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description: Which of the following statements correctly describes the relationship between Memnon and Achilles, as set out in the passage? Exam question 4 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 pr
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# Exam question 4 · Greek Myths, The Trojan War, part 61: Hector dies, Achille…

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Which of the following statements correctly describes the relationship between Memnon and Achilles, as set out in the passage?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **What happens:** follow, describe, set out · **To what, where:** relationship, passage

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This is exam question 4 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/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:555-pg22381-part61:e4:1
# text = Which of the following statements correctly describes the relationship between Memnon and Achilles, as set out in the passage?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
6	correctly	correctly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	relationship	relationship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	between	between	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Memnon	Memnon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	Achilles	Achilles	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	as	as	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	set	set	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	_
17	out	out	ADP	RP	_	16	compound:prt	_	_
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	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	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 relationship |  |  |  | of the following statements; between Memnon and Achilles; correctly *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent relationship=Theme |
| 3 | **set out** | participle |  | the relationship *not said here* |  | the passage |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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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Both were sons of goddesses and wore armour made by Hephaestus

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:555-pg22381-part61:e4:o1:1
# text = Both were sons of goddesses and wore armour made by Hephaestus
1	Both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	det	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	sons	son	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	goddesses	goddess	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	wore	wear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	armour	armour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
10	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Hephaestus	Hephaestus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obl:agent	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past |  | both sons |  |  |  | of goddesses | tree rules |
| 2 | **wear** | past | both sons | armour |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent armour=Source |
| 3 | **make** | participle |  | armour *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Both were sons of goddesses and fought at Troy

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:555-pg22381-part61:e4:o2:1
# text = Both were sons of goddesses and fought at Troy
1	Both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	det	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	sons	son	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	goddesses	goddess	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	fought	fight	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Troy	Troy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past |  | both sons |  |  |  | of goddesses | tree rules |
| 2 | **fight** | past | both sons |  |  | Troy |  |  | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Both were sons of kings and wore armour from Ares

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:555-pg22381-part61:e4:o3:1
# text = Both were sons of kings and wore armour from Ares
1	Both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	det	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	sons	son	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	kings	king	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	wore	wear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	armour	armour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Ares	ar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past |  | both sons |  |  |  | of kings | tree rules |
| 2 | **wear** | past | both sons | armour |  | Ares |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent armour=Theme from ar=Source |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Both were sons of goddesses, and Memnon's armour was made by Hephaestus while Achilles' armour was carried by the Winds to Troy

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:555-pg22381-part61:e4:o4:1
# text = Both were sons of goddesses, and Memnon's armour was made by Hephaestus while Achilles' armour was carried by the Winds to Troy
1	Both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	det	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	sons	son	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	goddesses	goddess	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
8	Memnon	Memnon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	armour	armour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
13	by	by	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	Hephaestus	Hephaestus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
15	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	20	mark	_	_
16	Achilles	Achilles	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	'	's	PART	POS	_	16	case	_	_
18	armour	armour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nsubj:pass	_	_
19	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	20	aux:pass	_	_
20	carried	carry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	advcl	_	_
21	by	by	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	Winds	wind	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	obl	_	_
24	to	to	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	Troy	Troy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past |  | both sons |  |  |  | of goddesses | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | past · passive | Hephaestus | Memnon's armour |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Product |
| 3 | **carry** | past · passive | the Winds | Achilles's armour | Troy |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent subject=Theme to troy=Destination |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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