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title: Did the Asclepius dude really get the Medusa blood, or is that just… — Myths of Greece and Rome, Janus and th… · tree and pragmatics
description: Did the Asclepius dude really get the Medusa blood, or is that just the legend talk? Test 1 · ★ of lesson 530 «Myths of Greece and Rome, Janus and the Gods of Gates and Seasons, part 36: Asclepius heals the sick, Janus guards the gates, and Vertumnus wins Pomona» of the books course of Mova's primar
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# Test 1 · ★ · Myths of Greece and Rome, Janus and the Gods of Gates and…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Did the Asclepius dude really get the Medusa blood, or is that just the legend talk?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Asclepius dude · **What happens:** do, get, be · **To what, where:** Asclepius dude, Medusa blood, legend talk

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This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 530 «Myths of Greece and Rome, Janus and the Gods of Gates and Seasons, part 36: Asclepius heals the sick, Janus guards the gates, and Vertumnus wins Pomona» 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/530-pg22381-part36/#t1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:530-pg22381-part36:t1:1
# text = Did the Asclepius dude really get the Medusa blood, or is that just the legend talk?
1	Did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	Asclepius	Asclepius	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	dude	dude	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	really	really	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	Medusa	Medusa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
13	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
14	just	just	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	legend	legend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	talk	talk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past |  | the Asclepius dude |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dude=Eventuality |
| 2 | **get** | present | the Asclepius dude *not said here* | the Medusa blood |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer blood=Stimulus |
| 3 | **is a** | present |  | the legend talk |  |  |  |  | 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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the priests swore it was true fact

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:530-pg22381-part36:t1:o1:1
# text = the priests swore it was true fact
1	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	priests	priest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	swore	swear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	fact	fact	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swear** | past | the priests |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | past | it | true fact |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yes, the gods confirmed it at Delos

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:530-pg22381-part36:t1:o2:1
# text = yes, the gods confirmed it at Delos
1	yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	5	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	5	nsubj	_	_
5	confirmed	confirm	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Delos	Delos	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **confirm** | past | the gods | it |  | Delos |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot it=Topic |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
no, Asclepius never lived and was made up entirely by the Romans later

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:530-pg22381-part36:t1:o3:1
# text = no, Asclepius never lived and was made up entirely by the Romans later
1	no	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	Asclepius	Asclepius	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	lived	live	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
9	up	up	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	_
10	entirely	entirely	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	Romans	Roman	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	8	obl:agent	_	_
14	later	late	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	8	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **live** | past | Asclepius |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **make up** | past · passive | the Romans |  |  |  |  | entirely, late *property* | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |

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

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the legend said so, not proven

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:530-pg22381-part36:t1:o4:1
# text = the legend said so, not proven
1	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	legend	legend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	so	so	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	proven	prove	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the legend |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **not** **prove** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |

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