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title: Determine the outcome of the final contest between Antaeus and Hercu… — Tanglewood Tales, The Pygmies, part 11… · tree and pragmatics
description: Determine the outcome of the final contest between Antaeus and Hercules, as described by the narrator. Exam question 4 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
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# Exam question 4 · Tanglewood Tales, The Pygmies, part 11: Hercules fights th…

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Determine the outcome of the final contest between Antaeus and Hercules, as described by the narrator.

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** determine, describe · **To what, where:** outcome

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This is exam question 4 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/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2052-pg976-part11:e4:1
# text = Determine the outcome of the final contest between Antaeus and Hercules, as described by the narrator.
1	Determine	determine	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	outcome	outcome	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	final	final	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	contest	contest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
8	between	between	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Antaeus	Antaeus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	Hercules	Hercules	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
14	described	describe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	parataxis	_	_
15	by	by	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	narrator	narrator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **determine** | imperative | you *not said here* | the outcome of the final contest between Antaeus and Hercules |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent outcome=Topic |
| 2 | **describe** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | by the narrator | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |

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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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the pine tree is shattered and the Giant's blow fails

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2052-pg976-part11:e4:o1:1
# text = the pine tree is shattered and the Giant's blow fails
1	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	pine	pine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	shattered	shatter	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
8	Giant	giant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	blow	blow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	fails	fail	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shatter** | present · passive |  | the pine tree |  |  |  |  | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **fail** | present | the Giant blow |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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the Giant falls and the Pygmies sing a song

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2052-pg976-part11:e4:o2:1
# text = the Giant falls and the Pygmies sing a song
1	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Giant	giant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	falls	fall	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Pygmies	pygmy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
7	sing	sing	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	song	song	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sing** *speech: express* | present | the Giant falls and the Pygmies | a song |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location song=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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the Pygmies flee and the Giant wins

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2052-pg976-part11:e4:o3:1
# text = the Pygmies flee and the Giant wins
1	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Pygmies	pygmy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	flee	flee	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	Giant	giant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	wins	win	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **flee** | present | the Pygmies |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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the pine tree is shattered and the Giant's blow fails, so Hercules wins the contest at last

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2052-pg976-part11:e4:o4:1
# text = the pine tree is shattered and the Giant's blow fails, so Hercules wins the contest at last
1	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	pine	pine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	shattered	shatter	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
8	Giant	giant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	blow	blow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	fails	fail	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	so	so	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
14	Hercules	Hercules	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
15	wins	win	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	contest	contest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
18	at	at	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shatter** | present · passive |  | the pine tree |  |  |  |  | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **fail** | present | the Giant blow |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **win** | present | Hercules | the contest |  | last |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent contest=Theme at last=Asset |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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