--- title: State the means by which Medea protected Jason from the fiery breath… — Tanglewood Tales, The Golden Fleece, p… · tree and pragmatics description: State the means by which Medea protected Jason from the fiery breath of the bulls. Exam question 2 of lesson 2082 «Tanglewood Tales, The Golden Fleece, part 41: Medea helps Jason tame the brazen bulls and sow the dragon's teeth» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/2082-pg976-part41/e2/) [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/) / [Tanglewood Tales, The Golden Fleece, p…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/2082-pg976-part41/) / e2 # Exam question 2 · Tanglewood Tales, The Golden Fleece, part 41: Medea helps… State the means by which Medea protected Jason from the fiery breath of the bulls. **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** State, Medea · **What happens:** mean, protect · **To what, where:** Jason · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is exam question 2 of lesson 2082 «Tanglewood Tales, The Golden Fleece, part 41: Medea helps Jason tame the brazen bulls and sow the dragon's teeth» 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/2082-pg976-part41/#e2). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:2082-pg976-part41:e2:1 # text = State the means by which Medea protected Jason from the fiery breath of the bulls. 1 State state NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 nsubj _ _ 3 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 by by ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 7 obl _ _ 6 Medea Medea PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 7 protected protect VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 ccomp _ _ 8 Jason Jason PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 obj _ _ 9 from from ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 11 fiery fiery ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 12 amod _ _ 12 breath breath NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ _ 13 of of ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 14 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 15 bulls bull NOUN NNS Number=Plur 12 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 16 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **mean** | present | State | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **protect** | past | Medea | | Jason | | | from the fiery breath of the bulls | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent jason=Beneficiary from breath=Theme | 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} Rubbing on a scented ointment ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:2082-pg976-part41:e2:o1:1 # text = Rubbing on a scented ointment 1 Rubbing rub VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 2 on on ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 scented scent VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 5 amod _ _ 5 ointment ointment NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **rub** | gerund | | | | a scented ointment | | | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme on ointment=Destination | | 2 | **scent** | participle | | | | | | | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent | ### Option 2 {#o2} Smearing a sweet-smelling oil ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:2082-pg976-part41:e2:o2:1 # text = Smearing a sweet-smelling oil 1 Smearing smear VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 2 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 3 sweet sweet ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 4 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 5 smelling smell VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 6 amod _ _ 6 oil oil NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **smear** | gerund | | a smelling oil | | | | | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent oil=Theme | | 2 | **smell** | gerund | | | | | | | vn smell\_emission-43.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} Application of a perfumed unguent ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:2082-pg976-part41:e2:o3:1 # text = Application of a perfumed unguent 1 Application application NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 2 of of ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 perfumed perfume VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 5 amod _ _ 5 unguent unguent NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **perfume** | participle | | | | | | | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **apply** | | a perfumed unguent | | | | | | nom application «act intransitive»: of=agent | ### Option 4 {#o4} Anointing his whole body with a fragrant ointment the night before the contest ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:2082-pg976-part41:e2:o4:1 # text = Anointing his whole body with a fragrant ointment the night before the contest 1 Anointing anoint VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 2 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 4 nmod:poss _ _ 3 whole whole ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 4 body body NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 5 with with ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 6 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 7 fragrant fragrant ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 amod _ _ 8 ointment ointment NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 night night NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl:unmarked _ _ 11 before before ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 contest contest NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **anoint** | gerund | | his whole body | | | before the contest; night | with a fragrant ointment | vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent body=Destination with ointment=Theme | **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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