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title: Why did Achilles go full sulk mode in his tent? — Greek Myths, The Trojan War, part 60:… · tree and pragmatics
description: Why did Achilles go full sulk mode in his tent? Test 4 · ★ of lesson 554 «Greek Myths, The Trojan War, part 60: Odysseus frames Palamedes, Achilles sulks, Patroclus dies, Achilles chases Hector» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and
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# Test 4 · ★ · Greek Myths, The Trojan War, part 60: Odysseus frames Pala…

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Why did Achilles go full sulk mode in his tent?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Achilles · **What happens:** go · **To what, where:** full sulk mode, tent

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This is test 4 · ★ of lesson 554 «Greek Myths, The Trojan War, part 60: Odysseus frames Palamedes, Achilles sulks, Patroclus dies, Achilles chases Hector» 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/554-pg22381-part60/#t4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:554-pg22381-part60:t4:1
# text = Why did Achilles go full sulk mode in his tent?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	Achilles	Achilles	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	sulk	sulk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	mode	mode	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	tent	tent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past · do-support | Achilles | full sulk mode |  | Achilles's tent |  |  | vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location mode=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 {#o1}

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Agamemnon took his girl Briseis away from him, so he's totally salty and won't fight, fr

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:554-pg22381-part60:t4:o1:1
# text = Agamemnon took his girl Briseis away from him, so he's totally salty and won't fight, fr
1	Agamemnon	Agamemnon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	Briseis	Briseis	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	_
6	away	away	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
10	so	so	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
11	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
13	totally	totally	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	salty	salty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
16	wo	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	18	advmod	_	_
18	fight	fight	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	fr	fr	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | Agamemnon |  | Agamemnon's girl |  |  | away *property* | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument girl=Destination |
| 2 | **is** | present | Agamemnon |  |  |  |  | salty, totally *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **fight** | future | Agamemnon *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Agamemnon took his girl, so he's salty and sulking in the tent, like, forever, bro

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:554-pg22381-part60:t4:o2:1
# text = Agamemnon took his girl, so he's salty and sulking in the tent, like, forever, bro
1	Agamemnon	Agamemnon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	salty	salty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	sulking	sulk	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	conj	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	tent	tent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	like	like	INTJ	UH	_	2	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	forever	forever	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	bro	bro	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | Agamemnon |  | Agamemnon's girl |  |  | forever *property* | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument girl=Destination |
| 2 | **is** | present | Agamemnon |  |  |  |  | salty *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **sulk** | gerund | Agamemnon *not said here* |  |  | the tent |  |  | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

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

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Agamemnon took his girl, so he's salty

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:554-pg22381-part60:t4:o3:1
# text = Agamemnon took his girl, so he's salty
1	Agamemnon	Agamemnon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	salty	salty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | Agamemnon |  | Agamemnon's girl |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument girl=Destination |
| 2 | **is** | present | Agamemnon |  |  |  |  | salty *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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Cause Hector killed his best friend

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:554-pg22381-part60:t4:o4:1
# text = Cause Hector killed his best friend
1	Cause	cause	SCONJ	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Hector	Hector	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
3	killed	kill	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	amod	_	_
6	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **kill** | past |  | Hector's best friend |  |  |  | cause Hector | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent friend=Theme |

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