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title: Kirsty from Glasgow: «the wee otter's dad sits on the bridge every n… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter VII,… · tree and pragmatics
description: Kirsty from Glasgow: «the wee otter's dad sits on the bridge every night.» (wee = little) Put it right. Test 5 · ★ 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 an
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# Test 5 · ★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter VII, part 1: The Piper at…

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Kirsty from Glasgow: «the wee otter's dad sits on the bridge every night.» (wee = little) Put it right.

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Kirsty, wee · **What happens:** sit, put · **To what, where:** bridge

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This is test 5 · ★ 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/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Kirsty from Glasgow: «the wee otter's dad sits on the bridge every night.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:49-willows-ch7-part1-portly-is-missing:t5:1
# text = Kirsty from Glasgow: «the wee otter's dad sits on the bridge every night.»
1	Kirsty	Kirsty	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
2	from	from	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	Glasgow	Glasgow	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	wee	wee	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	otter	otter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	sits	sit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	on	on	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	bridge	bridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
15	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	16	det	_	_
16	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit** *in a quote* | present | Kirsty from Glasgow |  |  | the bridge | night |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on bridge=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.

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*Sentence 2:* (wee = little) Put it right.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:49-willows-ch7-part1-portly-is-missing:t5:2
# text = (wee = little) Put it right.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	wee	wee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	4	punct	_	_
4	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	4	punct	_	_
6	Put	put	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	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** | infinitive | wee | bridge |  |  |  | right *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent it=Goal |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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He sits on the bank by the bridge, each evening after dusk

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:49-willows-ch7-part1-portly-is-missing:t5:o1:1
# text = He sits on the bank by the bridge, each evening after dusk
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sits	sit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	bank	bank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	bridge	bridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	det	_	_
11	evening	evening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
12	after	after	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	dusk	dusk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit** | present | He |  |  | the bank | dusk | by the bridge and each evening | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on bank=Location |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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He watches by the old ford, used before the bridge was built

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:49-willows-ch7-part1-portly-is-missing:t5:o2:1
# text = He watches by the old ford, used before the bridge was built
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	watches	watch	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	ford	ford	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
9	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	bridge	bridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
12	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	built	build	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **watch** | present | He |  |  |  |  | by the old ford | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent by ford=Location |
| 2 | **use** | participle |  | the old ford *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **build** | past · passive |  | the bridge |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He waits by the old ford, where the water runs shallow

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:49-willows-ch7-part1-portly-is-missing:t5:o3:1
# text = He waits by the old ford, where the water runs shallow
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	waits	wait	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	ford	ford	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	11	advmod	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	runs	run	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
12	shallow	shallow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | present | He |  |  |  |  | by the old ford | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by ford=Location |
| 2 | **run** | present | the water |  |  |  |  | shallow *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He sits on the bridge every night, watching the water from the high parapet until dawn breaks

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:49-willows-ch7-part1-portly-is-missing:t5:o4:1
# text = He sits on the bridge every night, watching the water from the high parapet until dawn breaks
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sits	sit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	bridge	bridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	watching	watch	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	from	from	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	parapet	parapet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
16	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
17	dawn	dawn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
18	breaks	break	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit** | present | He |  |  | the bridge | night |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on bridge=Location |
| 2 | **watch** | gerund | He *not said here* | the water |  | the high parapet |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Theme |
| 3 | **break** | present | dawn |  |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

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