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title: why was Theseus crying, like, for real? — A Wonder-Book, The Minotaur, part 4: M… · tree and pragmatics
description: why was Theseus crying, like, for real? Test 10 · ★ of lesson 2045 «A Wonder-Book, The Minotaur, part 4: Medea's poisoned wine nearly kills Theseus before his father recognizes him» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each opti
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# Test 10 · ★ · A Wonder-Book, The Minotaur, part 4: Medea's poisoned wine…

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why was Theseus crying, like, for real?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Theseus · **What happens:** cry

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This is test 10 · ★ of lesson 2045 «A Wonder-Book, The Minotaur, part 4: Medea's poisoned wine nearly kills Theseus before his father recognizes him» 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/2045-pg976-part4/#t10).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2045-pg976-part4:t10:1
# text = why was Theseus crying, like, for real?
1	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	Theseus	Theseus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	crying	cry	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	like	like	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cry** *speech: express* | past · progressive | Theseus |  |  |  |  | for real | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient S\_INF»: agent=Agent for real=Recipient |

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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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he remembered every tale his mother had told him about the king's kindness and honor in old days

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2045-pg976-part4:t10:o1:1
# text = he remembered every tale his mother had told him about the king's kindness and honor in old days
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	remembered	remember	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	det	_	_
4	tale	tale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	told	tell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	parataxis	_	_
9	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	iobj	_	_
10	about	about	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	_
14	kindness	kindness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	honor	honor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remember** | past | he | every tale |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent tale=Theme |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past · perfect · passive |  | his mother | him *= he* |  | day | about the king's kindness and honor | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: subject=Recipient he=Topic |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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he missed his father dearly

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2045-pg976-part4:t10:o2:1
# text = he missed his father dearly
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	missed	miss	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	dearly	dearly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **miss** | past | he | his father |  |  |  | dearly *property* | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer father=Stimulus |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
he was overcome with joy at seeing the father he had never truly known as a boy

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2045-pg976-part4:t10:o3:1
# text = he was overcome with joy at seeing the father he had never truly known as a boy
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	overcome	overcome	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	joy	joy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	at	at	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	seeing	see	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj:pass	_	_
11	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
12	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
13	truly	truly	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	known	know	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl:relcl	_	_
15	as	as	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **overcome** | past · passive |  | he |  |  |  | with joy | vn exceed-90 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **see** | gerund |  | the father |  |  |  | as a boy | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer father=Stimulus as boy=Attribute |
| 3 | **not** **know** | past · perfect · passive | the father *not said here* | he |  |  |  | truly *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Stimulus |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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he felt sad his dad was so old

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2045-pg976-part4:t10:o4:1
# text = he felt sad his dad was so old
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	sad	sad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | past | he |  |  |  |  | sad *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is** | past | his dad |  |  |  |  | old *property* | 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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