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description: What was the eventual outcome of the rebellion of the relatives of the suitors? Exam question 4 of lesson 561 «Classic Myths, Odysseus: the bow contest and the homecoming» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's
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# Exam question 4 · Classic Myths, Odysseus: the bow contest and the homecoming

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What was the eventual outcome of the rebellion of the relatives of the suitors?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** relatives · **What happens:** be, rebel · **To what, where:** eventual outcome

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This is exam question 4 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/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:561-pg22381-part67:e4:1
# text = What was the eventual outcome of the rebellion of the relatives of the suitors?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	5	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	eventual	eventual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	outcome	outcome	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	rebellion	rebellion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	relatives	relative	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	suitors	suitor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past |  | the eventual outcome |  |  |  | of the rebellion of the relatives of the suitors | tree rules |
| 2 | **rebel** |  | the relatives of the suitors |  |  |  |  |  | nom rebellion «act intransitive»: of=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 {#o1}

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The rebels were slaughtered by Odysseus's men in the field, and the survivors were sent into exile on other islands

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:561-pg22381-part67:e4:o1:1
# text = The rebels were slaughtered by Odysseus's men in the field, and the survivors were sent into exile on other islands
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rebels	rebel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	slaughtered	slaughter	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	Odysseus	Odysseus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	field	field	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	survivors	survivor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nsubj:pass	_	_
16	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux:pass	_	_
17	sent	send	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
18	into	into	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	exile	exile	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
20	on	on	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	islands	island	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **slaughter** | past · passive | Odysseus's men in the field | the rebels |  |  |  |  | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |
| 2 | **send** | past · passive |  | the survivors |  | exile |  | on other islands | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Peace was agreed after a brief armed struggle

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:561-pg22381-part67:e4:o2:1
# text = Peace was agreed after a brief armed struggle
1	Peace	peace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	agreed	agree	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	after	after	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	brief	brief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	armed	armed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	struggle	struggle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **agree** *speech: agree* | past · passive |  | Peace |  |  | after a armed struggle |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V S»: subject=Topic |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Reconciliation was achieved through peaceful negotiation with Odysseus

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:561-pg22381-part67:e4:o3:1
# text = Reconciliation was achieved through peaceful negotiation with Odysseus
1	Reconciliation	reconciliation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	achieved	achieve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	through	through	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	peaceful	peaceful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	negotiation	negotiation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Odysseus	Odysseus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **achieve** | past · passive |  | Reconciliation |  | peaceful negotiation with Odysseus |  |  | vn complete-55.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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They were defeated in a brief battle with Odysseus

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:561-pg22381-part67:e4:o4:1
# text = They were defeated in a brief battle with Odysseus
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	defeated	defeat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	brief	brief	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	battle	battle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Odysseus	Odysseus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **defeat** | past · passive |  | They |  | a brief battle with Odysseus |  |  | tree rules |

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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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