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title: Jaz: «Portly's always wandering off, bruv, nothing to stress about t… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter VII,… · tree and pragmatics
description: Jaz: «Portly's always wandering off, bruv, nothing to stress about this time either.» (bruv = mate) Put it right. Test 1 · ★ of lesson 49 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter VII, part 1: The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (Portly is missing)» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependen
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# Test 1 · ★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter VII, part 1: The Piper at…

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Jaz: «Portly's always wandering off, bruv, nothing to stress about this time either.» (bruv = mate) Put it right.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Jaz, you · **What happens:** wonder off, stress, put · **To what, where:** bruv

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This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 49 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter VII, part 1: The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (Portly is missing)» of the books course of Mova's primary school. 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/49-willows-ch7-part1-portly-is-missing/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Jaz: «Portly's always wandering off, bruv, nothing to stress about this time either.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:49-willows-ch7-part1-portly-is-missing:t1:1
# text = Jaz: «Portly's always wandering off, bruv, nothing to stress about this time either.»
1	Jaz	Jaz	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	Portly	Portly	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	7	advmod	_	_
7	wandering	wonder	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
8	off	off	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	bruv	bruv	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	10	conj	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	stress	stress	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	acl	_	_
15	about	about	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	17	det	_	_
17	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
18	either	either	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	14	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wonder off** *speech: ask* *in a quote* | gerund | Jaz |  |  |  |  | always *property* | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **stress** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | Jaz *not said here* |  |  |  | time | either *property* | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* (bruv = mate) Put it right.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:49-willows-ch7-part1-portly-is-missing:t1:2
# text = (bruv = mate) Put it right.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	bruv	bruv	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
3	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	4	punct	_	_
4	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
6	Put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	right	right	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | imperative | you *not said here* | bruv and mate |  |  |  | right *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent it=Goal |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Last time he came back, but this time nobody has seen him

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:49-willows-ch7-part1-portly-is-missing:t1:o1:1
# text = Last time he came back, but this time nobody has seen him
1	Last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	back	back	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
7	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
8	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	9	det	_	_
9	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl:unmarked	_	_
10	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	12	nsubj	_	_
11	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	seen	see	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
13	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come back** | past | he |  |  |  | time |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **see** | present · perfect | nobody | him *= he* |  |  | time |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He's gone for days

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:49-willows-ch7-part1-portly-is-missing:t1:o2:1
# text = He's gone for days
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	gone	gone	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  |  | day | gone *property* | tree rules |

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

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This time he's been gone for days and nobody has seen him

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:49-willows-ch7-part1-portly-is-missing:t1:o3:1
# text = This time he's been gone for days and nobody has seen him
1	This	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl:unmarked	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	gone	go	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	12	nsubj	_	_
11	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	seen	see	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	6	conj	_	_
13	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | present · passive |  | he |  |  | day; time |  | vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **see** | present · perfect | nobody | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Nobody saw him go

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:49-willows-ch7-part1-portly-is-missing:t1:o4:1
# text = Nobody saw him go
1	Nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	2	nsubj	_	_
2	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | past | Nobody | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | infinitive | him *= he* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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