--- title: damocles was living his best life until he saw that sword — Tales of Rome, Horatius at the Bridge:… · tree and pragmatics description: damocles was living his best life until he saw that sword Test 5 · ★ 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 question and of --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/352-pg18442-part12/t5/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/) / [Tales of Rome, Horatius at the Bridge:…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/352-pg18442-part12/) / t5 # Test 5 · ★ · Tales of Rome, Horatius at the Bridge: Horatius holds the… damocles was living his best life until he saw that sword **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** damocles, he · **What happens:** live, see · **To what, where:** best life, sword This is test 5 · ★ 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/#t5). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:352-pg18442-part12:t5:1 # text = damocles was living his best life until he saw that sword 1 damocles damocle NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 living live VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 4 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 6 nmod:poss _ _ 5 best good ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 6 amod _ _ 6 life life NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 7 until until SCONJ IN _ 9 mark _ _ 8 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ _ 9 saw see VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 advcl _ _ 10 that that DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 11 det _ _ 11 sword sword NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **live** | past · progressive | damocles | his best life | | | | | vn lodge-46 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme life=Location | | 2 | **see** | past | he | that sword | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer sword=Stimulus | 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 {#o1} the sword was sharp ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:352-pg18442-part12:t5:o1:1 # text = the sword was sharp 1 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 sword sword NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 3 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 4 sharp sharp ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past | the sword | | | | | sharp *property* | tree rules | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2} the sword was hanging over his head by one horse-hair ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:352-pg18442-part12:t5:o2:1 # text = the sword was hanging over his head by one horse-hair 1 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 sword sword NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 3 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 4 hanging hang VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 5 over over 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 head head NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ 8 by by ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 9 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 12 nummod _ _ 10 horse horse NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 11 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 10 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 12 hair hair NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **hang** | past · progressive | the sword | | | sword's head | | by one horse hair | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent over head=Location | ### Option 3 {#o3} the king's sword was tied above his head with rope ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:352-pg18442-part12:t5:o3:1 # text = the king's sword was tied above his head with rope 1 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 3 's 's PART POS _ 2 case _ _ 4 sword sword NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj:pass _ _ 5 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux:pass _ _ 6 tied tie VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 7 above above ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 9 nmod:poss _ _ 9 head head NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ 10 with with ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 11 rope rope NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **tie** | past · passive | | the king's sword | | king's head with rope | | | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | ### Option 4 {#o4} the sword was dangling above his seat by a thread ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:352-pg18442-part12:t5:o4:1 # text = the sword was dangling above his seat by a thread 1 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 sword sword NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 3 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 4 dangling dangle VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 5 above above 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 seat seat NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ 8 by by ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 thread thread NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **dangle** | past · progressive | the sword | | | sword's seat | | by a thread | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme above seat=Location | **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. 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