Exam question 1 · Greek Myths, Helios and Phaethon, part 13: Phaethon drives…

Which of the following accurately describes the fate of Clytie, as recounted in this part of the narrative?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · What happens: follow, describe, recount, fate · To what, where: fate, part, Clytie

This is exam question 1 of lesson 507 «Greek Myths, Helios and Phaethon, part 13: Phaethon drives the sun-chariot and falls into the river Eridanus» of the books 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	Which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	4 following	nsubj
2	of	of	ADP	_	4 following	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 following	det
4	following	follow	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	accurately	accurately	ADV	_	6 describes	advmod
6	describes	describe	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 following	advcl
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 fate	det
8	fate	fate	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 describes	obj
9	of	of	ADP	_	10 Clytie	case
10	Clytie	Clytie	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 fate	nmod
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 recounted	punct
12	as	as	SCONJ	_	13 recounted	mark
13	recounted	recount	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 fate	acl
14	in	in	ADP	_	16 part	case
15	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	16 part	det
16	part	part	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 recounted	obl
17	of	of	ADP	_	19 narrative	case
18	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 narrative	det
19	narrative	narrative	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 part	nmod
20	?	?	PUNCT	_	4 following	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	follow	gerund				vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	describe	present	the fate of Clytie		accurately property	vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent fate=Theme
3	recount speech: other	participle	the fate of Clytie not said here	this part of the narrative		vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
4	fate		Clytie			nom fate «event 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

She was transformed into a flower that turns towards the sun

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 transformed	nsubj:pass
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 transformed	aux:pass
3	transformed	transform	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	into	into	ADP	_	6 flower	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 flower	det
6	flower	flower	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 transformed	obl
7	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	8 turns	nsubj
8	turns	turn	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 flower	acl:relcl
9	towards	towards	ADP	_	11 sun	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 sun	det
11	sun	sun	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 turns	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	transform	past · passive		She				into a flower result	vn turn-26.6.1 «NP V NP.patient PP.result»: subject=Patient into flower=Result
2	turn	present	a flower			the sun			vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme towards sun=Trajectory

Option 2

She was transformed into a shoot of frankincense that perfumed the air

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 transformed	nsubj:pass
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 transformed	aux:pass
3	transformed	transform	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	into	into	ADP	_	6 shoot	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 shoot	det
6	shoot	shoot	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 transformed	obl
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 frankincense	case
8	frankincense	frankincense	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 shoot	nmod
9	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	10 perfumed	nsubj
10	perfumed	perfume	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 shoot	acl:relcl
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 air	det
12	air	air	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 perfumed	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	transform	past · passive		She				into a shoot of frankincense result	vn turn-26.6.1 «NP V NP.patient PP.result»: subject=Patient into shoot=Result
2	perfume	past	a shoot of frankincense	the air					vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent air=Destination

Option 3

She was transformed into a poplar tree beside the river Eridanus

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 transformed	nsubj:pass
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 transformed	aux:pass
3	transformed	transform	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	into	into	ADP	_	7 tree	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 tree	det
6	poplar	poplar	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 tree	compound
7	tree	tree	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 transformed	obl
8	beside	beside	ADP	_	10 river	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 river	det
10	river	river	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 transformed	obl
11	Eridanus	Eridanus	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 river	appos

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	transform	past · passive		She				into a poplar tree result; beside the river	vn turn-26.6.1 «NP V NP.patient PP.result»: subject=Patient into tree=Result

Option 4

She was transformed into a swan that brooded over the waters

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 transformed	nsubj:pass
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 transformed	aux:pass
3	transformed	transform	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	into	into	ADP	_	6 swan	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 swan	det
6	swan	swan	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 transformed	obl
7	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	8 brooded	nsubj
8	brooded	brood	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 swan	acl:relcl
9	over	over	ADP	_	11 waters	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 waters	det
11	waters	water	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 brooded	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	transform	past · passive		She				into a swan result	vn turn-26.6.1 «NP V NP.patient PP.result»: subject=Patient into swan=Result
2	brood	past	a swan			the waters			vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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