--- title: Ascertain the circumstances of the discovery of the Terracotta Army. — Ancient China: dynasties, the First Em… · tree and pragmatics description: Ascertain the circumstances of the discovery of the Terracotta Army. Exam question 4 of lesson 9 «Ancient China: dynasties, the First Emperor and the Great Wall» of the history course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/history/9-ancient-china-dynasties-the-first-emperor-and-the-great-wall/e4/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [History](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/history/) / [Ancient China: dynasties, the First Em…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/history/9-ancient-china-dynasties-the-first-emperor-and-the-great-wall/) / e4 # Exam question 4 · Ancient China: dynasties, the First Emperor and the Great… Ascertain the circumstances of the discovery of the Terracotta Army. **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** ascertain, discover · **To what, where:** circumstances, Terracotta Army This is exam question 4 of lesson 9 «Ancient China: dynasties, the First Emperor and the Great Wall» 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/9-ancient-china-dynasties-the-first-emperor-and-the-great-wall/#e4). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:9-ancient-china-dynasties-the-first-emperor-and-the-great-wall:e4:1 # text = Ascertain the circumstances of the discovery of the Terracotta Army. 1 Ascertain ascertain VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 circumstances circumstance NOUN NNS Number=Plur 1 obj _ _ 4 of of ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 discovery discovery NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nmod _ _ 7 of of ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 9 Terracotta Terracotta PROPN NNP Number=Sing 10 compound _ _ 10 Army Army PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 11 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ascertain** | imperative | you *not said here* | the circumstances of the discovery of the Terracotta Army | | | | | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent circumstance=Topic | | 2 | **discover** | | | the Terracotta Army | | | | | nom discovery «act transitive»: of=patient | 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} It was excavated by Roman soldiers ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:9-ancient-china-dynasties-the-first-emperor-and-the-great-wall:e4:o1:1 # text = It was excavated by Roman soldiers 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 excavated excavate VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 by by ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 Roman roman ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 soldiers soldier NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **excavate** | past · passive | Roman soldiers | It | | | | | vn search-35.2 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent subject=Location | ### Option 2 {#o2} It was described by Marco Polo in 1275 on his travels ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:9-ancient-china-dynasties-the-first-emperor-and-the-great-wall:e4:o2:1 # text = It was described by Marco Polo in 1275 on his travels 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 described describe VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 by by ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 Marco Marco PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 obl:agent _ _ 6 Polo Polo PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 flat _ _ 7 in in ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 1275 1275 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 3 obl _ _ 9 on on SCONJ IN _ 11 mark _ _ 10 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 11 nmod:poss _ _ 11 travels travel VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **describe** | past · passive | Marco | It | | 1275 | | | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent subject=Theme | | 2 | **travel** | present | Marco *not said here* | | | | | | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3} It was uncovered by farmers digging a well in 1974 ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:9-ancient-china-dynasties-the-first-emperor-and-the-great-wall:e4:o3:1 # text = It was uncovered by farmers digging a well in 1974 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 uncovered uncover VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 by by ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 farmers farmer NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obl:agent _ _ 6 digging dig VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 5 acl _ _ 7 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 well well NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ 9 in in ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 10 1974 1974 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 6 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **uncover** | past · passive | farmers | It | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **dig** | gerund | farmers *not said here* | a well | | 1974 | | | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent well=Theme in 1974=Location | ### Option 4 {#o4} It was found by sailors in the year 1500 ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:9-ancient-china-dynasties-the-first-emperor-and-the-great-wall:e4:o4:1 # text = It was found by sailors in the year 1500 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 found find VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 by by ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 sailors sailor NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obl _ _ 6 in in ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 year year NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 9 1500 1500 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 8 flat _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **find** | past · passive | sailors | It | | | year | | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Topic | **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. 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