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title: State the source of the strength which Antaeus derives, as the narra… — Tanglewood Tales, The Pygmies, part 11… · tree and pragmatics
description: State the source of the strength which Antaeus derives, as the narrator describes it in the passage. Exam question 2 of lesson 2052 «Tanglewood Tales, The Pygmies, part 11: Hercules fights the giant Antaeus and knocks him down» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree a
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# Exam question 2 · Tanglewood Tales, The Pygmies, part 11: Hercules fights th…

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State the source of the strength which Antaeus derives, as the narrator describes it in the passage.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** strength, narrator · **What happens:** derive, describe · **To what, where:** strength, passage

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 2052 «Tanglewood Tales, The Pygmies, part 11: Hercules fights the giant Antaeus and knocks him down» 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/2052-pg976-part11/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2052-pg976-part11:e2:1
# text = State the source of the strength which Antaeus derives, as the narrator describes it in the passage.
1	State	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	source	source	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	strength	strength	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
8	Antaeus	Antaeus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	derives	derive	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	narrator	narrator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	parataxis	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **derive** | present | the strength |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **describe** | present | the narrator | strength |  | the passage |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent it=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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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contact with the Earth, his mother and protector, who gives him strength with every touch

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2052-pg976-part11:e2:o1:1
# text = contact with the Earth, his mother and protector, who gives him strength with every touch
1	contact	contact	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Earth	Earth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	protector	protector	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
13	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	iobj	_	_
14	strength	strength	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	with	with	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	17	det	_	_
17	touch	touch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present | contact with the Earth and his mother and protector | strength | him *= he* |  |  | with every touch | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient strength=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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eating the lion's heart every single morning

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2052-pg976-part11:e2:o2:1
# text = eating the lion's heart every single morning
1	eating	eat	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	lion	lion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
6	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
7	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | gerund |  | the lion's heart |  |  | morning |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent heart=Patient |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
contact with the Earth, his mother and protector

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2052-pg976-part11:e2:o3:1
# text = contact with the Earth, his mother and protector
1	contact	contact	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Earth	Earth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	protector	protector	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 4 {#o4}

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a gift from the king of the gods

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2052-pg976-part11:e2:o4:1
# text = a gift from the king of the gods
1	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	gift	gift	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	gods	god	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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