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title: Explain the relationship that the narrator describes between Antaeus… — Tanglewood Tales, The Pygmies, part 9:… · tree and pragmatics
description: Explain the relationship that the narrator describes between Antaeus and the Pygmies. Exam question 3 of lesson 2050 «Tanglewood Tales, The Pygmies, part 9: Theseus comes home to grief, and the Giant Antaeus is introduced as friend of the Pygmies» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with t
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# Exam question 3 · Tanglewood Tales, The Pygmies, part 9: Theseus comes home…

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Explain the relationship that the narrator describes between Antaeus and the Pygmies.

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, narrator · **What happens:** explain, describe · **To what, where:** relationship

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 2050 «Tanglewood Tales, The Pygmies, part 9: Theseus comes home to grief, and the Giant Antaeus is introduced as friend of the Pygmies» 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/2050-pg976-part9/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2050-pg976-part9:e3:1
# text = Explain the relationship that the narrator describes between Antaeus and the Pygmies.
1	Explain	explain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	relationship	relationship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	narrator	narrator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
8	between	between	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Antaeus	Antaeus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	Pygmies	pygmy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **explain** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | the relationship |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent relationship=Topic |
| 2 | **describe** | present | the narrator | the relationship *not said here* |  |  |  | between Antaeus and the Pygmies | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent relationship=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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The Pygmies feared the Giant, though he was kind to them in return.

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2050-pg976-part9:e3:o1:1
# text = The Pygmies feared the Giant, though he was kind to them in return.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Pygmies	pygmy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	feared	fear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Giant	giant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obl	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	return	return	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fear** | past | the Pygmies | the Giant |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer giant=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is** | past | he |  | Pygmies *= pygmy* | return |  | kind *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The Giant ruled over the Pygmies, who gave him gifts of grain and served him faithfully every day.

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2050-pg976-part9:e3:o2:1
# text = The Giant ruled over the Pygmies, who gave him gifts of grain and served him faithfully every day.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Giant	giant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	nsubj	_	_
3	ruled	rule	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	over	over	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Pygmies	pygmy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
10	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	iobj	_	_
11	gifts	gift	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	grain	grain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	served	serve	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
16	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	_
17	faithfully	faithfully	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
18	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	19	det	_	_
19	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rule** | past | the Giant |  |  | the Pygmies |  |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **give** | past | the Pygmies | gifts of grain | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient gift=Theme |
| 3 | **serve** | past | the Pygmies *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  | day | faithfully *property* | vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Attribute |
| 4 | **gift** |  |  | grain |  |  |  |  | nom gift «possession transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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Each loved and cared for the other with affection, though the Pygmies were afraid of the Giant's breath and kept well out of his path all day long.

<!-- fold The tree, 29 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2050-pg976-part9:e3:o3:1
# text = Each loved and cared for the other with affection, though the Pygmies were afraid of the Giant's breath and kept well out of his path all day long.
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	loved	love	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	cared	care	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	obl	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	affection	affection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	Pygmies	pygmy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nsubj	_	_
14	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
15	afraid	afraid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
18	Giant	giant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	's	's	PART	POS	_	18	case	_	_
20	breath	breath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
23	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	22	advmod	_	_
24	out	out	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
25	of	of	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	27	nmod:poss	_	_
27	path	path	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	_
28	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	29	det	_	_
29	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	30	obl:unmarked	_	_
30	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	22	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **love** | participle · passive |  | Each |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Stimulus |
| 2 | **care** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | for the other; with affection | vn caring-75.2-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent for other=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | past | the Pygmies |  |  |  |  | of the Giant breath; afraid *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **keep** | past |  |  |  | his path |  | long, well *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent out path=Location |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Each loved and cared for the other with affection, despite their great difference in size.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2050-pg976-part9:e3:o4:1
# text = Each loved and cared for the other with affection, despite their great difference in size.
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	loved	love	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	cared	care	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	obl	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	affection	affection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	despite	despite	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
13	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	difference	difference	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	size	size	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **love** | participle · passive |  | Each |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Stimulus |
| 2 | **care** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | for the other; despite their great difference in size | vn caring-75.2-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent for other=Theme |

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