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title: Describe the manner in which the contest between Apollo and Marsyas… — Myths of Greece and Rome, Apollo, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: Describe the manner in which the contest between Apollo and Marsyas was adjudicated. Exam question 4 of lesson 510 «Myths of Greece and Rome, Apollo, part 16: Apollo's grief, his son's death, and his punishments» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics o
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# Exam question 4 · Myths of Greece and Rome, Apollo, part 16: Apollo's grief,…

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Describe the manner in which the contest between Apollo and Marsyas was adjudicated.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** describe, adjudicate · **To what, where:** manner, contest

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 510 «Myths of Greece and Rome, Apollo, part 16: Apollo's grief, his son's death, and his punishments» 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/510-pg22381-part16/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:510-pg22381-part16:e4:1
# text = Describe the manner in which the contest between Apollo and Marsyas was adjudicated.
1	Describe	describe	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	obl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	contest	contest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	between	between	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Apollo	Apollo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	Marsyas	Marsyas	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
12	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	adjudicated	adjudicate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | imperative | you *not said here* | the manner |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent manner=Theme |
| 2 | **adjudicate** | past · passive |  | the contest between Apollo and Marsyas |  | the manner |  |  | tree rules |

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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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Zeus judged the contest

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:510-pg22381-part16:e4:o1:1
# text = Zeus judged the contest
1	Zeus	Zeus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	judged	judge	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	contest	contest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **judge** | past | Zeus | the contest |  |  |  |  | vn estimate-34.2-1-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Agent contest=Value |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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A council of gods ruled that Marsyas had lost fairly

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:510-pg22381-part16:e4:o2:1
# text = A council of gods ruled that Marsyas had lost fairly
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	council	council	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	gods	god	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
5	ruled	rule	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	Marsyas	Marsyas	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	ccomp	_	_
10	fairly	fairly	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rule** | past | a council of gods |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **lose** | past · perfect · passive |  | Marsyas |  |  |  | fairly *property* | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The Muses acted as umpires, judged the contest fairly, and declared Apollo victorious after a long song

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:510-pg22381-part16:e4:o3:1
# text = The Muses acted as umpires, judged the contest fairly, and declared Apollo victorious after a long song
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Muses	muse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	acted	act	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	as	as	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	umpires	umpire	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	judged	judge	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	contest	contest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	fairly	fairly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	declared	declare	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
14	Apollo	Apollo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
15	victorious	victorious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	xcomp	_	_
16	after	after	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	song	song	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **act** | past | the Muses |  |  |  |  | as umpires | vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent as umpire=Attribute |
| 2 | **judge** | past |  | the contest |  |  |  | fairly *property* | vn estimate-34.2-1-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Agent contest=Value |
| 3 | **declare** *speech: other* | past | the Muses *not said here* | Apollo |  |  | after a long song | victorious *property* | vn declare-29.4-1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent apollo=Attribute |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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The Muses acted as umpires and declared Apollo victorious

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:510-pg22381-part16:e4:o4:1
# text = The Muses acted as umpires and declared Apollo victorious
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Muses	muse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	acted	act	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	as	as	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	umpires	umpire	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	declared	declare	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	Apollo	Apollo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	victorious	victorious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **act** | past | the Muses |  |  |  |  | as umpires | vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent as umpire=Attribute |
| 2 | **declare** *speech: other* | past | the Muses *not said here* | Apollo |  |  |  | victorious *property* | vn declare-29.4-1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent apollo=Attribute |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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