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title: why are shepherds Apollo's peeps? — Myths of Greece and Rome, Eos and Tith… · tree and pragmatics
description: why are shepherds Apollo's peeps? Test 13 · ★ of lesson 508 «Myths of Greece and Rome, Eos and Tithonus, part 14: the dawn goddess loses her lover to old age, and Apollo is born on Delos» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of eac
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# Test 13 · ★ · Myths of Greece and Rome, Eos and Tithonus, part 14: the d…

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why are shepherds Apollo's peeps?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Apollo · **What happens:** be, peep · **To what, where:** shepherds

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This is test 13 · ★ of lesson 508 «Myths of Greece and Rome, Eos and Tithonus, part 14: the dawn goddess loses her lover to old age, and Apollo is born on Delos» 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/508-pg22381-part14/#t13).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:508-pg22381-part14:t13:1
# text = why are shepherds Apollo's peeps?
1	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	3	advmod	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	shepherds	shepherd	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	Apollo	Apollo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	peeps	peep	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | shepherds |  |  |  | Apollo's peeps *nmod* | tree rules |
| 2 | **peep** |  | Apollo |  |  |  |  |  | nom peep «event intransitive»: poss=agent |

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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 {#o1}

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he keeps the wolves away from the young lambs

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:508-pg22381-part14:t13:o1:1
# text = he keeps the wolves away from the young lambs
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	wolves	wolf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	away	away	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	lambs	lamb	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep away** | present | he | the wolves |  |  |  | from the young lambs; away *property* | vn forbid-64.4 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Causer wolf=Beneficiary from lamb=Eventuality |

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

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he warms the fields and gives the flocks pasture

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:508-pg22381-part14:t13:o2:1
# text = he warms the fields and gives the flocks pasture
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	warms	warm	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	fields	field	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	flocks	flock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	pasture	pasture	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **warm** | present | he | the fields |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent field=Patient |
| 2 | **give** | present | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **pasture** | present | the flocks |  |  |  |  |  | vn pocket-9.10 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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he sits on the hills and plays his lyre while the flocks graze

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:508-pg22381-part14:t13:o3:1
# text = he sits on the hills and plays his lyre while the flocks graze
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sits	sit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	hills	hill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	plays	play	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	lyre	lyre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	flocks	flock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
13	graze	graze	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit** | present | he |  |  | the hills |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on hill=Location |
| 2 | **play** | present | he *not said here* | his lyre |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lyre=Theme |
| 3 | **graze** | present | the flocks |  |  |  |  |  | vn dine-39.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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he protects the flocks from wolves and lions and leads them to the fields

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:508-pg22381-part14:t13:o4:1
# text = he protects the flocks from wolves and lions and leads them to the fields
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	protects	protect	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	flocks	flock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	wolves	wolf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	lions	lion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	leads	lead	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
11	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	fields	field	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **protect** | present | he | the flocks |  |  |  | from wolves and lions | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent flock=Beneficiary from wolf=Theme |
| 2 | **lead** | present | he *not said here* | flocks *= flock* |  | the fields |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent they=Theme to field=Destination |

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