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# Exam question 1 · Classic Myths, Odysseus: the bow contest and the homecoming

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Upon what condition did Penelope declare that she would choose her husband from among the suitors?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** condition, Penelope · **What happens:** declare, choose · **To what, where:** husband, suitors

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 561 «Classic Myths, Odysseus: the bow contest and the homecoming» 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/561-pg22381-part67/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:561-pg22381-part67:e1:1
# text = Upon what condition did Penelope declare that she would choose her husband from among the suitors?
1	Upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	6	obl	_	_
3	condition	condition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	Penelope	Penelope	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	declare	declare	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	choose	choose	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
11	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	husband	husband	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	from	from	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	among	among	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	suitors	suitor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **declare** *speech: other* | past · do-support | condition |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **choose** | would | Penelope | Penelope's husband |  | the suitors |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent husband=Theme from suitor=Source |

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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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Once someone bent the bow and shot an arrow through twelve rings with it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:561-pg22381-part67:e1:o1:1
# text = Once someone bent the bow and shot an arrow through twelve rings with it
1	Once	once	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	nsubj	_	_
3	bent	bend	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	bow	bow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	shot	shoot	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	arrow	arrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	through	through	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	twelve	twelve	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	rings	ring	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bend** | past | someone | the bow |  |  |  |  | vn knead-26.5 «NP V NP.material»: agent=Agent bow=Material |
| 2 | **shoot** | past | someone *not said here* | a arrow |  | twelve rings |  | with arrow | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent arrow=Theme through ring=Destination |

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

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Upon the bending of the great bow and the sending of an arrow through twelve rings

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:561-pg22381-part67:e1:o2:1
# text = Upon the bending of the great bow and the sending of an arrow through twelve rings
1	Upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	bending	bending	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	bow	bow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	sending	send	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	conj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	arrow	arrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
14	through	through	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	twelve	twelve	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	16	nummod	_	_
16	rings	ring	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | gerund |  |  |  | twelve rings |  | of a arrow | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent of arrow=Initial\_Location |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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Only after every suitor had tried the great bow of Odysseus, and one had sent an arrow through twelve rings in the presence of the elders

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:561-pg22381-part67:e1:o3:1
# text = Only after every suitor had tried the great bow of Odysseus, and one had sent an arrow through twelve rings in the presence of the elders
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
2	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
3	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	det	_	_
4	suitor	suitor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	tried	try	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	bow	bow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Odysseus	Odysseus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
14	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	16	nsubj:pass	_	_
15	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
16	sent	send	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	conj	_	_
17	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	arrow	arrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
19	through	through	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	twelve	twelve	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	21	nummod	_	_
21	rings	ring	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obl	_	_
22	in	in	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	presence	presence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
25	of	of	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	elders	elder	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **try** | past · perfect | every suitor | the great bow of Odysseus |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bow=Eventuality |
| 2 | **send** | past · perfect · passive |  | one |  | twelve rings |  | in the presence of the elders | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: subject=Destination arrow=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Upon the bending of the great bow, the sending of an arrow through twelve rings, and the presence of all the suitors at the hall on the feast day

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:561-pg22381-part67:e1:o4:1
# text = Upon the bending of the great bow, the sending of an arrow through twelve rings, and the presence of all the suitors at the hall on the feast day
1	Upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	bending	bending	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	bow	bow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	sending	send	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	arrow	arrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
14	through	through	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	twelve	twelve	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	16	nummod	_	_
16	rings	ring	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	presence	presence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
21	of	of	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
22	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	24	det:predet	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	suitors	suitor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	nmod	_	_
25	at	at	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	hall	hall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod	_	_
28	on	on	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
29	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	31	det	_	_
30	feast	feast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	compound	_	_
31	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | gerund | the bending of the great bow and the presence of all suitors at the hall on the feast day *not said here* |  |  | twelve rings |  | of a arrow | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent of arrow=Initial\_Location |

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