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# Exam question 4 · Myths of Greece and Rome, Heracles, part 51: Heracles brin…

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Which of the following accurately summarizes the circumstances under which Heracles entered the service of Omphale?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Heracles · **What happens:** follow, summarize, enter, service · **To what, where:** circumstances, service, Omphale

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 545 «Myths of Greece and Rome, Heracles, part 51: Heracles brings Cerberus up, kills Iphitus by accident, serves Omphale and takes revenge on two kings» 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/545-pg22381-part51/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:545-pg22381-part51:e4:1
# text = Which of the following accurately summarizes the circumstances under which Heracles entered the service of Omphale?
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	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	summarizes	summarize	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	circumstances	circumstance	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	under	under	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	obl	_	_
11	Heracles	Heracles	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	entered	enter	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	service	service	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	Omphale	Omphale	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	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 | **summarize** *speech: other* | present |  | the circumstances |  |  |  | accurately *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent circumstance=Topic |
| 3 | **enter** | past | Heracles | the service of Omphale |  | the circumstances |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme service=Destination |
| 4 | **service** |  |  | Omphale |  |  |  |  | nom service «act transitive»: of=patient |

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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 {#o1}

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He was sold as a slave to Omphale to expiate the murder of Iphitus and was made to spin wool in women's clothes

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:545-pg22381-part51:e4:o1:1
# text = He was sold as a slave to Omphale to expiate the murder of Iphitus and was made to spin wool in women's clothes
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	sold	sell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	as	as	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	slave	slave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Omphale	Omphale	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	expiate	expiate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	murder	murder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	Iphitus	Iphitus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux:pass	_	_
17	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	19	mark	_	_
19	spin	spin	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	xcomp	_	_
20	wool	wool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	_
21	in	in	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
22	women	woman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	's	's	PART	POS	_	22	case	_	_
24	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	19	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sell** | past · passive |  | He |  |  |  | as a slave to Omphale | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **expiate** | to-infinitive |  | the murder of Iphitus |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **make** | past · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **spin** | to-infinitive |  | wool |  | women's clothes |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent wool=Theme |
| 5 | **murder** |  |  | Iphitus |  |  |  |  | nom murder «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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He was sold as a slave to expiate the murder of Iphitus

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:545-pg22381-part51:e4:o2:1
# text = He was sold as a slave to expiate the murder of Iphitus
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	sold	sell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	as	as	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	slave	slave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	expiate	expiate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	murder	murder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	Iphitus	Iphitus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sell** | past · passive |  | He |  |  |  | as a slave | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **expiate** | to-infinitive |  | the murder of Iphitus |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **murder** |  |  | Iphitus |  |  |  |  | nom murder «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He was exiled to Lydia to serve a queen for a year

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:545-pg22381-part51:e4:o3:1
# text = He was exiled to Lydia to serve a queen for a year
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	exiled	exile	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Lydia	Lydia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	serve	serve	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **exile** | past · passive |  | He | Lydia |  |  |  | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme to lydia=Destination |
| 2 | **serve** | to-infinitive |  | a queen |  |  | year |  | vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent queen=Attribute |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He was sold to Omphale as payment for his crime

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:545-pg22381-part51:e4:o4:1
# text = He was sold to Omphale as payment for his crime
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	sold	sell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Omphale	Omphale	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	payment	payment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	crime	crime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sell** | past · passive |  | He | Omphale |  |  | as payment for Omphale's crime | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Theme to omphale=Recipient |
| 2 | **incriminate** |  | Omphale |  |  |  |  |  | nom crime «act transitive»: poss=agent |

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