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# Exam question 1 · Tanglewood Tales, The Pomegranate Seeds, part 33: Ceres te…

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To what extent did Queen Metanira's intervention alter the destiny of Prince Demophoon?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** extent, intervention, Queen · **What happens:** do, alter, intervene · **To what, where:** destiny

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 2074 «Tanglewood Tales, The Pomegranate Seeds, part 33: Ceres tests the baby in the fire, then lets the earth go barren» 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/2074-pg976-part33/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2074-pg976-part33:e1:1
# text = To what extent did Queen Metanira's intervention alter the destiny of Prince Demophoon?
1	To	to	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
3	extent	extent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	_
6	Metanira	Metanira	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
8	intervention	intervention	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	alter	alter	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	destiny	destiny	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	Prince	Prince	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nmod:desc	_	_
14	Demophoon	Demophoon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | extent |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |
| 2 | **alter** | present | Queen's intervention | the destiny of Demophoon  Prince |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent destiny=Patient |
| 3 | **intervene** |  | Queen |  |  |  |  |  | nom intervention «act 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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It deprived him of immortality

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2074-pg976-part33:e1:o1:1
# text = It deprived him of immortality
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	deprived	deprive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	immortality	immortality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **deprive** | past | It | him *= he* |  |  |  | of immortality | vn deprive-10.6.2 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent he=Source of immortality=Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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It left him unharmed but deprived him of the immortal life that Ceres had been preparing for him

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2074-pg976-part33:e1:o2:1
# text = It left him unharmed but deprived him of the immortal life that Ceres had been preparing for him
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	unharmed	unharmed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
5	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	deprived	deprive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	immortal	immortal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
12	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
13	Ceres	Ceres	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
14	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
15	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	16	aux	_	_
16	preparing	prepare	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
17	for	for	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | past | It | him *= he* |  |  |  | unharmed *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
| 2 | **deprive** | past |  | him *= he* |  |  |  | of the immortal life | vn deprive-10.6.2 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent he=Source of life=Theme |
| 3 | **prepare** | past · perfect · progressive | Ceres |  |  |  |  | for him *= he* | vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for he=Beneficiary |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It made him a mortal king

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2074-pg976-part33:e1:o3:1
# text = It made him a mortal king
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	mortal	mortal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | It | a mortal king | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: agent=Asset he=Beneficiary king=Product |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It deprived him of immortality, which Ceres had planned to grant him, by her meddling

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2074-pg976-part33:e1:o4:1
# text = It deprived him of immortality, which Ceres had planned to grant him, by her meddling
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	deprived	deprive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	immortality	immortality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	Ceres	Ceres	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	planned	plan	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl:relcl	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	grant	grant	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	xcomp	_	_
13	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	by	by	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	meddling	meddling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **deprive** | past | It | him *= he* |  |  |  | of immortality; by her meddling | vn deprive-10.6.2 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent he=Source of immortality=Theme |
| 2 | **plan** | past · perfect · passive |  | immortality |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **grant** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | Ceres |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
| 4 | **meddle** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom meddling «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

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