Exam question 4 · Myths of Greece and Rome, Thetis and Ares, part 23: Thetis…

Which of the following correctly describes the attributes of the Roman god Mars as stated in the passage?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · What happens: follow, describe, state · To what, where: attributes, Roman god, passage

This is exam question 4 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	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	correctly	correctly	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 attributes	det
8	attributes	attribute	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 describes	obj
9	of	of	ADP	_	12 god	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 god	det
11	Roman	roman	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 god	amod
12	god	god	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 attributes	nmod
13	Mars	Mars	PROPN	Number=Sing	12 god	appos
14	as	as	SCONJ	_	15 stated	mark
15	stated	state	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	12 god	acl
16	in	in	ADP	_	18 passage	case
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 passage	det
18	passage	passage	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 stated	obl
19	?	?	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 attributes of the Roman god		correctly property	vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent attribute=Theme
3	state speech: other	participle	the Roman god not said here	the passage		vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent

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

He was regarded as god of the harvest and of fire, and as son of Jupiter

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 regarded	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 regarded	aux:pass
3	regarded	regard	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	as	as	ADP	_	5 god	case
5	god	god	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 regarded	obl
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 harvest	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 harvest	det
8	harvest	harvest	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 god	nmod
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 fire	cc
10	of	of	ADP	_	11 fire	case
11	fire	fire	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 harvest	conj
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 son	punct
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 son	cc
14	as	as	ADP	_	15 son	case
15	son	son	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 regarded	parataxis
16	of	of	ADP	_	17 Jupiter	case
17	Jupiter	Jupiter	PROPN	Number=Sing	15 son	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	regard	past · passive		He				as god of the harvest and fire	vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP PP.value»: subject=Theme as god=Value

Option 2

He was regarded as god of spring, of agriculture, and of war, and as father of Romulus and Remus, and as protector of Rome's armies on the battlefield

The tree, 29 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 regarded	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 regarded	aux:pass
3	regarded	regard	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	as	as	ADP	_	5 god	case
5	god	god	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 regarded	obl
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 spring	case
7	spring	spring	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 god	nmod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 agriculture	punct
9	of	of	ADP	_	10 agriculture	case
10	agriculture	agriculture	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 regarded	conj
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 war	punct
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 war	cc
13	of	of	ADP	_	14 war	case
14	war	war	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 regarded	obl
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 father	punct
16	and	and	CCONJ	_	18 father	cc
17	as	as	ADP	_	18 father	case
18	father	father	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 regarded	advcl
19	of	of	ADP	_	20 Romulus	case
20	Romulus	Romulus	PROPN	Number=Sing	18 father	nmod
21	and	and	CCONJ	_	22 Remus	cc
22	Remus	Remus	PROPN	Number=Sing	20 Romulus	conj
23	,	,	PUNCT	_	26 protector	punct
24	and	and	CCONJ	_	26 protector	cc
25	as	as	ADP	_	26 protector	case
26	protector	protector	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 father	appos
27	of	of	ADP	_	30 armies	case
28	Rome	Rome	PROPN	Number=Sing	30 armies	nmod:poss
29	's	's	PART	_	28 Rome	case
30	armies	army	NOUN	Number=Plur	26 protector	nmod
31	on	on	ADP	_	33 battlefield	case
32	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	33 battlefield	det
33	battlefield	battlefield	NOUN	Number=Sing	30 armies	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	regard	past · passive		He				as god of spring; of war	vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP PP.value»: subject=Theme as god=Value

Option 3 · ✓ the right answer

He was regarded as god of spring, of agriculture, and of war, and as father of Romulus and Remus

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 regarded	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 regarded	aux:pass
3	regarded	regard	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	as	as	ADP	_	5 god	case
5	god	god	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 regarded	obl
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 spring	case
7	spring	spring	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 god	nmod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 agriculture	punct
9	of	of	ADP	_	10 agriculture	case
10	agriculture	agriculture	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 regarded	conj
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 war	punct
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 war	cc
13	of	of	ADP	_	14 war	case
14	war	war	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 regarded	obl
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 father	punct
16	and	and	CCONJ	_	18 father	cc
17	as	as	ADP	_	18 father	case
18	father	father	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 regarded	advcl
19	of	of	ADP	_	20 Romulus	case
20	Romulus	Romulus	PROPN	Number=Sing	18 father	nmod
21	and	and	CCONJ	_	22 Remus	cc
22	Remus	Remus	PROPN	Number=Sing	20 Romulus	conj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	regard	past · passive		He				as god of spring; of war	vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP PP.value»: subject=Theme as god=Value

Option 4

He was regarded as god of spring, of the sea, of the hunt, and of war, and as father of Aeneas, Rome's founder and hero

The tree, 26 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 regarded	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 regarded	aux:pass
3	regarded	regard	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	as	as	ADP	_	5 god	case
5	god	god	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 regarded	obl
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 spring	case
7	spring	spring	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 god	nmod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 sea	punct
9	of	of	ADP	_	11 sea	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 sea	det
11	sea	sea	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 regarded	conj
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 hunt	punct
13	of	of	ADP	_	15 hunt	case
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 hunt	det
15	hunt	hunt	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 regarded	obl
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 war	punct
17	and	and	CCONJ	_	19 war	cc
18	of	of	ADP	_	19 war	case
19	war	war	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 regarded	obl
20	,	,	PUNCT	_	29 founder	punct
21	and	and	CCONJ	_	29 founder	cc
22	as	as	ADP	_	23 father	case
23	father	father	NOUN	Number=Sing	29 founder	obl
24	of	of	ADP	_	25 Aeneas	case
25	Aeneas	Aeneas	PROPN	Number=Sing	23 father	nmod
26	,	,	PUNCT	_	23 father	punct
27	Rome	Rome	PROPN	Number=Sing	29 founder	nmod:poss
28	's	's	PART	_	27 Rome	case
29	founder	founder	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 regarded	parataxis
30	and	and	CCONJ	_	31 hero	cc
31	hero	hero	NOUN	Number=Sing	29 founder	conj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	regard	past · passive		He				as god of spring; of the hunt; of war	vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP PP.value»: subject=Theme as god=Value

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