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# Exam question 1 · Myths of Greece and Rome, Heracles, part 47: a poisoned ro…

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Which of the following was the means by which Medea effected the death of Glauce?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** the, Medea, Glauce · **What happens:** follow, be, affect, die · **To what, where:** death · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 541 «Myths of Greece and Rome, Heracles, part 47: a poisoned robe, Pelops wins a race, baby Heracles and the snakes, Vice's offer» 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/541-pg22381-part47/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:541-pg22381-part47:e1:1
# text = Which of the following was the means by which Medea effected the death of Glauce?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	nsubj	_	_
7	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	obl	_	_
10	Medea	Medea	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	effected	affect	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	ccomp	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	death	death	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	Glauce	Glauce	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	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 | **is** | past | the |  |  |  |  | mean *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **affect** | past | Medea | the death of Glauce |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus death=Experiencer |
| 4 | **die** |  | Glauce |  |  |  |  |  | nom death «event 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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A gift of perfumed oil that was secretly mixed with a deadly poison by her servants

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:541-pg22381-part47:e1:o1:1
# text = A gift of perfumed oil that was secretly mixed with a deadly poison by her servants
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	gift	gift	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	perfumed	perfume	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
5	oil	oil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
8	secretly	secretly	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	mixed	mix	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl:relcl	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	deadly	deadly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	poison	poison	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
14	by	by	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	servants	servant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **perfume** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mix** | past · passive | her servants | a gift of perfumed oil |  |  |  | with a deadly poison; secretly *property* | vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent subject=Patient with poison=Co-Patient |
| 3 | **gift** |  |  | perfumed oil |  |  |  |  | nom gift «possession transitive»: of=patient |

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

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A robe impregnated with a deadly poison

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:541-pg22381-part47:e1:o2:1
# text = A robe impregnated with a deadly poison
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	robe	robe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	impregnated	impregnate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	deadly	deadly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	poison	poison	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **impregnate** | participle |  | a robe *not said here* |  |  |  | with a deadly poison | vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent with poison=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A jeweled necklace laced with venom

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:541-pg22381-part47:e1:o3:1
# text = A jeweled necklace laced with venom
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	jeweled	jewel	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	necklace	necklace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	laced	lace	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	venom	venom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **jewel** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **lace** | participle |  | a jeweled necklace *not said here* |  |  |  | with venom | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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A golden robe soaked in a slow-acting poison that burned the skin

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:541-pg22381-part47:e1:o4:1
# text = A golden robe soaked in a slow-acting poison that burned the skin
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	robe	robe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
4	soaked	soak	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	3	acl	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
7	slow	slow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	acting	act	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	amod	_	_
10	poison	poison	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
11	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	burned	burn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **soak** | participle |  | a golden robe *not said here* |  |  |  | in a acting poison | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent in poison=Theme |
| 2 | **act** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **burn** | past | a golden robe | the skin |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent skin=Theme |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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