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title: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning… — How our calendar was made: Romans, Jul… · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the reform promulgated in 1582. Exam question 3 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 question
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# Exam question 3 · How our calendar was made: Romans, Julius Caesar and Pope…

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the reform promulgated in 1582.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, established facts · **What happens:** select, establish, concern, promulgate · **To what, where:** response, reform, 1582

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This is exam question 3 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/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:116-how-our-calendar-was-made:e3:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the reform promulgated in 1582.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
9	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	reform	reform	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	promulgated	promulgate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	acl	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	1582	1582	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	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 response |  |  |  | consistent *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **concern** | gerund | the established facts *not said here* | the reform |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus reform=Experiencer |
| 4 | **promulgate** *speech: other* | participle |  | the reform *not said here* |  | 1582 |  |  | vn say-37.7-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ten dates were omitted, and century years became leap years only if divisible by 400

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:116-how-our-calendar-was-made:e3:o1:1
# text = Ten dates were omitted, and century years became leap years only if divisible by 400
1	Ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	dates	date	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	omitted	omit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	century	century	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
10	leap	leap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	xcomp	_	_
12	only	only	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
13	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
14	divisible	divisible	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	xcomp	_	_
15	by	by	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	400	400	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **omit** | past · passive |  | Ten dates |  |  |  | by 400 | vn exclude-107.3 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **become** | past | century years | leap years |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Eleven dates were omitted, and leap years were abolished entirely

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:116-how-our-calendar-was-made:e3:o2:1
# text = Eleven dates were omitted, and leap years were abolished entirely
1	Eleven	eleven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	dates	date	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	omitted	omit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	leap	leap	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
8	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
9	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	abolished	abolish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	ccomp	_	_
11	entirely	entirely	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **omit** | past · passive |  | Eleven dates |  |  |  |  | vn exclude-107.3 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **leap** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **abolish** | past · passive |  | years |  |  |  | entirely *property* | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ten dates were added, and every year became 366 days

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:116-how-our-calendar-was-made:e3:o3:1
# text = Ten dates were added, and every year became 366 days
1	Ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	dates	date	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	added	add	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
10	366	366	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **add** *speech: assert* | past · passive |  | Ten dates |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **become** | past | every year | 366 days |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The year was thereafter commenced in the month of March

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:116-how-our-calendar-was-made:e3:o4:1
# text = The year was thereafter commenced in the month of March
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	thereafter	thereafter	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	commenced	commence	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	month	month	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	March	March	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **commence** | past · passive |  |  |  |  | month; year | thereafter *property* | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V» |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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