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description: Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning the first emperor of Rome. Exam question 3 of lesson 19 «Kings, queens and emperors» of the myths course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice wa
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# Exam question 3 · Kings, queens and emperors

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Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning the first emperor of Rome.

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, response, established facts · **What happens:** select, be, establish, concern · **To what, where:** response, first emperor

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 19 «Kings, queens and emperors» 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/19-kings-queens-and-emperors/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:19-kings-queens-and-emperors:e3:1
# text = Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning the first emperor of Rome.
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	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	acl:relcl	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	amod	_	_
10	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
11	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	14	amod	_	_
14	emperor	emperor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	Rome	Rome	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	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 |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | the response |  |  |  |  | with the established facts; consistent *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 4 | **concern** | gerund | the established facts *not said here* | the first emperor of Rome |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus emperor=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 {#o1}

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Cleopatra conferred the imperial title upon Caesar

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:19-kings-queens-and-emperors:e3:o1:1
# text = Cleopatra conferred the imperial title upon Caesar
1	Cleopatra	Cleopatra	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	conferred	confer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	imperial	imperial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	title	title	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Caesar	Caesar	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **confer** | past | Cleopatra | the imperial title |  |  |  | upon Caesar | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Nero was the first to hold the imperial title

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:19-kings-queens-and-emperors:e3:o2:1
# text = Nero was the first to hold the imperial title
1	Nero	Nero	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	hold	hold	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	acl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	imperial	imperial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	title	title	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Nero |  |  |  |  | first *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **hold** | to-infinitive |  | the imperial title |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent title=Theme |

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

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Augustus became the first Roman emperor in 27 BC

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:19-kings-queens-and-emperors:e3:o3:1
# text = Augustus became the first Roman emperor in 27 BC
1	Augustus	Augustus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	6	amod	_	_
5	Roman	roman	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	emperor	emperor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	xcomp	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	27	27	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	obl	_	_
9	BC	BC	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | past | Augustus | the first Roman emperor |  |  |  | in 27  BC *result* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient in 27=Result |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Julius Caesar was crowned the first Roman emperor

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:19-kings-queens-and-emperors:e3:o4:1
# text = Julius Caesar was crowned the first Roman emperor
1	Julius	Julius	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	Caesar	Caesar	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	crowned	crown	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	8	amod	_	_
7	Roman	roman	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	emperor	emperor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **crown** | past · passive |  | Julius |  |  |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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