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description: In what manner did Theseus secure the political unity of the Attic communities? Exam question 2 of lesson 548 «Myths of Greece and Rome, Theseus, part 54: Theseus loses his throne and goes into exile» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the questi
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# Exam question 2 · Myths of Greece and Rome, Theseus, part 54: Theseus loses…

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In what manner did Theseus secure the political unity of the Attic communities?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Theseus · **What happens:** secure · **To what, where:** political unity, manner

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 548 «Myths of Greece and Rome, Theseus, part 54: Theseus loses his throne and goes into exile» 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/548-pg22381-part54/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:548-pg22381-part54:e2:1
# text = In what manner did Theseus secure the political unity of the Attic communities?
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	what	what	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	3	det	_	_
3	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
4	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	Theseus	Theseus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	secure	secure	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	political	political	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	unity	unity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	Attic	attic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	communities	community	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **secure** | past · do-support | Theseus | the political unity of the Attic communities |  | what manner |  |  | vn ensure-99 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition unity=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 {#o1}

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By persuading their leaders to surrender sovereignty to a central court and to a single public festival in Athens

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:548-pg22381-part54:e2:o1:1
# text = By persuading their leaders to surrender sovereignty to a central court and to a single public festival in Athens
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	persuading	persuade	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	leaders	leader	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	surrender	surrender	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	sovereignty	sovereignty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	central	central	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
15	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
16	public	public	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	festival	festival	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	Athens	Athens	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **persuade** | gerund |  | their leaders |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leader=Patient |
| 2 | **surrender** | to-infinitive |  | sovereignty | a central court and a single public festival in Athens |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent sovereignty=Theme to court=Recipient |

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

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By persuading their leaders to surrender sovereignty to a central court

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:548-pg22381-part54:e2:o2:1
# text = By persuading their leaders to surrender sovereignty to a central court
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	persuading	persuade	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	leaders	leader	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	surrender	surrender	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	sovereignty	sovereignty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	central	central	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **persuade** | gerund |  | their leaders |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leader=Patient |
| 2 | **surrender** | to-infinitive |  | sovereignty | a central court |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent sovereignty=Theme to court=Recipient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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By persuading every local ruler to surrender sovereignty to a central court, a tribute council, and a shared treasury

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:548-pg22381-part54:e2:o3:1
# text = By persuading every local ruler to surrender sovereignty to a central court, a tribute council, and a shared treasury
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	persuading	persuade	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
4	local	local	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	ruler	ruler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	surrender	surrender	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
8	sovereignty	sovereignty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	central	central	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	tribute	tribute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	council	council	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	shared	share	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	21	amod	_	_
21	treasury	treasury	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **persuade** | gerund |  | every local ruler |  |  |  | a shared treasury *obl* | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ruler=Patient |
| 2 | **surrender** | to-infinitive |  | sovereignty | a central court  a tribute council |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent sovereignty=Theme to court=Recipient |
| 3 | **share** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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By arranging marriages between the leading families of each Attic community

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:548-pg22381-part54:e2:o4:1
# text = By arranging marriages between the leading families of each Attic community
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	arranging	arrange	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	marriages	marriage	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	between	between	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	leading	lead	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	amod	_	_
7	families	family	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	det	_	_
10	Attic	attic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	community	community	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **arrange** | gerund |  | marriages |  | the leading families of each Attic community |  |  | vn put-9.1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent marriage=Theme between family=Destination |
| 2 | **lead** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition |

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