative | you *not said here* | the provisions |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent provision=Topic |
| 2 | **introduce** | participle |  | the provisions *not said here* |  | Britain | year | for motor cars | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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A speed limit of 20 miles an hour, number plates and driving licences

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:83-toad-s-edwardian-england-early-motor-cars-caravans-steam-trains-wash-day-and-gold-sovereigns:e3:o1:1
# text = A speed limit of 20 miles an hour, number plates and driving licences
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	speed	speed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	limit	limit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	20	20	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	miles	mile	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	hour	hour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	plates	plate	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	driving	driving	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	licences	licence	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 2 {#o2}

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A man walking in front with a flag

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:83-toad-s-edwardian-england-early-motor-cars-caravans-steam-trains-wash-day-and-gold-sovereigns:e3:o2:1
# text = A man walking in front with a flag
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	walking	walk	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	front	front	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	flag	flag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | gerund | a man *not said here* |  |  | front |  | with a flag | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in front=Trajectory |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The abolition of every limit upon speed throughout the kingdom

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:83-toad-s-edwardian-england-early-motor-cars-caravans-steam-trains-wash-day-and-gold-sovereigns:e3:o3:1
# text = The abolition of every limit upon speed throughout the kingdom
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	abolition	abolition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
5	limit	limit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	speed	speed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	throughout	throughout	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	kingdom	kingdom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **abolish** |  |  | every limit upon speed |  |  | throughout the kingdom |  | nom abolition «act transitive»: of=patient throughout=obl |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A compulsory driving test for every motorist, together with a tax upon horses

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:83-toad-s-edwardian-england-early-motor-cars-caravans-steam-trains-wash-day-and-gold-sovereigns:e3:o4:1
# text = A compulsory driving test for every motorist, together with a tax upon horses
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	compulsory	compulsory	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	driving	driving	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	test	test	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	motorist	motorist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	together	together	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	tax	tax	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	_
13	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	horses	horse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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