Exam question 2 · Classic Myths, Odysseus: the bow contest and the homecoming

By what means did Telemachus render the suitors unable to defend themselves?

Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: Telemachus · What happens: mean, render, defend · To what, where: suitors

This is exam question 2 of lesson 561 «Classic Myths, Odysseus: the bow contest and the homecoming» 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	By	by	ADP	_	2 what	case
2	what	what	PRON	PronType=Rel	6 render	obl
3	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 what	acl:relcl
4	did	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 render	aux
5	Telemachus	Telemachus	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 render	nsubj
6	render	render	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 suitors	det
8	suitors	suitor	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 render	obj
9	unable	unable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 render	xcomp
10	to	to	PART	_	11 defend	mark
11	defend	defend	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 unable	xcomp
12	themselves	themselves	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	11 defend	obj
13	?	?	PUNCT	_	6 render	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	mean	present				vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
2	render	past · do-support	Telemachus	the suitors	unable property	vn give-13.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent suitor=Theme
3	defend	to-infinitive	Telemachus not said here	suitors = suitor		vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent themselves=Beneficiary

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

By hiding their swords in the storeroom at night

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	By	by	SCONJ	_	2 hiding	mark
2	hiding	hide	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
3	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 swords	nmod:poss
4	swords	sword	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 hiding	obj
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 storeroom	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 storeroom	det
7	storeroom	storeroom	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 hiding	obl
8	at	at	ADP	_	9 night	case
9	night	night	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 hiding	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hide	gerund		their swords		the storeroom	night		vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent sword=Patient in storeroom=Location

Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer

By removing their arms in accordance with Odysseus's instructions

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	By	by	SCONJ	_	2 removing	mark
2	removing	remove	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
3	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 arms	nmod:poss
4	arms	arm	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 removing	obj
5	in	in	ADP	_	6 accordance	case
6	accordance	accordance	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 removing	obl
7	with	with	ADP	_	10 instructions	case
8	Odysseus	Odysseus	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 instructions	nmod:poss
9	's	's	PART	_	8 Odysseus	case
10	instructions	instruction	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 removing	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	remove	gerund		their arms		accordance		with Odysseus's instructions	vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent arm=Theme
2	instruct		Odysseus						nom instruction «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Option 3

By removing every one of the suitors' arms from the great hall in secret while they slept, following Odysseus's written instructions

The tree, 23 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	By	by	SCONJ	_	2 removing	mark
2	removing	remove	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
3	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	4 one	det
4	one	one	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 removing	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	9 arms	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 suitors	det
7	suitors	suitor	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 arms	nmod:poss
8	'	's	PART	_	7 suitors	case
9	arms	arm	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 one	nmod
10	from	from	ADP	_	13 hall	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 hall	det
12	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 hall	amod
13	hall	hall	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 removing	obl
14	in	in	ADP	_	15 secret	case
15	secret	secret	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 hall	nmod
16	while	while	SCONJ	_	18 slept	mark
17	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	18 slept	nsubj
18	slept	sleep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 removing	advcl
19	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 following	punct
20	following	follow	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 removing	conj
21	Odysseus	Odysseus	PROPN	Number=Sing	24 instructions	nmod:poss
22	's	's	PART	_	21 Odysseus	case
23	written	write	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	24 instructions	amod
24	instructions	instruction	NOUN	Number=Plur	20 following	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	remove	gerund		every one of the suitors's arms	the great hall in secret	vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent one=Theme from hall=Source
2	sleep	past	arms = arm			vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	follow	gerund		Odysseus's written instructions		vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent instruction=Theme
4	write	participle				vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
5	instruct		Odysseus			nom instruction «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Option 4

By carefully carrying every spear, shield, and sword from the hall to the upper chambers, as his father had instructed him earlier

The tree, 22 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	By	by	SCONJ	_	3 carrying	mark
2	carefully	carefully	ADV	_	3 carrying	advmod
3	carrying	carry	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	5 spear	det
5	spear	spear	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 carrying	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 shield	punct
7	shield	shield	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 spear	conj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 sword	punct
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 sword	cc
10	sword	sword	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 carrying	obl
11	from	from	ADP	_	13 hall	case
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 hall	det
13	hall	hall	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 sword	nmod
14	to	to	ADP	_	17 chambers	case
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 chambers	det
16	upper	upper	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 chambers	amod
17	chambers	chamber	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 carrying	obl
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	23 instructed	punct
19	as	as	SCONJ	_	23 instructed	mark
20	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	21 father	nmod:poss
21	father	father	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 instructed	nsubj
22	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	23 instructed	aux
23	instructed	instruct	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	3 carrying	advcl
24	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	23 instructed	obj
25	earlier	early	ADV	Degree=Cmp	23 instructed	advmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	carry	gerund		every spear and shield		the upper chambers		sword from the hall obl; carefully property	vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent spear=Theme to chamber=Destination
2	instruct speech: other	past · perfect	his father		him = he			early property	vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent he=Recipient

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