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title: Identify the principal reason for which the month designated Septemb… — How our calendar was made: Romans, Jul… · tree and pragmatics
description: Identify the principal reason for which the month designated September bears a name signifying "seven". Exam question 1 of lesson 116 «How our calendar was made: Romans, Julius Caesar and Pope Gregory» of the world course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the quest
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# Exam question 1 · How our calendar was made: Romans, Julius Caesar and Pope…

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Identify the principal reason for which the month designated September bears a name signifying "seven".

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, month, name · **What happens:** identify, designate, signify · **To what, where:** principal reason, September bears, seven

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 116 «How our calendar was made: Romans, Julius Caesar and Pope Gregory» of the world 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/world/116-how-our-calendar-was-made/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:116-how-our-calendar-was-made:e1:1
# text = Identify the principal reason for which the month designated September bears a name signifying "seven".
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	principal	principal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	obl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	month	month	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	designated	designate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
10	September	September	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	bears	bear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
14	signifying	signify	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	13	acl	_	_
15	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	seven	seven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	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* | the principal reason |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent reason=Theme |
| 2 | **designate** | past | the month | September bears |  |  |  | for the principal reason | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent bear=Theme name=Attribute |
| 3 | **signify** | gerund | a name *not said here* | seven |  |  |  |  | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot seven=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 {#o1}

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September was originally the seventh month in the calendar of the French

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:116-how-our-calendar-was-made:e1:o1:1
# text = September was originally the seventh month in the calendar of the French
1	September	September	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	originally	originally	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	seventh	seventh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	month	month	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	calendar	calendar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	French	French	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | September | the seventh month |  | the calendar of the French |  | originally *property* | tree rules |

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

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The Roman year originally commenced in March, rendering September the seventh month

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:116-how-our-calendar-was-made:e1:o2:1
# text = The Roman year originally commenced in March, rendering September the seventh month
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Roman	roman	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	_
4	originally	originally	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	commenced	commence	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	March	March	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	rendering	render	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
10	September	September	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	seventh	seventh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	month	month	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **commence** | participle |  |  |  |  | march; year | originally *property* | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 2 | **render** | gerund |  |  |  |  | month; september |  | vn give-13.1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The month was dedicated to seven deities of the Roman state

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:116-how-our-calendar-was-made:e1:o3:1
# text = The month was dedicated to seven deities of the Roman state
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	month	month	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	dedicated	dedicated	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	seven	seven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	deities	deity	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	Roman	roman	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the month |  |  |  |  | to seven deities of the Roman state; dedicated *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The name was assigned in error by Pope Gregory the Thirteenth

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:116-how-our-calendar-was-made:e1:o4:1
# text = The name was assigned in error by Pope Gregory the Thirteenth
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	assigned	assign	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	error	error	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	Pope	Pope	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	Gregory	Gregory	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	Thirteenth	thirteenth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **assign** | past · passive | Pope Gregory | the name |  | error |  | the Thirteenth *obl:unmarked* | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |

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