--- title: Which of the following correctly states the condition under which th… — Wonder-Book, The Pomegranate Seeds, pa… · tree and pragmatics description: Which of the following correctly states the condition under which the three-headed dog Cerberus is disposed to inflict injury upon persons? Exam question 3 of lesson 2070 «Wonder-Book, The Pomegranate Seeds, part 29: Pluto carries Proserpina to his gloomy palace» of the books course of Mova's primar --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/2070-pg976-part29/e3/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/) / [Wonder-Book, The Pomegranate Seeds, pa…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/2070-pg976-part29/) / e3 # Exam question 3 · Wonder-Book, The Pomegranate Seeds, part 29: Pluto carries… Which of the following correctly states the condition under which the three-headed dog Cerberus is disposed to inflict injury upon persons? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, state, dispose, inflict · **To what, where:** condition, headed dog, injury This is exam question 3 of lesson 2070 «Wonder-Book, The Pomegranate Seeds, part 29: Pluto carries Proserpina to his gloomy palace» 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/2070-pg976-part29/#e3). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:2070-pg976-part29:e3:1 # text = Which of the following correctly states the condition under which the three-headed dog Cerberus is disposed to inflict injury upon persons? 1 Which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 6 nsubj _ _ 2 of of SCONJ IN _ 6 mark _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 4 following follow VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 6 nsubj _ _ 5 correctly correctly ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 6 states state VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 condition condition NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ 9 under under ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 10 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 18 obl _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 12 three three NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 14 nummod _ SpaceAfter=No 13 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 12 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 14 headed headed ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 15 amod _ _ 15 dog dog NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 nsubj:pass _ _ 16 Cerberus Cerberus PROPN NNP Number=Sing 15 appos _ _ 17 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 18 aux:pass _ _ 18 disposed dispose VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 8 acl:relcl _ _ 19 to to PART TO _ 20 mark _ _ 20 inflict inflict VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 18 xcomp _ _ 21 injury injury NOUN NN Number=Sing 20 obj _ _ 22 upon upon ADP IN _ 23 case _ _ 23 persons person NOUN NNS Number=Plur 20 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 24 ? ? PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **follow** | gerund | | | | | | | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **state** *speech: other* | present | | the condition | | | | correctly *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent condition=Topic | | 3 | **dispose** | present · passive | | the headed dog | | the condition | | | tree rules | | 4 | **inflict** | to-infinitive | | injury | | | | upon persons | tree rules | 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} When they approach without permission or speak to the king's guests at the feast ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:2070-pg976-part29:e3:o1:1 # text = When they approach without permission or speak to the king's guests at the feast 1 When when ADV WRB PronType=Int 3 advmod _ _ 2 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 3 approach approach VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 without without ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 permission permission NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 6 or or CCONJ CC _ 7 cc _ _ 7 speak speak VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 conj _ _ 8 to to ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 11 's 's PART POS _ 10 case _ _ 12 guests guest NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 obl _ _ 13 at at ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 14 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 15 feast feast NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **approach** | present | they | | | the feast | | without permission | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **speak** *speech: other* | infinitive | they *not said here* | | | | | to the king's guests | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to guest=Co-Agent | ### Option 2 {#o2} When they enter without invitation or try to escape the realm of the dead ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:2070-pg976-part29:e3:o2:1 # text = When they enter without invitation or try to escape the realm of the dead 1 When when ADV WRB PronType=Int 3 advmod _ _ 2 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 3 enter enter VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 advcl _ _ 4 without without ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 invitation invitation NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 6 or or CCONJ CC _ 7 cc _ _ 7 try try VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 8 to to PART TO _ 9 mark _ _ 9 escape escape VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 7 xcomp _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 realm realm NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obj _ _ 12 of of ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 dead dead ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 11 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **enter** | present | they | | | | | without invitation | vn escape-51.1-1-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **try** | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | | 3 | **escape** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | the realm of the dead | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme realm=Initial\_Location | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} When they enter without authorisation or attempt to depart against the king's wishes ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:2070-pg976-part29:e3:o3:1 # text = When they enter without authorisation or attempt to depart against the king's wishes 1 When when ADV WRB PronType=Int 3 advmod _ _ 2 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 3 enter enter VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 without without ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 authorisation authorisation NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 6 or or CCONJ CC _ 7 cc _ _ 7 attempt attempt NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 conj _ _ 8 to to PART TO _ 9 mark _ _ 9 depart depart VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 7 acl _ _ 10 against against ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 13 's 's PART POS _ 12 case _ _ 14 wishes wish NOUN NNS Number=Plur 9 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **enter** | present | they | | | | | without authorisation or attempt | vn escape-51.1-1-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **depart** | to-infinitive | they *not said here* | | | | | against the king's wishes | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **wish** | | the king | | | | | | nom wish «feeling intransitive»: poss=agent | ### Option 4 {#o4} Whenever anyone at all approaches the gate, whether invited or not, or tries to leave against the king's wishes after eating ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:2070-pg976-part29:e3:o4:1 # text = Whenever anyone at all approaches the gate, whether invited or not, or tries to leave against the king's wishes after eating 1 Whenever whenever SCONJ WRB _ 5 mark _ _ 2 anyone anyone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 5 nsubj _ _ 3 at at ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 4 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 2 nmod _ _ 5 approaches approach VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 15 advcl _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 gate gate NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 9 whether whether SCONJ IN _ 10 mark _ _ 10 invited invite VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 5 conj _ _ 11 or or CCONJ CC _ 12 cc _ _ 12 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 10 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 13 , , PUNCT , _ 15 punct _ _ 14 or or CCONJ CC _ 15 cc _ _ 15 tries try VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 16 to to PART TO _ 17 mark _ _ 17 leave leave VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 15 xcomp _ _ 18 against against ADP IN _ 22 case _ _ 19 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 20 det _ _ 20 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 22 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 21 's 's PART POS _ 20 case _ _ 22 wishes wish NOUN NNS Number=Plur 17 obl _ _ 23 after after SCONJ IN _ 24 mark _ _ 24 eating eat VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 17 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **approach** | present | anyone | the gate | | | | | vn confront-98 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gate=Theme | | 2 | **invite** | participle | anyone *not said here* | | | | | | vn promote-102 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **try** | present | | | | | | | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | | 4 | **leave** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | | | | the king's wishes | | | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent against wish=Location | | 5 | **eat** | gerund | | | | | | | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 6 | **wish** | | the king | | | | | | nom wish «feeling intransitive»: poss=agent | **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. 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