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# Test 9 · ★ · Myths of Greece and Rome, Janus and the Gods of Gates and…

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So Janus gets a sulphur spring as a bodyguard, that's proper wild, yeah?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Janus, that · **What happens:** get, be

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This is test 9 · ★ 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/#t9).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:530-pg22381-part36:t9:1
# text = So Janus gets a sulphur spring as a bodyguard, that's proper wild, yeah?
1	So	so	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	Janus	Janus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	sulphur	sulphur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	spring	spring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	bodyguard	bodyguard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
13	proper	proper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
16	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | Janus |  |  |  | spring |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **is** | present | that |  |  |  |  | wild *property* | 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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
no, the spring only warmed the baths of the rich and never guarded anything at all

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:530-pg22381-part36:t9:o1:1
# text = no, the spring only warmed the baths of the rich and never guarded anything at all
1	no	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	spring	spring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl:unmarked	_	_
5	only	only	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	warmed	warm	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	baths	bath	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	rich	rich	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	nmod	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
14	guarded	guard	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	conj	_	_
15	anything	anything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	14	obj	_	_
16	at	at	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **warm** | past |  | the baths of the rich |  |  | spring |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent bath=Patient |
| 2 | **not** **guard** | participle |  | anything |  | all |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anything=Beneficiary |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yes, it stopped the enemy at the gates

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:530-pg22381-part36:t9:o2:1
# text = yes, it stopped the enemy at the gates
1	yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	stopped	stop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	enemy	enemy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	gates	gate	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | past | it | the enemy |  | the gates |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality enemy=Eventuality |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
no, it was a river that flooded Rome

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:530-pg22381-part36:t9:o3:1
# text = no, it was a river that flooded Rome
1	no	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	flooded	flood	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	Rome	Rome	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | it | a river |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **flood** | past | a river | Rome |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent rome=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yes, it stopped the enemy at the gates of the city and then vanished under the Forum

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:530-pg22381-part36:t9:o4:1
# text = yes, it stopped the enemy at the gates of the city and then vanished under the Forum
1	yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	stopped	stop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	enemy	enemy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	gates	gate	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	15	advmod	_	_
15	vanished	vanish	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
16	under	under	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	Forum	Forum	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | past | it | the enemy |  | the gates of the city |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality enemy=Eventuality |
| 2 | **vanish** | past |  |  |  | the Forum | then |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «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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