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title: Which god did Zeus bestow in marriage upon Aphrodite, and what was t… — Greek Myths, Hephaestus and Poseidon,… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which god did Zeus bestow in marriage upon Aphrodite, and what was the nature of that union? Exam question 1 of lesson 515 «Greek Myths, Hephaestus and Poseidon, part 21: Aphrodite mocks her limping husband, and Poseidon's golden sea-palace is described» of the books course of Mova's primary school,
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# Exam question 1 · Greek Myths, Hephaestus and Poseidon, part 21: Aphrodite m…

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Which god did Zeus bestow in marriage upon Aphrodite, and what was the nature of that union?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** god · **What happens:** bestow, be · **To what, where:** marriage, nature

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 515 «Greek Myths, Hephaestus and Poseidon, part 21: Aphrodite mocks her limping husband, and Poseidon's golden sea-palace is described» 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/515-pg22381-part21/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:515-pg22381-part21:e1:1
# text = Which god did Zeus bestow in marriage upon Aphrodite, and what was the nature of that union?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	god	god	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	Zeus	Zeus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	bestow	bestow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	marriage	marriage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
8	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Aphrodite	Aphrodite	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
12	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	15	nsubj	_	_
13	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	nature	nature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	18	det	_	_
18	union	union	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bestow** | past · do-support | which god |  |  | marriage upon Aphrodite |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | past |  | the nature |  |  |  | of that union | 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Hephaestus, whose marriage with Aphrodite was a questionable boon marked by her disaffection

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:515-pg22381-part21:e1:o1:1
# text = Hephaestus, whose marriage with Aphrodite was a questionable boon marked by her disaffection
1	Hephaestus	Hephaestus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
3	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	marriage	marriage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Aphrodite	Aphrodite	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	questionable	questionable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	boon	boon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
11	marked	mark	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
12	by	by	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	disaffection	disaffection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | a questionable boon's marriage with Aphrodite | a questionable boon |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **mark** | participle |  | a questionable boon *not said here* |  |  |  | by Aphrodite's disaffection | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.theme PP.destination»: agent=Agent by disaffection=Destination |
| 3 | **marry** |  | a questionable boon |  |  |  |  | with Aphrodite | nom marriage «state transitive»: poss=agent with=obl |
| 4 | **disaffect** |  | Aphrodite |  |  |  |  |  | nom disaffection «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Hephaestus, whose wedding with Aphrodite was a happy blessing filled with gifts and song

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:515-pg22381-part21:e1:o2:1
# text = Hephaestus, whose wedding with Aphrodite was a happy blessing filled with gifts and song
1	Hephaestus	Hephaestus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	wedding	wedding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Aphrodite	Aphrodite	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	blessing	blessing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	filled	fill	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	gifts	gift	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	song	song	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Hephaestus | a happy blessing |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **fill** | participle |  | a happy blessing *not said here* |  |  |  | with gifts and song | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent with gift=Instrument |
| 3 | **wed** |  | Hephaestus |  |  |  |  | with Aphrodite | nom wedding «event transitive»: poss=agent with=obl |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Hephaestus, whose marriage with Aphrodite was a questionable boon, marked by her disaffection, her open affairs with Ares, and a lasting quarrel that shook the halls of Olympus for ages

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:515-pg22381-part21:e1:o3:1
# text = Hephaestus, whose marriage with Aphrodite was a questionable boon, marked by her disaffection, her open affairs with Ares, and a lasting quarrel that shook the halls of Olympus for ages
1	Hephaestus	Hephaestus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	marriage	marriage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Aphrodite	Aphrodite	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	questionable	questionable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	boon	boon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	marked	mark	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
13	by	by	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	disaffection	disaffection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
17	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
18	open	open	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	affairs	affair	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	appos	_	_
20	with	with	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	Ares	ar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
23	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
24	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
25	lasting	lasting	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	amod	_	_
26	quarrel	quarrel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
27	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	28	nsubj	_	_
28	shook	shake	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	26	acl:relcl	_	_
29	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
30	halls	hall	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	28	obj	_	_
31	of	of	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
32	Olympus	Olympus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	30	nmod	_	_
33	for	for	ADP	IN	_	34	case	_	_
34	ages	age	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	28	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Hephaestus | a questionable boon and a lasting quarrel |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **mark** | participle |  | a questionable boon and a lasting quarrel *not said here* |  |  |  | by Hephaestus's disaffection | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.theme PP.destination»: agent=Agent by disaffection=Destination |
| 3 | **shake** | past | a lasting quarrel | the halls of Olympus |  |  | for ages |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent hall=Patient |
| 4 | **marry** |  | Hephaestus |  |  |  |  | with Aphrodite | nom marriage «state transitive»: poss=agent with=obl |
| 5 | **disaffect** |  | Hephaestus |  |  |  |  |  | nom disaffection «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Poseidon, whose marriage with Demeter was a stormy alliance of the sea and the harvest, marked by a bitter rivalry that the gods never forgot

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:515-pg22381-part21:e1:o4:1
# text = Poseidon, whose marriage with Demeter was a stormy alliance of the sea and the harvest, marked by a bitter rivalry that the gods never forgot
1	Poseidon	Poseidon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	marriage	marriage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Demeter	Demeter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	stormy	stormy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	alliance	alliance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	harvest	harvest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	marked	mark	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
19	by	by	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	bitter	bitter	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	rivalry	rivalry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
23	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	27	mark	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	gods	god	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	27	nsubj	_	_
26	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	27	advmod	_	_
27	forgot	forget	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	22	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Poseidon | a stormy alliance |  |  |  | of the sea and the harvest | tree rules |
| 2 | **mark** | participle |  | a stormy alliance *not said here* |  |  |  | by a bitter rivalry | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.theme PP.destination»: agent=Agent by rivalry=Destination |
| 3 | **not** **forget** | past | the gods |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **marry** |  | Poseidon |  |  |  |  | with Demeter | nom marriage «state transitive»: poss=agent with=obl |

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