Maya hears the sound of her alarm clock. She hits the snooze button, rolls over, and pulls the blanket over her head. The sunlight is now blocked, and she gets an extra hour of sleep. What is the antecedent to Maya rolling over?
A The sound of Maya’s alarm clock
B Sunlight is blocked and extra sleep
C Maya pulling the blanket over her head
D Maya hitting the snooze button
The correct answer and explanation is:
The correct answer is A) The sound of Maya’s alarm clock.
In this scenario, the antecedent refers to the event or action that causes another action to happen. The sound of Maya’s alarm clock is the trigger or cause that leads to her hitting the snooze button. Once the alarm goes off, she reacts by hitting the snooze button, then rolling over, and pulling the blanket over her head to block out sunlight. The sequence of events starts with the alarm, making it the antecedent to the subsequent actions.
To break it down further:
- Alarm clock sound: This is the first event in the chain that causes Maya to act.
- Hitting the snooze button: This is the immediate reaction to the alarm.
- Rolling over and pulling the blanket over her head: These actions follow hitting the snooze button and are part of Maya’s efforts to extend her sleep.
In this case, while Maya’s actions of rolling over, pulling the blanket, and blocking out sunlight help her sleep longer, they are responses to the initial sound of the alarm. Therefore, the antecedent is the sound of the alarm, as it is the trigger for everything else that follows.