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title: test: What about Amycus? Was he some kind of boxing legend? — Greek Myths, The Argonauts, part 44: t… · tree and pragmatics
description: test: What about Amycus? Was he some kind of boxing legend? Test 7 · ★ 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 questi
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# Test 7 · ★ · Greek Myths, The Argonauts, part 44: the Argonauts fight,…

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test: What about Amycus? Was he some kind of boxing legend?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** test · **What happens:** be · **To what, where:** kind legend

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This is test 7 · ★ 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/#t7).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* test: What about Amycus?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:538-pg22381-part44:t7:1
# text = test: What about Amycus?
1	test	test	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	3	punct	_	_
3	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Amycus	Amycus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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*Sentence 2:* Was he some kind of boxing legend?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:538-pg22381-part44:t7:2
# text = Was he some kind of boxing legend?
1	Was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
3	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	4	det	_	_
4	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	boxing	boxing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	legend	legend	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 | kind legend |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Yes, he was the son of Poseidon, a famous boxer who forced every stranger to fight him before they could get water

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:538-pg22381-part44:t7:o1:1
# text = Yes, he was the son of Poseidon, a famous boxer who forced every stranger to fight him before they could get water
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|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	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Poseidon	Poseidon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	boxer	boxer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	_
13	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
14	forced	force	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	acl:relcl	_	_
15	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	16	det	_	_
16	stranger	stranger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
17	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
18	fight	fight	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	xcomp	_	_
19	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	obj	_	_
20	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	23	mark	_	_
21	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	nsubj	_	_
22	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	23	aux	_	_
23	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	advcl	_	_
24	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | he | the son |  |  |  | of Poseidon | tree rules |
| 2 | **force** | past | a famous boxer | every stranger |  |  |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent stranger=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 3 | **fight** | to-infinitive | every stranger *not said here* | Poseidon |  |  |  |  | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Co-Agent |
| 4 | **get** | could | they | water |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer water=Stimulus |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Nope, he was a bully who stole cattle from every passing ship

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:538-pg22381-part44:t7:o2:1
# text = Nope, he was a bully who stole cattle from every passing ship
1	Nope	nope	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|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	bully	bully	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	stole	steal	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	cattle	cattle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	13	det	_	_
12	passing	passing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | he | a bully |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **steal** | past | a bully | cattle |  | every passing ship |  |  | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent cattle=Theme from ship=Source |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Yes, he was a legendary boxer and wrestler, undefeated for years, who made every stranger box him at the gates of his city until they died

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:538-pg22381-part44:t7:o3:1
# text = Yes, he was a legendary boxer and wrestler, undefeated for years, who made every stranger box him at the gates of his city until they died
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	legendary	legendary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	boxer	boxer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	wrestler	wrestler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	undefeated	undefeated	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	16	nsubj	_	_
16	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
17	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	19	det	_	_
18	stranger	stranger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
20	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nmod	_	_
21	at	at	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	gates	gate	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obl	_	_
24	of	of	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
25	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	26	nmod:poss	_	_
26	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nmod	_	_
27	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	29	mark	_	_
28	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	29	nsubj	_	_
29	died	die	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | he | a legendary boxer and wrestler |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | he *not said here* |  |  |  | year |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **make** | past | a legendary boxer and wrestler | every stranger box  him |  | the gates of his city |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset box=Product |
| 4 | **die** | past | boxer |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes, he was a famous boxer who made every stranger box him first

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:538-pg22381-part44:t7:o4:1
# text = Yes, he was a famous boxer who made every stranger box him first
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	boxer	boxer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	12	det	_	_
11	stranger	stranger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
13	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nmod	_	_
14	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	9	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | he | a famous boxer |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | past | a famous boxer | every stranger box  him |  |  |  | first *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent box=Product |

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