Exam question 4 · Greek Myths, The Argonauts, part 44: the Argonauts fight,…

exam: Specify the destination reached by the Argonauts at the close of this section, together with the object sought there.

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · What happens: specify, reach, seek · To what, where: destination, close

This is exam question 4 of lesson 538 «Greek Myths, The Argonauts, part 44: the Argonauts fight, lose friends, pass the clashing rocks and reach Colchis» 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	exam	exam	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	:	:	PUNCT	_	3 Specify	punct
3	Specify	specify	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	1 exam	appos
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 destination	det
5	destination	destination	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 Specify	obj
6	reached	reach	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 destination	acl
7	by	by	ADP	_	9 Argonauts	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 Argonauts	det
9	Argonauts	argonaut	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 reached	obl
10	at	at	ADP	_	12 close	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 close	det
12	close	close	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 reached	obl
13	of	of	ADP	_	15 section	case
14	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	15 section	det
15	section	section	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 close	nmod
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	21 sought	punct
17	together	together	ADV	_	21 sought	advmod
18	with	with	ADP	_	20 object	case
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 object	det
20	object	object	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 sought	obl
21	sought	seek	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 Specify	advcl
22	there	there	ADV	PronType=Dem	21 sought	advmod
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 exam	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	specify	infinitive	the destination			vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent destination=Theme
2	reach	participle	the destination not said here	the close of this section	by the Argonauts	vn body_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	seek	past		there	with the object; together property	vn hunt-35.1 «NP V»: 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

Aea, where the king kept the Fleece in a cave

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Aea	Aea	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 kept	nsubj
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 kept	punct
3	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	6 kept	advmod
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 king	det
5	king	king	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 kept	nsubj
6	kept	keep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 Fleece	det
8	Fleece	Fleece	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 kept	obj
9	in	in	ADP	_	11 cave	case
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 cave	det
11	cave	cave	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 kept	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	keep	past	Aea	the Fleece		a cave			vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent fleece=Theme in cave=Location

Option 2 · ✓ the right answer

Colchis, where the Golden Fleece hung in the sacred grove of Ares

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Colchis	Colchis	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 hung	nsubj
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Colchis	punct
3	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	7 hung	advmod
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 Fleece	det
5	Golden	golden	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 Fleece	amod
6	Fleece	Fleece	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 hung	nsubj
7	hung	hang	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	in	in	ADP	_	11 grove	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 grove	det
10	sacred	sacred	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 grove	amod
11	grove	grove	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 hung	obl
12	of	of	ADP	_	13 Ares	case
13	Ares	ar	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 grove	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hang	past	Colchis			the sacred grove of Ares			vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in grove=Location

Option 3

Colchis, the land at the far end of the Black Sea, where the Golden Fleece hung from an oak in the sacred grove of Ares, watched by a dragon

The tree, 29 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Colchis	Colchis	PROPN	Number=Sing	18 hung	nsubj
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 land	punct
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 land	det
4	land	land	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Colchis	appos
5	at	at	ADP	_	8 end	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 end	det
7	far	far	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 end	amod
8	end	end	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 land	nmod
9	of	of	ADP	_	12 Sea	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 Sea	det
11	Black	Black	PROPN	Number=Sing	12 Sea	compound
12	Sea	Sea	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 end	nmod
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 hung	punct
14	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	18 hung	advmod
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 Fleece	det
16	Golden	golden	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 Fleece	amod
17	Fleece	Fleece	PROPN	Number=Sing	18 hung	nsubj
18	hung	hang	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
19	from	from	ADP	_	21 oak	case
20	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	21 oak	det
21	oak	oak	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 hung	obl
22	in	in	ADP	_	25 grove	case
23	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	25 grove	det
24	sacred	sacred	ADJ	Degree=Pos	25 grove	amod
25	grove	grove	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 hung	obl
26	of	of	ADP	_	27 Ares	case
27	Ares	ar	NOUN	Number=Plur	25 grove	nmod
28	,	,	PUNCT	_	29 watched	punct
29	watched	watch	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	25 grove	acl
30	by	by	ADP	_	32 dragon	case
31	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	32 dragon	det
32	dragon	dragon	NOUN	Number=Sing	29 watched	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hang	past	Colchis			a oak		in the sacred grove of Ares	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in grove=Location
2	watch	participle		the sacred grove of Ares not said here				by a dragon	vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent by dragon=Location

Option 4

The island of the Bebrycians, where Amycus fought the heroes

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 island	det
2	island	island	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 fought	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 Bebrycians	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 Bebrycians	det
5	Bebrycians	Bebrycian	PROPN	Number=Plur	2 island	nmod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 fought	punct
7	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	9 fought	advmod
8	Amycus	Amycus	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 fought	nsubj
9	fought	fight	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 heroes	det
11	heroes	hero	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 fought	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fight	past	the island of the Bebrycians	the heroes					vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hero=Co-Agent

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