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title: test: Okay so who even was Hylas? Like, was he the main character? — Greek Myths, The Argonauts, part 44: t… · tree and pragmatics
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# Test 2 · ★ · Greek Myths, The Argonauts, part 44: the Argonauts fight,…

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test: Okay so who even was Hylas? Like, was he the main character?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** test · **What happens:** be · **To what, where:** Hylas, main character

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This is test 2 · ★ 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/#t2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* test: Okay so who even was Hylas?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:538-pg22381-part44:t2:1
# text = test: Okay so who even was Hylas?
1	test	test	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	3	punct	_	_
3	Okay	okay	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	so	so	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	3	parataxis	_	_
6	even	even	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	Hylas	hyla	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past |  | Hylas |  |  |  |  | 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.

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*Sentence 2:* Like, was he the main character?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:538-pg22381-part44:t2:2
# text = Like, was he the main character?
1	Like	like	INTJ	UH	_	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	main	main	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	character	character	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | test | the main character |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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He was Heracles' squire and beloved companion from Argos, and a jealous nymph pulled him beneath the spring waters

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:538-pg22381-part44:t2:o1:1
# text = He was Heracles' squire and beloved companion from Argos, and a jealous nymph pulled him beneath the spring waters
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	Heracles	Heracles	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	'	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	squire	squire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	beloved	beloved	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	companion	companion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Argos	Argos	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	jealous	jealous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	nymph	nymph	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
16	pulled	pull	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
17	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obj	_	_
18	beneath	beneath	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	spring	spring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	compound	_	_
21	waters	water	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | He | Heracles's squire and beloved companion from Argos |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **pull** | past | a jealous nymph | Argos |  |  |  | beneath the spring waters | vn push-12-1 «NP V NP ADJP-Result»: agent=Agent he=Result |

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

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He was Heracles' adopted son, and a nymph dragged him under the water

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:538-pg22381-part44:t2:o2:1
# text = He was Heracles' adopted son, and a nymph dragged him under the water
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	Heracles	Heracles	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	adopted	adopt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	nymph	nymph	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	dragged	drag	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
13	under	under	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | He | Heracles |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **adopt** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **drag** | past | Heracles adopted son | nymph |  | the water |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Yeah he was like a main char, Heracles' young attendant from Thessaly, and a water nymph dragged him under the fountain and he was never seen again

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:538-pg22381-part44:t2:o3:1
# text = Yeah he was like a main char, Heracles' young attendant from Thessaly, and a water nymph dragged him under the fountain and he was never seen again
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	7	discourse	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	like	like	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	main	main	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	char	char	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nsubj:outer	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	Heracles	Heracles	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	'	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	attendant	attendant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
13	from	from	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	Thessaly	Thessaly	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	nymph	nymph	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nsubj	_	_
20	dragged	drag	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
21	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	obj	_	_
22	under	under	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	fountain	fountain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	_
25	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	29	cc	_	_
26	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	29	nsubj	_	_
27	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	29	aux:pass	_	_
28	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	29	advmod	_	_
29	seen	see	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	20	conj	_	_
30	again	again	ADV	RB	_	29	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | he |  |  |  |  | like a main char and Heracles's young attendant from Thessaly | tree rules |
| 2 | **drag** | past | a main char and Heracles's young attendant from Thessaly | nymph |  | the fountain |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **see** | past · passive |  | nymph |  |  | again |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Stimulus |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He was the king's cupbearer, and Poseidon took him under the waves

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:538-pg22381-part44:t2:o4:1
# text = He was the king's cupbearer, and Poseidon took him under the waves
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	cupbearer	cupbearer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	Poseidon	Poseidon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
11	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	under	under	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	waves	wave	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | He | the king's cupbearer |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **take** | past | Poseidon |  | king | the waves |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument he=Destination |

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