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title: exam: Specify the destination reached by the Argonauts at the close… — Greek Myths, The Argonauts, part 44: t… · tree and pragmatics
description: exam: Specify the destination reached by the Argonauts at the close of this section, together with the object sought there. Exam question 4 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 
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# Exam question 4 · Greek Myths, The Argonauts, part 44: the Argonauts fight,…

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exam: Specify the destination reached by the Argonauts at the close of this section, together with the object sought there.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** specify, reach, seek · **To what, where:** destination, close

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This is exam question 4 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/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:538-pg22381-part44:e4:1
# text = exam: Specify the destination reached by the Argonauts at the close of this section, together with the object sought there.
1	exam	exam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	3	punct	_	_
3	Specify	specify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	appos	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	destination	destination	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	reached	reach	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Argonauts	argonaut	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	close	close	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	15	det	_	_
15	section	section	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
17	together	together	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
18	with	with	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	object	object	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	_
21	sought	seek	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
22	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	21	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **specify** | infinitive |  | the destination |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent destination=Theme |
| 2 | **reach** | participle |  | the destination *not said here* |  | the close of this section |  | by the Argonauts | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **seek** | past |  |  |  | there |  | with the object; together *property* | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V»: agent=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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Aea, where the king kept the Fleece in a cave

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:538-pg22381-part44:e4:o1:1
# text = Aea, where the king kept the Fleece in a cave
1	Aea	Aea	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
3	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	6	advmod	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Fleece	Fleece	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	cave	cave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | past | Aea | the Fleece |  | a cave |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent fleece=Theme in cave=Location |

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

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Colchis, where the Golden Fleece hung in the sacred grove of Ares

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:538-pg22381-part44:e4:o2:1
# text = Colchis, where the Golden Fleece hung in the sacred grove of Ares
1	Colchis	Colchis	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	7	advmod	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	Golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	Fleece	Fleece	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	hung	hang	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	sacred	sacred	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	grove	grove	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	Ares	ar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hang** | past | Colchis |  |  | the sacred grove of Ares |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in grove=Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Colchis, the land at the far end of the Black Sea, where the Golden Fleece hung from an oak in the sacred grove of Ares, watched by a dragon

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:538-pg22381-part44:e4:o3:1
# text = Colchis, the land at the far end of the Black Sea, where the Golden Fleece hung from an oak in the sacred grove of Ares, watched by a dragon
1	Colchis	Colchis	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	far	far	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	Black	Black	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	Sea	Sea	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
14	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	18	advmod	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	Golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	Fleece	Fleece	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
18	hung	hang	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
19	from	from	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	oak	oak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
22	in	in	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
24	sacred	sacred	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
25	grove	grove	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
26	of	of	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
27	Ares	ar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	25	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	29	punct	_	_
29	watched	watch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	25	acl	_	_
30	by	by	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
31	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	32	det	_	_
32	dragon	dragon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hang** | past | Colchis |  |  | a oak |  | in the sacred grove of Ares | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in grove=Location |
| 2 | **watch** | participle |  | the sacred grove of Ares *not said here* |  |  |  | by a dragon | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent by dragon=Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The island of the Bebrycians, where Amycus fought the heroes

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:538-pg22381-part44:e4:o4:1
# text = The island of the Bebrycians, where Amycus fought the heroes
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	island	island	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Bebrycians	Bebrycian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	9	advmod	_	_
8	Amycus	Amycus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	fought	fight	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	heroes	hero	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fight** | past | the island of the Bebrycians | the heroes |  |  |  |  | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hero=Co-Agent |

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