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title: wait, so Zeus got his siblings back how — Greek and Roman Myths, The Titans and… · tree and pragmatics
description: wait, so Zeus got his siblings back how Test 7 · ★ of lesson 497 «Greek and Roman Myths, The Titans and Zeus, part 3: Cronus swallows his children, and Rhea saves Zeus with a stone» 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 7 · ★ · Greek and Roman Myths, The Titans and Zeus, part 3: Cronus…

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wait, so Zeus got his siblings back how

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, Zeus · **What happens:** wait, get back · **To what, where:** siblings

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This is test 7 · ★ of lesson 497 «Greek and Roman Myths, The Titans and Zeus, part 3: Cronus swallows his children, and Rhea saves Zeus with a stone» 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/497-pg22381-part3/#t7).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:497-pg22381-part3:t7:1
# text = wait, so Zeus got his siblings back how
1	wait	wait	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	so	so	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	Zeus	Zeus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	siblings	sibling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	back	back	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
9	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **get back** | past | Zeus | Zeus's siblings |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer sibling=Stimulus |

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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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Gaia sent Cronus a potion to drink

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:497-pg22381-part3:t7:o1:1
# text = Gaia sent Cronus a potion to drink
1	Gaia	Gaia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sent	send	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Cronus	Cronus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	potion	potion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	drink	drink	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | past | Gaia | a potion | Cronus |  |  |  | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent cronus=Destination potion=Theme |
| 2 | **drink** | to-infinitive | Gaia *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Metis gave Cronus a potion to drink

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:497-pg22381-part3:t7:o2:1
# text = Metis gave Cronus a potion to drink
1	Metis	Metis	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Cronus	Cronus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	iobj	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	potion	potion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	drink	drink	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | Metis | a potion | Cronus |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent cronus=Recipient potion=Theme |
| 2 | **drink** | to-infinitive | Metis *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Zeus went to war and Metis gave Cronus a potion to drink so he spit out the children

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:497-pg22381-part3:t7:o3:1
# text = Zeus went to war and Metis gave Cronus a potion to drink so he spit out the children
1	Zeus	Zeus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	war	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	Metis	Metis	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	Cronus	Cronus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	iobj	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	potion	potion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	drink	drink	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	acl	_	_
13	so	so	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
14	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	spit	spit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
16	out	out	ADP	RP	_	15	compound:prt	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | Zeus |  |  | war |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to war=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **give** | past | Metis | a potion | Cronus |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent cronus=Recipient potion=Theme |
| 3 | **drink** | to-infinitive | Metis *not said here* | a potion *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **spit out** | infinitive | Metis | the children |  |  |  |  | vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent child=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Metis gave Cronus a bitter potion that made him vomit up all the swallowed children

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:497-pg22381-part3:t7:o4:1
# text = Metis gave Cronus a bitter potion that made him vomit up all the swallowed children
1	Metis	Metis	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Cronus	Cronus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	iobj	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	bitter	bitter	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	potion	potion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	vomit	vomit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	up	up	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	_
12	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	15	det:predet	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	swallowed	swallow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	amod	_	_
15	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	iobj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | Metis | a bitter potion | all swallowed children |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | past | a bitter potion | Cronus |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **vomit up** | infinitive | Cronus *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **swallow** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn hiccup-40.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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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