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description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the helmets worn by warriors of the Viking age? Exam question 1 of lesson 18 «Vikings, knights and the Middle Ages» of the myths course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option
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# Exam question 1 · Vikings, knights and the Middle Ages

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the helmets worn by warriors of the Viking age?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, characteris, wear · **To what, where:** helmets

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 18 «Vikings, knights and the Middle Ages» of the myths 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/myths/18-vikings-knights-and-the-middle-ages/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:18-vikings-knights-and-the-middle-ages:e1:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the helmets worn by warriors of the Viking age?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	helmets	helmet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
11	worn	wear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
12	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	warriors	warrior	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	Viking	Viking	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	age	age	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **characteris** | present |  | the helmets |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **wear** | participle |  | the helmets *not said here* |  |  |  | by warriors of the Viking age | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Helmets bearing horns were worn by every warrior of that age without exception

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:18-vikings-knights-and-the-middle-ages:e1:o1:1
# text = Helmets bearing horns were worn by every warrior of that age without exception
1	Helmets	helmet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	bearing	bear	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	acl	_	_
3	horns	horn	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	worn	wear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	warrior	warrior	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	11	det	_	_
11	age	age	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	without	without	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	exception	exception	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bear** | gerund | Helmets *not said here* | horns |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent horn=Patient |
| 2 | **wear** | past · passive | every warrior of that age | Helmets |  |  |  | without exception | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Helmets bearing wings were worn at sea

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:18-vikings-knights-and-the-middle-ages:e1:o2:1
# text = Helmets bearing wings were worn at sea
1	Helmets	helmet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	bearing	bear	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	acl	_	_
3	wings	wing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	worn	wear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bear** | gerund | Helmets *not said here* | wings |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wing=Patient |
| 2 | **wear** | past · passive |  | Helmets |  | sea |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: subject=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Helmets bearing horns were reserved for kings

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:18-vikings-knights-and-the-middle-ages:e1:o3:1
# text = Helmets bearing horns were reserved for kings
1	Helmets	helmet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	bearing	bear	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	acl	_	_
3	horns	horn	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	reserved	reserve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	kings	king	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bear** | gerund | Helmets *not said here* | horns |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent horn=Patient |
| 2 | **reserve** | past · passive |  | Helmets |  |  |  | for kings | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: subject=Theme for king=Beneficiary |

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

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No helmet bearing horns from that age has been recovered

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:18-vikings-knights-and-the-middle-ages:e1:o4:1
# text = No helmet bearing horns from that age has been recovered
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	4	det	_	_
2	helmet	helmet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	bearing	bearing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	horns	horn	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	7	det	_	_
7	age	age	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	recovered	recover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **recover** | present · perfect · passive |  | no bearing horns from that age |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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