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title: Did Pirithoeus really nick Theseus's cows, like, for real? — Myths of Greece and Rome, Theseus, par… · tree and pragmatics
description: Did Pirithoeus really nick Theseus's cows, like, for real? Test 6 · ★ of lesson 548 «Myths of Greece and Rome, Theseus, part 54: Theseus loses his throne and goes into exile» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mov
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# Test 6 · ★ · Myths of Greece and Rome, Theseus, part 54: Theseus loses…

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Did Pirithoeus really nick Theseus's cows, like, for real?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Pirithoeus · **What happens:** nick · **To what, where:** cows

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This is test 6 · ★ of lesson 548 «Myths of Greece and Rome, Theseus, part 54: Theseus loses his throne and goes into exile» 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/548-pg22381-part54/#t6).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:548-pg22381-part54:t6:1
# text = Did Pirithoeus really nick Theseus's cows, like, for real?
1	Did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
2	Pirithoeus	Pirithoeus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	really	really	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	nick	nick	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	Theseus	Theseus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	cows	cow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	like	like	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **nick** | past · do-support | Pirithoeus | Theseus's cows |  |  |  |  | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cow=Patient |

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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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Nah, he gave them back, then they swore loyalty

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:548-pg22381-part54:t6:o1:1
# text = Nah, he gave them back, then they swore loyalty
1	Nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	iobj	_	_
6	back	back	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	10	advmod	_	_
9	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	swore	swear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
11	loyalty	loyalty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give back** | past | he |  | them *= they* |  |  |  | vn give-13.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |
| 2 | **swear** | past | they | loyalty |  |  | then |  | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Agent loyalty=Eventuality |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Nah, he never nicked them, he bought them off the Thessalian king and they swore loyalty

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:548-pg22381-part54:t6:o2:1
# text = Nah, he never nicked them, he bought them off the Thessalian king and they swore loyalty
1	Nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	nicked	nick	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	bought	buy	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
10	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	off	off	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	Thessalian	Thessalian	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	swore	swear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
18	loyalty	loyalty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **nick** | past | he | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient |
| 2 | **buy** | past | he | them *= they* |  |  |  | off the Thessalian king | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |
| 3 | **swear** | past | they | loyalty |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Agent loyalty=Eventuality |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, but then they got mates and swore loyalty

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:548-pg22381-part54:t6:o3:1
# text = Yeah, but then they got mates and swore loyalty
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
3	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
4	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	6	advmod	_	_
5	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	mates	mate	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	swore	swear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
10	loyalty	loyalty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | they | mates |  |  | then |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer mate=Stimulus |
| 2 | **swear** | past | they *not said here* | loyalty |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Agent loyalty=Eventuality |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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Yeah, but then they got mates and swore loyalty and Theseus made Pirithoeus his best man

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:548-pg22381-part54:t6:o4:1
# text = Yeah, but then they got mates and swore loyalty and Theseus made Pirithoeus his best man
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
3	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
4	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	6	advmod	_	_
5	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	mates	mate	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	swore	swear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
10	loyalty	loyalty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	Theseus	Theseus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
14	Pirithoeus	Pirithoeus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
15	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
16	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	17	amod	_	_
17	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | they | mates |  |  | then |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer mate=Stimulus |
| 2 | **swear** | past | they *not said here* | loyalty |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Agent loyalty=Eventuality |
| 3 | **make** | past | Theseus | Theseus's best man | Pirithoeus |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: agent=Asset pirithoeus=Beneficiary man=Product |

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