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title: In what manner did the old king of Athens propose that the sails be… — Tanglewood Tales, The Minotaur, part 6… · tree and pragmatics
description: In what manner did the old king of Athens propose that the sails be altered upon his son's safe return? Exam question 1 of lesson 2047 «Tanglewood Tales, The Minotaur, part 6: Theseus sails to Crete and meets the brazen giant Talus» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency t
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# Exam question 1 · Tanglewood Tales, The Minotaur, part 6: Theseus sails to C…

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In what manner did the old king of Athens propose that the sails be altered upon his son's safe return?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** old king, son · **What happens:** do, propose, alter, return · **To what, where:** manner, sails

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 2047 «Tanglewood Tales, The Minotaur, part 6: Theseus sails to Crete and meets the brazen giant Talus» 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/2047-pg976-part6/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2047-pg976-part6:e1:1
# text = In what manner did the old king of Athens propose that the sails be altered upon his son's safe return?
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	what	what	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	3	det	_	_
3	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
4	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Athens	athen	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
10	propose	propose	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
11	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	sails	sail	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nsubj:pass	_	_
14	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	aux:pass	_	_
15	altered	alter	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	ccomp	_	_
16	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
17	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	's	's	PART	POS	_	18	case	_	_
20	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	return	return	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past |  |  |  | what manner |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **propose** | present | the old king of Athens |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **alter** | infinitive · passive |  | the sails |  |  |  | upon king's son's safe return | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient |
| 4 | **return** |  | king's son |  |  |  |  |  | nom return «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

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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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by cutting sails

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2047-pg976-part6:e1:o1:1
# text = by cutting sails
1	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	cutting	cut	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	sails	sail	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cut** | gerund |  | sails |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset sail=Product |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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by hoisting bright sails

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2047-pg976-part6:e1:o2:1
# text = by hoisting bright sails
1	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	hoisting	hoist	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	sails	sail	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hoist** | gerund |  | bright sails |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sail=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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by sewing new white sails

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2047-pg976-part6:e1:o3:1
# text = by sewing new white sails
1	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	sewing	sew	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	sails	sail	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sew** | gerund |  | new white sails |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sail=Product |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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by ordering the crew to sew golden sails in place

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2047-pg976-part6:e1:o4:1
# text = by ordering the crew to sew golden sails in place
1	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	ordering	order	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	crew	crew	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	sew	sew	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	sails	sail	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **order** | gerund |  | the crew |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crew=Theme |
| 2 | **sew** | to-infinitive |  | golden sails |  | place |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent sail=Theme in place=Destination |

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