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title: In which manner did Odysseus contrive the false incrimination of Pal… — Greek Myths, The Trojan War, part 60:… · tree and pragmatics
description: In which manner did Odysseus contrive the false incrimination of Palamedes, and what was the ensuing sentence? Exam question 1 of lesson 554 «Greek Myths, The Trojan War, part 60: Odysseus frames Palamedes, Achilles sulks, Patroclus dies, Achilles chases Hector» of the books course of Mova's primary
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# Exam question 1 · Greek Myths, The Trojan War, part 60: Odysseus frames Pala…

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In which manner did Odysseus contrive the false incrimination of Palamedes, and what was the ensuing sentence?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Odysseus · **What happens:** contrive, ensue, be, incriminate · **To what, where:** false incrimination, manner, ensuing sentence, Palamedes

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 554 «Greek Myths, The Trojan War, part 60: Odysseus frames Palamedes, Achilles sulks, Patroclus dies, Achilles chases Hector» 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/554-pg22381-part60/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:554-pg22381-part60:e1:1
# text = In which manner did Odysseus contrive the false incrimination of Palamedes, and what was the ensuing sentence?
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	which	which	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	Odysseus	Odysseus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	contrive	contrive	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	false	false	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	incrimination	incrimination	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Palamedes	Palamedes	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
14	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	18	nsubj	_	_
15	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	ensuing	ensue	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	18	amod	_	_
18	sentence	sentence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **contrive** | past · do-support | Odysseus | the false incrimination of Palamedes |  | which manner |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent incrimination=Result |
| 2 | **ensue** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **is a** | past |  | the ensuing sentence |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **incriminate** |  |  | Palamedes |  |  |  |  | nom incrimination «communication transitive»: 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 {#o1}

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He hid money and forged a letter

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:554-pg22381-part60:e1:o1:1
# text = He hid money and forged a letter
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hid	hide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	forged	forge	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	letter	letter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hide** | past | He | money |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Patient |
| 2 | **forge** | past | He *not said here* | a letter |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent letter=Product |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He planted gold and got him stoned

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:554-pg22381-part60:e1:o2:1
# text = He planted gold and got him stoned
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	planted	plant	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	stoned	stone	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **plant** | past | He | gold |  |  |  |  | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gold=Patient |
| 2 | **get** | past | He *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **stone** | participle | him *= he* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn pelt-17.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He concealed gold in the tent and forged a letter, and Palamedes was condemned to be exiled

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:554-pg22381-part60:e1:o3:1
# text = He concealed gold in the tent and forged a letter, and Palamedes was condemned to be exiled
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	concealed	conceal	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	tent	tent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	forged	forge	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	letter	letter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	Palamedes	Palamedes	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
14	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux:pass	_	_
15	condemned	condemn	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	parataxis	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
17	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	aux:pass	_	_
18	exiled	exile	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **conceal** | past | He | gold |  | the tent |  |  | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent gold=Patient in tent=Location |
| 2 | **forge** | past | He *not said here* | a letter |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent letter=Product |
| 3 | **condemn** | past · passive |  | Palamedes |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **exile** | to-infinitive · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP» |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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He concealed money in the tent and forged a letter, and Palamedes was condemned to be stoned

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:554-pg22381-part60:e1:o4:1
# text = He concealed money in the tent and forged a letter, and Palamedes was condemned to be stoned
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	concealed	conceal	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	tent	tent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	forged	forge	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	letter	letter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	Palamedes	Palamedes	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
14	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux:pass	_	_
15	condemned	condemn	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	parataxis	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
17	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	aux:pass	_	_
18	stoned	stone	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **conceal** | past | He | money |  | the tent |  |  | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent money=Patient in tent=Location |
| 2 | **forge** | past | He *not said here* | a letter |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent letter=Product |
| 3 | **condemn** | past · passive |  | Palamedes |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **stone** | to-infinitive · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn pelt-17.2 «NP V NP» |

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