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title: Ollie from Sydney: «Mole was rowin', yeah nah, it was Ratty rowin'.»… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter VII,… · tree and pragmatics
description: Ollie from Sydney: «Mole was rowin', yeah nah, it was Ratty rowin'.» (yeah nah = no) Which of his two words was right? Test 9 · ★ 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, with 
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# Test 9 · ★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter VII, part 2: The Piper at…

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Ollie from Sydney: «Mole was rowin', yeah nah, it was Ratty rowin'.» (yeah nah = no) Which of his two words was right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** rowin, two words, Sydney · **What happens:** be, word · **To what, where:** Mole rowin, Ratty rowin

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This is test 9 · ★ 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/#t9).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Ollie from Sydney: «Mole was rowin', yeah nah, it was Ratty rowin'.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:50-willows-ch7-part2-the-piper:t9:1
# text = Ollie from Sydney: «Mole was rowin', yeah nah, it was Ratty rowin'.»
1	Ollie	Ollie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	from	from	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	Sydney	Sydney	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	Mole	mole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	rowin	rowin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	',	',	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
10	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	8	discourse	_	_
11	nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	16	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
14	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
15	Ratty	Ratty	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	rowin	rowin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | past |  | Mole rowin |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | past | rowin | Ratty rowin |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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:* (yeah nah = no) Which of his two words was right?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:50-willows-ch7-part2-the-piper:t9:2
# text = (yeah nah = no) Which of his two words was right?
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	3	discourse	_	_
3	nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	_
4	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	13	punct	_	_
5	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	11	det	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	_
7	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
10	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
12	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Sydney's two words |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **word** |  | Sydney |  |  |  |  |  | nom word «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## The options {#options}

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

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The first: the Mole was rowing

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:50-willows-ch7-part2-the-piper:t9:o1:1
# text = The first: the Mole was rowing
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Mole	mole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	rowing	row	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **row** | past · progressive | the Mole |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The second: Ratty was rowing

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:50-willows-ch7-part2-the-piper:t9:o2:1
# text = The second: Ratty was rowing
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	4	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	2	punct	_	_
4	Ratty	Ratty	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	rowing	row	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **row** | past · progressive | second Ratty |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The first, but Ratty rowed

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:50-willows-ch7-part2-the-piper:t9:o3:1
# text = The first, but Ratty rowed
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	Ratty	Ratty	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	rowed	row	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **row** | past | the first |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The second, because Ratty was rowing the boat while the Mole sat in the stern, dozing

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:50-willows-ch7-part2-the-piper:t9:o4:1
# text = The second, because Ratty was rowing the boat while the Mole sat in the stern, dozing
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
4	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	Ratty	Ratty	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	rowing	row	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	conj	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	Mole	mole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	sat	sit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	stern	stern	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	dozing	dozing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **row** | past · progressive | Ratty | the boat |  |  |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent boat=Location |
| 2 | **sit** | past | the Mole |  |  | the stern and dozing |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in stern=Location |

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