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# Exam question 2 · Greek Myths, Oedipus, part 2: the truth comes out and the…

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By what appellation was the infant Oedipus designated, in consequence of his swollen feet?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** infant Oedipus · **What happens:** be

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 549 «Greek Myths, Oedipus, part 2: the truth comes out and the sons quarrel over Thebes» 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/549-pg22381-part55/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:549-pg22381-part55:e2:1
# text = By what appellation was the infant Oedipus designated, in consequence of his swollen feet?
1	By	by	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	8	obj	_	_
3	appellation	appellation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	infant	infant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	Oedipus	Oedipus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	designated	designate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	consequence	consequence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
14	swollen	swollen	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the infant Oedipus |  |  |  |  | designate *property* | tree rules |

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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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Oedipus, meaning Know-the-Riddle, from his birth in Thebes

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:549-pg22381-part55:e2:o1:1
# text = Oedipus, meaning Know-the-Riddle, from his birth in Thebes
1	Oedipus	oedipus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	meaning	mean	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	acl	_	_
4	Know	Know	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	Riddle	Riddle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	birth	birth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	Thebes	thebe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | gerund | Oedipus and his birth in Thebes *not said here* | Know and the Riddle |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent know=Topic |

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

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Oedipus, or Swollen-foot

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:549-pg22381-part55:e2:o2:1
# text = Oedipus, or Swollen-foot
1	Oedipus	oedipus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
4	Swollen	swollen	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	foot	foot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
```

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

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Oedipus, or Swollen-foot, the name given by the shepherd

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:549-pg22381-part55:e2:o3:1
# text = Oedipus, or Swollen-foot, the name given by the shepherd
1	Oedipus	oedipus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
4	Swollen	swollen	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	foot	foot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
10	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	shepherd	shepherd	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | participle |  | the name *not said here* |  |  |  | by the shepherd | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Oedipus, or Lame-foot

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:549-pg22381-part55:e2:o4:1
# text = Oedipus, or Lame-foot
1	Oedipus	oedipus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
4	Lame	lame	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	foot	foot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
```

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

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