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title: A friend says the word «panic» comes from people dropping frying pan… — Pan, panic and Ulysses: the old myths… · tree and pragmatics
description: A friend says the word «panic» comes from people dropping frying pans. What is right? Test 2 · ★★★ of lesson 43 «Pan, panic and Ulysses: the old myths and old words inside «The Wind in the Willows»» of the language course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the quest
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# Test 2 · ★★★ · Pan, panic and Ulysses: the old myths and old words inside…

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A friend says the word «panic» comes from people dropping frying pans. What is right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** friend, word, people · **What happens:** say, come, drop, fry, be · **To what, where:** pans · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 2 · ★★★ of lesson 43 «Pan, panic and Ulysses: the old myths and old words inside «The Wind in the Willows»» of the language 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/language/43-pan-panic-and-ulysses-the-old-myths-and-old-words-inside-the-wind-in-the-willows/#t2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A friend says the word «panic» comes from people dropping frying pans.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:43-pan-panic-and-ulysses-the-old-myths-and-old-words-inside-the-wind-in-the-willows:t2:1
# text = A friend says the word «panic» comes from people dropping frying pans.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	panic	panic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
9	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
12	dropping	drop	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	acl	_	_
13	frying	fry	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	xcomp	_	_
14	pans	pan	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | a friend |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **come** | present | the word |  |  |  |  | from people | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from people=Initial\_Location |
| 3 | **drop** | gerund | people *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **fry** | gerund | people *not said here* | pans |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent pan=Patient |

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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:* What is right?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:43-pan-panic-and-ulysses-the-old-myths-and-old-words-inside-the-wind-in-the-willows:t2:2
# text = What is right?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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It comes from the sound a scared duck makes

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:43-pan-panic-and-ulysses-the-old-myths-and-old-words-inside-the-wind-in-the-willows:t2:o1:1
# text = It comes from the sound a scared duck makes
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	scared	scared	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	duck	duck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | present | It |  |  | the sound |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from sound=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **make** | present | a scared duck | the sound *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sound=Product |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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It comes from the god Pan, who was said to send sudden fear

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:43-pan-panic-and-ulysses-the-old-myths-and-old-words-inside-the-wind-in-the-willows:t2:o2:1
# text = It comes from the god Pan, who was said to send sudden fear
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	god	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	Pan	Pan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	said	say	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	parataxis	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	send	send	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	xcomp	_	_
13	sudden	sudden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	fear	fear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | present | It |  |  |  |  | from the god | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from god=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past · passive |  | the god |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **send** | to-infinitive |  | sudden fear |  |  |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fear=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Yes, it comes from frying pans clattering on stone kitchen floors

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:43-pan-panic-and-ulysses-the-old-myths-and-old-words-inside-the-wind-in-the-willows:t2:o3:1
# text = Yes, it comes from frying pans clattering on stone kitchen floors
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	frying	fry	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	amod	_	_
7	pans	pan	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
8	clattering	clatter	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	acl	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	floors	floor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | present | it |  |  | frying pans |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from pan=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **fry** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **clatter** | gerund | frying pans *not said here* |  |  | kitchen floors |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on floor=Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It comes from a city called Panic in Italy

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:43-pan-panic-and-ulysses-the-old-myths-and-old-words-inside-the-wind-in-the-willows:t2:o4:1
# text = It comes from a city called Panic in Italy
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	Panic	Panic	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	xcomp	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Italy	Italy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | present | It |  |  | a city |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from city=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **call** | participle |  | a city *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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