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title: «Strays I find in it, wounds I bind in it.» How does this fit Portly? — The Wind in the Willows, chapter VII,… · tree and pragmatics
description: «Strays I find in it, wounds I bind in it.» How does this fit Portly? Test 9 · ★ of lesson 51 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter VII, part 3: The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (the gift of forgetfulness)» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the questi
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# Test 9 · ★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter VII, part 3: The Piper at…

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«Strays I find in it, wounds I bind in it.» How does this fit Portly?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Strays, I, this · **What happens:** find, bind, fit · **To what, where:** wounds, it, Portly

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This is test 9 · ★ of lesson 51 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter VII, part 3: The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (the gift of forgetfulness)» 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/51-willows-ch7-part3-the-gift-of-forgetfulness/#t9).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «Strays I find in it, wounds I bind in it.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:51-willows-ch7-part3-the-gift-of-forgetfulness:t9:1
# text = «Strays I find in it, wounds I bind in it.»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Strays	stray	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	find	find	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	wounds	wound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
9	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	bind	bind	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** *in a quote* | present | Strays | wounds |  | it |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **bind** *in a quote* | present | I | wounds *not said here* |  |  |  | in it | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent wound=Destination in it=Theme |

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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:* How does this fit Portly?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:51-willows-ch7-part3-the-gift-of-forgetfulness:t9:2
# text = How does this fit Portly?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj	_	_
4	fit	fit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	Portly	Portly	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fit** | present · do-support | this | Portly |  |  |  |  | vn adjust-26.9 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent portly=Patient |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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He was lost, and the Rat tied him to the boat

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:51-willows-ch7-part3-the-gift-of-forgetfulness:t9:o1:1
# text = He was lost, and the Rat tied him to the boat
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	tied	tie	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** | past · passive |  | He |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality |
| 2 | **tie** | past | the Rat | him *= he* |  |  |  | to the boat | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent he=Patient to boat=Co-Patient |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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He was hurt and the Rat bound his wounds at once

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:51-willows-ch7-part3-the-gift-of-forgetfulness:t9:o2:1
# text = He was hurt and the Rat bound his wounds at once
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	hurt	hurt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	bound	bind	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	wounds	wound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hurt** | past · passive |  | He |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **bind** | past | the Rat | Rat's wounds |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wound=Patient |
| 3 | **wound** |  | Rat |  |  |  |  |  | nom wound «state transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He was a lost little stray, and the Helper kept him safe until his Otter father came to find him

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:51-willows-ch7-part3-the-gift-of-forgetfulness:t9:o3:1
# text = He was a lost little stray, and the Helper kept him safe until his Otter father came to find him
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	lost	lost	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	stray	stray	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Helper	Helper	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
12	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
13	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	xcomp	_	_
14	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
15	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
16	Otter	Otter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
18	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	advcl	_	_
19	to	to	PART	TO	_	20	mark	_	_
20	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	xcomp	_	_
21	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | He | a lost little stray |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **keep** | past | the Helper | him *= he* |  |  |  | safe *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
| 3 | **come** | past | Helper's Otter father |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **find** | to-infinitive | Helper's Otter father *not said here* | father |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Topic |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He was a lost little stray, and the Helper kept him safe

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:51-willows-ch7-part3-the-gift-of-forgetfulness:t9:o4:1
# text = He was a lost little stray, and the Helper kept him safe
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	lost	lost	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	stray	stray	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Helper	Helper	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
12	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
13	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | He | a lost little stray |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **keep** | past | the Helper | him *= he* |  |  |  | safe *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |

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