--- title: Why is the V-2 a sad part of space history? — The history of space exploration · tree and pragmatics description: Why is the V-2 a sad part of space history? Test 4 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 wrong. --- [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/t4/) [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/) / t4 # Test 4 · The history of space exploration Why is the V-2 a sad part of space history? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** V · **What happens:** be This is test 4 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/#t4). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:space:29-the-history-of-space-exploration:t4:1 # text = Why is the V-2 a sad part of space history? 1 Why why ADV WRB PronType=Rel 0 root _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 cop _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 V v NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 2 2 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 4 flat _ _ 7 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 8 sad sad ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 amod _ _ 9 part part NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 nsubj _ _ 10 of of ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 space space NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 compound _ _ 12 history history NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 13 ? ? PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | the V | | | | | why *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 {#o1} It carried the very first astronauts up into space and then crashed ```conllu # sent_id = question:space:29-the-history-of-space-exploration:t4:o1:1 # text = It carried the very first astronauts up into space and then crashed 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 carried carry 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 very very ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 5 first first ADJ JJ Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 6 amod _ _ 6 astronauts astronaut NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obj _ _ 7 up up ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 8 into into ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 space space NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ 10 and and CCONJ CC _ 12 cc _ _ 11 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 12 advmod _ _ 12 crashed crash VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **carry** | past | It | the first astronauts | | space | | | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent astronaut=Theme | | 2 | **crash** | past | | | | | then | | vn break-45.1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | ### Option 2 {#o2} It was built only by children ```conllu # sent_id = question:space:29-the-history-of-space-exploration:t4:o2:1 # text = It was built only by children 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux:pass _ _ 3 built build VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 only only ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 5 by by ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 children child NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **build** | past · passive | children | It | | | | | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Product | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} It was a weapon built partly by prisoners, thousands of whom died ```conllu # sent_id = question:space:29-the-history-of-space-exploration:t4:o3:1 # text = It was a weapon built partly by prisoners, thousands of whom died 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 weapon weapon NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 5 built build VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 4 acl _ _ 6 partly partly ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 7 by by ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 prisoners prisoner NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 10 thousands thousand NOUN NNS Number=Plur 13 nsubj _ _ 11 of of ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 12 whom whom PRON WP PronType=Rel 10 nmod _ _ 13 died die VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 acl:relcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | past | It | a weapon | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **build** | participle | | a weapon *not said here* | | | | by prisoners; partly *property* | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute | | 3 | **die** | past | thousands | | | | | | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute | ### Option 4 {#o4} It never reached space ```conllu # sent_id = question:space:29-the-history-of-space-exploration:t4:o4:1 # text = It never reached space 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 3 advmod _ _ 3 reached reach VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 space space NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **reach** | past | It | space | | | | | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent space=Theme | **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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