Exam question 3 · Greek Myths, The Labours of Heracles, part 50: Heracles sa…
Identify the character who, by a stratagem, obtained three golden apples from the Hesperides for the hero.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you · What happens: identify, obtain · To what, where: character, three golden apples, Hesperides
This is exam question 3 of lesson 544 «Greek Myths, The Labours of Heracles, part 50: Heracles saves a maiden, wins the oxen and apples, and enters the Underworld» 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 | Identify | identify | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 character | det |
| 3 | character | character | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Identify | obj |
| 4 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 3 character | appos |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 stratagem | punct |
| 6 | by | by | ADP | _ | 8 stratagem | case |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 stratagem | det |
| 8 | stratagem | stratagem | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Identify | obl |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 obtained | punct |
| 10 | obtained | obtain | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 1 Identify | parataxis |
| 11 | three | three | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 13 apples | nummod |
| 12 | golden | golden | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 apples | amod |
| 13 | apples | apple | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 obtained | obj |
| 14 | from | from | ADP | _ | 16 Hesperides | case |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 Hesperides | det |
| 16 | Hesperides | Hesperid | PROPN | Number=Plur | 13 apples | nmod |
| 17 | for | for | ADP | _ | 19 hero | case |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 hero | det |
| 19 | hero | hero | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 obtained | obl |
| 20 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Identify | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | identify | imperative | you not said here | the character | by a stratagem | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent character=Theme | |||
| 2 | obtain | past | three golden apples | the Hesperides | for the hero | vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent apple=Theme for hero=Asset |
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
Eurystheus, who received the apples and sent the hero to fetch them himself from the far western garden of the nymphs.
The tree, 21 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eurystheus | Eurystheus | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 received | nsubj |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 received | punct |
| 3 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 4 received | nsubj |
| 4 | received | receive | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 apples | det |
| 6 | apples | apple | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 received | obj |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 sent | cc |
| 8 | sent | send | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 received | conj |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 hero | det |
| 10 | hero | hero | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 sent | obj |
| 11 | to | to | PART | _ | 12 fetch | mark |
| 12 | fetch | fetch | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 8 sent | advcl |
| 13 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 fetch | obj |
| 14 | himself | himself | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes | 12 fetch | obj |
| 15 | from | from | ADP | _ | 19 garden | case |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 garden | det |
| 17 | far | far | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 19 garden | amod |
| 18 | western | western | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 19 garden | amod |
| 19 | garden | garden | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 fetch | obl |
| 20 | of | of | ADP | _ | 22 nymphs | case |
| 21 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 22 nymphs | det |
| 22 | nymphs | nymph | NOUN | Number=Plur | 19 garden | nmod |
| 23 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 received | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | receive | past | Eurystheus | the apples | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent apple=Theme | ||||
| 2 | send | past | Eurystheus not said here | the hero | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hero=Theme | ||||
| 3 | fetch | to-infinitive | Eurystheus not said here | apples = apple | the far western garden of the nymphs | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP»: agent=Agent they=Beneficiary himself=Theme |
Option 2
Heracles himself, who first climbed the tree and then contrived to put the dragon to sleep and outwitted the Hesperides.
The tree, 20 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heracles | Heracles | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 climbed | nsubj |
| 2 | himself | himself | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Emp Reflex=Yes | 1 Heracles | nmod:unmarked |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 climbed | punct |
| 4 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 6 climbed | nsubj |
| 5 | first | first | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 6 climbed | advmod |
| 6 | climbed | climb | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 tree | det |
| 8 | tree | tree | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 climbed | obj |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 contrived | cc |
| 10 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 11 contrived | advmod |
| 11 | contrived | contrive | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 climbed | conj |
| 12 | to | to | PART | _ | 13 put | mark |
| 13 | put | put | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 11 contrived | xcomp |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 dragon | det |
| 15 | dragon | dragon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 put | obj |
| 16 | to | to | PART | _ | 17 sleep | mark |
| 17 | sleep | sleep | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 13 put | advcl |
| 18 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 19 outwitted | cc |
| 19 | outwitted | outwit | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 climbed | conj |
| 20 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 21 Hesperides | det |
| 21 | Hesperides | Hesperid | PROPN | Number=Plur | 19 outwitted | obj |
| 22 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 climbed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | climb | past | Heracles Heracles | the tree | first property | vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial_Location tree=Theme | |||
| 2 | contrive | past | Heracles Heracles not said here | then | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | put | to-infinitive | Heracles Heracles not said here | the dragon | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent dragon=Goal | ||||
| 4 | sleep | to-infinitive | Heracles Heracles not said here | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 5 | outwit | past | Heracles Heracles not said here | the Hesperides | vn exceed-90 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot hesperid=Theme |
Option 3
Heracles, who contrived to put the dragon to sleep and outwitted the Hesperides.
The tree, 13 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heracles | Heracles | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 contrived | nsubj |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 contrived | punct |
| 3 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 4 contrived | nsubj |
| 4 | contrived | contrive | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 put | mark |
| 6 | put | put | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 contrived | xcomp |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 dragon | det |
| 8 | dragon | dragon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 put | obj |
| 9 | to | to | PART | _ | 10 sleep | mark |
| 10 | sleep | sleep | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 put | advcl |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 outwitted | cc |
| 12 | outwitted | outwit | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 contrived | conj |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 Hesperides | det |
| 14 | Hesperides | Hesperid | PROPN | Number=Plur | 12 outwitted | obj |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 contrived | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | contrive | past | Heracles | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | put | to-infinitive | Heracles not said here | the dragon | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent dragon=Goal | ||||
| 3 | sleep | to-infinitive | Heracles not said here | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 4 | outwit | past | Heracles not said here | the Hesperides | vn exceed-90 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot hesperid=Theme |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
Atlas, who contrived to put the dragon to sleep and outwitted the Hesperides.
The tree, 13 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlas | Atlas | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 contrived | nsubj |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 contrived | punct |
| 3 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 4 contrived | nsubj |
| 4 | contrived | contrive | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 put | mark |
| 6 | put | put | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 contrived | xcomp |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 dragon | det |
| 8 | dragon | dragon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 put | obj |
| 9 | to | to | PART | _ | 10 sleep | mark |
| 10 | sleep | sleep | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 put | advcl |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 outwitted | cc |
| 12 | outwitted | outwit | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 contrived | conj |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 Hesperides | det |
| 14 | Hesperides | Hesperid | PROPN | Number=Plur | 12 outwitted | obj |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 contrived | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | contrive | past | Atlas | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | put | to-infinitive | Atlas not said here | the dragon | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent dragon=Goal | ||||
| 3 | sleep | to-infinitive | Atlas not said here | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 4 | outwit | past | Atlas not said here | the Hesperides | vn exceed-90 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot hesperid=Theme |
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