--- title: Looking back: what did the Rat say at the very start about messing a… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter I, pa… · tree and pragmatics description: Looking back: what did the Rat say at the very start about messing about in boats — «In or out of 'em, it doesn't matter»? How does that come true now? 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How does that come true now? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Rat, start, it, that · **What happens:** look back, do, say, mess, not matter, come · **To what, where:** start · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 10 · ★★ of lesson 28 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter I, part 4: The River Bank (the Mole grabs the oars, the boat goes over, and a friendship begins)» 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/28-willows-ch1-part4-sploosh/#t10). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Looking back: what did the Rat say at the very start about messing about in boats — «In or out of 'em, it doesn't matter»? ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:28-willows-ch1-part4-sploosh:t10:1 # text = Looking back: what did the Rat say at the very start about messing about in boats — «In or out of 'em, it doesn't matter»? 1 Looking look VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 5 advcl _ _ 2 back back ADV RB _ 1 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 3 : : PUNCT : _ 1 punct _ _ 4 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 5 nsubj _ _ 5 did do VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 Rat Rat PROPN NNP Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 8 say say VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 parataxis _ _ 9 at at ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 11 very very ADV RB _ 12 advmod _ _ 12 start start NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ _ 13 about about SCONJ IN _ 14 mark _ _ 14 messing mess VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 12 acl _ _ 15 about about ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 16 in in ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 17 boats boat NOUN NNS Number=Plur 14 obl _ _ 18 — - PUNCT : _ 29 punct _ _ 19 « « PUNCT `` _ 29 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 20 In in SCONJ IN _ 29 mark _ _ 21 or or CCONJ CC _ 29 cc _ _ 22 out out ADP IN _ 24 case _ _ 23 of of ADP IN _ 24 case _ _ 24 'em they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 29 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 25 , , PUNCT , _ 24 punct _ _ 26 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 29 nsubj _ _ 27 does do AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 29 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 28 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 29 advmod _ _ 29 matter matter VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 30 » » PUNCT '' _ 29 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 31 ? ? PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **look back** | gerund | | | | | | | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus | | 2 | **do** | past | | | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the Rat | | | the start | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **mess** | gerund | the start *not said here* | | | | | about boats | tree rules | | 5 | **not** **matter** *in a quote* | present · do-support | it | | | | | out 'em *= they* | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus | 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. *Sentence 2:* How does that come true now? ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:28-willows-ch1-part4-sploosh:t10:2 # text = How does that come true now? 1 How how ADV WRB PronType=Int 4 advmod _ _ 2 does do AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 4 nsubj _ _ 4 come come VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 true true ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 xcomp _ _ 6 now now ADV RB PronType=Dem 4 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 7 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **come** | present · do-support | that | | | | now | true *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} They stay in the boat ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:28-willows-ch1-part4-sploosh:t10:o1:1 # text = They stay in the boat 1 They they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 stay stay VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 in in ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 boat boat NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **stay** | present | They | | | the boat | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in boat=Location | ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} They end up out of the boat, and the Rat doesn't mind a bit ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:28-willows-ch1-part4-sploosh:t10:o2:1 # text = They end up out of the boat, and the Rat doesn't mind a bit 1 They they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 end end VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 up up ADP RP _ 2 compound:prt _ _ 4 out out ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 5 of of ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 boat boat NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ _ 9 and and CCONJ CC _ 14 cc _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 Rat Rat PROPN NNP Number=Sing 14 nsubj _ _ 12 does do AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 14 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 13 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 14 advmod _ _ 14 mind mind VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 parataxis _ _ 15 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 bit bit NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **end up** | present | They | | | the boat | | | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient | | 2 | **not** **mind** | present · do-support | the Rat | a bit | | | | | vn care-88.1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | ### Option 3 {#o3} They end up soaked, and the Rat sulks all afternoon long ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:28-willows-ch1-part4-sploosh:t10:o3:1 # text = They end up soaked, and the Rat sulks all afternoon long 1 They they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 end end VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 up up ADP RP _ 2 compound:prt _ _ 4 soaked soak VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 6 and and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 Rat Rat PROPN NNP Number=Sing 9 nsubj _ _ 9 sulks sulk VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 parataxis _ _ 10 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 11 det _ _ 11 afternoon afternoon NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obj _ _ 12 long long ADV RB Degree=Pos 9 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **end up** | present | They | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **soak** | participle | They *not said here* | | | | | | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | | 3 | **sulk** | present | the Rat | | | | afternoon | long *property* | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | ### Option 4 {#o4} They fall in the river, and the Rat is cross about the wet ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:28-willows-ch1-part4-sploosh:t10:o4:1 # text = They fall in the river, and the Rat is cross about the wet 1 They they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 fall fall VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 in in ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 river river NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 7 and and CCONJ CC _ 11 cc _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 Rat Rat PROPN NNP Number=Sing 11 nsubj _ _ 10 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 11 cop _ _ 11 cross cross ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 conj _ _ 12 about about ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 wet wet ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 11 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **fall** | present | They | | | the river | | | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in river=Location | | 2 | **is** | present | the Rat | | | | | about the wet; cross *property* | tree rules | **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. 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