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description: What was the ultimate fate of Pirithoeus after his attempted abduction of Persephone? Exam question 4 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 
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# Exam question 4 · Myths of Greece and Rome, Theseus, part 54: Theseus loses…

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What was the ultimate fate of Pirithoeus after his attempted abduction of Persephone?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** ultimate fate, Pirithoeus · **What happens:** be, attempt, fate, abduct · **To what, where:** Pirithoeus, Persephone

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This is exam question 4 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/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:548-pg22381-part54:e4:1
# text = What was the ultimate fate of Pirithoeus after his attempted abduction of Persephone?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	ultimate	ultimate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	fate	fate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Pirithoeus	Pirithoeus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	after	after	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
10	attempted	attempt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	amod	_	_
11	abduction	abduction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	Persephone	persephone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the ultimate fate of Pirithoeus after Pirithoeus's attempted abduction of Persephone |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **attempt** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **fate** |  |  | Pirithoeus |  |  | after Pirithoeus's attempted abduction of Persephone |  | nom fate «event transitive»: of=patient after=obl |
| 4 | **abduct** |  | Pirithoeus | Persephone |  |  |  |  | nom abduction «act transitive»: poss=agent 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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He remained bound to the enchanted rock for ever

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:548-pg22381-part54:e4:o1:1
# text = He remained bound to the enchanted rock for ever
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	remained	remain	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	bound	bind	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	enchanted	enchant	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	rock	rock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bind** | past · passive |  | He |  |  |  | to the enchanted rock | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP PP»: subject=Patient to rock=Co-Patient |
| 2 | **enchant** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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He was eventually released by Heracles after many years, but his body was left upon the rock forever

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:548-pg22381-part54:e4:o2:1
# text = He was eventually released by Heracles after many years, but his body was left upon the rock forever
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	eventually	eventually	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	released	release	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Heracles	Heracles	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	after	after	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
12	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj:pass	_	_
14	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux:pass	_	_
15	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
16	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	rock	rock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
19	forever	forever	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **release** | past · passive | Heracles | He |  |  | year | eventually *property* | vn free-10.6.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Causer subject=Source |
| 2 | **leave** | past · passive |  | Heracles's body |  | the rock |  | forever *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Theme upon rock=Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He remained bound to the enchanted rock for ever, while Theseus was rescued by Heracles in the end

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:548-pg22381-part54:e4:o3:1
# text = He remained bound to the enchanted rock for ever, while Theseus was rescued by Heracles in the end
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	remained	remain	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	bound	bind	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	enchanted	enchant	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	rock	rock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
12	Theseus	Theseus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nsubj:pass	_	_
13	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	rescued	rescue	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
15	by	by	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	Heracles	Heracles	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bind** | past · passive |  | He |  |  |  | to the enchanted rock | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP PP»: subject=Patient to rock=Co-Patient |
| 2 | **enchant** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **rescue** | past · passive | Heracles | Theseus |  |  | in the end |  | vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He was cast into the river Styx for ever

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:548-pg22381-part54:e4:o4:1
# text = He was cast into the river Styx for ever
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	cast	cast	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	Styx	Styx	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cast** | past · passive |  | He |  | the river |  |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP PP.product PP.beneficiary»: subject=Material into river=Product for ever=Beneficiary |

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