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title: Which word list is the sound of the Mole digging? — The Wind in the Willows, chapter I, pa… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which word list is the sound of the Mole digging? Test 12 · ★★ of lesson 25 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter I, part 1: The River Bank (the Mole leaves his spring-cleaning and meets the Rat)» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and o
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# Test 12 · ★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter I, part 1: The River Bank…

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Which word list is the sound of the Mole digging?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** word list, Mole · **What happens:** be, dig · **To what, where:** sound

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This is test 12 · ★★ of lesson 25 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter I, part 1: The River Bank (the Mole leaves his spring-cleaning and meets the Rat)» 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/25-willows-ch1-part1-the-mole-meets-the-river/#t12).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:25-willows-ch1-part1-the-mole-meets-the-river:t12:1
# text = Which word list is the sound of the Mole digging?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	list	list	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Mole	mole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	digging	dig	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | word list | the sound |  |  |  | of the Mole | tree rules |
| 2 | **dig** | gerund | the Mole *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4-1-1 «NP V»: agent=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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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«hissed and hummed and whistled and sang»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:25-willows-ch1-part1-the-mole-meets-the-river:t12:o1:1
# text = «hissed and hummed and whistled and sang»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	hissed	hiss	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	hummed	hum	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	whistled	whistle	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	sang	sing	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hiss** *in a quote* | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **hum** *in a quote* | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn bulge-47.5.3 «NP V»: agent=Location |
| 3 | **whistle** *in a quote* | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **sing** *speech: express* *in a quote* | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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«rattled and rumbled and roared and rang»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:25-willows-ch1-part1-the-mole-meets-the-river:t12:o2:1
# text = «rattled and rumbled and roared and rang»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	rattled	rattle	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	rumbled	rumble	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	roared	roar	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	rang	ring	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rattle** *in a quote* | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **rumble** *in a quote* | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **roar** *in a quote* | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **ring** *in a quote* | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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«went the spade and went the tap and went the shovel across the stone»

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:25-willows-ch1-part1-the-mole-meets-the-river:t12:o3:1
# text = «went the spade and went the tap and went the shovel across the stone»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	spade	spade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	tap	tap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	shovel	shovel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	across	across	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** *in a quote* | past |  | the spade |  |  |  |  | vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location spade=Theme |
| 2 | **go** *in a quote* | past |  | the tap |  |  |  |  | vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location tap=Theme |
| 3 | **go** *in a quote* | past |  | the shovel |  | the stone |  |  | vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location shovel=Theme |

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

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«scraped and scratched and scrabbled and scrooged»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:25-willows-ch1-part1-the-mole-meets-the-river:t12:o4:1
# text = «scraped and scratched and scrabbled and scrooged»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	scraped	scrape	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	scratched	scratch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	scrabbled	scrabble	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	scrooged	scrooge	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scrape** *in a quote* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn cut-21.1-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **scratch** *in a quote* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **scrabble** *in a quote* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **scrooge** *in a quote* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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