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title: «It's my world, and I don't want any other.» What does this tell us… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter I, pa… · tree and pragmatics
description: «It's my world, and I don't want any other.» What does this tell us about the Rat? Test 3 · ★★ of lesson 26 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter I, part 2: The River Bank (the picnic basket, the Wild Wood and the Wide World)» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pr
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# Test 3 · ★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter I, part 2: The River Bank…

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«It's my world, and I don't want any other.» What does this tell us about the Rat?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** It, I, this · **What happens:** be, not want, tell · **To what, where:** world, other, us · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 3 · ★★ of lesson 26 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter I, part 2: The River Bank (the picnic basket, the Wild Wood and the Wide World)» 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/26-willows-ch1-part2-the-river-and-the-wild-wood/#t3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «It's my world, and I don't want any other.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:26-willows-ch1-part2-the-river-and-the-wild-wood:t3:1
# text = «It's my world, and I don't want any other.»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
8	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
9	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	want	want	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
12	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	13	det	_	_
13	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	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 | It | my world |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **want** *in a quote* | present · do-support | I | any other |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot other=Theme |

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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 does this tell us about the Rat?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:26-willows-ch1-part2-the-river-and-the-wild-wood:t3:2
# text = What does this tell us about the Rat?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj	_	_
4	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	iobj	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present · do-support | this |  | us |  |  | about the Rat | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent we=Recipient what=Topic |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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He hates the Wild Wood and has never once been out of his own village

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:26-willows-ch1-part2-the-river-and-the-wild-wood:t3:o1:1
# text = He hates the Wild Wood and has never once been out of his own village
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hates	hate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	Wild	Wild	PROPN	NNP	_	5	flat	_	_
5	Wood	Wood	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	7	advmod	_	_
10	been	be	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	advcl	_	_
11	out	out	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
14	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hate** | present | He | the Wild Wood |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer wood=Stimulus |
| 2 | **have** | present | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  | once *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **be** | participle | He *not said here* |  |  | his own village |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme out village=Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He is proud and wants to show off

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:26-willows-ch1-part2-the-river-and-the-wild-wood:t3:o2:1
# text = He is proud and wants to show off
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	proud	proud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	show	show	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	off	off	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  |  |  | proud *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **want** | present | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 3 | **show off** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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

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He loves the river and is happy to stay

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:26-willows-ch1-part2-the-river-and-the-wild-wood:t3:o3:1
# text = He loves the river and is happy to stay
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	loves	love	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	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **love** | present | He | the river |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer river=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is** | present | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  | happy *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **stay** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He is rude and does not want guests

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:26-willows-ch1-part2-the-river-and-the-wild-wood:t3:o4:1
# text = He is rude and does not want guests
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
5	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	want	want	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
8	guests	guest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  |  |  | rude *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **want** | present · do-support | He *not said here* | guests |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot guest=Theme |

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