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title: It is given that the Wright brothers achieved a flight in the year 1… — Explorers, scientists and inventors · tree and pragmatics
description: It is given that the Wright brothers achieved a flight in the year 1903. Determine the distinction properly ascribed to that flight. Exam question 4 of lesson 20 «Explorers, scientists and inventors» of the myths course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the questio
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# Exam question 4 · Explorers, scientists and inventors

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It is given that the Wright brothers achieved a flight in the year 1903. Determine the distinction properly ascribed to that flight.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Wright brothers, you · **What happens:** give, achieve, determine, ascribe · **To what, where:** It, flight, distinction

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 20 «Explorers, scientists and inventors» 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/20-explorers-scientists-and-inventors/#e4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that the Wright brothers achieved a flight in the year 1903.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:20-explorers-scientists-and-inventors:e4:1
# text = It is given that the Wright brothers achieved a flight in the year 1903.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	Wright	Wright	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	brothers	brother	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	achieved	achieve	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	flight	flight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
14	1903	1903	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	13	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **achieve** | past | the Wright brothers | a flight |  |  | year |  | vn complete-55.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flight=Eventuality |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* Determine the distinction properly ascribed to that flight.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:20-explorers-scientists-and-inventors:e4:2
# text = Determine the distinction properly ascribed to that flight.
1	Determine	determine	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	distinction	distinction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	properly	properly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	ascribed	ascribe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	det	_	_
8	flight	flight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **determine** | imperative | you *not said here* | the distinction |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent distinction=Topic |
| 2 | **ascribe** | participle |  | the distinction *not said here* |  |  |  | to that flight; properly *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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The first flight of a hot-air balloon

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:20-explorers-scientists-and-inventors:e4:o1:1
# text = The first flight of a hot-air balloon
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	3	amod	_	_
3	flight	flight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
6	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	balloon	balloon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
```

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

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The first crossing of the Atlantic by air

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:20-explorers-scientists-and-inventors:e4:o2:1
# text = The first crossing of the Atlantic by air
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	3	amod	_	_
3	crossing	crossing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Atlantic	Atlantic	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cross** |  | air | the Atlantic |  |  |  |  | nom crossing «act transitive»: of=patient by=agent |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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The first powered, controlled and sustained aeroplane flight

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:20-explorers-scientists-and-inventors:e4:o3:1
# text = The first powered, controlled and sustained aeroplane flight
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	3	amod	_	_
3	powered	power	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	controlled	control	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	sustained	sustain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	amod	_	_
8	aeroplane	aeroplane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	flight	flight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **power** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **control** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn enforce-63 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **sustain** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn sustain-55.6 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The first ascent of any human being into the air

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:20-explorers-scientists-and-inventors:e4:o4:1
# text = The first ascent of any human being into the air
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	3	amod	_	_
3	ascent	ascent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
5	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	10	det	_	_
6	human	human	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
7	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	cop	_	_
8	into	into	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | of any human air | tree rules |

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