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title: Which object did Theseus discover beneath the stone after he had rem… — The Heroes, Theseus, part 3: Theseus l… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which object did Theseus discover beneath the stone after he had removed it? Exam question 1 of lesson 2044 «The Heroes, Theseus, part 3: Theseus lifts the great stone, finds his father's sword and sandals, and sets out for Athens» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tr
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# Exam question 1 · The Heroes, Theseus, part 3: Theseus lifts the great stone…

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Which object did Theseus discover beneath the stone after he had removed it?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** object, Theseus · **What happens:** discover, remove · **To what, where:** object

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 2044 «The Heroes, Theseus, part 3: Theseus lifts the great stone, finds his father's sword and sandals, and sets out for Athens» 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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/books/2044-pg976-part3/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2044-pg976-part3:e1:1
# text = Which object did Theseus discover beneath the stone after he had removed it?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	object	object	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	Theseus	Theseus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	discover	discover	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	beneath	beneath	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
10	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	removed	remove	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **discover** | past · do-support | which object |  |  |  |  | beneath the stone | vn discover-84-1 «NP V PP.topic S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **remove** | past · perfect | Theseus | object |  |  |  |  | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

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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 {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Old sandals

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2044-pg976-part3:e1:o1:1
# text = Old sandals
1	Old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	sandals	sandal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 2 {#o2}

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A jewelled spear and a pair of gloves

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2044-pg976-part3:e1:o2:1
# text = A jewelled spear and a pair of gloves
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	jewelled	jewell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	spear	spear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	pair	pair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	gloves	glove	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **jewell** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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A golden-hilted sword and a pair of sandals

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2044-pg976-part3:e1:o3:1
# text = A golden-hilted sword and a pair of sandals
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	hilted	hilt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
5	sword	sword	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	pair	pair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	sandals	sandal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hilt** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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A bronze helmet and a silver shield set

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2044-pg976-part3:e1:o4:1
# text = A bronze helmet and a silver shield set
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	bronze	bronze	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	helmet	helmet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	silver	silver	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	shield	shield	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	set	set	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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