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title: Poseidon's got a fork, right? What's it do, like, proper? — Greek Myths, Hephaestus and Poseidon,… · tree and pragmatics
description: Poseidon's got a fork, right? What's it do, like, proper? Test 7 · ★ 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 pragmatics
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# Test 7 · ★ · Greek Myths, Hephaestus and Poseidon, part 21: Aphrodite m…

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Poseidon's got a fork, right? What's it do, like, proper?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Poseidon, fork · **What happens:** get, be, like · **To what, where:** fork

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This is test 7 · ★ 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/#t7).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Poseidon's got a fork, right?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:515-pg22381-part21:t7:1
# text = Poseidon's got a fork, right?
1	Poseidon	Poseidon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	got	get	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	fork	fork	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
7	right	right	INTJ	UH	_	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present · passive | Poseidon | a fork |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer fork=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.

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*Sentence 2:* What's it do, like, proper?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:515-pg22381-part21:t7:2
# text = What's it do, like, proper?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	like	like	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	proper	proper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | fork |  |  |  |  | do *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **like** | infinitive | fork *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **be** |  | fork *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Fishing, mostly

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:515-pg22381-part21:t7:o1:1
# text = Fishing, mostly
1	Fishing	fishing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	mostly	mostly	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Calms the waves and keeps the sea still for sailors

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:515-pg22381-part21:t7:o2:1
# text = Calms the waves and keeps the sea still for sailors
1	Calms	calm	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	waves	wave	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	still	still	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	sailors	sailor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **calm** | present |  | the waves |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus wave=Experiencer |
| 2 | **keep** | present |  | the sea |  |  | still | for sailors | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sea=Theme |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Makes earthquakes and pops up islands from the sea

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:515-pg22381-part21:t7:o3:1
# text = Makes earthquakes and pops up islands from the sea
1	Makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	earthquakes	earthquake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	pops	pop	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
5	up	up	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	islands	island	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present |  | earthquakes |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset earthquake=Product |
| 2 | **pop up** | present |  | islands |  | the sea |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location island=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Makes storms and sinks ships out at sea

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:515-pg22381-part21:t7:o4:1
# text = Makes storms and sinks ships out at sea
1	Makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	storms	storm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	sinks	sink	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
5	ships	ship	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	out	out	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present |  | storms |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset storm=Product |
| 2 | **sink out** | present |  | ships |  | sea |  | out *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent ship=Patient |

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