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title: What reason did Mrs. Darling give for not displaying the shadow outs… — Peter Pan, The Shadow, part 3: Mrs. Da… · tree and pragmatics
description: What reason did Mrs. Darling give for not displaying the shadow outside? Exam question 2 of lesson 312 «Peter Pan, The Shadow, part 3: Mrs. Darling rolls up the shadow, and the parents blame themselves for that Friday» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragma
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# Exam question 2 · Peter Pan, The Shadow, part 3: Mrs. Darling rolls up the s…

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What reason did Mrs. Darling give for not displaying the shadow outside?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** reason, Mrs. · **What happens:** do, give, not display · **To what, where:** shadow

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 312 «Peter Pan, The Shadow, part 3: Mrs. Darling rolls up the shadow, and the parents blame themselves for that Friday» 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/312-pg16-part3/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:312-pg16-part3:e2:1
# text = What reason did Mrs. Darling give for not displaying the shadow outside?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	obj	_	_
2	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	Mrs.	Mrs.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	Darling	Darling	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	flat	_	_
6	give	give	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
7	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	displaying	display	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	shadow	shadow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	outside	outside	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | reason |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **give** | present | Mrs. |  |  |  |  |  | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **not** **display** | gerund | Mrs. *not said here* | the shadow |  |  |  | outside *property* | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shadow=Theme |

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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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it resembled washing, lowered the tone of the house and was a disgrace to the family name

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:312-pg16-part3:e2:o1:1
# text = it resembled washing, lowered the tone of the house and was a disgrace to the family name
1	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	resembled	resemble	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	washing	washing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	lowered	lower	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	tone	tone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	disgrace	disgrace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **resemble** | past | it | washing |  |  |  | to the family name | tree rules |
| 2 | **lower** | past |  | the tone of the house |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tone=Theme |
| 3 | **is a** | past |  | a disgrace |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **intonate** |  |  | the house |  |  |  |  | nom tone «communication transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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it was torn and would fall off the frame

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:312-pg16-part3:e2:o2:1
# text = it was torn and would fall off the frame
1	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	torn	tear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	fall	fall	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
7	off	off	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	frame	frame	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tear** | past · passive |  | it |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **fall off** | would |  | the frame |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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it resembled washing hung out to dry and would have upset the neighbours on the whole street

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:312-pg16-part3:e2:o3:1
# text = it resembled washing hung out to dry and would have upset the neighbours on the whole street
1	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	resembled	resemble	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	washing	wash	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	hung	hang	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	out	out	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	dry	dry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	aux	_	_
11	upset	upset	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	conj	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	neighbours	neighbour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	_
14	on	on	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	street	street	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hang out** | past · passive |  | it |  |  |  |  | vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **dry** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **upset** | would · perfect |  | the neighbours |  | the whole street |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus neighbour=Experiencer |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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it resembled washing and lowered the tone of the house

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:312-pg16-part3:e2:o4:1
# text = it resembled washing and lowered the tone of the house
1	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	resembled	resemble	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	washing	wash	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	lowered	lower	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	tone	tone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **resemble** | past | it |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **wash** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **lower** | past |  | the tone of the house |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tone=Theme |
| 4 | **intonate** |  |  | the house |  |  |  |  | nom tone «communication transitive»: of=patient |

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