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title: Looking back: in chapter I, how did the Mole first get excited about… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter II, p… · tree and pragmatics
description: Looking back: in chapter I, how did the Mole first get excited about boats? Test 12 · ★★ of lesson 30 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter II, part 2: The Open Road (Toad's canary-coloured caravan)» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question an
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# Test 12 · ★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter II, part 2: The Open Road…

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Looking back: in chapter I, how did the Mole first get excited about boats?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Looking · **What happens:** look back, get

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This is test 12 · ★★ of lesson 30 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter II, part 2: The Open Road (Toad's canary-coloured caravan)» 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/30-willows-ch2-part2-the-canary-coloured-cart/#t12).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:30-willows-ch2-part2-the-canary-coloured-cart:t12:1
# text = Looking back: in chapter I, how did the Mole first get excited about boats?
1	Looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	13	csubj	_	_
2	back	back	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	chapter	chapter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
9	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	Mole	mole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	13	advmod	_	_
13	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
14	excited	excited	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	xcomp	_	_
15	about	about	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	boats	boat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look back** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | in chapter | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in chapter=Theme |
| 2 | **get** | past · do-support | Looking |  |  |  |  | excited, first *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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The Rat's little blue-and-white boat came to fetch him

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:30-willows-ch2-part2-the-canary-coloured-cart:t12:o1:1
# text = The Rat's little blue-and-white boat came to fetch him
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
5	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
10	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	fetch	fetch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	xcomp	_	_
14	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | the Rat's little blue boat |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **fetch** | to-infinitive | the Rat's little blue boat *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He rowed on the river with his friend the Otter

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:30-willows-ch2-part2-the-canary-coloured-cart:t12:o2:1
# text = He rowed on the river with his friend the Otter
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	rowed	row	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Otter	Otter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **row** | past | He | the Otter |  | the river |  | with his friend | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The Rat's little blue-and-white boat came to fetch him from his hole and took him out onto the water

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:30-willows-ch2-part2-the-canary-coloured-cart:t12:o3:1
# text = The Rat's little blue-and-white boat came to fetch him from his hole and took him out onto the water
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
5	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
10	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	fetch	fetch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	xcomp	_	_
14	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
15	from	from	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	hole	hole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	conj	_	_
20	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	obj	_	_
21	out	out	ADP	RP	_	19	compound:prt	_	_
22	onto	onto	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | the Rat's little blue boat |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **fetch** | to-infinitive | the Rat's little blue boat *not said here* | him *= he* |  | his hole |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent he=Theme from hole=Source |
| 3 | **take out** | past | the Rat's little blue boat *not said here* | him *= he* |  | the water |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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A lovely little boat came up the bank to fetch him, and the Rat showed him how to row it

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:30-willows-ch2-part2-the-canary-coloured-cart:t12:o4:1
# text = A lovely little boat came up the bank to fetch him, and the Rat showed him how to row it
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	lovely	lovely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	up	up	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	bank	bank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	fetch	fetch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
11	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
16	showed	show	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
17	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	iobj	_	_
18	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	20	advmod	_	_
19	to	to	PART	TO	_	20	mark	_	_
20	row	row	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	ccomp	_	_
21	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come up** | past | a lovely little boat | the bank |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **fetch** | to-infinitive | a lovely little boat *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
| 3 | **show** | past | the Rat |  | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent he=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 4 | **row** | to-infinitive |  | Rat |  |  |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent it=Location |

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