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title: Select the most reliable evidence concerning the appearance of Vikin… — Olympiad: how could you check it? ★★★ · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the most reliable evidence concerning the appearance of Viking helmets. Exam question 4 of lesson 37 «Olympiad: how could you check it? ★★★» 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 right.
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# Exam question 4 · Olympiad: how could you check it? ★★★

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Select the most reliable evidence concerning the appearance of Viking helmets.

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, reliable evidence · **What happens:** select, concern · **To what, where:** reliable evidence, appearance

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 37 «Olympiad: how could you check it? ★★★» 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/37-olympiad-how-could-you-check-it/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:37-olympiad-how-could-you-check-it:e4:1
# text = Select the most reliable evidence concerning the appearance of Viking helmets.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
3	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	4	advmod	_	_
4	reliable	reliable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	evidence	evidence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
6	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	appearance	appearance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	Viking	Viking	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	helmets	helmet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	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 reliable evidence |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent evidence=Theme |
| 2 | **concern** | gerund | the reliable evidence *not said here* | the appearance of Viking helmets |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus appearance=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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Accounts passed on by word of mouth

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:37-olympiad-how-could-you-check-it:e4:o1:1
# text = Accounts passed on by word of mouth
1	Accounts	account	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
2	passed	pass	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	mouth	mouth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pass on** | participle |  | Accounts *not said here* |  |  |  | by word of mouth | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **word** |  |  | mouth |  |  |  |  | nom word «communication transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Helmets excavated from the Viking age

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:37-olympiad-how-could-you-check-it:e4:o2:1
# text = Helmets excavated from the Viking age
1	Helmets	helmet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
2	excavated	excavate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	Viking	Viking	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	age	age	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **excavate** | participle |  | Helmets *not said here* |  |  | from the Viking age |  | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Costumes designed for an opera

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:37-olympiad-how-could-you-check-it:e4:o3:1
# text = Costumes designed for an opera
1	Costumes	costume	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
2	designed	design	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	opera	opera	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **design** | participle |  | Costumes *not said here* |  |  |  | for a opera | vn create-26.4-1-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for opera=Beneficiary |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Illustrations in modern comic books and films

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:37-olympiad-how-could-you-check-it:e4:o4:1
# text = Illustrations in modern comic books and films
1	Illustrations	illustration	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	modern	modern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	comic	comic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	books	book	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	films	film	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
```

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

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