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title: Which of the following correctly states the reason the dove expired… — Greek Myths, Ion, part 42: a poisoned… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following correctly states the reason the dove expired after drinking from the libation? Exam question 3 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 
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# Exam question 3 · Greek Myths, Ion, part 42: a poisoned cup, a dove, and a s…

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Which of the following correctly states the reason the dove expired after drinking from the libation?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, state, expire, drink · **To what, where:** reason, dove, libation

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This is exam question 3 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/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:536-pg22381-part42:e3:1
# text = Which of the following correctly states the reason the dove expired after drinking from the libation?
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	nsubj	_	_
5	correctly	correctly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	states	state	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	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	dove	dove	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	expired	expire	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
12	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
13	drinking	drink	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	advcl	_	_
14	from	from	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	libation	libation	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 |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **state** *speech: other* | present |  | the reason |  |  |  | correctly *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent reason=Topic |
| 3 | **expire** | participle |  | the dove *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **drink** | gerund |  |  |  | the libation |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V PP.source»: agent=Agent from libation=Source |

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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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The wine was meant for the old servant

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:536-pg22381-part42:e3:o1:1
# text = The wine was meant for the old servant
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	wine	wine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	meant	mean	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	servant	servant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | past · passive |  | the wine |  |  |  | for the old servant | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Theme for servant=Attribute |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It had been poisoned by the wine intended for Ion, which the servant had mixed at the altar

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:536-pg22381-part42:e3:o2:1
# text = It had been poisoned by the wine intended for Ion, which the servant had mixed at the altar
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	poisoned	poison	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	wine	wine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	intended	intend	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Ion	Ion	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
12	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	16	nsubj:pass	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	servant	servant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj:pass	_	_
15	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
16	mixed	mix	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
17	at	at	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	altar	altar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **poison** | past · perfect · passive |  | It |  |  |  | by the wine | vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **intend** | participle |  | the wine *not said here* |  |  |  | for Ion | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **mix** | past · perfect · passive |  | the wine |  | the altar |  |  | vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It had been poisoned by the wine intended for Ion when the servant secretly mixed it in the cup

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:536-pg22381-part42:e3:o3:1
# text = It had been poisoned by the wine intended for Ion when the servant secretly mixed it in the cup
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	poisoned	poison	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	wine	wine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	intended	intend	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Ion	Ion	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
11	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	15	mark	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	servant	servant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
14	secretly	secretly	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	mixed	mix	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	cup	cup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **poison** | past · perfect · passive |  | It |  |  |  | by the wine | vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **intend** | participle |  | the wine *not said here* |  |  |  | for Ion | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **mix** | past | the servant | wine |  | the cup |  | secretly *property* | vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It had been poisoned by the wine intended for Ion

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:536-pg22381-part42:e3:o4:1
# text = It had been poisoned by the wine intended for Ion
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	poisoned	poison	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	wine	wine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	intended	intend	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Ion	Ion	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **poison** | past · perfect · passive |  | It |  |  |  | by the wine | vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **intend** | participle |  | the wine *not said here* |  |  |  | for Ion | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |

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