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description: Why do the meadows look «washed clean of mystery and terror» when the moon rises? Test 6 · ★ 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 of the qu
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# Test 6 · ★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter VII, part 1: The Piper at…

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Why do the meadows look «washed clean of mystery and terror» when the moon rises?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** meadows, moon · **What happens:** look, wash, rise

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This is test 6 · ★ 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/#t6).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:49-willows-ch7-part1-portly-is-missing:t6:1
# text = Why do the meadows look «washed clean of mystery and terror» when the moon rises?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
2	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	meadows	meadow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	look	look	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	advcl	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	washed	wash	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
8	clean	clean	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	mystery	mystery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	terror	terror	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
14	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	17	mark	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	moon	moon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
17	rises	rise	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	17	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | present · do-support | the meadows |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **wash** *in a quote* | past | the meadows *not said here* |  |  |  |  | clean *property* | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **rise** | present | the moon |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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The moonlight makes the field look ordinary and safe again

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:49-willows-ch7-part1-portly-is-missing:t6:o1:1
# text = The moonlight makes the field look ordinary and safe again
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	moonlight	moonlight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	field	field	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
7	ordinary	ordinary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	_
10	again	again	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | the moonlight | the field |  |  | again |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **look** | infinitive | the field *not said here* |  |  |  |  | ordinary *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Shapes are clear now, and the dark has gone from the water

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:49-willows-ch7-part1-portly-is-missing:t6:o2:1
# text = Shapes are clear now, and the dark has gone from the water
1	Shapes	shape	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	clear	clear	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	dark	dark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	gone	go	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	3	conj	_	_
11	from	from	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Shapes |  |  |  | now | clear *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | present · perfect | the dark |  |  | the water |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme from water=Initial\_Location |

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

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In the light they can see shapes again, so nothing seems to hide

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:49-willows-ch7-part1-portly-is-missing:t6:o3:1
# text = In the light they can see shapes again, so nothing seems to hide
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
4	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
5	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	shapes	shape	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	again	again	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
11	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	12	nsubj	_	_
12	seems	seem	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	hide	hide	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | can | they | shapes |  | the light | again |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer shape=Stimulus |
| 2 | **seem** | present | nothing |  |  |  |  |  | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Attribute |
| 3 | **hide** | to-infinitive | nothing *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The shadows have all gone from the land

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:49-willows-ch7-part1-portly-is-missing:t6:o4:1
# text = The shadows have all gone from the land
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	shadows	shadow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	all	all	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	gone	go	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | present · perfect | the shadows |  |  | the land |  | all *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme from land=Initial\_Location |

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