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title: How did people in Athens know about him before he got there? — The Heroes, Theseus, part 3: Theseus l… · tree and pragmatics
description: How did people in Athens know about him before he got there? Test 8 · ★ of lesson 2044 «The Heroes, Theseus, part 3: Theseus lifts the great stone, finds his father's sword and sandals, and sets out for Athens» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of 
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# Test 8 · ★ · The Heroes, Theseus, part 3: Theseus lifts the great stone…

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How did people in Athens know about him before he got there?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Athens, he · **What happens:** do, know, get · **To what, where:** people

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This is test 8 · ★ of lesson 2044 «The Heroes, Theseus, part 3: Theseus lifts the great stone, finds his father's sword and sandals, and sets out for Athens» 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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/books/2044-pg976-part3/#t8).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2044-pg976-part3:t8:1
# text = How did people in Athens know about him before he got there?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	Athens	athen	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	know	know	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
7	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obl	_	_
9	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
10	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	ccomp	_	_
12	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past |  | people |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Eventuality |
| 2 | **know** | present | Athens |  |  |  |  | about him *= he* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 3 | **get** | past | he |  |  | there |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

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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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Word had already spread that he was a hero

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2044-pg976-part3:t8:o1:1
# text = Word had already spread that he was a hero
1	Word	Word	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	already	already	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	spread	spread	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	hero	hero	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spread** | past · perfect · passive |  | Word |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | past | Word | a hero |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Travellers had brought stories of his deeds from every corner of the land

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2044-pg976-part3:t8:o2:1
# text = Travellers had brought stories of his deeds from every corner of the land
1	Travellers	traveller	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	brought	bring	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	stories	story	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	deeds	deed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
10	corner	corner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bring** | past · perfect · passive |  | Travellers |  | every corner of the land |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP NP»: subject=Destination story=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He had sent a herald ahead of him to warn the whole city of Athens

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2044-pg976-part3:t8:o3:1
# text = He had sent a herald ahead of him to warn the whole city of Athens
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	sent	send	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	herald	herald	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	ahead	ahead	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obl	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	warn	warn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	Athens	Athens	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | past · perfect | He | a herald |  |  |  | of him *= he*; ahead *property* | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent herald=Theme of he=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **warn** *speech: warn* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | the whole city of Athens |  |  |  |  | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent city=Recipient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rumours had reached them from Troezen first

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2044-pg976-part3:t8:o4:1
# text = Rumours had reached them from Troezen first
1	Rumours	rumour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	reached	reach	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Troezen	Troezen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	3	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reach** | past · perfect · passive |  | Rumours |  | Troezen |  | first *property* | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP»: subject=Beneficiary they=Theme |

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