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title: For what reason did the Heraclidae determine to repeat their invasio… — Greek myths, Alcmaeon and the Necklace… · tree and pragmatics
description: For what reason did the Heraclidae determine to repeat their invasion of the Peloponnesus after a period of three years? Exam question 4 of lesson 551 «Greek myths, Alcmaeon and the Necklace, part 57: the Thebans flee, Alcmaeon kills his mother, and the Heraclidae win at Athens» of the books course 
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# Exam question 4 · Greek myths, Alcmaeon and the Necklace, part 57: the Theba…

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For what reason did the Heraclidae determine to repeat their invasion of the Peloponnesus after a period of three years?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Heraclidae, their · **What happens:** determine, repeat, invade · **To what, where:** invasion, Peloponnesus

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 551 «Greek myths, Alcmaeon and the Necklace, part 57: the Thebans flee, Alcmaeon kills his mother, and the Heraclidae win at Athens» of the books course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. 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/551-pg22381-part57/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:551-pg22381-part57:e4:1
# text = For what reason did the Heraclidae determine to repeat their invasion of the Peloponnesus after a period of three years?
1	For	for	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	obl	_	_
3	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	acl:relcl	_	_
4	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Heraclidae	Heraclidae	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	determine	determine	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	repeat	repeat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
10	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	invasion	invasion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	Peloponnesus	Peloponnesus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
15	after	after	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	period	period	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	20	nummod	_	_
20	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **determine** | past · do-support | the Heraclidae |  |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **repeat** | to-infinitive | the Heraclidae *not said here* | their invasion of the Peloponnesus |  |  | after a period of three years |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent invasion=Eventuality |
| 3 | **invade** |  | their *= they* | the Peloponnesus |  |  |  |  | nom invasion «act transitive»: poss=agent of=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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Hyllus sought to reclaim the throne of his father, having asked the Pythia first

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:551-pg22381-part57:e4:o1:1
# text = Hyllus sought to reclaim the throne of his father, having asked the Pythia first
1	Hyllus	Hyllus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sought	seek	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	reclaim	reclaim	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	throne	throne	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	having	have	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
12	asked	ask	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	xcomp	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	Pythia	Pythia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	iobj	_	_
15	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	12	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **seek** | past | Hyllus |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **reclaim** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Hyllus *not said here* | the throne of Hyllus's father |  |  |  |  | vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent throne=Theme |
| 3 | **have** | gerund | Hyllus *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **ask** *speech: ask* | participle | Hyllus *not said here* |  | the Pythia |  |  | first *property* | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent pythia=Recipient |

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

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Hyllus resolved to recover his paternal inheritance, consulting the oracle beforehand

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:551-pg22381-part57:e4:o2:1
# text = Hyllus resolved to recover his paternal inheritance, consulting the oracle beforehand
1	Hyllus	Hyllus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	resolved	resolve	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	recover	recover	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	paternal	paternal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	inheritance	inheritance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	consulting	consult	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	oracle	oracle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	beforehand	beforehand	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **resolve** | past | Hyllus |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **recover** | to-infinitive | Hyllus *not said here* | Hyllus's paternal inheritance |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent inheritance=Theme |
| 3 | **consult** | gerund | Hyllus *not said here* | the oracle |  |  |  | beforehand *property* | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent oracle=Theme |
| 4 | **inherit** |  | Hyllus |  |  |  |  |  | nom inheritance «act transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Hyllus desired to win his father's kingdom, after consulting Delphi on the matter

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:551-pg22381-part57:e4:o3:1
# text = Hyllus desired to win his father's kingdom, after consulting Delphi on the matter
1	Hyllus	Hyllus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	desired	desire	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	win	win	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	kingdom	kingdom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
11	consulting	consult	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
12	Delphi	Delphi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
13	on	on	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	matter	matter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **desire** | past | Hyllus |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **win** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Hyllus *not said here* | Hyllus's father's kingdom |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kingdom=Eventuality |
| 3 | **consult** | gerund | Hyllus *not said here* | Delphi |  | the matter |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent delphi=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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They wanted revenge

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:551-pg22381-part57:e4:o4:1
# text = They wanted revenge
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	revenge	revenge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | past | They | revenge |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot revenge=Theme |

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