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# Exam question 3 · Greek Myths, Meleager and Atalanta, part 19: the boar is s…

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Describe the manner in which Hippomenes secured his victory over Atalanta in the course.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, Hippomenes · **What happens:** describe, secure · **To what, where:** manner, victory

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 513 «Greek Myths, Meleager and Atalanta, part 19: the boar is slain, the uncles fall, Atalanta's race ends in a trick, and the temple of Artemis burns» 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/513-pg22381-part19/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:513-pg22381-part19:e3:1
# text = Describe the manner in which Hippomenes secured his victory over Atalanta in the course.
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	7	obl	_	_
6	Hippomenes	Hippomenes	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	secured	secure	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	victory	victory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	over	over	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Atalanta	Atalanta	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	course	course	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	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 | **secure** | past | Hippomenes | Hippomenes's victory |  | the manner |  | over Atalanta; in the course | vn ensure-99 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition victory=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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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By dropping golden apples to distract her

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:513-pg22381-part19:e3:o1:1
# text = By dropping golden apples to distract her
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	dropping	drop	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	apples	apple	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	distract	distract	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drop** | gerund |  | golden apples |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent apple=Theme |
| 2 | **distract** | to-infinitive |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus she=Experiencer |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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By tricking her with a magic potion

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:513-pg22381-part19:e3:o2:1
# text = By tricking her with a magic potion
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	tricking	trick	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	magic	magic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	potion	potion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **trick** | gerund |  | her *= she* |  |  |  | with a magic potion | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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By throwing three golden apples that she stopped to pick up, lost ground and fell behind

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:513-pg22381-part19:e3:o3:1
# text = By throwing three golden apples that she stopped to pick up, lost ground and fell behind
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	throwing	throw	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
4	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	apples	apple	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	stopped	stop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	pick	pick	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	up	up	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	amod	_	_
14	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
17	behind	behind	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **throw** | gerund |  | three golden apples and lost ground |  |  |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent apple=Theme |
| 2 | **stop** | past | she |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **pick up** | to-infinitive | she *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84-1 «NP V PP.topic S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **lose** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **fall behind** | past |  |  |  |  |  | behind *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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By throwing a golden net at her feet

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:513-pg22381-part19:e3:o4:1
# text = By throwing a golden net at her feet
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	throwing	throw	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	net	net	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **throw** | gerund |  | a golden net |  | her feet |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent net=Theme at foot=Destination |

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