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title: «O, never, never! And yet — and yet — O, Mole, I am afraid!» What do… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter VII,… · tree and pragmatics
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# Test 4 · ★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter VII, part 2: The Piper at…

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«O, never, never! And yet — and yet — O, Mole, I am afraid!» What does the Rat's answer show?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** I, Rat · **What happens:** be, do, show

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This is test 4 · ★ of lesson 50 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter VII, part 2: The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (the music and the island)» 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/50-willows-ch7-part2-the-piper/#t4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «O, never, never!

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:50-willows-ch7-part2-the-piper:t4:1
# text = «O, never, never!
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	O	o	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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

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*Sentence 2:* And yet — and yet — O, Mole, I am afraid!»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:50-willows-ch7-part2-the-piper:t4:2
# text = And yet — and yet — O, Mole, I am afraid!»
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	2	cc	_	_
2	yet	yet	ADV	RB	_	0	root	_	_
3	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	2	punct	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	yet	yet	ADV	RB	_	2	conj	_	_
6	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
7	O	o	INTJ	UH	_	9	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	Mole	Mole	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
12	am	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	afraid	afraid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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

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*Sentence 3:* What does the Rat's answer show?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:50-willows-ch7-part2-the-piper:t4:3
# text = What does the Rat's answer show?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	acl:relcl	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	show	show	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **show** |  | the Rat |  |  |  |  |  | nom show «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Anger at the Piper for stealing Portly

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:50-willows-ch7-part2-the-piper:t4:o1:1
# text = Anger at the Piper for stealing Portly
1	Anger	anger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	at	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Piper	Piper	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	stealing	steal	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	acl	_	_
7	Portly	Portly	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **steal** | gerund | Anger at the Piper *not said here* | Portly |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location portly=Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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A mixture of joy, grief, fear and wonder that the Rat cannot explain, even to himself, in the wood

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:50-willows-ch7-part2-the-piper:t4:o2:1
# text = A mixture of joy, grief, fear and wonder that the Rat cannot explain, even to himself, in the wood
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mixture	mixture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	joy	joy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	grief	grief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	fear	fear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	wonder	wonder	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
14	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	16	advmod	_	_
16	explain	explain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
18	even	even	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
19	to	to	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
22	in	in	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wonder** *speech: ask* | present | a mixture of joy and grief and fear |  |  |  |  |  | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V what S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **not** **explain** *speech: assert* | can | the Rat |  | Rat | the wood |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V PP.recipient how S»: agent=Agent to himself=Recipient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Love, wonder and trembling, all at once, for the Piper whom he has seen and does not yet fully understand

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:50-willows-ch7-part2-the-piper:t4:o3:1
# text = Love, wonder and trembling, all at once, for the Piper whom he has seen and does not yet fully understand
1	Love	love	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	wonder	wonder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	trembling	trembling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	all	all	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	17	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	Piper	Piper	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
14	whom	whom	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	17	obj	_	_
15	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
16	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
17	seen	see	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
19	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	23	aux	_	_
20	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	23	advmod	_	_
21	yet	yet	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	_
22	fully	fully	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	_
23	understand	understand	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | present · perfect | Love and wonder and trembling |  |  |  |  | for the Piper; once *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer whom=Stimulus |
| 2 | **not** **understand** | present · do-support | Love and wonder and trembling *not said here* |  |  |  | yet | fully *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Love, wonder and trembling, all at once

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:50-willows-ch7-part2-the-piper:t4:o4:1
# text = Love, wonder and trembling, all at once
1	Love	love	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	wonder	wonder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	trembling	trembling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	all	all	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	1	advmod	_	_
```

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

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