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title: Which of the following best describes the state of mind of Mrs. Darl… — Peter Pan, Peter Pan, the ending: the… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following best describes the state of mind of Mrs. Darling upon first perceiving her returned children? Exam question 1 of lesson 338 «Peter Pan, Peter Pan, the ending: the lost children come home, and Peter flies off alone» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the depende
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# Exam question 1 · Peter Pan, Peter Pan, the ending: the lost children come h…

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Which of the following best describes the state of mind of Mrs. Darling upon first perceiving her returned children?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Mrs. Darling, state · **What happens:** follow, describe, perceive, return, mind · **To what, where:** state, children, Mrs. Darling

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 338 «Peter Pan, Peter Pan, the ending: the lost children come home, and Peter flies off alone» 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/338-pg16-part29/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:338-pg16-part29:e1:1
# text = Which of the following best describes the state of mind of Mrs. Darling upon first perceiving her returned children?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	obj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	case	_	_
5	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	nmod	_	_
6	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	mind	mind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	Mrs.	Mrs.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	Darling	darling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
14	upon	upon	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
15	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	16	advmod	_	_
16	perceiving	perceive	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	13	acl	_	_
17	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obj	_	_
18	returned	return	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
19	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **describe** | present |  |  |  |  |  | of the best | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent which=Theme |
| 3 | **perceive** | gerund | Mrs. Darling *not said here* | state |  |  |  | first *property* | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer she=Stimulus |
| 4 | **return** | past | the state of mind of Mrs. Darling | children |  |  |  |  | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent child=Theme |
| 5 | **mind** |  |  | Mrs. Darling |  |  |  |  | nom mind «cognition transitive»: of=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 {#o1}

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She thought it was just a passing dream

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:338-pg16-part29:e1:o1:1
# text = She thought it was just a passing dream
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	thought	think	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
5	just	just	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	passing	pass	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	amod	_	_
8	dream	dream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | past | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **pass** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **is a** | past | it | a passing dream |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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She regarded them as a continuation of a dream she had been having since the children left

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:338-pg16-part29:e1:o2:1
# text = She regarded them as a continuation of a dream she had been having since the children left
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	regarded	regard	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	as	as	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	continuation	continuation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	dream	dream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
11	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
12	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	13	aux	_	_
13	having	have	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	acl:relcl	_	_
14	since	since	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
17	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **regard** | past | She | them *= they* |  |  | since the children | as a continuation of a dream | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP PP.value»: agent=Agent they=Theme as continuation=Value |
| 2 | **have** | past · perfect · progressive | she | a dream *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dream=Patient |
| 3 | **leave** | participle |  | the children *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **continue** |  |  | a dream |  |  |  |  | nom continuation «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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She regarded them as a continuation of her dream

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:338-pg16-part29:e1:o3:1
# text = She regarded them as a continuation of her dream
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	regarded	regard	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	as	as	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	continuation	continuation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	dream	dream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **regard** | past | She | them *= they* |  |  |  | as a continuation of her dream | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP PP.value»: agent=Agent they=Theme as continuation=Value |
| 2 | **continue** |  |  | her dream |  |  |  |  | nom continuation «act transitive»: of=patient |
| 3 | **dream** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom dream «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She believed they were still asleep

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:338-pg16-part29:e1:o4:1
# text = She believed they were still asleep
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	believed	believe	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
4	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	still	still	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	asleep	asleep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **believe** | past | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **is** | past | they |  |  |  | still | asleep *property* | tree rules |

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