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title: why does ares get a court on a hill? — Myths of Greece and Rome, Thetis and A… · tree and pragmatics
description: why does ares get a court on a hill? Test 10 · ★ of lesson 517 «Myths of Greece and Rome, Thetis and Ares, part 23: Thetis weds Peleus, then the war-god Ares is hated by his father» 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 10 · ★ · Myths of Greece and Rome, Thetis and Ares, part 23: Thetis…

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why does ares get a court on a hill?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** ares · **What happens:** get · **To what, where:** court, hill

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This is test 10 · ★ of lesson 517 «Myths of Greece and Rome, Thetis and Ares, part 23: Thetis weds Peleus, then the war-god Ares is hated by his father» 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/517-pg22381-part23/#t10).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:517-pg22381-part23:t10:1
# text = why does ares get a court on a hill?
1	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	ares	ar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	hill	hill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present · do-support | ares | a court |  | a hill |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent court=Theme on hill=Source |

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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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cos he attacked a Trojan hero and got sent to a hill-top court, and it's named after that

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:517-pg22381-part23:t10:o1:1
# text = cos he attacked a Trojan hero and got sent to a hill-top court, and it's named after that
1	cos	cos	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	attacked	attack	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	Trojan	trojan	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	hero	hero	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	got	get	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	sent	send	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
12	hill	hill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	top	top	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
18	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	aux:pass	_	_
20	named	name	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
21	after	after	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	20	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **attack** | past | cos | a Trojan hero |  |  |  |  | vn attack-60.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hero=Patient |
| 2 | **send** | past · passive | cos *not said here* |  |  | a top court |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: to court=Destination |
| 3 | **name** | present · passive |  | hero |  |  | after that |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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

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cos he got let off for killing that bloke, so the hill's named after him

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:517-pg22381-part23:t10:o2:1
# text = cos he got let off for killing that bloke, so the hill's named after him
1	cos	cos	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	got	get	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	let	let	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	off	off	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	killing	kill	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
8	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	9	det	_	_
9	bloke	bloke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	so	so	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	hill	hill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	's	's	PART	POS	_	13	case	_	_
15	named	name	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	conj	_	_
16	after	after	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let off** | past · passive |  | cos |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **kill** | gerund |  | that bloke |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bloke=Theme |
| 3 | **name** | participle |  |  |  |  | after him *= he* |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
cos he got let off for killing that bloke, so the hill's named after him and the court's named after Zeus

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:517-pg22381-part23:t10:o3:1
# text = cos he got let off for killing that bloke, so the hill's named after him and the court's named after Zeus
1	cos	cos	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	got	get	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	let	let	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	off	off	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	killing	kill	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
8	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	9	det	_	_
9	bloke	bloke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	so	so	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	hill	hill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	's	's	PART	POS	_	13	case	_	_
15	named	name	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	conj	_	_
16	after	after	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obl	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	's	's	PART	POS	_	20	case	_	_
22	named	name	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	conj	_	_
23	after	after	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	Zeus	Zeus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let off** | past · passive |  | cos |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **kill** | gerund |  | that bloke |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bloke=Theme |
| 3 | **name** | participle |  |  |  |  | after him *= he* |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **name** | participle |  |  |  |  | after Zeus |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
cos the gods wanted him gone, so he got a trial

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:517-pg22381-part23:t10:o4:1
# text = cos the gods wanted him gone, so he got a trial
1	cos	cos	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	gods	god	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	ccomp	_	_
5	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	gone	go	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	trial	trial	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cos** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **want** | past | the gods | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **go** *not said to happen* | participle | him *= he* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **get** | past | he | a trial |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer trial=Stimulus |

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