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title: so the Furies are like guilt, that's why they chase murderers? — Classical Myths, The Realm of the Dead… · tree and pragmatics
description: so the Furies are like guilt, that's why they chase murderers? Test 8 · ★ of lesson 522 «Classical Myths, The Realm of the Dead, part 28: the guilty are judged and punished in Tartarus» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each 
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# Test 8 · ★ · Classical Myths, The Realm of the Dead, part 28: the guilt…

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so the Furies are like guilt, that's why they chase murderers?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Furies, that · **What happens:** be, chase · **To what, where:** murderers

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This is test 8 · ★ of lesson 522 «Classical Myths, The Realm of the Dead, part 28: the guilty are judged and punished in Tartarus» 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/522-pg22381-part28/#t8).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:522-pg22381-part28:t8:1
# text = so the Furies are like guilt, that's why they chase murderers?
1	so	so	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	Furies	fury	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	like	like	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	guilt	guilt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	parataxis	_	_
11	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	chase	chase	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	advcl:relcl	_	_
13	murderers	murderer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the Furies |  |  |  |  | like guilt | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | that |  |  |  |  | why *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **chase** | present | Furies *= fury* | murderers |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent murderer=Theme |

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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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Yeah, they're the daughters of Nyx who hunt the living and the dead

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:522-pg22381-part28:t8:o1:1
# text = Yeah, they're the daughters of Nyx who hunt the living and the dead
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	daughters	daughter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Nyx	Nyx	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	hunt	hunt	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	living	living	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | they | the daughters |  |  |  | of Nyx | tree rules |
| 2 | **hunt** | present | the daughters | the living |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent living=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Yeah, they're the pangs of a bad conscience that drive murderers mad

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:522-pg22381-part28:t8:o2:1
# text = Yeah, they're the pangs of a bad conscience that drive murderers mad
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	pangs	pang	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	conscience	conscience	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
11	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	drive	drive	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
13	murderers	murderer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	_
14	mad	mad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | they | the pangs |  |  |  | of a bad conscience | tree rules |
| 2 | **drive** | present | a bad conscience | murderers |  |  |  | mad *property* | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme murderer=Trajectory |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, they punish oath breakers

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:522-pg22381-part28:t8:o3:1
# text = Yeah, they punish oath breakers
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	punish	punish	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	oath	oath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	breakers	breaker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **punish** | present | they | oath breakers |  |  |  |  | vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent breaker=Patient |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, they're the pangs of a bad conscience

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:522-pg22381-part28:t8:o4:1
# text = Yeah, they're the pangs of a bad conscience
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	pangs	pang	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	conscience	conscience	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | they | the pangs |  |  |  | of a bad conscience | tree rules |

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