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title: Mate, what was that public mint next to her shrine even for? — Myths of Greece and Rome, Pallas-Athen… · tree and pragmatics
description: Mate, what was that public mint next to her shrine even for? Test 2 · ★ of lesson 503 «Myths of Greece and Rome, Pallas-Athene, part 9: Athene's gifts and her shield» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choi
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# Test 2 · ★ · Myths of Greece and Rome, Pallas-Athene, part 9: Athene's…

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Mate, what was that public mint next to her shrine even for?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Mate · **What happens:** be · **To what, where:** public mint

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This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 503 «Myths of Greece and Rome, Pallas-Athene, part 9: Athene's gifts and her shield» 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/503-pg22381-part9/#t2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:503-pg22381-part9:t2:1
# text = Mate, what was that public mint next to her shrine even for?
1	Mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
3	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	7	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	public	public	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	mint	mint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
8	next	next	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	shrine	shrine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	even	even	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Mate and public mint | public mint |  |  |  | next *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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Storing grain for the poor folk

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:503-pg22381-part9:t2:o1:1
# text = Storing grain for the poor folk
1	Storing	store	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	grain	grain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	folk	folk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **store** | gerund |  | grain |  |  |  | for the poor folk | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grain=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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A public mint where the Athenian state struck silver owls and other coins for trade with all the islands

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:503-pg22381-part9:t2:o2:1
# text = A public mint where the Athenian state struck silver owls and other coins for trade with all the islands
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	public	public	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	mint	mint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	8	advmod	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	Athenian	Athenian	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	struck	strike	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
9	silver	silver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	owls	owl	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	coins	coin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	trade	trade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
16	with	with	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	19	det:predet	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	islands	island	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **strike** | participle · passive |  | the Athenian state |  |  |  | for trade; with all islands | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP ADJP PP.instrument»: subject=Patient owl=Result with island=Instrument |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Minting coins for the city and for the temple's priests to offer as gifts to pilgrims

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:503-pg22381-part9:t2:o3:1
# text = Minting coins for the city and for the temple's priests to offer as gifts to pilgrims
1	Minting	mint	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	coins	coin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	temple	temple	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	priests	priest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	offer	offer	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
14	as	as	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	gifts	gift	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	_
16	to	to	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	pilgrims	pilgrim	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mint** | gerund |  | coins |  |  |  | for the city and the temple's priests | tree rules |
| 2 | **offer** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | to pilgrims *goal*; as gifts | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent to pilgrim=Goal |

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

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Making proper coins for the city

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:503-pg22381-part9:t2:o4:1
# text = Making proper coins for the city
1	Making	make	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	proper	proper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	coins	coin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | gerund |  | proper coins |  |  |  | for the city | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP P.asset»: agent=Agent coin=Product for city=Asset |

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