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description: Which statement most accurately summarises the concluding attitude of the narrator towards the Pygmy nation and its future descendants? Exam question 4 of lesson 2054 «Tanglewood Tales, The Pygmies: the Pygmies try to finish off the sleeping Hercules, but he wakes, laughs at their champion, spares t
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# Exam question 4 · Tanglewood Tales, The Pygmies: the Pygmies try to finish o…

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Which statement most accurately summarises the concluding attitude of the narrator towards the Pygmy nation and its future descendants?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** statement · **What happens:** summarise, conclude · **To what, where:** concluding attitude

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 2054 «Tanglewood Tales, The Pygmies: the Pygmies try to finish off the sleeping Hercules, but he wakes, laughs at their champion, spares them, and leaves» 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/2054-pg976-part13/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2054-pg976-part13:e4:1
# text = Which statement most accurately summarises the concluding attitude of the narrator towards the Pygmy nation and its future descendants?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	statement	statement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	4	advmod	_	_
4	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	summarises	summarise	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	concluding	conclude	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	amod	_	_
8	attitude	attitude	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	narrator	narrator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	towards	towards	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	Pygmy	Pygmy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	nation	nation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
17	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
18	future	future	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	descendants	descendant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **summarise** | present | which statement | the concluding attitude of the narrator |  |  |  | towards the Pygmy nation and statement's future descendants; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **conclude** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

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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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The narrator pities the Pygmies and fears for their future descendants

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2054-pg976-part13:e4:o1:1
# text = The narrator pities the Pygmies and fears for their future descendants
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	narrator	narrator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	pities	pity	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Pygmies	pygmy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	fears	fear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
10	future	future	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	descendants	descendant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pity** | present | the narrator | the Pygmies and fears |  |  |  | for fears's future descendants | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer pygmy=Stimulus for descendant=Attribute |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The narrator mocks the Pygmies cruelly and predicts their extinction within a few generations

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2054-pg976-part13:e4:o2:1
# text = The narrator mocks the Pygmies cruelly and predicts their extinction within a few generations
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	narrator	narrator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	mocks	mock	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Pygmies	Pygmy	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	cruelly	cruelly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	predicts	predict	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	extinction	extinction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	within	within	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	few	few	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	generations	generation	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mock** | present | the narrator | the Pygmies |  |  |  | cruelly *property* | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pygmy=Theme |
| 2 | **predict** | present | the narrator *not said here* | Pygmies's extinction |  |  | within a few generations |  | vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot extinction=Topic |
| 3 | **extinguish** |  | Pygmies *= pygmy* |  |  |  |  |  | nom extinction «state transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The narrator dislikes the Pygmies

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2054-pg976-part13:e4:o3:1
# text = The narrator dislikes the Pygmies
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	narrator	narrator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	dislikes	dislike	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Pygmies	pygmy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dislike** | present | the narrator | the Pygmies |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer pygmy=Stimulus |

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

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The narrator regards the Pygmies with affectionate amusement and imagines their continuing lives in their own territory

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2054-pg976-part13:e4:o4:1
# text = The narrator regards the Pygmies with affectionate amusement and imagines their continuing lives in their own territory
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	narrator	narrator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	regards	regard	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Pygmies	pygmy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	affectionate	affectionate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	amusement	amusement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	imagines	imagine	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
11	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	continuing	continuing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	ccomp	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
16	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	territory	territory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **regard** | present | the narrator | the Pygmies |  |  |  | with affectionate amusement | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pygmy=Theme |
| 2 | **imagine** | present | the narrator *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 3 | **live** | present | Pygmies's continuing |  |  | Pygmies's own territory |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in territory=Location |

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