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description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the voyage of Columbus in 1492? Exam question 1 of lesson 98 «Explorers and how the world was mapped» of the world course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choic
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# Exam question 1 · Explorers and how the world was mapped

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the voyage of Columbus in 1492?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **What happens:** follow, characteris, voyage · **To what, where:** voyage, 1492, Columbus

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 98 «Explorers and how the world was mapped» 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/98-explorers-mapping-the-world/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:98-explorers-mapping-the-world:e1:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the voyage of Columbus in 1492?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	voyage	voyage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	Columbus	Columbus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	1492	1492	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **characteris** | present |  | the voyage of Columbus |  | 1492 |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **voyage** |  |  | Columbus |  |  |  |  | nom voyage «act transitive»: of=patient |

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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}

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He sailed west hoping to reach Asia but reached islands in the Caribbean

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:98-explorers-mapping-the-world:e1:o1:1
# text = He sailed west hoping to reach Asia but reached islands in the Caribbean
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sailed	sail	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	west	west	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	hoping	hope	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	reach	reach	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	Asia	Asia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	reached	reach	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	islands	island	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	Caribbean	Caribbean	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sail** | past | He |  |  |  |  | west *property* | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **hope** | gerund | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn long-32.2 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 3 | **reach** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | Asia |  |  |  |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent asia=Theme |
| 4 | **reach** | past | He *not said here* | islands |  | the Caribbean |  |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent island=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He sailed around the world and returned to Spain

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:98-explorers-mapping-the-world:e1:o2:1
# text = He sailed around the world and returned to Spain
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sailed	sail	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	around	around	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	returned	return	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Spain	Spain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sail** | past | He |  |  | the world |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent around world=Trajectory |
| 2 | **return** | past | He *not said here* |  | Spain |  |  |  | vn convert-26.6.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient to spain=Result |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He sailed south and reached the South Pole

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:98-explorers-mapping-the-world:e1:o3:1
# text = He sailed south and reached the South Pole
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sailed	sail	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	south	south	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	reached	reach	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	South	South	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	Pole	Pole	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sail** | past | He |  |  |  |  | south *property* | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **reach** | past | He *not said here* | the South Pole |  |  |  |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent pole=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He sailed east and reached the coast of China

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:98-explorers-mapping-the-world:e1:o4:1
# text = He sailed east and reached the coast of China
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sailed	sail	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	east	east	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	reached	reach	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	coast	coast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	China	China	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sail** | past | He |  |  |  |  | east *property* | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **reach** | past | He *not said here* | the coast of China |  |  |  |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent coast=Theme |

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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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