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title: Ascertain the principal provision of the Children Act of 1908 concer… — Gaols, magistrates and old punishments… · tree and pragmatics
description: Ascertain the principal provision of the Children Act of 1908 concerning imprisonment. Exam question 3 of lesson 84 «Gaols, magistrates and old punishments: from the stocks to the Children Act of 1908» of the history course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the que
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# Exam question 3 · Gaols, magistrates and old punishments: from the stocks to…

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Ascertain the principal provision of the Children Act of 1908 concerning imprisonment.

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, Children · **What happens:** ascertain, provide · **To what, where:** principal provision

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 84 «Gaols, magistrates and old punishments: from the stocks to the Children Act of 1908» 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/84-gaols-magistrates-and-old-punishments-from-the-stocks-to-the-children-act-of-1908/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:84-gaols-magistrates-and-old-punishments-from-the-stocks-to-the-children-act-of-1908:e3:1
# text = Ascertain the principal provision of the Children Act of 1908 concerning imprisonment.
1	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	principal	principal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	provision	provision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
8	Act	Act	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	1908	1908	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
11	concerning	concerning	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	imprisonment	imprisonment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	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 principal provision of the Children |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent provision=Topic |
| 2 | **provide** |  | the Children |  |  |  |  |  | nom provision «communication 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 {#o1}

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All children were to be transported abroad

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:84-gaols-magistrates-and-old-punishments-from-the-stocks-to-the-children-act-of-1908:e3:o1:1
# text = All children were to be transported abroad
1	All	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	transported	transport	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	abroad	abroad	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **transport** | past · passive |  | all children |  |  |  | abroad *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Children were to serve as gaolers

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:84-gaols-magistrates-and-old-punishments-from-the-stocks-to-the-children-act-of-1908:e3:o2:1
# text = Children were to serve as gaolers
1	Children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	serve	serve	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	as	as	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	gaolers	gaoler	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **serve** | past | Children |  |  |  |  | as gaolers | vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent as gaoler=Attribute |

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

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Children under fourteen were no longer to be sent to prison

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:84-gaols-magistrates-and-old-punishments-from-the-stocks-to-the-children-act-of-1908:e3:o3:1
# text = Children under fourteen were no longer to be sent to prison
1	Children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	under	under	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	fourteen	fourteen	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	1	nmod	_	_
4	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
5	no	no	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	longer	long	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	9	advmod	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	sent	send	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	prison	prison	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | past · passive |  | Children under fourteen |  | prison |  | long *property* | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme to prison=Destination |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Children were henceforth to be imprisoned alongside adults in every gaol of the kingdom

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:84-gaols-magistrates-and-old-punishments-from-the-stocks-to-the-children-act-of-1908:e3:o4:1
# text = Children were henceforth to be imprisoned alongside adults in every gaol of the kingdom
1	Children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
3	henceforth	henceforth	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	imprisoned	imprison	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	alongside	alongside	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	adults	adult	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	det	_	_
11	gaol	gaol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	kingdom	kingdom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **imprison** | past · passive |  | Children |  | every gaol of the kingdom |  | alongside adults; henceforth *property* | vn pocket-9.10 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in gaol=Destination |

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