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title: Nah for real, what did the talking board say about the Argonauts? — Greek myths, Jason and the Golden Flee… · tree and pragmatics
description: Nah for real, what did the talking board say about the Argonauts? Test 14 · ★ of lesson 539 «Greek myths, Jason and the Golden Fleece, part 45: the field of Ares, the Fleece and a murder» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of eac
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# Test 14 · ★ · Greek myths, Jason and the Golden Fleece, part 45: the fie…

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Nah for real, what did the talking board say about the Argonauts?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **What happens:** do, say · **To what, where:** talking board · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 14 · ★ of lesson 539 «Greek myths, Jason and the Golden Fleece, part 45: the field of Ares, the Fleece and a murder» 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/539-pg22381-part45/#t14).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:539-pg22381-part45:t14:1
# text = Nah for real, what did the talking board say about the Argonauts?
1	Nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	3	discourse	_	_
2	for	for	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	6	nsubj	_	_
6	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	talking	talking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	board	board	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	about	about	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	Argonauts	argonaut	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past |  | the talking board |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent board=Eventuality |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present |  |  |  |  |  | for real; about the Argonauts | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

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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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They must be purified by Circe or Zeus stays angry, as the oracle warned them all

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:539-pg22381-part45:t14:o1:1
# text = They must be purified by Circe or Zeus stays angry, as the oracle warned them all
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	purified	purify	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Circe	Circe	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	Zeus	Zeus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	stays	stay	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
10	angry	angry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	oracle	oracle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
15	warned	warn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
16	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	_
17	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	16	nmod:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **purify** | must · passive | Circe | They |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |
| 2 | **stay** | present | Zeus |  |  |  |  | angry *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **warn** *speech: warn* | past | the oracle |  | them *= they* |  |  |  | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent they=Recipient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The gods forgave them but Medea must marry Jason

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:539-pg22381-part45:t14:o2:1
# text = The gods forgave them but Medea must marry Jason
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	gods	god	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	forgave	forgive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	Medea	Medea	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	marry	marry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
9	Jason	Jason	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **forgive** | past | the gods | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |
| 2 | **marry** | must | Medea | Jason |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent jason=Patient |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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They must be purified by Circe or Zeus stays angry

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:539-pg22381-part45:t14:o3:1
# text = They must be purified by Circe or Zeus stays angry
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	purified	purify	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Circe	Circe	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	Zeus	Zeus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	stays	stay	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
10	angry	angry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **purify** | must · passive | Circe | They |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |
| 2 | **stay** | present | Zeus |  |  |  |  | angry *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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They must be purified by Circe or Zeus stays angry, and the Furies will hunt them

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:539-pg22381-part45:t14:o4:1
# text = They must be purified by Circe or Zeus stays angry, and the Furies will hunt them
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	purified	purify	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Circe	Circe	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	Zeus	Zeus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	stays	stay	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
10	angry	angry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	Furies	fury	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj	_	_
15	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
16	hunt	hunt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
17	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **purify** | must · passive | Circe | They |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |
| 2 | **stay** | present | Zeus |  |  |  |  | angry *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **hunt** | future | the Furies | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |

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