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# Test 8 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter II, part 4: The Open Road…

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«And if ever you catch me going a-pleasuring with this provoking animal again!» What is the Rat promising himself?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Rat · **What happens:** go, pleasure, provoke, be, promise · **To what, where:** a, animal

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This is test 8 · ★★★ 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/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «And if ever you catch me going a-pleasuring with this provoking animal again!»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:32-willows-ch2-part4-the-wreck-and-the-new-craze:t8:1
# text = «And if ever you catch me going a-pleasuring with this provoking animal again!»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
3	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	6	advmod	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	catch	catch	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	going	go	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	pleasuring	pleasure	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	xcomp	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	15	det	_	_
14	provoking	provoke	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	15	amod	_	_
15	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
16	again	again	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** *in a quote* | present |  | a |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **pleasure** *in a quote* | gerund |  |  |  |  | again | with this provoking animal | tree rules |
| 3 | **provoke** *in a quote* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: 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.

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*Sentence 2:* What is the Rat promising himself?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:32-willows-ch2-part4-the-wreck-and-the-new-craze:t8:2
# text = What is the Rat promising himself?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	_
5	promising	promise	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
6	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the Rat |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **promise** *speech: promise* | gerund | the Rat *not said here* | animal |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent himself=Theme |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Never to go on a trip with Toad again, not even for a single afternoon by the river

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:32-willows-ch2-part4-the-wreck-and-the-new-craze:t8:o1:1
# text = Never to go on a trip with Toad again, not even for a single afternoon by the river
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
2	to	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
3	go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	trip	trip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	again	again	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
11	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	16	advmod	_	_
12	even	even	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	afternoon	afternoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	parataxis	_	_
17	by	by	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **go** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | a trip with Toad | again | by the river | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme on trip=Location |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Never to go on a trip with Toad again

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:32-willows-ch2-part4-the-wreck-and-the-new-craze:t8:o2:1
# text = Never to go on a trip with Toad again
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
2	to	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
3	go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	trip	trip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	again	again	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **go** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | a trip with Toad | again |  | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme on trip=Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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To take Toad to the town next week

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:32-willows-ch2-part4-the-wreck-and-the-new-craze:t8:o3:1
# text = To take Toad to the town next week
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | to-infinitive |  | Toad |  | the town | week |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent toad=Theme to town=Destination |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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To go on every trip with Toad from now on, and to keep his temper for ever more

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:32-willows-ch2-part4-the-wreck-and-the-new-craze:t8:o4:1
# text = To go on every trip with Toad from now on, and to keep his temper for ever more
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
5	trip	trip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	2	advmod	_	_
10	on	on	ADV	RB	_	9	fixed	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
15	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	temper	temper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
17	for	for	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	19	advmod	_	_
19	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | every trip with Toad |  |  | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme on trip=Location |
| 2 | **keep** | to-infinitive |  | Toad's temper |  |  |  | for more | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent temper=Theme |
| 3 | **temper** |  | Toad |  |  |  |  |  | nom temper «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

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