Exam question 2 · Myths of Greece and Rome, Thetis and Ares, part 23: Thetis…

Which of the following accurately states the origin of the name Areopagus?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · What happens: follow, state · To what, where: origin

This is exam question 2 of lesson 517 «Myths of Greece and Rome, Thetis and Ares, part 23: Thetis weds Peleus, then the war-god Ares is hated by his father» 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	6 states	nsubj
2	of	of	SCONJ	_	6 states	mark
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 states	det
4	following	follow	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 states	nsubj
5	accurately	accurately	ADV	_	6 states	advmod
6	states	state	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 origin	det
8	origin	origin	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 states	obj
9	of	of	ADP	_	11 name	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 name	det
11	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 origin	nmod
12	Areopagus	Areopagus	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 name	appos
13	?	?	PUNCT	_	6 states	punct

#	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	state speech: other	present		the origin of the name				accurately property	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent origin=Topic

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

It is derived from the hill of Ares, where he was acquitted of the slaying of Halirrhothios

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 derived	nsubj:pass
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 derived	aux:pass
3	derived	derive	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	from	from	ADP	_	6 hill	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 hill	det
6	hill	hill	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 derived	obl
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 Ares	case
8	Ares	ar	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 hill	nmod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 acquitted	punct
10	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	13 acquitted	advmod
11	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 acquitted	nsubj
12	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	13 acquitted	aux:pass
13	acquitted	acquit	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 Ares	acl:relcl
14	of	of	ADP	_	16 slaying	case
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 slaying	det
16	slaying	slaying	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 acquitted	obl
17	of	of	ADP	_	18 Halirrhothios	case
18	Halirrhothios	Halirrhothios	PROPN	Number=Sing	16 slaying	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	derive	present · passive	It	the hill of Ares		vn create-26.4 «NP V NP PP.material»: subject=Result from hill=Material
2	acquit	past · passive	he		of the slaying of Halirrhothios	vn free-10.6.3-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: subject=Source of slaying=Theme
3	slay		Halirrhothios			nom slaying «act transitive»: of=patient

Option 2

It is named after the temple of Athene on the hill

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 named	nsubj:pass
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 named	aux:pass
3	named	name	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	after	after	ADP	_	6 temple	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 temple	det
6	temple	temple	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 named	obl
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 Athene	case
8	Athene	Athene	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 temple	nmod
9	on	on	ADP	_	11 hill	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 hill	det
11	hill	hill	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 named	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	name	present · passive		It		the hill	after the temple of Athene		vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme

Option 3

It comes from a shrine to Athene, where the goddess judged Ares guilty

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 comes	nsubj
2	comes	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	from	from	ADP	_	5 shrine	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 shrine	det
5	shrine	shrine	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 comes	obl
6	to	to	ADP	_	7 Athene	case
7	Athene	Athene	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 comes	obl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 judged	punct
9	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	12 judged	advmod
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 goddess	det
11	goddess	goddess	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 judged	nsubj
12	judged	judge	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 Athene	acl:relcl
13	Ares	ar	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 judged	obj
14	guilty	guilty	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 judged	xcomp

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	come	present	It		Athene	a shrine			vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location PP.destination»: agent=Theme from shrine=Initial_Location to athene=Destination
2	judge	past	the goddess	Ares				guilty property	vn estimate-34.2-1-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Agent ar=Value

Option 4

It is derived from the Greek word for plain, referring to the flat ground where the court of the gods later sat in judgement over Ares

The tree, 26 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 derived	nsubj:pass
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 derived	aux:pass
3	derived	derive	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	from	from	ADP	_	7 word	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 word	det
6	Greek	Greek	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 word	amod
7	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 derived	obl
8	for	for	ADP	_	9 plain	case
9	plain	plain	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 word	nmod
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 referring	punct
11	referring	refer	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 derived	advcl
12	to	to	ADP	_	15 ground	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 ground	det
14	flat	flat	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 ground	amod
15	ground	ground	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 referring	obl
16	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	23 sat	advmod
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 court	det
18	court	court	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 sat	nsubj
19	of	of	ADP	_	21 gods	case
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 gods	det
21	gods	god	NOUN	Number=Plur	18 court	nmod
22	later	late	ADV	Degree=Cmp	23 sat	advmod
23	sat	sit	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	15 ground	advcl
24	in	in	ADP	_	25 judgement	case
25	judgement	judgement	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 sat	obl
26	over	over	ADP	_	27 Ares	case
27	Ares	ar	NOUN	Number=Plur	23 sat	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	derive	present · passive		It	the Greek word for plain		vn create-26.4 «NP V NP PP.material»: subject=Result from word=Material
2	refer	gerund				to the flat ground	vn relate-86.2-2 «NP V PP.co-theme»: agent=Theme to ground=Co-Theme
3	sit	past	the court of the gods		judgement	over Ares; late property	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in judgement=Location

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