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title: lowkey, what did the Pygmies do to wake the giant up? — Tanglewood Tales, The Pygmies, part 11… · tree and pragmatics
description: lowkey, what did the Pygmies do to wake the giant up? Test 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 and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mo
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# Test 4 · ★ · Tanglewood Tales, The Pygmies, part 11: Hercules fights th…

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lowkey, what did the Pygmies do to wake the giant up?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** lowkey, Pygmies · **What happens:** do, wake up · **To what, where:** giant

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This is test 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. 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/#t4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2052-pg976-part11:t4:1
# text = lowkey, what did the Pygmies do to wake the giant up?
1	lowkey	lowkey	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	nsubj	_	_
4	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Pygmies	pygmy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	do	do	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	wake	wake	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	giant	giant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	up	up	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | lowkey |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **do** | present | the Pygmies |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **wake up** | to-infinitive | the Pygmies *not said here* | the giant |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent giant=Patient |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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poked him with swords and shouted in his face

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2052-pg976-part11:t4:o1:1
# text = poked him with swords and shouted in his face
1	poked	poke	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	swords	sword	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	shouted	shout	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **poke** | past |  | him *= he* |  |  |  | with swords | vn poke-19-1-1-1 «NP V NP.theme PP.instsrument»: agent=Agent he=Theme with sword=Instrument |
| 2 | **shout** *speech: express* | past |  |  |  | his face |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
they poked him with swords and shouted in his face until he finally woke up angry

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2052-pg976-part11:t4:o2:1
# text = they poked him with swords and shouted in his face until he finally woke up angry
1	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	poked	poke	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	swords	sword	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	shouted	shout	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
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	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
12	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
13	finally	finally	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	woke	wake	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
15	up	up	ADP	RP	_	14	compound:prt	_	_
16	angry	angry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **poke** | past | they | him *= he* |  |  |  | with swords | vn poke-19-1-1-1 «NP V NP.theme PP.instsrument»: agent=Agent he=Theme with sword=Instrument |
| 2 | **shout** *speech: express* | past | they *not said here* |  |  | his face |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **wake up** | past | he |  |  |  |  | angry, finally *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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they tied ropes to his legs and shouted in his face, poking him with swords and spears

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2052-pg976-part11:t4:o3:1
# text = they tied ropes to his legs and shouted in his face, poking him with swords and spears
1	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	tied	tie	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	ropes	rope	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	shouted	shout	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	poking	poke	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	advcl	_	_
14	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
15	with	with	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	swords	sword	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	spears	spear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tie** | past | they | ropes |  |  |  | to his legs | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent rope=Patient to leg=Co-Patient |
| 2 | **shout** *speech: express* | past | they *not said here* |  |  | his face |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **poke** | gerund | they *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  |  | with swords and spears | vn poke-19-1-1-1 «NP V NP.theme PP.instsrument»: agent=Agent he=Theme with sword=Instrument |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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they whistled and danced around his feet

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2052-pg976-part11:t4:o4:1
# text = they whistled and danced around his feet
1	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	whistled	whistle	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	danced	dance	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
5	around	around	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **whistle** | past | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **dance** | past | they *not said here* |  |  | his feet |  |  | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme around foot=Location |

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