--- title: Which is true about the first artificial satellite? — The history of space exploration · tree and pragmatics description: Which is true about the first artificial satellite? Test 3 of lesson 29 «The history of space exploration» of the space course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was right. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/space/29-the-history-of-space-exploration/t3/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Space](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/space/) / [The history of space exploration](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/space/29-the-history-of-space-exploration/) / t3 # Test 3 · The history of space exploration Which is true about the first artificial satellite? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **What happens:** be This is test 3 of lesson 29 «The history of space exploration» of the space course of Mova's primary school. 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/space/29-the-history-of-space-exploration/#t3). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:space:29-the-history-of-space-exploration:t3:1 # text = Which is true about the first artificial satellite? 1 Which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 3 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 true true ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 4 about about ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 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 artificial artificial ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 amod _ _ 8 satellite satellite NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 9 ? ? PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | | | | | | about the first artificial satellite; true *property* | tree rules | 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1} It was a beeping metal ball launched by the Soviet Union ```conllu # sent_id = question:space:29-the-history-of-space-exploration:t3:o1:1 # text = It was a beeping metal ball launched by the Soviet Union 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 4 beeping beep VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 6 amod _ _ 5 metal metal NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 compound _ _ 6 ball ball NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 7 launched launch VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 6 acl _ _ 8 by by ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 10 Soviet Soviet PROPN NNP Number=Sing 11 compound _ _ 11 Union Union PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **beep** | gerund | | | | | | | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **is a** | past | It | a beeping metal ball | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **launch** | participle | | a beeping metal ball *not said here* | | | | by the Soviet Union | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent by union=Destination | ### Option 2 {#o2} It was a US rocket that carried a small dog round the Earth ```conllu # sent_id = question:space:29-the-history-of-space-exploration:t3:o2:1 # text = It was a US rocket that carried a small dog round the Earth 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 US US PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 compound _ _ 5 rocket rocket NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 6 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 7 nsubj _ _ 7 carried carry VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 acl:relcl _ _ 8 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 9 small small ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 amod _ _ 10 dog dog NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ _ 11 round round ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 Earth Earth PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | past | It | a US rocket | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **carry** | past | a US rocket | a small dog | | | | round the Earth | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dog=Theme | ### Option 3 {#o3} It was the International Space Station ```conllu # sent_id = question:space:29-the-history-of-space-exploration:t3:o3:1 # text = It was the International Space Station 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 4 International International PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 compound _ _ 5 Space Space PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 compound _ _ 6 Station Station PROPN NNP Number=Sing 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | past | It | the International Space Station | | | | | tree rules | ### Option 4 {#o4} It was a German V-2 weapon ```conllu # sent_id = question:space:29-the-history-of-space-exploration:t3:o4:1 # text = It was a German V-2 weapon 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 German German ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 V v NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 6 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 7 2 2 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 5 appos _ _ 8 weapon weapon NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nmod:unmarked _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | past | It | a German V | | | | | tree rules | **Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. 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