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title: Yo, did Alcmaeon really kill his own mum for a necklace? — Greek myths, Alcmaeon and the Necklace… · tree and pragmatics
description: Yo, did Alcmaeon really kill his own mum for a necklace? Test 1 · ★ 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, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of 
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# Test 1 · ★ · Greek myths, Alcmaeon and the Necklace, part 57: the Theba…

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Yo, did Alcmaeon really kill his own mum for a necklace?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Alcmaeon · **What happens:** kill · **To what, where:** own mum

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This is test 1 · ★ 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. 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/#t1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:551-pg22381-part57:t1:1
# text = Yo, did Alcmaeon really kill his own mum for a necklace?
1	Yo	yo	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	Alcmaeon	Alcmaeon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	really	really	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	kill	kill	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	necklace	necklace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **kill** | past · do-support | Alcmaeon | Alcmaeon's own mum |  |  |  | for a necklace | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mum=Theme |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Yeah, his mum took the bribe and got him to go to war

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:551-pg22381-part57:t1:o1:1
# text = Yeah, his mum took the bribe and got him to go to war
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	bribe	bribe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
10	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	war	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | his mum | the bribe |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bribe=Theme |
| 2 | **get** | past | his mum *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **go** | to-infinitive | him *= he* *not said here* |  |  | war |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to war=Initial\_Location |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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Nah, his mum was killed by Argives before he could get the necklace and veil back from Thebes

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:551-pg22381-part57:t1:o2:1
# text = Nah, his mum was killed by Argives before he could get the necklace and veil back from Thebes
1	Nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	killed	kill	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Argives	argive	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
9	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
10	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	necklace	necklace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	veil	veil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
17	back	back	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
18	from	from	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	Thebes	Thebes	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **kill** | past · passive | Argives | his mum |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |
| 2 | **get** | could | he | the necklace and veil |  | Thebes |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent necklace=Theme from thebes=Source |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, she took the bribe and sent him to Thebes

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:551-pg22381-part57:t1:o3:1
# text = Yeah, she took the bribe and sent him to Thebes
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	bribe	bribe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	sent	send	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
9	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Thebes	thebe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | she | the bribe |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bribe=Theme |
| 2 | **send** | past | she *not said here* | him *= he* |  | Thebes |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent he=Theme to thebe=Destination |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, his mum took the necklace as a bribe from Polynices and then he went to war at Thebes

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:551-pg22381-part57:t1:o4:1
# text = Yeah, his mum took the necklace as a bribe from Polynices and then he went to war at Thebes
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	necklace	necklace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	bribe	bribe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
11	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	Polynices	polynice	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
14	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	16	advmod	_	_
15	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
17	to	to	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	war	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
19	at	at	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	Thebes	thebe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | his mum | the necklace |  |  |  | as a bribe from Polynices | vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent necklace=Theme as bribe=Attribute |
| 2 | **go** | past | he |  |  | Thebes | then | to war | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to war=Initial\_Location |

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