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description: Which of the following describes the marriage of Thetis and Peleus, and the role of Eris therein? Exam question 1 of lesson 517 «Myths of Greece and Rome, Thetis and Ares, part 23: Thetis weds Peleus, then the war-god Ares is hated by his father» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with th
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# Exam question 1 · Myths of Greece and Rome, Thetis and Ares, part 23: Thetis…

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Which of the following describes the marriage of Thetis and Peleus, and the role of Eris therein?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, describe, marry · **To what, where:** marriage, Thetis

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 517 «Myths of Greece and Rome, Thetis and Ares, part 23: Thetis weds Peleus, then the war-god Ares is hated by his father» 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/517-pg22381-part23/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:517-pg22381-part23:e1:1
# text = Which of the following describes the marriage of Thetis and Peleus, and the role of Eris therein?
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	marriage	marriage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Thetis	Thetis	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	Peleus	Peleus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	role	role	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	Eris	Eris	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
18	therein	therein	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	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 marriage of Thetis and Peleus |  |  |  | the role of Eris *obl* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent marriage=Theme |
| 3 | **marry** |  |  | Thetis and Peleus |  |  |  |  | nom marriage «state transitive»: of=patient |

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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 {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
All the gods and goddesses were present at the wedding, and Eris alone was seated apart by Zeus, as she was the cause of the war at Troy later

<!-- fold The tree, 29 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:517-pg22381-part23:e1:o1:1
# text = All the gods and goddesses were present at the wedding, and Eris alone was seated apart by Zeus, as she was the cause of the war at Troy later
1	All	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	3	det:predet	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	gods	god	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	goddesses	goddess	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
6	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	present	present	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	wedding	wedding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
13	Eris	Eris	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	nsubj:pass	_	_
14	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
15	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux:pass	_	_
16	seated	seat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	conj	_	_
17	apart	apart	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
18	by	by	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	Zeus	Zeus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
21	as	as	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
22	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	25	nsubj	_	_
23	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	25	cop	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	cause	cause	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
26	of	of	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
27	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
28	war	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	nmod	_	_
29	at	at	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
30	Troy	Troy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	25	nmod	_	_
31	later	late	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	25	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | all gods and goddesses |  |  | the wedding |  | present *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **seat** | past · passive | Zeus | Eris |  |  |  | apart *property* | vn fit-54.3 «NP.location V NP»: agent=Location subject=Value |
| 3 | **is** | past | Eris |  |  | Troy |  | as the cause; of the war; late *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Thetis fled the wedding and Eris took her place at the feast

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:517-pg22381-part23:e1:o2:1
# text = Thetis fled the wedding and Eris took her place at the feast
1	Thetis	Thetis	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	fled	flee	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	wedding	wedding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	Eris	Eris	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	feast	feast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **flee** | past | Thetis | the wedding |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme wedding=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **take** | past | Eris | Eris's place |  | the feast |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent place=Theme at feast=Asset |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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All the gods came to the marriage, but Eris was left out, which led to the golden apple dispute at the feast of Peleus and Thetis

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:517-pg22381-part23:e1:o3:1
# text = All the gods came to the marriage, but Eris was left out, which led to the golden apple dispute at the feast of Peleus and Thetis
1	All	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	3	det:predet	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	gods	god	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	marriage	marriage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	Eris	Eris	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
13	out	out	ADP	RP	_	12	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	16	nsubj	_	_
16	led	lead	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
17	to	to	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
19	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
20	apple	apple	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	compound	_	_
21	dispute	dispute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
22	at	at	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	feast	feast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
25	of	of	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
26	Peleus	Peleus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	24	nmod	_	_
27	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
28	Thetis	Thetis	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	26	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | all gods |  |  | the marriage |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to marriage=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **leave out** | past · passive |  | Eris |  |  |  |  | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 3 | **lead** | past |  |  |  | the feast of Peleus and Thetis |  | to the golden apple dispute | vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition to dispute=Patient |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The marriage was attended by all the gods except Eris, who was deliberately excluded

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:517-pg22381-part23:e1:o4:1
# text = The marriage was attended by all the gods except Eris, who was deliberately excluded
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	marriage	marriage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	attended	attend	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	8	det:predet	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	gods	god	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
9	except	except	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Eris	Eris	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	15	nsubj:pass	_	_
13	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux:pass	_	_
14	deliberately	deliberately	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	excluded	exclude	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **attend** | past · passive | all gods except Eris | the marriage |  |  |  |  | vn attend-107.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme subject=Goal |
| 2 | **exclude** | past · passive |  | all gods except Eris |  |  |  | deliberately *property* | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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