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title: Which of the following correctly identifies the parentage of Ion, as… — Greek Myths, Ion, part 42: a poisoned… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following correctly identifies the parentage of Ion, as described in the passage? Exam question 1 of lesson 536 «Greek Myths, Ion, part 42: a poisoned cup, a dove, and a son found again» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the questio
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# Exam question 1 · Greek Myths, Ion, part 42: a poisoned cup, a dove, and a s…

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Which of the following correctly identifies the parentage of Ion, as described in the passage?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, identify, describe, parent · **To what, where:** parentage, passage, Ion

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 536 «Greek Myths, Ion, part 42: a poisoned cup, a dove, and a son found again» 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/536-pg22381-part42/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:536-pg22381-part42:e1:1
# text = Which of the following correctly identifies the parentage of Ion, as described in the passage?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	csubj	_	_
5	correctly	correctly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	identifies	identify	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	parentage	parentage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Ion	Ion	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
13	described	describe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	parataxis	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | correctly *property* | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **identify** | present |  | the parentage of Ion |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent parentage=Theme |
| 3 | **describe** | participle |  |  |  | the passage |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **parent** |  |  | Ion |  |  |  |  | nom parentage «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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Son of Creusa and the god Hermes

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:536-pg22381-part42:e1:o1:1
# text = Son of Creusa and the god Hermes
1	Son	Son	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	Creusa	Creusa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	god	god	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
7	Hermes	Hermes	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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The son of Creusa and the sun-god Phoebus-Apollo

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:536-pg22381-part42:e1:o2:1
# text = The son of Creusa and the sun-god Phoebus-Apollo
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Creusa	Creusa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
7	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	god	god	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	Phoebus	phoebus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	Apollo	Apollo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	appos	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The son of Xuthus and Creusa

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:536-pg22381-part42:e1:o3:1
# text = The son of Xuthus and Creusa
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Xuthus	Xuthus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	Creusa	Creusa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Son of Xuthus and the sun-god Phoebus-Apollo

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:536-pg22381-part42:e1:o4:1
# text = Son of Xuthus and the sun-god Phoebus-Apollo
1	Son	Son	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	Xuthus	Xuthus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
6	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	god	god	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	Phoebus	phoebus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	Apollo	Apollo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	list	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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