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# Exam question 2 · Greek Myths, The Trojan War, part 60: Odysseus frames Pala…

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Which act of disobedience by Patroclus brought about his death, and by whose hand did he fall?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** act, disobedience, Patroclus · **What happens:** bring, fall, act, disobey, die

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This is exam question 2 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/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:554-pg22381-part60:e2:1
# text = Which act of disobedience by Patroclus brought about his death, and by whose hand did he fall?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	act	act	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	disobedience	disobedience	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Patroclus	Patroclus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	brought	bring	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	about	about	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	death	death	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
13	by	by	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
16	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
17	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
18	fall	fall	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bring** | past | which act of disobedience by Patroclus |  |  |  |  | about act's death | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **fall** | past · do-support | act |  |  |  |  | by hand | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme by hand=Location |
| 3 | **act** |  | disobedience by Patroclus |  |  |  |  |  | nom act «communication intransitive»: of=agent |
| 4 | **disobey** |  | Patroclus |  |  |  |  |  | nom disobedience «act transitive»: by=agent |
| 5 | **die** |  | act |  |  |  |  |  | nom death «event intransitive»: poss=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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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He pursued the Trojans to the walls against Achilles' injunction, and fell by the hand of Hector

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:554-pg22381-part60:e2:o1:1
# text = He pursued the Trojans to the walls against Achilles' injunction, and fell by the hand of Hector
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	pursued	pursue	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Trojans	Trojan	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	walls	wall	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
8	against	against	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	Achilles	Achilles	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	'	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	injunction	injunction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
15	by	by	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	Hector	hector	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pursue** | past | He | the Trojans |  | the walls against Achilles's injunction |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent trojan=Theme to wall=Trajectory |
| 2 | **fall** | past | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  | by the hand of Hector | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme by hand=Location |
| 3 | **enjoin** |  | Achilles |  |  |  |  |  | nom injunction «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He charged at the Trojan ranks against Achilles' order, and was struck down by Hector

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:554-pg22381-part60:e2:o2:1
# text = He charged at the Trojan ranks against Achilles' order, and was struck down by Hector
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	charged	charge	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	at	at	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Trojan	Trojan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	ranks	rank	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
7	against	against	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	Achilles	Achilles	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	'	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	struck	strike	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
15	down	down	ADP	RP	_	14	compound:prt	_	_
16	by	by	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	Hector	hector	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **charge** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **rank** | present | the Trojan |  |  |  |  | against Achilles's order | vn masquerade-29.6 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **strike down** | past · passive | Hector |  |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **order** |  | Achilles |  |  |  |  |  | nom order «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He ignored Achilles' command and pushed on to the gates, and was killed by the spear of Hector

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:554-pg22381-part60:e2:o3:1
# text = He ignored Achilles' command and pushed on to the gates, and was killed by the spear of Hector
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	ignored	ignore	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Achilles	Achilles	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	'	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	command	command	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	pushed	push	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	gates	gate	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux:pass	_	_
15	killed	kill	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
16	by	by	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	spear	spear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	Hector	hector	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ignore** | past | He | Achilles's command |  |  |  |  | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent command=Theme |
| 2 | **push on** | participle | He *not said here* |  |  | the gates |  |  | vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent to gate=Trajectory |
| 3 | **kill** | past · passive | the spear of Hector |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **command** |  | Achilles |  |  |  |  |  | nom command «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He pursued the Trojans all the way to the walls of the city against Achilles' explicit injunction, and fell at last by the hand of the mighty Hector, son of Priam

<!-- fold The tree, 32 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:554-pg22381-part60:e2:o4:1
# text = He pursued the Trojans all the way to the walls of the city against Achilles' explicit injunction, and fell at last by the hand of the mighty Hector, son of Priam
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	pursued	pursue	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Trojans	Trojan	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	7	det:predet	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:unmarked	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	walls	wall	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
14	against	against	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
15	Achilles	Achilles	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	'	's	PART	POS	_	15	case	_	_
17	explicit	explicit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	injunction	injunction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
22	at	at	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	obl	_	_
24	by	by	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	_
27	of	of	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
28	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
29	mighty	mighty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	30	amod	_	_
30	Hector	hector	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	32	punct	_	_
32	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	30	appos	_	_
33	of	of	ADP	IN	_	34	case	_	_
34	Priam	Priam	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	32	nmod	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pursue** | past | He | the Trojans  all way to the walls of the city against Achilles's explicit injunction |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trojan=Theme |
| 2 | **fall** | past | He *not said here* |  |  | last |  | by the hand of the mighty Hector | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme at last=Location |
| 3 | **enjoin** |  | Achilles |  |  |  |  |  | nom injunction «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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