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title: Wait, so Medusa was actually fit before she got cursed? — Greek and Roman Myths, Gorgons, Graeae… · tree and pragmatics
description: Wait, so Medusa was actually fit before she got cursed? Test 1 · ★ of lesson 524 «Greek and Roman Myths, Gorgons, Graeae, Sphinx and Tyche, part 30: Medusa's curse, Perseus, the Sphinx's riddle and Fortune's wheel» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics
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# Test 1 · ★ · Greek and Roman Myths, Gorgons, Graeae, Sphinx and Tyche,…

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Wait, so Medusa was actually fit before she got cursed?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, Medusa · **What happens:** wait, be, curse · **To what, where:** Medusa

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This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 524 «Greek and Roman Myths, Gorgons, Graeae, Sphinx and Tyche, part 30: Medusa's curse, Perseus, the Sphinx's riddle and Fortune's wheel» 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/524-pg22381-part30/#t1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:524-pg22381-part30:t1:1
# text = Wait, so Medusa was actually fit before she got cursed?
1	Wait	wait	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
3	so	so	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
4	Medusa	Medusa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	actually	actually	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	fit	fit	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
8	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
9	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	got	get	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	cursed	curse	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | past | Medusa |  |  |  |  | actually, fit *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **curse** | past · passive |  | Medusa |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=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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Nah, she was a golden-haired priestess

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:524-pg22381-part30:t1:o1:1
# text = Nah, she was a golden-haired priestess
1	Nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	9	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
6	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	haired	haired	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	priestess	priestess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | she | a haired priestess |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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Yeah, she was a golden-haired priestess who was cursed by Athene for breaking her vows

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:524-pg22381-part30:t1:o2:1
# text = Yeah, she was a golden-haired priestess who was cursed by Athene for breaking her vows
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	9	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
6	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	haired	haired	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	priestess	priestess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	cursed	curse	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl:relcl	_	_
13	by	by	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	Athene	Athene	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
15	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
16	breaking	break	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	advcl	_	_
17	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	vows	vow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | she | a golden haired priestess |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **curse** | past · passive | Athene | a golden haired priestess |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |
| 3 | **break** | gerund | Athene *not said here* | Athene's vows |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer vow=Patient |
| 4 | **vow** |  | Athene |  |  |  |  |  | nom vow «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, she was a golden-haired priestess

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:524-pg22381-part30:t1:o3:1
# text = Yeah, she was a golden-haired priestess
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	9	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
6	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	haired	haired	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	priestess	priestess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | she | a haired priestess |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, she was a golden-haired priestess of Athene before Poseidon came along

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:524-pg22381-part30:t1:o4:1
# text = Yeah, she was a golden-haired priestess of Athene before Poseidon came along
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	14	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
6	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	haired	haired	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	priestess	priestess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Athene	Athene	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
12	before	before	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	Poseidon	Poseidon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
14	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
15	along	along	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | she | a haired priestess |  |  |  | of Athene before Poseidon | tree rules |
| 2 | **come along** | past | a haired priestess |  |  |  |  | along *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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