--- title: What was the outcome of the sacrifice performed by Macaria upon the… — Greek myths, Alcmaeon and the Necklace… · tree and pragmatics description: What was the outcome of the sacrifice performed by Macaria upon the instruction of the oracle at Athens? Exam question 2 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 primar --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/551-pg22381-part57/e2/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/) / [Greek myths, Alcmaeon and the Necklace…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/551-pg22381-part57/) / e2 # Exam question 2 · Greek myths, Alcmaeon and the Necklace, part 57: the Theba… What was the outcome of the sacrifice performed by Macaria upon the instruction of the oracle at Athens? **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** be, perform, instruct · **To what, where:** outcome, sacrifice, oracle This is exam question 2 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/#e2). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:551-pg22381-part57:e2:1 # text = What was the outcome of the sacrifice performed by Macaria upon the instruction of the oracle at Athens? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 4 nsubj _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 outcome outcome NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 5 of of ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 sacrifice sacrifice NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nmod _ _ 8 performed perform VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 7 acl _ _ 9 by by ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 10 Macaria Macaria PROPN NNP Number=Sing 8 obl _ _ 11 upon upon ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 instruction instruction NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ _ 14 of of ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 oracle oracle NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 nmod _ _ 17 at at ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 18 Athens Athens PROPN NNP Number=Sing 16 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 19 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | past | | the outcome | | | | of the sacrifice | tree rules | | 2 | **perform** | participle | | the sacrifice *not said here* | | | | by Macaria; upon the instruction of the oracle at Athens | vn performance-26.7 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **instruct** | | | the oracle at Athens | | | | | nom instruction «communication transitive»: of=patient | 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} She offered her life voluntarily at the altar, after which the Athenians won the battle and the oracle's demand was fully satisfied ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:551-pg22381-part57:e2:o1:1 # text = She offered her life voluntarily at the altar, after which the Athenians won the battle and the oracle's demand was fully satisfied 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 offered offer VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 4 nmod:poss _ _ 4 life life NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 voluntarily voluntarily ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 6 at at ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 altar altar NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ _ 10 after after ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 11 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 14 obl _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 Athenians Athenian PROPN NNPS Number=Plur 14 nsubj _ _ 14 won win VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 parataxis _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 battle battle NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 obj _ _ 17 and and CCONJ CC _ 24 cc _ _ 18 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 19 det _ _ 19 oracle oracle NOUN NN Number=Sing 21 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 20 's 's PART POS _ 19 case _ _ 21 demand demand NOUN NN Number=Sing 24 nsubj _ _ 22 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 24 cop _ _ 23 fully fully ADV RB _ 24 advmod _ _ 24 satisfied satisfied ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **offer** | past | She | her life | | the altar | | voluntarily *property* | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent life=Theme | | 2 | **win** | past | the Athenians | the battle | | | | | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent battle=Eventuality | | 3 | **is** | past | the oracle's demand | | | | | fully, satisfied *property* | tree rules | | 4 | **demand** | | the oracle | | | | | | nom demand «communication transitive»: poss=agent | ### Option 2 {#o2} She willingly gave herself to death on the altar, which secured victory for the Athenians over the Argives and their allies at Marathon ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:551-pg22381-part57:e2:o2:1 # text = She willingly gave herself to death on the altar, which secured victory for the Athenians over the Argives and their allies at Marathon 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 willingly willingly ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ 3 gave give VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 herself herself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 3 iobj _ _ 5 to to ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 death death NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 7 on on ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 altar altar NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 11 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 12 nsubj _ _ 12 secured secure VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 13 victory victory NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obj _ _ 14 for for ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 Athenians Athenian PROPN NNPS Number=Plur 12 obl _ _ 17 over over ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 18 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 19 det _ _ 19 Argives argive NOUN NNS Number=Plur 12 obl _ _ 20 and and CCONJ CC _ 22 cc _ _ 21 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 22 nmod:poss _ _ 22 allies ally NOUN NNS Number=Plur 19 conj _ _ 23 at at ADP IN _ 24 case _ _ 24 Marathon Marathon PROPN NNP Number=Sing 12 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **give** | past | She | | herself *= she* | the altar | | to death; willingly *property* | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.asset»: agent=Agent herself=Theme to death=Recipient on altar=Asset | | 2 | **secure** | past | | victory | | the Argives and Argives's allies | | for the Athenians; at Marathon | vn ensure-99 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Precondition victory=Theme for athenian=Beneficiary | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3} She offered herself up, and the Athenians were victorious in the war ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:551-pg22381-part57:e2:o3:1 # text = She offered herself up, and the Athenians were victorious in the war 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 offered offer VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 herself herself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 2 obj _ _ 4 up up ADP RP _ 2 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 6 and and CCONJ CC _ 10 cc _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 Athenians Athenian PROPN NNPS Number=Plur 10 nsubj _ _ 9 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 10 cop _ _ 10 victorious victorious ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 parataxis _ _ 11 in in ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 war war NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **offer up** | past | She | herself *= she* | | | | | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent herself=Theme | | 2 | **is** | past | the Athenians | | | the war | | victorious *property* | tree rules | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} She voluntarily devoted herself to death, thereby securing victory for the Athenians ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:551-pg22381-part57:e2:o4:1 # text = She voluntarily devoted herself to death, thereby securing victory for the Athenians 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 voluntarily voluntarily ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ 3 devoted devote VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 herself herself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 3 obj _ _ 5 to to ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 death death NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 8 thereby thereby ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ _ 9 securing secure VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 3 advcl _ _ 10 victory victory NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obj _ _ 11 for for ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 Athenians Athenian PROPN NNPS Number=Plur 9 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **devote** | past | She | herself *= she* | | | | to death *goal*; voluntarily *property* | vn dedicate-79 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent herself=Theme to death=Goal | | 2 | **secure** | gerund | She *not said here* | victory | | | | for the Athenians; thereby *property* | vn ensure-99 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Precondition victory=Theme for athenian=Beneficiary | **Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. 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