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# Test 15 · ★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter I, part 1: The River Bank…

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★★★ Alice (lessons 1–24) also starts her adventure on a bank. How is the Mole's start different?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** ★, start, Mole · **What happens:** start, adventure, be · **To what, where:** adventure, bank

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This is test 15 · ★★ 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/#t15).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* ★★★ Alice (lessons 1–24) also starts her adventure on a bank.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:25-willows-ch1-part1-the-mole-meets-the-river:t15:1
# text = ★★★ Alice (lessons 1–24) also starts her adventure on a bank.
1	★	★	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	★	★	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	1	dep	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	★	★	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	lessons	lesson	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	appos	_	_
7	1	1	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	–	–	SYM	SYM	ExtPos=ADP	9	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	24	24	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	6	punct	_	_
11	also	also	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	starts	start	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	adventure	adventure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	on	on	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	bank	bank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **start** | present | ★ ★ Alice | ★'s adventure |  | a bank |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent adventure=Eventuality |
| 2 | **adventure** |  | ★ |  |  | a bank |  |  | nom adventure «act transitive»: poss=agent on=place |

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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 is the Mole's start different?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:25-willows-ch1-part1-the-mole-meets-the-river:t15:2
# text = How is the Mole's start different?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Mole	mole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	start	start	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	_
7	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the Mole's start |  |  |  |  | how *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **start** |  | the Mole |  |  |  |  |  | nom start «event transitive»: poss=agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Alice falls down a well; the Mole climbs down a ladder into a cave

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:25-willows-ch1-part1-the-mole-meets-the-river:t15:o1:1
# text = Alice falls down a well; the Mole climbs down a ladder into a cave
1	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	falls	fall	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	down	down	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	well	well	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Mole	mole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	climbs	climb	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	down	down	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	ladder	ladder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
13	into	into	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	cave	cave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall down** | present | Alice | a well |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient well=Result |
| 2 | **climb** | present | the Mole |  |  | a cave |  | down a ladder | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V PP.initial\_location PP.destination»: agent=Theme down ladder=Initial\_Location into cave=Destination |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The Mole goes down a rabbit hole

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:25-willows-ch1-part1-the-mole-meets-the-river:t15:o2:1
# text = The Mole goes down a rabbit hole
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Mole	mole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	down	down	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	rabbit	rabbit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	hole	hole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go down** | present | the Mole | a rabbit hole |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Alice goes down a hole after a Rabbit; the Mole comes up out of one

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:25-willows-ch1-part1-the-mole-meets-the-river:t15:o3:1
# text = Alice goes down a hole after a Rabbit; the Mole comes up out of one
1	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	down	down	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	hole	hole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	after	after	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Rabbit	rabbit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	Mole	mole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
13	up	up	ADP	RP	_	12	compound:prt	_	_
14	out	out	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go down** | present | Alice | a hole after a Rabbit |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V NP.extent PP.source PP.goal»: agent=Patient hole=Extent |
| 2 | **come up** | present | the Mole |  |  |  |  | out one | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme out one=Initial\_Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Alice swims away

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:25-willows-ch1-part1-the-mole-meets-the-river:t15:o4:1
# text = Alice swims away
1	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	swims	swim	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	away	away	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swim away** | present | Alice |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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