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description: State the condition that Oenomaus imposed upon all suitors for the hand of Hippodamia. Exam question 3 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, with the d
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# Exam question 3 · Myths of Greece and Rome, Heracles, part 47: a poisoned ro…

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State the condition that Oenomaus imposed upon all suitors for the hand of Hippodamia.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, Oenomaus · **What happens:** state, impose · **To what, where:** condition

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This is exam question 3 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/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:541-pg22381-part47:e3:1
# text = State the condition that Oenomaus imposed upon all suitors for the hand of Hippodamia.
1	State	state	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	condition	condition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	Oenomaus	Oenomaus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	imposed	impose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
7	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	suitors	suitor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	Hippodamia	hippodamia	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **state** *speech: other* | imperative | you *not said here* | the condition |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent condition=Topic |
| 2 | **impose** | past | Oenomaus | the condition *not said here* |  |  |  | upon all suitors; for the hand of Hippodamia | vn enforce-63 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent condition=Theme |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Victory in a chariot race from Pisa to Corinth

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:541-pg22381-part47:e3:o1:1
# text = Victory in a chariot race from Pisa to Corinth
1	Victory	victory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	chariot	chariot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	race	race	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Pisa	Pisa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Corinth	Corinth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Defeat him in a race to Elis

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:541-pg22381-part47:e3:o2:1
# text = Defeat him in a race to Elis
1	Defeat	defeat	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	race	race	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Elis	Elis	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **defeat** | imperative | you *not said here* | him *= he* |  | a race to Elis |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Winning a great race to the sea

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:541-pg22381-part47:e3:o3:1
# text = Winning a great race to the sea
1	Winning	win	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	race	race	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **win** | gerund |  | a great race |  |  |  | to the sea | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent race=Eventuality |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Beating him in a footrace at Olympia

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:541-pg22381-part47:e3:o4:1
# text = Beating him in a footrace at Olympia
1	Beating	beat	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	footrace	footrace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Olympia	Olympia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **beat** | gerund |  | him *= he* |  |  |  | at Olympia; in a footrace | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.theme»: agent=Agent he=Patient in footrace=Topic |

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