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title: What alternative to a general war did the orator propose to the asse… — Tanglewood Tales, The Pygmies, part 12… · tree and pragmatics
description: What alternative to a general war did the orator propose to the assembly? Exam question 4 of lesson 2053 «Tanglewood Tales, The Pygmies, part 12: Hercules lifts the Giant off the ground and wins, then the Pygmies plan revenge» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree an
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# Exam question 4 · Tanglewood Tales, The Pygmies, part 12: Hercules lifts the…

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What alternative to a general war did the orator propose to the assembly?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** orator · **What happens:** propose · **To what, where:** assembly

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 2053 «Tanglewood Tales, The Pygmies, part 12: Hercules lifts the Giant off the ground and wins, then the Pygmies plan revenge» 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/2053-pg976-part12/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2053-pg976-part12:e4:1
# text = What alternative to a general war did the orator propose to the assembly?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	10	obj	_	_
2	alternative	alternative	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	amod	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	general	general	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	war	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	orator	orator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	propose	propose	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	assembly	assembly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **propose** | past · do-support | the orator |  | the assembly |  |  |  | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent what=Theme to assembly=Recipient |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Selection of a champion to challenge the slayer to single combat.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2053-pg976-part12:e4:o1:1
# text = Selection of a champion to challenge the slayer to single combat.
1	Selection	selection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	champion	champion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	challenge	challenge	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	slayer	slayer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
10	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	combat	combat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **challenge** | to-infinitive | Selection of a champion | the slayer |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **select** |  |  | a champion |  |  |  |  | nom selection «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Selection of a champion to challenge the slayer to single combat, sparing the whole tribe from war.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2053-pg976-part12:e4:o2:1
# text = Selection of a champion to challenge the slayer to single combat, sparing the whole tribe from war.
1	Selection	selection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	champion	champion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	challenge	challenge	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	slayer	slayer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
10	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	combat	combat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	sparing	spare	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	tribe	tribe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
17	from	from	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	war	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **challenge** | to-infinitive | Selection of a champion | the slayer |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **spare** | gerund | Selection of a champion *not said here* | the whole tribe |  | war |  |  | vn bill-54.5 «NP V NP NP.asset»: agent=Agent tribe=Asset |
| 3 | **select** |  |  | a champion |  |  |  |  | nom selection «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Selection of a warrior to challenge the slayer to combat.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2053-pg976-part12:e4:o3:1
# text = Selection of a warrior to challenge the slayer to combat.
1	Selection	selection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	warrior	warrior	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	challenge	challenge	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	acl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	slayer	slayer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	combat	combat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **challenge** | to-infinitive |  | the slayer |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **combat** | to-infinitive |  | the slayer *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Selection of a large army of warriors to march against the slayer and his allies across the desert.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2053-pg976-part12:e4:o4:1
# text = Selection of a large army of warriors to march against the slayer and his allies across the desert.
1	Selection	selection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	army	army	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	warriors	warrior	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	march	march	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	acl	_	_
10	against	against	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	slayer	slayer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	allies	ally	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	_
16	across	across	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	desert	desert	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **march** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | the slayer and his allies across the desert |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme against slayer=Trajectory |
| 2 | **select** |  |  | a large army of warriors |  |  |  |  | nom selection «act transitive»: of=patient |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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