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title: According to the narrator, what would have happened had Hercules con… — Tanglewood Tales, The Pygmies, part 12… · tree and pragmatics
description: According to the narrator, what would have happened had Hercules continued striking Antaeus? Exam question 3 of lesson 2053 «Tanglewood Tales, The Pygmies, part 12: Hercules lifts the Giant off the ground and wins, then the Pygmies plan revenge» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the
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# Exam question 3 · Tanglewood Tales, The Pygmies, part 12: Hercules lifts the…

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According to the narrator, what would have happened had Hercules continued striking Antaeus?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** narrator, Hercules · **What happens:** accord, happen, have, continue, strike · **To what, where:** Antaeus

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 2053 «Tanglewood Tales, The Pygmies, part 12: Hercules lifts the Giant off the ground and wins, then the Pygmies plan revenge» 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/2053-pg976-part12/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2053-pg976-part12:e3:1
# text = According to the narrator, what would have happened had Hercules continued striking Antaeus?
1	According	accord	VERB	VBG	ExtPos=ADP|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	case	_	_
2	to	to	ADP	IN	_	1	fixed	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	narrator	narrator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	9	nsubj	_	_
7	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	aux	_	_
9	happened	happen	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	acl:relcl	_	_
10	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	Hercules	Hercules	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	continued	continue	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	ccomp	_	_
13	striking	strike	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	xcomp	_	_
14	Antaeus	Antaeus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **accord** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **happen** | would · perfect | the narrator |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **have** | past |  |  |  |  |  | accord the narrator | tree rules |
| 4 | **continue** | past | Hercules |  |  |  |  |  | vn continue-55.3 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 5 | **strike** | gerund | Hercules *not said here* | Antaeus |  |  |  |  | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent antaeus=Instrument |

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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 Giant would have grown stronger from the earth.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2053-pg976-part12:e3:o1:1
# text = The Giant would have grown stronger from the earth.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Giant	giant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux	_	_
5	grown	grow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	stronger	strong	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	xcomp	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	earth	earth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | would · perfect · passive |  | the Giant |  |  |  | strong *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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The Giant would have grown stronger through contact with the earth.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2053-pg976-part12:e3:o2:1
# text = The Giant would have grown stronger through contact with the earth.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Giant	giant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux	_	_
5	grown	grow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	stronger	strong	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	xcomp	_	_
7	through	through	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	contact	contact	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	earth	earth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | would · perfect · passive |  | the Giant |  |  |  | strong *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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The Giant would have grown stronger and then tricked Hercules into lifting him back up to the sky forever.

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2053-pg976-part12:e3:o3:1
# text = The Giant would have grown stronger and then tricked Hercules into lifting him back up to the sky forever.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Giant	giant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux	_	_
5	grown	grow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	stronger	strong	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	xcomp	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	9	advmod	_	_
9	tricked	trick	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
10	Hercules	Hercules	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
11	into	into	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
12	lifting	lift	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	advcl	_	_
13	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	back	back	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	up	up	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
16	to	to	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	sky	sky	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
19	forever	forever	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | would · perfect · passive |  | the Giant |  |  |  | strong *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **trick** | past |  | Hercules |  |  | then |  | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hercules=Patient |
| 3 | **lift** | gerund |  | Hercules |  | the sky |  | forever *property* | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent he=Theme to sky=Destination |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The Giant would have fled into the desert.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2053-pg976-part12:e3:o4:1
# text = The Giant would have fled into the desert.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Giant	giant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux	_	_
5	fled	flee	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	desert	desert	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **flee** | would · perfect · passive |  | the Giant |  | the desert |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Initial\_Location |

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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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