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# Exam question 1 · Tanglewood Tales, Circe's Palace, part 27: Ulysses wins ba…

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By what oath was the enchantress bound before Ulysses consented to spare her life?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Ulysses · **What happens:** be, consent, spare · **To what, where:** enchantress bound, life

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 2068 «Tanglewood Tales, Circe's Palace, part 27: Ulysses wins back his men from the swine and sees the sea nymphs» 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/2068-pg976-part27/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2068-pg976-part27:e1:1
# text = By what oath was the enchantress bound before Ulysses consented to spare her life?
1	By	by	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
3	oath	oath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	enchantress	enchantress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	bound	bound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	Ulysses	Ulysses	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	consented	consent	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	spare	spare	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	xcomp	_	_
13	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past |  | the enchantress bound |  |  |  | by oath | tree rules |
| 2 | **consent** | past | Ulysses | the enchantress bound *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **spare** | to-infinitive | Ulysses *not said here* | Ulysses's life |  |  |  |  | vn bill-54.5 «NP V NP NP.asset»: agent=Agent life=Asset |

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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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An oath to feed his companions well and let them go free

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2068-pg976-part27:e1:o1:1
# text = An oath to feed his companions well and let them go free
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	oath	oath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	feed	feed	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	acl	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	companions	companion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	4	advmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	let	let	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
10	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
12	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feed** | to-infinitive |  | his companions |  |  |  | well *property* | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent companion=Recipient |
| 2 | **let** | infinitive |  | companions *= companion* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **go** | infinitive | companions *= companion* *not said here* |  |  |  |  | free *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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

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An oath to restore his companions to their former human shapes

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2068-pg976-part27:e1:o2:1
# text = An oath to restore his companions to their former human shapes
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	oath	oath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	restore	restore	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	acl	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	companions	companion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
9	former	former	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
10	human	human	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	shapes	shape	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **restore** | to-infinitive |  | his companions | companions's former human shapes |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent companion=Theme to shape=Recipient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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A solemn vow to guard the island and its wild beasts forever

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2068-pg976-part27:e1:o3:1
# text = A solemn vow to guard the island and its wild beasts forever
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	solemn	solemn	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	vow	vow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	guard	guard	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	acl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	island	island	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
10	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	beasts	beast	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
12	forever	forever	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **guard** | to-infinitive |  | the island and vow's wild beasts |  |  |  | forever *property* | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent island=Beneficiary |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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An oath to restore his companions to human shape and to grant him safe passage home at last

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2068-pg976-part27:e1:o4:1
# text = An oath to restore his companions to human shape and to grant him safe passage home at last
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	oath	oath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	restore	restore	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	companions	companion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	human	human	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	shape	shape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	grant	grant	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
13	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
16	home	home	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
17	at	at	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **restore** | to-infinitive | a oath | oath's companions | human shape |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent companion=Theme to shape=Recipient |
| 2 | **grant** | to-infinitive | a oath *not said here* | safe passage | oath | last |  | home *property* | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.goal NP»: agent=Agent he=Goal passage=Theme |

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