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description: Which of the following best describes the treatment of Penthesilea's body by Achilles, as recorded in the passage? Exam question 1 of lesson 555 «Greek Myths, The Trojan War, part 61: Hector dies, Achilles drags his body, Penthesilea falls, Achilles dies» of the books course of Mova's primary school
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# Exam question 1 · Greek Myths, The Trojan War, part 61: Hector dies, Achille…

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Which of the following best describes the treatment of Penthesilea's body by Achilles, as recorded in the passage?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Achilles · **What happens:** follow, describe, record, treat · **To what, where:** treatment, passage, body

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 555 «Greek Myths, The Trojan War, part 61: Hector dies, Achilles drags his body, Penthesilea falls, Achilles dies» 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/555-pg22381-part61/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:555-pg22381-part61:e1:1
# text = Which of the following best describes the treatment of Penthesilea's body by Achilles, as recorded in the passage?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	obj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	case	_	_
5	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	nmod	_	_
6	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	treatment	treatment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	Penthesilea	Penthesilea	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	's	PART	POS	_	10	case	_	_
12	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
13	by	by	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	Achilles	Achilles	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
17	recorded	record	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	conj	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **describe** | present |  | the treatment of Penthesilea's body |  |  |  | of the best; by Achilles | tree rules |
| 3 | **record** | participle |  |  |  | the passage |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in passage=Destination |
| 4 | **treat** |  | Achilles | Penthesilea's body |  |  |  |  | nom treatment «act transitive»: of=patient by=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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He lifted her gently from the ground, washed her wounds, and handed her body back to the Trojans with full honour and mourning rites

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:555-pg22381-part61:e1:o1:1
# text = He lifted her gently from the ground, washed her wounds, and handed her body back to the Trojans with full honour and mourning rites
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	lifted	lift	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	gently	gently	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	washed	wash	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	wounds	wound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	handed	hand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
15	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
17	back	back	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
18	to	to	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	Trojans	Trojan	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	_
21	with	with	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	honour	honour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
25	mourning	mourning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	compound	_	_
26	rites	rite	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	23	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lift** | past | He | her *= she* |  | the ground |  | gently *property* | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent she=Theme from ground=Destination |
| 2 | **wash** | past | He *not said here* | her wounds |  |  |  |  | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wound=Patient |
| 3 | **hand back** | past | He *not said here* | her body | the Trojans |  |  | with full honour and mourning rites | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent body=Theme to trojan=Destination |
| 4 | **wound** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom wound «state transitive»: poss=agent |

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

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He lifted her gently from the ground and resigned her body with honour

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:555-pg22381-part61:e1:o2:1
# text = He lifted her gently from the ground and resigned her body with honour
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	lifted	lift	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	gently	gently	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	resigned	resign	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	honour	honour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lift** | past | He | her *= she* |  | the ground |  | gently *property* | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent she=Theme from ground=Destination |
| 2 | **resign** | past | He *not said here* | her body |  |  |  | with honour | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent body=Theme |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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He carried her body away and hid it from the Greek army in shame

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:555-pg22381-part61:e1:o3:1
# text = He carried her body away and hid it from the Greek army in shame
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	carried	carry	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	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	away	away	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	hid	hide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	Greek	Greek	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	army	army	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	shame	shame	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry away** | past | He | her body |  |  |  | away *property* | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent body=Theme |
| 2 | **hide** | past | He *not said here* | body |  | the Greek army |  | in shame | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent it=Patient from army=Beneficiary |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He stabbed her body again and left it to rot on the field of battle

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:555-pg22381-part61:e1:o4:1
# text = He stabbed her body again and left it to rot on the field of battle
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stabbed	stab	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	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	again	again	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	rot	rot	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
11	on	on	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	field	field	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	battle	battle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stab** | past | He | her body |  |  | again |  | vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent body=Patient |
| 2 | **leave** | past | He *not said here* | body |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 3 | **rot** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* |  |  | the field of battle |  |  | vn entity\_specific\_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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