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title: «Sigurd's story is total cap.» (cap = a lie) Is it? — The Wind in the Willows, chapter IX, p… · tree and pragmatics
description: «Sigurd's story is total cap.» (cap = a lie) Is it? Test 7 · ★ of lesson 58 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter IX, part 3: Wayfarers All (the Sea Rat from Constantinople)» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's 
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# Test 7 · ★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter IX, part 3: Wayfarers All…

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«Sigurd's story is total cap.» (cap = a lie) Is it?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** story, cap · **What happens:** be · **To what, where:** total cap, cap

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This is test 7 · ★ of lesson 58 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter IX, part 3: Wayfarers All (the Sea Rat from Constantinople)» 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/58-willows-ch9-part3-the-sea-rat/#t7).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «Sigurd's story is total cap.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:58-willows-ch9-part3-the-sea-rat:t7:1
# text = «Sigurd's story is total cap.»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Sigurd	Sigurd	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	total	total	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	cap	cap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | Sigurd's story | total cap |  |  |  |  | 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:* (cap = a lie) Is it?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:58-willows-ch9-part3-the-sea-rat:t7:2
# text = (cap = a lie) Is it?
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	cap	cap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	5	punct	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	lie	lie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	_
7	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	acl	_	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 a** | present | cap and a lie *not said here* | cap |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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No: the sailor invented it all for the Water Rat

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:58-willows-ch9-part3-the-sea-rat:t7:o1:1
# text = No: the sailor invented it all for the Water Rat
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	4	det	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	sailor	sailor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	invented	invent	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	Water	Water	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **invent** | past | no sailor | it |  |  |  | for the Water Rat | vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent it=Result for rat=Beneficiary |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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No: a Norwegian king really did sail to Constantinople long ago, with sixty ships, as the old chronicles still record

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:58-willows-ch9-part3-the-sea-rat:t7:o2:1
# text = No: a Norwegian king really did sail to Constantinople long ago, with sixty ships, as the old chronicles still record
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	Norwegian	Norwegian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	really	really	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	sail	sail	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	parataxis	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Constantinople	Constantinople	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
11	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	12	advmod	_	_
12	ago	ago	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	with	with	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	sixty	sixty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	16	nummod	_	_
16	ships	ship	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
18	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	23	mark	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	chronicles	chronicle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	23	nsubj	_	_
22	still	still	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	_
23	record	record	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sail** | past · do-support | a Norwegian king |  |  | Constantinople |  | with sixty ships; ago *property* | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent to constantinople=Trajectory |
| 2 | **record** | present | the old chronicles |  |  |  | still |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Partly: a king did sail with sixty ships, but the tale of his men staying behind is pure invention by the Rat

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:58-willows-ch9-part3-the-sea-rat:t7:o3:1
# text = Partly: a king did sail with sixty ships, but the tale of his men staying behind is pure invention by the Rat
1	Partly	partly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	sail	sail	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	sixty	sixty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	ships	ship	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
11	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	tale	tale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nmod	_	_
17	staying	stay	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	16	acl	_	_
18	behind	behind	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
19	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	cop	_	_
20	pure	pure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	invention	invention	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
22	by	by	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sail** | past · do-support | a king |  |  |  |  | with sixty ships; by the Rat; partly *property* | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **stay** | gerund | king's men *not said here* |  |  |  |  | behind *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **is a** | present | the tale of king's men | pure invention |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **tell** |  | king's men |  |  |  |  |  | nom tale «communication intransitive»: of=agent |

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

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No: a Norwegian king really did sail to Constantinople long ago

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:58-willows-ch9-part3-the-sea-rat:t7:o4:1
# text = No: a Norwegian king really did sail to Constantinople long ago
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	5	det	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	Norwegian	Norwegian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	really	really	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	sail	sail	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Constantinople	Constantinople	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
11	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	12	advmod	_	_
12	ago	ago	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sail** | past · do-support | no Norwegian king |  |  | Constantinople |  | ago *property* | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent to constantinople=Trajectory |

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