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title: Mia from Perth: «they looked heaps of places, hedges and trees and d… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter VII,… · tree and pragmatics
description: Mia from Perth: «they looked heaps of places, hedges and trees and ditches, yeah?» (heaps = lots) Is she right? Test 8 · ★ 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
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# Test 8 · ★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter VII, part 1: The Piper at…

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Mia from Perth: «they looked heaps of places, hedges and trees and ditches, yeah?» (heaps = lots) Is she right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Mia · **What happens:** look, be · **To what, where:** heaps

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This is test 8 · ★ 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/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Mia from Perth: «they looked heaps of places, hedges and trees and ditches, yeah?»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:49-willows-ch7-part1-portly-is-missing:t8:1
# text = Mia from Perth: «they looked heaps of places, hedges and trees and ditches, yeah?»
1	Mia	Mia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	from	from	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	Perth	Perth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	heaps	heap	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	places	place	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	hedges	hedge	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	ditches	ditch	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	7	discourse	_	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 | **look** *in a quote* | past | Mia from Perth | heaps of places and hedges and trees and ditches |  |  |  |  | vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme heap=Attribute |

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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:* (heaps = lots) Is she right?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:49-willows-ch7-part1-portly-is-missing:t8:2
# text = (heaps = lots) Is she right?
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	heaps	heap	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	4	punct	_	_
4	lots	lot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	4	punct	_	_
6	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	right	right	ADV	RB	_	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Yes: hedges, hollow trees, runnels and ditches

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:49-willows-ch7-part1-portly-is-missing:t8:o1:1
# text = Yes: hedges, hollow trees, runnels and ditches
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	3	punct	_	_
3	hedges	hedge	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	hollow	hollow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	runnels	runnel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	ditches	ditch	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Yes: hedges, hollow trees, and the bridge

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:49-willows-ch7-part1-portly-is-missing:t8:o2:1
# text = Yes: hedges, hollow trees, and the bridge
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
3	hedges	hedge	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	hollow	hollow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	bridge	bridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 3 {#o3}

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No: they searched the hedges and the bridge

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:49-willows-ch7-part1-portly-is-missing:t8:o3:1
# text = No: they searched the hedges and the bridge
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	4	det	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	searched	search	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	hedges	hedge	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	bridge	bridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **search** | past | they | the hedges and the bridge |  |  |  |  | vn search-35.2 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent hedge=Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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No: they looked in hedges, hollow trees, runnels, ditches and the old mill, not the bridge

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:49-willows-ch7-part1-portly-is-missing:t8:o4:1
# text = No: they looked in hedges, hollow trees, runnels, ditches and the old mill, not the bridge
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	hedges	hedge	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	hollow	hollow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	runnels	runnel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	ditches	ditch	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	mill	mill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
19	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	21	advmod	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	bridge	bridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | past | they | the bridge |  |  |  | in hedges and hollow trees and runnels and ditches and the old mill | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in hedge=Theme |

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