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title: the statue part was fire, but the land part is even better, no lie — Tales of Rome, Horatius at the Bridge:… · tree and pragmatics
description: the statue part was fire, but the land part is even better, no lie Test 13 · ★ of lesson 352 «Tales of Rome, Horatius at the Bridge: Horatius holds the bridge alone and saves Rome from Porsena's army» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the questi
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# Test 13 · ★ · Tales of Rome, Horatius at the Bridge: Horatius holds the…

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the statue part was fire, but the land part is even better, no lie

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** statue part, land part · **What happens:** be · **To what, where:** fire

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This is test 13 · ★ of lesson 352 «Tales of Rome, Horatius at the Bridge: Horatius holds the bridge alone and saves Rome from Porsena's army» 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/352-pg18442-part12/#t13).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:352-pg18442-part12:t13:1
# text = the statue part was fire, but the land part is even better, no lie
1	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	statue	statue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
7	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
12	even	even	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	16	det	_	_
16	lie	lie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the statue part | fire and no lie |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | the land part |  |  |  |  | good *property* | tree rules |

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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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horatius got a gold crown and a fine silver cup

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:352-pg18442-part12:t13:o1:1
# text = horatius got a gold crown and a fine silver cup
1	horatius	horatius	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	crown	crown	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
8	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
9	silver	silver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	cup	cup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | horatius | a gold crown and a fine silver cup |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer crown=Stimulus |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
horatius got as much land as he could plow around in one day

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:352-pg18442-part12:t13:o2:1
# text = horatius got as much land as he could plow around in one day
1	horatius	horatius	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	as	as	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	plow	plow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
10	around	around	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	_
13	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | horatius | much land |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer land=Stimulus |
| 2 | **plow around** | could | horatius |  |  |  | day | around *property* | vn wipe\_instr-10.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
horatius got as much land as he could plow around in one day, plus a fine house in the forum

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:352-pg18442-part12:t13:o3:1
# text = horatius got as much land as he could plow around in one day, plus a fine house in the forum
1	horatius	horatius	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	as	as	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	plow	plow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
10	around	around	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	_
13	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
15	plus	plus	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	forum	forum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | horatius | much land |  |  |  | a fine house in the forum *obl* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer land=Stimulus |
| 2 | **plow around** | could | horatius |  |  |  | day | around *property* | vn wipe\_instr-10.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
horatius got as much land as he could plow around in one whole day, and the Romans built a statue of him

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:352-pg18442-part12:t13:o4:1
# text = horatius got as much land as he could plow around in one whole day, and the Romans built a statue of him
1	horatius	horatius	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	as	as	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	plow	plow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
10	around	around	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	14	nummod	_	_
13	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	Romans	Roman	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	19	nsubj	_	_
19	built	build	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	statue	statue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	_
22	of	of	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | horatius | much land |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer land=Stimulus |
| 2 | **plow around** | could | horatius |  |  |  | day | around *property* | vn wipe\_instr-10.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **build** | past | the Romans | a statue of horatius |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent statue=Product |

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