Exam question 1 · Myths of Greece and Rome, Heracles, part 47: a poisoned ro…

Which of the following was the means by which Medea effected the death of Glauce?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: the, Medea, Glauce · What happens: follow, be, affect, die · To what, where: death · Speech: someone speaks here

This is exam question 1 of lesson 541 «Myths of Greece and Rome, Heracles, part 47: a poisoned robe, Pelops wins a race, baby Heracles and the snakes, Vice's offer» 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	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 means	cop
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 means	nsubj
7	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 following	parataxis
8	by	by	ADP	_	9 which	case
9	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	11 effected	obl
10	Medea	Medea	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 effected	nsubj
11	effected	affect	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 means	ccomp
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 death	det
13	death	death	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 effected	obj
14	of	of	ADP	_	15 Glauce	case
15	Glauce	Glauce	PROPN	Number=Sing	13 death	nmod
16	?	?	PUNCT	_	4 following	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	follow	gerund				vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	is	past	the		mean property	tree rules
3	affect	past	Medea	the death of Glauce		vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus death=Experiencer
4	die		Glauce			nom death «event intransitive»: of=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

A gift of perfumed oil that was secretly mixed with a deadly poison by her servants

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 gift	det
2	gift	gift	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 oil	case
4	perfumed	perfume	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 oil	amod
5	oil	oil	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 gift	nmod
6	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	9 mixed	nsubj:pass
7	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	9 mixed	aux:pass
8	secretly	secretly	ADV	_	9 mixed	advmod
9	mixed	mix	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 gift	acl:relcl
10	with	with	ADP	_	13 poison	case
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 poison	det
12	deadly	deadly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 poison	amod
13	poison	poison	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 mixed	obl
14	by	by	ADP	_	16 servants	case
15	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	16 servants	nmod:poss
16	servants	servant	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 mixed	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	perfume	participle				vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent
2	mix	past · passive	her servants	a gift of perfumed oil	with a deadly poison; secretly property	vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent subject=Patient with poison=Co-Patient
3	gift			perfumed oil		nom gift «possession transitive»: of=patient

Option 2 · ✓ the right answer

A robe impregnated with a deadly poison

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 robe	det
2	robe	robe	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	impregnated	impregnate	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 robe	acl
4	with	with	ADP	_	7 poison	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 poison	det
6	deadly	deadly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 poison	amod
7	poison	poison	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 impregnated	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	impregnate	participle		a robe not said here				with a deadly poison	vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent with poison=Theme

Option 3

A jeweled necklace laced with venom

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 necklace	det
2	jeweled	jewel	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 necklace	amod
3	necklace	necklace	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	laced	lace	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 necklace	acl
5	with	with	ADP	_	6 venom	case
6	venom	venom	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 laced	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	jewel	participle							tree rules
2	lace	participle		a jeweled necklace not said here				with venom	vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient

Option 4

A golden robe soaked in a slow-acting poison that burned the skin

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 robe	det
2	golden	golden	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 robe	amod
3	robe	robe	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 burned	nsubj
4	soaked	soak	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	3 robe	acl
5	in	in	ADP	_	10 poison	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 poison	det
7	slow	slow	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 acting	amod
8	-	-	PUNCT	_	7 slow	punct
9	acting	act	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	10 poison	amod
10	poison	poison	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 soaked	obl
11	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	12 burned	nsubj
12	burned	burn	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 skin	det
14	skin	skin	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 burned	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	soak	participle		a golden robe not said here	in a acting poison	vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent in poison=Theme
2	act	gerund				vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	burn	past	a golden robe	the skin		vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent skin=Theme

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