Exam question 1 · Ancient Greece: democracy, the Olympics, myths and thinkers
Identify the definition of the term democracy as understood in classical Athens.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: you · What happens: identify, understand, define · To what, where: definition, classical Athens, term democracy
This is exam question 1 of lesson 12 «Ancient Greece: democracy, the Olympics, myths and thinkers» of the history 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.
The question
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Identify | identify | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 definition | det |
| 3 | definition | definition | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Identify | obj |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 democracy | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 democracy | det |
| 6 | term | term | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 democracy | compound |
| 7 | democracy | democracy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 definition | nmod |
| 8 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 9 understood | mark |
| 9 | understood | understand | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 1 Identify | advcl |
| 10 | in | in | ADP | _ | 12 Athens | case |
| 11 | classical | classical | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 Athens | amod |
| 12 | Athens | Athens | PROPN | Number=Sing | 9 understood | obl |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Identify | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | identify | imperative | you not said here | the definition of the term democracy | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent definition=Theme | ||||
| 2 | understand | participle | you not said here | classical Athens | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | ||||
| 3 | define | the term democracy | nom definition «communication transitive»: of=patient |
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
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Government by the assembled citizens
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Government | government | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 2 | by | by | ADP | _ | 5 citizens | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 citizens | det |
| 4 | assembled | assemble | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 citizens | amod |
| 5 | citizens | citizen | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Government | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | assemble | participle | vn herd-47.5.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 2
Government by the priests of Zeus
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Government | government | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 2 | by | by | ADP | _ | 4 priests | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 priests | det |
| 4 | priests | priest | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Government | nmod |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 Zeus | case |
| 6 | Zeus | Zeus | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 priests | nmod |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 3
Government by a hereditary monarch and his sons
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Government | government | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 2 | by | by | ADP | _ | 5 monarch | case |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 monarch | det |
| 4 | hereditary | hereditary | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 monarch | amod |
| 5 | monarch | monarch | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Government | nmod |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 sons | cc |
| 7 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 sons | nmod:poss |
| 8 | sons | son | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Government | conj |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 4
Government by the army alone
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Government | government | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 2 | by | by | ADP | _ | 4 army | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 army | det |
| 4 | army | army | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Government | nmod |
| 5 | alone | alone | ADV | _ | 4 army | advmod |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
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