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title: Identify the function properly ascribed to the Roman structure desig… — Ancient times and famous stories · tree and pragmatics
description: Identify the function properly ascribed to the Roman structure designated a vomitorium. Exam question 2 of lesson 21 «Ancient times and famous stories» 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 was wrong.
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# Exam question 2 · Ancient times and famous stories

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Identify the function properly ascribed to the Roman structure designated a vomitorium.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, function · **What happens:** identify, ascribe, designate · **To what, where:** function, vomitorium

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 21 «Ancient times and famous stories» 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/21-ancient-times-and-famous-stories/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:21-ancient-times-and-famous-stories:e2:1
# text = Identify the function properly ascribed to the Roman structure designated a vomitorium.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	function	function	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
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	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	Roman	roman	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	structure	structure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
10	designated	designate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	vomitorium	vomitorium	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn empathize-88.2 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **ascribe** | participle |  | the function *not said here* |  |  |  | to the Roman structure; properly *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **designate** | past | the function | a vomitorium |  |  |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent vomitorium=Theme |

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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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A cell for the confinement of animals

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:21-ancient-times-and-famous-stories:e2:o1:1
# text = A cell for the confinement of animals
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cell	cell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	confinement	confinement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **confine** |  |  | animals |  |  |  |  | nom confinement «state transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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A kitchen for the preparation of feasts

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:21-ancient-times-and-famous-stories:e2:o2:1
# text = A kitchen for the preparation of feasts
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	preparation	preparation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	feasts	feast	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prepare** |  |  | feasts |  |  |  |  | nom preparation «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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A chamber reserved for illness during banquets

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:21-ancient-times-and-famous-stories:e2:o3:1
# text = A chamber reserved for illness during banquets
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	chamber	chamber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	reserved	reserve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	illness	illness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	during	during	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	banquets	banquet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reserve** | participle |  | a chamber *not said here* |  |  | during banquets | for illness | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for illness=Beneficiary |

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

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A passage permitting the rapid exit of crowds

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:21-ancient-times-and-famous-stories:e2:o4:1
# text = A passage permitting the rapid exit of crowds
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	permitting	permit	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	rapid	rapid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	exit	exit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	crowds	crowd	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **permit** | gerund | a passage *not said here* | the rapid exit of crowds |  |  |  |  | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent exit=Theme |

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