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title: ★★★ «I've done with carts for ever.» Toad said almost the same about… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter II, p… · tree and pragmatics
description: ★★★ «I've done with carts for ever.» Toad said almost the same about boats earlier. What can we guess about the motor-car? Test 16 · ★★★ of lesson 32 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter II, part 4: The Open Road (the wreck of the cart, and Toad's new craze)» of the books course of Mova's primary schoo
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# Test 16 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter II, part 4: The Open Road…

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★★★ «I've done with carts for ever.» Toad said almost the same about boats earlier. What can we guess about the motor-car?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Toad, we · **What happens:** do, say, guess · **To what, where:** ★ ★ ★ · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 16 · ★★★ of lesson 32 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter II, part 4: The Open Road (the wreck of the cart, and Toad's new craze)» 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/32-willows-ch2-part4-the-wreck-and-the-new-craze/#t16).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* ★★★ «I've done with carts for ever.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:32-willows-ch2-part4-the-wreck-and-the-new-craze:t16:1
# text = ★★★ «I've done with carts for ever.»
1	★	★	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	★	★	X	FW	_	3	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	★	★	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	've	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	carts	cart	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** *in a quote* | present · perfect · passive |  | ★ ★ ★ |  |  |  | with carts | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality |

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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:* Toad said almost the same about boats earlier.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:32-willows-ch2-part4-the-wreck-and-the-new-craze:t16:2
# text = Toad said almost the same about boats earlier.
1	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	almost	almost	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	boats	boat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
8	earlier	early	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Toad |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

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*Sentence 3:* What can we guess about the motor-car?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:32-willows-ch2-part4-the-wreck-and-the-new-craze:t16:3
# text = What can we guess about the motor-car?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	guess	guess	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	motor	motor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **guess** | can | we |  |  |  |  | about the motor car | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Theme |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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He'll probably tire of it too — or it will get him into trouble

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:32-willows-ch2-part4-the-wreck-and-the-new-craze:t16:o1:1
# text = He'll probably tire of it too — or it will get him into trouble
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	probably	probably	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	tire	tire	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obl	_	_
7	too	too	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
8	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	parataxis	_	_
13	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	into	into	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	trouble	trouble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tire** | future | He |  |  |  |  | of it; probably *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **get** | future | it | him *= he* |  | trouble |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He'll go back to carts again soon

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:32-willows-ch2-part4-the-wreck-and-the-new-craze:t16:o2:1
# text = He'll go back to carts again soon
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	back	back	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	carts	cart	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	again	again	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
8	soon	soon	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	3	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go back** | future | He |  |  |  | again | to carts *result*; soon *property* | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient to cart=Result |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He'll probably tire of it too, like everything else, and the car will end up in the river

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:32-willows-ch2-part4-the-wreck-and-the-new-craze:t16:o3:1
# text = He'll probably tire of it too, like everything else, and the car will end up in the river
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	probably	probably	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	tire	tire	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obl	_	_
7	too	too	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	like	like	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	4	parataxis	_	_
11	else	else	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
16	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
17	end	end	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	parataxis	_	_
18	up	up	ADP	RP	_	17	compound:prt	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tire** | future | He |  |  |  |  | of it; probably *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **end up** | future | the car |  |  |  |  | in the river *result* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient in river=Result |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He'll tire of it quickly, just as he did with the boats, and he'll then buy a caravan

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:32-willows-ch2-part4-the-wreck-and-the-new-craze:t16:o4:1
# text = He'll tire of it quickly, just as he did with the boats, and he'll then buy a caravan
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	tire	tire	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obl	_	_
6	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	just	just	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
9	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
10	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	boats	boat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
17	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	20	aux	_	_
19	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	20	advmod	_	_
20	buy	buy	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	caravan	caravan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tire** | future | He |  |  |  |  | of it; quickly *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **do** | past | he |  |  |  |  | with the boats | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **buy** | future | he | a caravan |  |  | then |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent caravan=Theme |

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