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title: Bruv, how did the boar get home to Mycenae, like? — Greek myths, The Labours of Heracles,… · tree and pragmatics
description: Bruv, how did the boar get home to Mycenae, like? Test 3 · ★ of lesson 543 «Greek myths, The Labours of Heracles, part 49: Heracles wounds Chiron, hunts the boar and tackles the stables and birds» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question a
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# Test 3 · ★ · Greek myths, The Labours of Heracles, part 49: Heracles wo…

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Bruv, how did the boar get home to Mycenae, like?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Bruv · **What happens:** do, get · **To what, where:** boar, Mycenae

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This is test 3 · ★ of lesson 543 «Greek myths, The Labours of Heracles, part 49: Heracles wounds Chiron, hunts the boar and tackles the stables and birds» 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/543-pg22381-part49/#t3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:543-pg22381-part49:t3:1
# text = Bruv, how did the boar get home to Mycenae, like?
1	Bruv	Bruv	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
4	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	acl:relcl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	boar	boar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	home	home	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Mycenae	Mycenae	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	like	like	ADP	IN	_	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past |  | the boar |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent boar=Eventuality |
| 2 | **get** | present | Bruv |  | Mycenae |  |  | home *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer like=Stimulus |

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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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Heracles wore it out, bound it in chains and dragged it alive all the way to Mycenae

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:543-pg22381-part49:t3:o1:1
# text = Heracles wore it out, bound it in chains and dragged it alive all the way to Mycenae
1	Heracles	Heracles	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wore	wear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	out	out	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	bound	bound	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	chains	chain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	dragged	drag	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
13	alive	alive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	xcomp	_	_
14	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	16	det:predet	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl:unmarked	_	_
17	to	to	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	Mycenae	Mycenae	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear out** | past | Heracles | it |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 2 | **bound** | infinitive | Heracles *not said here* | it |  | chains |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial\_Location it=Theme |
| 3 | **drag** | past | Heracles *not said here* | it | Mycenae |  |  | all way *obl:unmarked*; alive *property* | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme to mycenae=Destination |

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

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Heracles wore it out and dragged it alive

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:543-pg22381-part49:t3:o2:1
# text = Heracles wore it out and dragged it alive
1	Heracles	Heracles	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wore	wear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	out	out	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	dragged	drag	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	alive	alive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear out** | past | Heracles | it |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 2 | **drag** | past | Heracles *not said here* | it |  |  |  | alive *property* | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He chased it and dragged it home

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:543-pg22381-part49:t3:o3:1
# text = He chased it and dragged it home
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	chased	chase	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	dragged	drag	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	home	home	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chase** | past | He | it |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 2 | **drag** | past | He *not said here* | it |  |  |  | home *property* | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Heracles hunted it down through the snow, bound it tight and dragged it alive across Greece to the city

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:543-pg22381-part49:t3:o4:1
# text = Heracles hunted it down through the snow, bound it tight and dragged it alive across Greece to the city
1	Heracles	Heracles	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hunted	hunt	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	down	down	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
5	through	through	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	bound	bound	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	tight	tight	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	dragged	drag	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
15	alive	alive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	xcomp	_	_
16	across	across	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	Greece	Greece	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
18	to	to	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hunt down** | past | Heracles | it |  | the snow |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent it=Theme through snow=Location |
| 2 | **bound** | infinitive | Heracles *not said here* | snow |  |  |  | tight *property* | vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial\_Location it=Theme |
| 3 | **drag** | past | Heracles *not said here* | snow |  | Greece |  | to the city; alive *property* | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme to city=Destination |

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