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title: What does the reference to "the seventh wave" signify in the context… — The Jungle Book, The White Seal, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: What does the reference to "the seventh wave" signify in the context of Kotick's final resolution? Exam question 4 of lesson 618 «The Jungle Book, The White Seal, part 19: Kotick mocks Sea Vitch, then searches the seas for a quiet island and finds men had been there first» of the books course of Mov
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# Exam question 4 · The Jungle Book, The White Seal, part 19: Kotick mocks Sea…

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What does the reference to "the seventh wave" signify in the context of Kotick's final resolution?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Kotick · **What happens:** do, signify, resolve · **To what, where:** reference

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 618 «The Jungle Book, The White Seal, part 19: Kotick mocks Sea Vitch, then searches the seas for a quiet island and finds men had been there first» of the books course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. 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/618-pg236-part19/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:618-pg236-part19:e4:1
# text = What does the reference to "the seventh wave" signify in the context of Kotick's final resolution?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	2	nsubj	_	_
2	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	reference	reference	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	seventh	seventh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	wave	wave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
11	signify	signify	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	context	context	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
16	Kotick	Kotick	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	's	's	PART	POS	_	16	case	_	_
18	final	final	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	resolution	resolution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present |  | the reference  the seventh wave |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reference=Eventuality |
| 2 | **signify** | present |  |  |  |  |  | in the context of Kotick's final resolution | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in context=Attribute |
| 3 | **resolve** |  | Kotick |  |  |  |  |  | nom resolution «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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That Kotick intends to postpone his decision for another season, as the seventh wave always comes late, before acting upon his purpose at last.

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:618-pg236-part19:e4:o1:1
# text = That Kotick intends to postpone his decision for another season, as the seventh wave always comes late, before acting upon his purpose at last.
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	Kotick	Kotick	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	intends	intend	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	postpone	postpone	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	decision	decision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	10	det	_	_
10	season	season	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
12	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	seventh	seventh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	wave	wave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
16	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	17	advmod	_	_
17	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
18	late	late	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	17	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
20	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	21	mark	_	_
21	acting	act	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	17	advcl	_	_
22	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	24	nmod:poss	_	_
24	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	_
25	at	at	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
26	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **intend** | present | that Kotick |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **postpone** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | that Kotick *not said here* | Kotick's decision |  |  | season |  | vn delay-53.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent decision=Eventuality |
| 3 | **come** | present | the seventh wave |  |  |  |  | always, late *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **act** | gerund | the seventh wave *not said here* |  |  | last |  | upon Kotick's purpose | vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **decide** |  | Kotick |  |  |  |  |  | nom decision «act transitive»: poss=agent |
| 6 | **purpose** |  | Kotick |  |  |  |  |  | nom purpose «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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That Kotick means to postpone his decision for another season before acting upon his purpose, which the seventh wave symbolises in every sense of the word.

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:618-pg236-part19:e4:o2:1
# text = That Kotick means to postpone his decision for another season before acting upon his purpose, which the seventh wave symbolises in every sense of the word.
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	Kotick	Kotick	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	postpone	postpone	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	decision	decision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	10	det	_	_
10	season	season	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
11	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
12	acting	act	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
13	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
17	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	21	obj	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	seventh	seventh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	wave	wave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	_
21	symbolises	symbolis	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	acl:relcl	_	_
22	in	in	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	24	det	_	_
24	sense	sense	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	_
25	of	of	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | that Kotick |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **postpone** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | that Kotick *not said here* | Kotick's decision |  |  | season |  | vn delay-53.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent decision=Eventuality |
| 3 | **act** | gerund | that Kotick *not said here* |  |  |  |  | upon Kotick's purpose | vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **symbolis** | present | the seventh wave | Kotick's purpose |  | every sense of the word |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **decide** |  | Kotick |  |  |  |  |  | nom decision «act transitive»: poss=agent |
| 6 | **purpose** |  | Kotick |  |  |  |  |  | nom purpose «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent |
| 7 | **sense** |  |  | the word |  |  |  |  | nom sense «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That Kotick intends to postpone his decision for another season before acting upon his purpose.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:618-pg236-part19:e4:o3:1
# text = That Kotick intends to postpone his decision for another season before acting upon his purpose.
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	Kotick	Kotick	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	intends	intend	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	postpone	postpone	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	decision	decision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	10	det	_	_
10	season	season	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
11	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
12	acting	act	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
13	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **intend** | present | that Kotick |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **postpone** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | that Kotick *not said here* | Kotick's decision |  |  | season |  | vn delay-53.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent decision=Eventuality |
| 3 | **act** | gerund | that Kotick *not said here* |  |  |  |  | upon Kotick's purpose | vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **decide** |  | Kotick |  |  |  |  |  | nom decision «act transitive»: poss=agent |
| 5 | **purpose** |  | Kotick |  |  |  |  |  | nom purpose «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That Kotick means to put off his plan until the next season arrives and the waves calm.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:618-pg236-part19:e4:o4:1
# text = That Kotick means to put off his plan until the next season arrives and the waves calm.
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	Kotick	Kotick	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	put	put	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	off	off	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	season	season	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	arrives	arrive	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	waves	wave	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nsubj	_	_
17	calm	calm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | that Kotick |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **put off** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | that Kotick *not said here* | Kotick's plan |  |  |  |  | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent plan=Goal |
| 3 | **arrive** | present | the next season |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **plan** |  | Kotick |  |  |  |  |  | nom plan «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

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