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# Exam question 1 · Greek myths, Alcmaeon and the Necklace, part 57: the Theba…

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Which person, acting upon his father's injunction, was the immediate cause of the death of Eriphyle?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** person, father, Eriphyle · **What happens:** act, be, enjoin, die · **To what, where:** immediate cause

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 551 «Greek myths, Alcmaeon and the Necklace, part 57: the Thebans flee, Alcmaeon kills his mother, and the Heraclidae win at Athens» 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/551-pg22381-part57/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:551-pg22381-part57:e1:1
# text = Which person, acting upon his father's injunction, was the immediate cause of the death of Eriphyle?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	acting	act	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
5	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	injunction	injunction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	immediate	immediate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	cause	cause	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	death	death	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	Eriphyle	Eriphyle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **act** | gerund | which person *not said here* |  |  |  |  | upon person's father's injunction | vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | past | which person | the immediate cause |  |  |  | of the death of Eriphyle | tree rules |
| 3 | **enjoin** |  | person's father |  |  |  |  |  | nom injunction «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
| 4 | **die** |  | Eriphyle |  |  |  |  |  | nom death «event intransitive»: of=agent |

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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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Adrastus, her brother-in-law, who had been ordered to punish her treason

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:551-pg22381-part57:e1:o1:1
# text = Adrastus, her brother-in-law, who had been ordered to punish her treason
1	Adrastus	Adrastus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
11	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
12	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	ordered	order	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	parataxis	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	punish	punish	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	xcomp	_	_
16	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	treason	treason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **order** | past · perfect · passive |  | law |  |  |  |  | vn order-58.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **punish** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | law *not said here* | Adrastus's treason |  |  |  |  | vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent treason=Patient |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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Thersander, her son, who had been told to honour his father Amphiaraus

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:551-pg22381-part57:e1:o2:1
# text = Thersander, her son, who had been told to honour his father Amphiaraus
1	Thersander	Thersander	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	told	tell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl:relcl	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	honour	honour	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
12	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	Amphiaraus	Amphiaraus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	appos	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past · perfect · passive |  | Thersander's son |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **honour** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Thersander's son *not said here* | his father |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Alcmaeon, her son, who had been commanded to avenge his father Amphiaraus by killing her at Psophis under the eye of the gods

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:551-pg22381-part57:e1:o3:1
# text = Alcmaeon, her son, who had been commanded to avenge his father Amphiaraus by killing her at Psophis under the eye of the gods
1	Alcmaeon	Alcmaeon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	commanded	command	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl:relcl	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	avenge	avenge	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
12	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	Amphiaraus	Amphiaraus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	appos	_	_
15	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
16	killing	kill	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	advcl	_	_
17	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obj	_	_
18	at	at	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	Psophis	Psophis	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
20	under	under	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	eye	eye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
23	of	of	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	gods	god	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **command** | past · perfect · passive |  | Alcmaeon's son |  |  |  |  | vn order-58.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **avenge** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | his father |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **kill** | gerund |  | Amphiaraus |  | Psophis |  | under the eye of the gods | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Alcmaeon, her son, who had been commanded to avenge his father Amphiaraus

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:551-pg22381-part57:e1:o4:1
# text = Alcmaeon, her son, who had been commanded to avenge his father Amphiaraus
1	Alcmaeon	Alcmaeon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	commanded	command	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl:relcl	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	avenge	avenge	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
12	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	Amphiaraus	Amphiaraus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	appos	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **command** | past · perfect · passive |  | Alcmaeon's son |  |  |  |  | vn order-58.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **avenge** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | his father |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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