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title: Bare shoes that let you walk on air, were they actually a thing? — Greek Myths, Hephaestus and Poseidon,… · tree and pragmatics
description: Bare shoes that let you walk on air, were they actually a thing? Test 5 · ★ of lesson 515 «Greek Myths, Hephaestus and Poseidon, part 21: Aphrodite mocks her limping husband, and Poseidon's golden sea-palace is described» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pra
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# Test 5 · ★ · Greek Myths, Hephaestus and Poseidon, part 21: Aphrodite m…

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Bare shoes that let you walk on air, were they actually a thing?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Bare shoes, you · **What happens:** let, walk, be · **To what, where:** you, air, thing

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This is test 5 · ★ of lesson 515 «Greek Myths, Hephaestus and Poseidon, part 21: Aphrodite mocks her limping husband, and Poseidon's golden sea-palace is described» 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/515-pg22381-part21/#t5).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:515-pg22381-part21:t5:1
# text = Bare shoes that let you walk on air, were they actually a thing?
1	Bare	bare	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	shoes	shoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
3	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	let	let	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	walk	walk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
10	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
11	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
12	actually	actually	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | present | Bare shoes | you |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **walk** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  | air |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on air=Trajectory |
| 3 | **is a** | past | Bare shoes | a thing |  |  |  | actually *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 {#o1}

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Nah, the gods mostly walked everywhere, though Hermes had winged boots that he wore into every battle on Olympus

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:515-pg22381-part21:t5:o1:1
# text = Nah, the gods mostly walked everywhere, though Hermes had winged boots that he wore into every battle on Olympus
1	Nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	gods	god	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
5	mostly	mostly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	walked	walk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	everywhere	everywhere	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	though	though	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	Hermes	Hermes	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
11	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	winged	wing	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	amod	_	_
13	boots	boot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
14	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
15	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	wore	wear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	acl:relcl	_	_
17	into	into	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	19	det	_	_
19	battle	battle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
20	on	on	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	Olympus	Olympus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | past | the gods |  |  |  |  | though winged boots; everywhere, mostly *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **wing** | past · perfect | Hermes |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **wear** | past | Hermes | winged boots *not said here* |  | every battle on Olympus |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent boot=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Nah, Hermes had winged sandals, but that's a different story

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:515-pg22381-part21:t5:o2:1
# text = Nah, Hermes had winged sandals, but that's a different story
1	Nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	Hermes	Hermes	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	winged	wing	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	sandals	sandal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
8	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wing** | past · perfect | Hermes | sandals |  |  |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent sandal=Location |
| 2 | **is a** | present | that | a different story |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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Yeah, Hephaestus made them in his forge, and they let the gods run across the sea and the sky whenever they wanted, mate

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:515-pg22381-part21:t5:o3:1
# text = Yeah, Hephaestus made them in his forge, and they let the gods run across the sea and the sky whenever they wanted, mate
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	Hephaestus	Hephaestus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	forge	forge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	let	let	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	gods	god	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nsubj	_	_
15	run	run	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	xcomp	_	_
16	across	across	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	sky	sky	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	_
22	whenever	whenever	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	24	advmod	_	_
23	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	24	nsubj	_	_
24	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
26	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | Hephaestus | them *= they* |  | Hephaestus's forge |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Product |
| 2 | **let** | past | they |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **run** | present | the gods |  |  | the sea and the sky |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme across sea=Trajectory |
| 4 | **want** | past | gods *= god* | mate |  |  |  | whenever *property* | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, Hephaestus made golden shoes for the gods, wicked

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:515-pg22381-part21:t5:o4:1
# text = Yeah, Hephaestus made golden shoes for the gods, wicked
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	Hephaestus	Hephaestus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	shoes	shoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	gods	god	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	wicked	wicked	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | Hephaestus | golden shoes |  |  |  | for the gods | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent shoe=Material for god=Beneficiary |

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