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# Exam question 3 · Greek Myths, The Argonauts, part 44: the Argonauts fight,…

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exam: Explain the purpose of the dove released by Euphemus at the passage between the Symplegades, as stated in the account.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** dove · **What happens:** explain, release, state, purpose · **To what, where:** purpose, dove, passage, account

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 538 «Greek Myths, The Argonauts, part 44: the Argonauts fight, lose friends, pass the clashing rocks and reach Colchis» 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/538-pg22381-part44/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:538-pg22381-part44:e3:1
# text = exam: Explain the purpose of the dove released by Euphemus at the passage between the Symplegades, as stated in the account.
1	exam	exam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	3	punct	_	_
3	Explain	explain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	appos	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	dove	dove	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	released	release	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
10	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Euphemus	Euphemus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
12	at	at	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
15	between	between	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	Symplegades	Symplegade	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
19	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	20	mark	_	_
20	stated	state	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	_
21	in	in	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	account	account	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **explain** *speech: assert* | infinitive |  | the purpose of the dove |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent purpose=Topic |
| 2 | **release** | participle |  | the dove *not said here* |  | the passage between the Symplegades |  | by Euphemus | vn free-10.6.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Causer |
| 3 | **state** *speech: other* | participle |  |  |  | the account |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **purpose** |  | the dove |  |  |  |  |  | nom purpose «cognition intransitive»: of=agent |

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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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To pass through first and show the rowers which way to steer

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:538-pg22381-part44:e3:o1:1
# text = To pass through first and show the rowers which way to steer
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	pass	pass	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	through	through	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	2	advmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	show	show	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	rowers	rower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	10	det	_	_
10	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	steer	steer	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pass through** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | first *property* | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **show** | infinitive |  | the rowers |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent rower=Recipient |
| 3 | **steer** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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To fly through the Symplegades to see whether the passage was safe, as Phineus had instructed Jason at the feast

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:538-pg22381-part44:e3:o2:1
# text = To fly through the Symplegades to see whether the passage was safe, as Phineus had instructed Jason at the feast
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	fly	fly	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	through	through	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Symplegades	Symplegade	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
8	whether	whether	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
15	Phineus	Phineus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	nsubj:pass	_	_
16	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
17	instructed	instruct	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	18	amod	_	_
18	Jason	Jason	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
19	at	at	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	feast	feast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fly** | to-infinitive |  | instructed Jason |  | the Symplegades |  | at the feast | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through symplegade=Location |
| 2 | **see** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **is** | past | the passage |  |  |  |  | safe *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **instruct** *speech: other* | past · perfect · passive |  | Phineus |  |  |  |  | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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To carry a message from the crew back to the Argo's captain

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:538-pg22381-part44:e3:o3:1
# text = To carry a message from the crew back to the Argo's captain
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	carry	carry	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	message	message	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	crew	crew	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	back	back	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	Argo	Argo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	captain	captain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | to-infinitive |  | a message |  | the crew |  | to the Argo's captain | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location PP.destination»: agent=Agent message=Theme from crew=Initial\_Location to captain=Destination |

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

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To ascertain whether the passage was safe, as Phineus had instructed

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:538-pg22381-part44:e3:o4:1
# text = To ascertain whether the passage was safe, as Phineus had instructed
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	whether	whether	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
10	Phineus	Phineus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
11	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	instructed	instruct	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ascertain** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | the passage |  |  |  |  | safe *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **instruct** *speech: other* | past · perfect · passive |  | Phineus |  |  |  |  | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

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