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# Exam question 1 · Tanglewood Tales, Pomegranate Seeds and The Golden Fleece,…

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Which of the following describes the reason Ceres decreed that the earth should remain barren?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Ceres, earth · **What happens:** follow, describe, decree, remain · **To what, where:** reason

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 2076 «Tanglewood Tales, Pomegranate Seeds and The Golden Fleece, part 35: Proserpina returns, then Jason reaches a raging river» 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/2076-pg976-part35/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2076-pg976-part35:e1:1
# text = Which of the following describes the reason Ceres decreed that the earth should remain barren?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	nsubj	_	_
5	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	Ceres	Ceres	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	decreed	decree	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	earth	earth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
13	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	remain	remain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	ccomp	_	_
15	barren	barren	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	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 reason |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent reason=Theme |
| 3 | **decree** | past | Ceres | the reason *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **remain** | should | the earth |  |  |  |  | barren *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She had ordered it to stay barren until her daughter was restored to her arms

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2076-pg976-part35:e1:o1:1
# text = She had ordered it to stay barren until her daughter was restored to her arms
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	ordered	order	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
7	barren	barren	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
8	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	restored	restore	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	advcl	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	arms	arm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **order** | past · perfect | She |  | it |  |  |  | vn order-58.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent it=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **stay** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  | barren *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **restore** | past · passive |  | her daughter | daughter's arms |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Theme to arm=Recipient |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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She had ordered it to remain barren until her daughter was restored to her arms, and she had sworn an oath by the river Styx to keep the earth dead

<!-- fold The tree, 30 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2076-pg976-part35:e1:o2:1
# text = She had ordered it to remain barren until her daughter was restored to her arms, and she had sworn an oath by the river Styx to keep the earth dead
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	ordered	order	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	remain	remain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
7	barren	barren	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
8	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	restored	restore	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	advcl	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	arms	arm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
18	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	_
19	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	20	aux	_	_
20	sworn	swear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	3	conj	_	_
21	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	oath	oath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	_
23	by	by	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	_
26	Styx	Styx	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	25	appos	_	_
27	to	to	PART	TO	_	28	mark	_	_
28	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	20	advcl	_	_
29	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
30	earth	earth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	obj	_	_
31	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	28	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **order** | past · perfect | She |  | it |  |  |  | vn order-58.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent it=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **remain** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  | barren *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **restore** | past · passive |  | her daughter | daughter's arms |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Theme to arm=Recipient |
| 4 | **swear** | past · perfect | daughter | a oath |  |  |  | by the river | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Agent oath=Eventuality |
| 5 | **keep** | to-infinitive | daughter *not said here* | the earth |  |  |  | dead *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent earth=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She had hoped it would make Pluto give back her daughter quickly

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2076-pg976-part35:e1:o3:1
# text = She had hoped it would make Pluto give back her daughter quickly
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	hoped	hope	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
5	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	ccomp	_	_
7	Pluto	Pluto	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	back	back	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
10	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	iobj	_	_
12	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hope** | past · perfect | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn long-32.2 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **make** | would | it | Pluto |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **give back** | infinitive | Pluto *not said here* |  | Pluto's daughter |  |  | quickly *property* | vn give-13.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent daughter=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She had ordered it to stay barren until her daughter was restored to her arms, since the gods of the underworld had taken the girl away by force

<!-- fold The tree, 28 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2076-pg976-part35:e1:o4:1
# text = She had ordered it to stay barren until her daughter was restored to her arms, since the gods of the underworld had taken the girl away by force
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	ordered	order	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
7	barren	barren	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
8	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	restored	restore	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	advcl	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	arms	arm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
17	since	since	SCONJ	IN	_	24	mark	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	gods	god	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	nsubj:pass	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	underworld	underworld	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	_
23	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	24	aux	_	_
24	taken	take	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	advcl	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	obj	_	_
27	away	away	ADV	RB	_	24	advmod	_	_
28	by	by	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
29	force	force	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **order** | past · perfect | She |  | it |  |  |  | vn order-58.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent it=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **stay** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  | barren *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **restore** | past · passive |  | her daughter | daughter's arms |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Theme to arm=Recipient |
| 4 | **take away** | past · perfect · passive | force | the gods of the underworld |  |  |  | away *property* | tree rules |

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