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description: Which of the following correctly describes the motive that King Pluto ascribed to himself for offering Proserpina a banquet? Exam question 4 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, with 
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# Exam question 4 · Wonder-Book, The Pomegranate Seeds, part 29: Pluto carries…

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Which of the following correctly describes the motive that King Pluto ascribed to himself for offering Proserpina a banquet?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** King · **What happens:** follow, describe, ascribe, offer · **To what, where:** motive, King, banquet, Proserpina

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This is exam question 4 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/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2070-pg976-part29:e4:1
# text = Which of the following correctly describes the motive that King Pluto ascribed to himself for offering Proserpina a banquet?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	correctly	correctly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	motive	motive	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
10	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
11	Pluto	Pluto	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	flat	_	_
12	ascribed	ascribe	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	12	obl	_	_
15	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
16	offering	offer	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	advcl	_	_
17	Proserpina	Proserpina	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	banquet	banquet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | 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 | **describe** | present |  | the motive |  |  |  | correctly *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent motive=Theme |
| 3 | **ascribe** | past | King | the motive *not said here* | King |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **offer** | gerund | King *not said here* | a banquet | Proserpina |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.goal NP»: agent=Agent proserpina=Goal banquet=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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He wished to honour her as his guest at the court

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2070-pg976-part29:e4:o1:1
# text = He wished to honour her as his guest at the court
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wished	wish	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	honour	honour	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	guest	guest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wish** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **honour** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | her *= she* |  | the court |  | as his guest | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He intended to celebrate her arrival with a grand and festive meal

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2070-pg976-part29:e4:o2:1
# text = He intended to celebrate her arrival with a grand and festive meal
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	intended	intend	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	celebrate	celebrate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	arrival	arrival	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
9	grand	grand	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	festive	festive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	conj	_	_
12	meal	meal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **intend** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **celebrate** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | her arrival |  |  |  | with a grand meal | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent arrival=Theme |
| 3 | **arrive** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom arrival «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

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

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He wished to bind her to the realm by a law of enchanted food

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2070-pg976-part29:e4:o3:1
# text = He wished to bind her to the realm by a law of enchanted food
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wished	wish	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	bind	bind	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	realm	realm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	enchanted	enchant	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	amod	_	_
14	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wish** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **bind** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | her *= she* |  |  |  | to the realm; by a law of enchanted food | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent she=Patient to realm=Co-Patient |
| 3 | **enchant** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He wished to bind her permanently to the realm by means of an enchanted feast that would keep her from her mother forever

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2070-pg976-part29:e4:o4:1
# text = He wished to bind her permanently to the realm by means of an enchanted feast that would keep her from her mother forever
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wished	wish	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	bind	bind	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	advcl	_	_
5	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	permanently	permanently	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	realm	realm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
10	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	enchanted	enchant	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	amod	_	_
15	feast	feast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
16	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	18	nsubj	_	_
17	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
18	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	acl:relcl	_	_
19	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	obj	_	_
20	from	from	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	22	nmod:poss	_	_
22	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
23	forever	forever	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wish** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |
| 2 | **bind** | to-infinitive |  | her *= she* |  |  |  | to the realm; permanently *property* | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent she=Patient to realm=Co-Patient |
| 3 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  | of a enchanted feast | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **enchant** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 5 | **keep** | would | a enchanted feast |  | her *= she* |  |  | from her mother; forever *property* | vn forbid-64.4 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Causer she=Beneficiary from mother=Eventuality |

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