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title: test: Who was that eagle thing flapping about on the mountains? — Greek Myths, The Argonauts, part 44: t… · tree and pragmatics
description: test: Who was that eagle thing flapping about on the mountains? Test 10 · ★ of lesson 538 «Greek Myths, The Argonauts, part 44: the Argonauts fight, lose friends, pass the clashing rocks and reach Colchis» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the q
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# Test 10 · ★ · Greek Myths, The Argonauts, part 44: the Argonauts fight,…

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test: Who was that eagle thing flapping about on the mountains?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** test · **What happens:** be, flap · **To what, where:** eagle thing, mountains

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This is test 10 · ★ of lesson 538 «Greek Myths, The Argonauts, part 44: the Argonauts fight, lose friends, pass the clashing rocks and reach Colchis» 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/538-pg22381-part44/#t10).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:538-pg22381-part44:t10:1
# text = test: Who was that eagle thing flapping about on the mountains?
1	test	test	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
3	Who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	7	det	_	_
6	eagle	eagle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
8	flapping	flap	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
9	about	about	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	mountains	mountain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | test | that eagle thing |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **flap** | gerund | test *not said here* |  |  | the mountains |  | about *property* | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on mountain=Location |

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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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The giant eagle of Prometheus, circling the peaks where the Titan was chained, and it was screaming for his liver

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:538-pg22381-part44:t10:o1:1
# text = The giant eagle of Prometheus, circling the peaks where the Titan was chained, and it was screaming for his liver
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	giant	giant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	eagle	eagle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Prometheus	Prometheus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	circling	circle	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	peaks	peak	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	14	advmod	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	Titan	Titan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
13	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	chained	chain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
17	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
18	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
19	screaming	scream	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	acl	_	_
20	for	for	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	22	nmod:poss	_	_
22	liver	liver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **circle** | gerund | the giant eagle of Prometheus *not said here* | the peaks |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme peak=Co-Theme |
| 2 | **chain** | past · passive |  | the Titan |  |  |  |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 3 | **scream** *speech: express* | past · progressive | Titan | the giant eagle of Prometheus *not said here* |  |  |  | for Prometheus's liver | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eagle=Topic |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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A golden eagle that wanted to steal the ship's sail

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:538-pg22381-part44:t10:o2:1
# text = A golden eagle that wanted to steal the ship's sail
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	eagle	eagle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	steal	steal	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	sail	sail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | past | a golden eagle |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **steal** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | a golden eagle *not said here* | the ship's sail |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location sail=Theme |

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

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The giant eagle of Prometheus, going to torture the Titan

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:538-pg22381-part44:t10:o3:1
# text = The giant eagle of Prometheus, going to torture the Titan
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	giant	giant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	eagle	eagle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Prometheus	Prometheus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	going	go	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	conj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	torture	torture	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	Titan	Titan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **torture** | to-infinitive |  | the Titan |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus titan=Experiencer |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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An eagle sent by Zeus, hunting the heroes' horses

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:538-pg22381-part44:t10:o4:1
# text = An eagle sent by Zeus, hunting the heroes' horses
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	eagle	eagle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	sent	send	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Zeus	Zeus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
7	hunting	hunt	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	heroes	hero	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	'	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	horses	horse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | participle |  | a eagle *not said here* |  |  |  | by Zeus | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **hunt** | gerund | a eagle | the heroes's horses |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent horse=Theme |

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