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title: Wait, so Alcmaeon got cured at Psophis? — Greek myths, Alcmaeon and the Necklace… · tree and pragmatics
description: Wait, so Alcmaeon got cured at Psophis? Test 3 · ★ 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 the question and 
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# Test 3 · ★ · Greek myths, Alcmaeon and the Necklace, part 57: the Theba…

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Wait, so Alcmaeon got cured at Psophis?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** wait, cure · **To what, where:** Alcmaeon, Psophis

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This is test 3 · ★ 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/#t3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:551-pg22381-part57:t3:1
# text = Wait, so Alcmaeon got cured at Psophis?
1	Wait	wait	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
3	so	so	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
4	Alcmaeon	Alcmaeon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	got	get	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	cured	cure	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	conj	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Psophis	Psophis	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **cure** | past · passive |  | Alcmaeon |  | Psophis |  |  | vn free-10.6.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Source |

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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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Yep, Apollo cleansed him and gave him Calirrhoe

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:551-pg22381-part57:t3:o1:1
# text = Yep, Apollo cleansed him and gave him Calirrhoe
1	Yep	yep	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	Apollo	Apollo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	cleansed	cleanse	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
8	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	iobj	_	_
9	Calirrhoe	Calirrhoe	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	iobj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cleanse** | past | Apollo | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn groom-41.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient |
| 2 | **give** | past | Apollo *not said here* |  | Calirrhoe |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient calirrhoe=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Yes, Demophoon cured him and gave him Hebe

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:551-pg22381-part57:t3:o2:1
# text = Yes, Demophoon cured him and gave him Hebe
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	Demophoon	Demophoon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	cured	cure	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
8	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	iobj	_	_
9	Hebe	Hebe	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	iobj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cure** | past | Demophoon | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn free-10.6.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Causer he=Source |
| 2 | **give** | past | Demophoon *not said here* |  | Hebe |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient hebe=Theme |

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

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Yep, Phegeus cleansed him and gave him Arsinoe

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:551-pg22381-part57:t3:o3:1
# text = Yep, Phegeus cleansed him and gave him Arsinoe
1	Yep	yep	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	Phegeus	Phegeus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	cleansed	cleanse	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
8	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	iobj	_	_
9	Arsinoe	Arsinoe	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	iobj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cleanse** | past | Phegeus | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn groom-41.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient |
| 2 | **give** | past | Phegeus *not said here* |  | Arsinoe |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient arsinoe=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Nah, Phegeus refused and sent Alcmaeon to the island of Achelous to die

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:551-pg22381-part57:t3:o4:1
# text = Nah, Phegeus refused and sent Alcmaeon to the island of Achelous to die
1	Nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	Phegeus	Phegeus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	refused	refuse	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	sent	send	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
7	Alcmaeon	Alcmaeon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	island	island	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	Achelous	Achelous	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	die	die	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **refuse** | past | Phegeus |  |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **send** | past | Phegeus *not said here* | Alcmaeon |  | the island of Achelous |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent alcmaeon=Theme to island=Destination |
| 3 | **die** | to-infinitive | Phegeus *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

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