Test 8 · ★ · Myths of Greece and Rome, Heracles, part 51: Heracles brin…
Phyleus got the throne of Elis?? that's proper lucky innit
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Phyleus, that · What happens: get, be · To what, where: throne, proper lucky innit
This is test 8 · ★ of lesson 545 «Myths of Greece and Rome, Heracles, part 51: Heracles brings Cerberus up, kills Iphitus by accident, serves Omphale and takes revenge on two kings» of the books course of Mova's primary school. 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.
The question
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phyleus | Phyleus | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 got | nsubj |
| 2 | got | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 throne | det |
| 4 | throne | throne | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 got | obj |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 Elis | case |
| 6 | Elis | Elis | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 throne | nmod |
| 7 | ?? | ?? | SYM | _ | 12 innit | punct |
| 8 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 12 innit | nsubj |
| 9 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 innit | cop |
| 10 | proper | proper | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 innit | amod |
| 11 | lucky | lucky | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 innit | amod |
| 12 | innit | innit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 got | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | get | past | Phyleus | the throne of Elis | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer throne=Stimulus | ||||
| 2 | is a | present | that | proper lucky innit | tree rules |
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
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
yeah, Heracles put him on the empty throne of Elis as a reward for backing him in the fight
The tree, 19 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 4 put | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 yeah | punct |
| 3 | Heracles | Heracles | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 put | nsubj |
| 4 | put | put | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 put | obj |
| 6 | on | on | ADP | _ | 9 throne | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 throne | det |
| 8 | empty | empty | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 throne | amod |
| 9 | throne | throne | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 put | obl |
| 10 | of | of | ADP | _ | 11 Elis | case |
| 11 | Elis | Elis | PROPN | Number=Sing | 9 throne | nmod |
| 12 | as | as | ADP | _ | 14 reward | case |
| 13 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 reward | det |
| 14 | reward | reward | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 put | obl |
| 15 | for | for | SCONJ | _ | 16 backing | mark |
| 16 | backing | back | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 4 put | advcl |
| 17 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 16 backing | obj |
| 18 | in | in | ADP | _ | 20 fight | case |
| 19 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 20 fight | det |
| 20 | fight | fight | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 backing | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | put | past | Heracles | him = he | the empty throne of Elis | as a reward | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme on throne=Destination | ||
| 2 | back | gerund | Heracles not said here | Heracles | the fight | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent he=Theme in fight=Trajectory |
Option 2
yeah, Heracles gave it to him for supporting the war
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 4 gave | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 yeah | punct |
| 3 | Heracles | Heracles | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 gave | nsubj |
| 4 | gave | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 gave | obj |
| 6 | to | to | ADP | _ | 7 him | case |
| 7 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 gave | obl |
| 8 | for | for | SCONJ | _ | 9 supporting | mark |
| 9 | supporting | support | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 4 gave | advcl |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 war | det |
| 11 | war | war | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 supporting | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give | past | Heracles | it | him = he | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent it=Theme to he=Recipient | |||
| 2 | support | gerund | Heracles not said here | the war | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer war=Stimulus |
Option 3
yeah, after Heracles killed Augeas, he gave the empty throne of Elis to Phyleus as thanks for backing him
The tree, 19 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 5 killed | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 killed | punct |
| 3 | after | after | SCONJ | _ | 5 killed | mark |
| 4 | Heracles | Heracles | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 killed | nsubj |
| 5 | killed | kill | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | Augeas | Augeas | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 killed | obj |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 gave | punct |
| 8 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 gave | nsubj |
| 9 | gave | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 killed | conj |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 throne | det |
| 11 | empty | empty | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 throne | amod |
| 12 | throne | throne | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 gave | obj |
| 13 | of | of | ADP | _ | 14 Elis | case |
| 14 | Elis | Elis | PROPN | Number=Sing | 12 throne | nmod |
| 15 | to | to | ADP | _ | 16 Phyleus | case |
| 16 | Phyleus | Phyleus | PROPN | Number=Sing | 9 gave | obl |
| 17 | as | as | ADP | _ | 18 thanks | case |
| 18 | thanks | thanks | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 gave | obl |
| 19 | for | for | SCONJ | _ | 20 backing | mark |
| 20 | backing | back | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 18 thanks | acl |
| 21 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 20 backing | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | kill | past | Heracles | Augeas | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent augeas=Theme | ||||
| 2 | give | past | Heracles | the empty throne of Elis | Phyleus | as thanks | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent throne=Theme to phyleus=Recipient | ||
| 3 | back | gerund | thanks not said here | Heracles | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Agent |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
yeah, Heracles gave him the empty throne for backing him
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 4 gave | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 yeah | punct |
| 3 | Heracles | Heracles | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 gave | nsubj |
| 4 | gave | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 gave | iobj |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 throne | det |
| 7 | empty | empty | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 throne | amod |
| 8 | throne | throne | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 gave | obj |
| 9 | for | for | SCONJ | _ | 10 backing | mark |
| 10 | backing | back | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 4 gave | advcl |
| 11 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 backing | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give | past | Heracles | the empty throne | him = he | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient throne=Theme | |||
| 2 | back | gerund | Heracles not said here | Heracles | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Agent |
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