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title: The Rat is laughing while he saves the Mole. Is he being cruel? — The Wind in the Willows, chapter I, pa… · tree and pragmatics
description: The Rat is laughing while he saves the Mole. Is he being cruel? Test 3 · ★★ 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, with the dependency tree and prag
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# Test 3 · ★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter I, part 4: The River Bank…

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The Rat is laughing while he saves the Mole. Is he being cruel?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Rat · **What happens:** laugh, save, be · **To what, where:** Mole

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This is test 3 · ★★ 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/#t3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* The Rat is laughing while he saves the Mole.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:28-willows-ch1-part4-sploosh:t3:1
# text = The Rat is laughing while he saves the Mole.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	laughing	laugh	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	saves	save	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Mole	mole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **laugh** | present · progressive | the Rat |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **save** | present | Rat | the Mole |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mole=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:* Is he being cruel?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:28-willows-ch1-part4-sploosh:t3:2
# text = Is he being cruel?
1	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	cop	_	_
4	cruel	cruel	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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No: he isn't worried — water is his home

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:28-willows-ch1-part4-sploosh:t3:o1:1
# text = No: he isn't worried — water is his home
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	6	det	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	worried	worried	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
8	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present | he |  |  |  |  | worried *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | worried water | his home |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Yes, he finds the Mole's trouble funny

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:28-willows-ch1-part4-sploosh:t3:o2:1
# text = Yes, he finds the Mole's trouble funny
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	finds	find	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Mole	mole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	trouble	trouble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
9	funny	funny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | present | he | the Mole's trouble |  |  |  | funny *property* | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trouble=Topic |
| 2 | **trouble** |  | the Mole |  |  |  |  |  | nom trouble «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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No, he isn't worried, because water is his home, and he thinks the whole thing is very funny to watch

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:28-willows-ch1-part4-sploosh:t3:o3:1
# text = No, he isn't worried, because water is his home, and he thinks the whole thing is very funny to watch
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	worried	worried	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
9	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
11	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	thinks	think	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
20	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	cop	_	_
21	very	very	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
22	funny	funny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
23	to	to	PART	TO	_	24	mark	_	_
24	watch	watch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	22	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present | he |  |  |  |  | worried *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | water | his home |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **think** *speech: other* | present | he | the whole thing |  |  |  |  | vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot thing=Theme |
| 4 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | funny *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **watch** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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Yes: he laughs at the Mole, who is drowning and cannot swim at all in the river

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:28-willows-ch1-part4-sploosh:t3:o4:1
# text = Yes: he laughs at the Mole, who is drowning and cannot swim at all in the river
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	laughs	laugh	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Mole	mole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	drowning	drown	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	parataxis	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
15	swim	swim	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
16	at	at	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	15	obl	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **laugh** | present | he |  |  | the Mole |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **drown** | present · progressive | the Mole |  |  |  |  |  | vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **not** **swim** | can | he *not said here* |  |  | all |  | in the river | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at all=Trajectory |

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