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title: ★★★ Careful: who has been missing «for some days», and who sits by t… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter VII,… · tree and pragmatics
description: ★★★ Careful: who has been missing «for some days», and who sits by the ford «every night»? Test 14 · ★ 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 dependency tree and pragmatics
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# Test 14 · ★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter VII, part 1: The Piper at…

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★★★ Careful: who has been missing «for some days», and who sits by the ford «every night»?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** miss, sit

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This is test 14 · ★ 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/#t14).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:49-willows-ch7-part1-portly-is-missing:t14:1
# text = ★★★ Careful: who has been missing «for some days», and who sits by the ford «every night»?
1	★	★	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	★	★	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	1	dep	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	★	★	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Careful	careful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
7	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	9	aux	_	_
9	missing	miss	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	13	det	_	_
13	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	18	nsubj	_	_
18	sits	sit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
19	by	by	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	ford	ford	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
22	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	24	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	24	det	_	_
24	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **miss** | present · perfect · progressive |  |  |  |  | day |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **sit** | present |  |  |  |  | night | by the ford | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent by ford=Location |

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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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Portly sleeps, Otter is missing

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:49-willows-ch7-part1-portly-is-missing:t14:o1:1
# text = Portly sleeps, Otter is missing
1	Portly	Portly	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sleeps	sleep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	Otter	Otter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	missing	missing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sleep** | present | Portly |  |  |  |  |  | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | Otter |  |  |  |  | missing *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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Otter has been missing for some days, and Portly is the one who sits by the ford at night

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:49-willows-ch7-part1-portly-is-missing:t14:o2:1
# text = Otter has been missing for some days, and Portly is the one who sits by the ford at night
1	Otter	Otter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	aux	_	_
4	missing	miss	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	7	det	_	_
7	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
10	Portly	Portly	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
14	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	15	nsubj	_	_
15	sits	sit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	acl:relcl	_	_
16	by	by	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	ford	ford	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
19	at	at	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **miss** | present · perfect · progressive | Otter |  |  |  | day |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Portly | the one |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **sit** | present | the one |  |  |  | night | by the ford | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent by ford=Location |

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

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Portly is missing; Otter watches

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:49-willows-ch7-part1-portly-is-missing:t14:o3:1
# text = Portly is missing; Otter watches
1	Portly	Portly	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	missing	missing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	Otter	Otter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	watches	watch	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Portly |  |  |  |  | missing *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **watch** | present | Otter |  |  |  |  |  | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Portly sits; Otter is gone for days

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:49-willows-ch7-part1-portly-is-missing:t14:o4:1
# text = Portly sits; Otter is gone for days
1	Portly	Portly	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sits	sit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
4	Otter	Otter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	gone	gone	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	advcl	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit** | present | Portly |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | Otter |  |  |  | day | gone *property* | tree rules |

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