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title: Looking back: the Rat «hated disappointing people» in chapter II. Wh… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter III,… · tree and pragmatics
description: Looking back: the Rat «hated disappointing people» in chapter II. What does he do for his friend here? Test 12 · ★★★ of lesson 34 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter III, part 2: The Wild Wood (the faces, the whistling, the pattering — and the Rat sets out)» of the books course of Mova's primary schoo
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# Test 12 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter III, part 2: The Wild Woo…

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Looking back: the Rat «hated disappointing people» in chapter II. What does he do for his friend here?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Rat · **What happens:** look back, hate, disappoint, do · **To what, where:** people, chapter

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This is test 12 · ★★★ of lesson 34 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter III, part 2: The Wild Wood (the faces, the whistling, the pattering — and the Rat sets out)» 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/34-willows-ch3-part2-the-terror-of-the-wild-wood/#t12).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Looking back: the Rat «hated disappointing people» in chapter II.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:34-willows-ch3-part2-the-terror-of-the-wild-wood:t12:1
# text = Looking back: the Rat «hated disappointing people» in chapter II.
1	Looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
2	back	back	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	hated	hate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	disappointing	disappoint	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	xcomp	_	_
9	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	chapter	chapter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
13	II	II	NUM	CD	NumForm=Roman|NumType=Card	12	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look back** | gerund | the Rat *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **hate** *in a quote* | past | the Rat |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 3 | **disappoint** *not said to happen, in a quote* | gerund | the Rat *not said here* | people |  | chapter |  |  | tree rules |

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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 does he do for his friend here?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:34-willows-ch3-part2-the-terror-of-the-wild-wood:t12:2
# text = What does he do for his friend here?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present · do-support | Rat |  |  | here |  | for Rat's friend | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Sits by the fire writing a long poem, hoping the Mole will return by morning and be safe

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:34-willows-ch3-part2-the-terror-of-the-wild-wood:t12:o1:1
# text = Sits by the fire writing a long poem, hoping the Mole will return by morning and be safe
1	Sits	sit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	by	by	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	writing	write	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	poem	poem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	hoping	hope	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	14	csubj	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	Mole	mole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	return	return	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	parataxis	_	_
15	by	by	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
18	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	19	cop	_	_
19	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit** | present |  |  |  |  |  | by the fire | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent by fire=Location |
| 2 | **write** | gerund | the fire *not said here* | a long poem |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent poem=Theme |
| 3 | **hope** | gerund |  | the Mole |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **return** | future | hoping |  |  |  | morning |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **is** | infinitive | hoping *not said here* |  |  |  |  | safe *property* | tree rules |

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

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Goes into the dangerous wood at once to find him

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:34-willows-ch3-part2-the-terror-of-the-wild-wood:t12:o2:1
# text = Goes into the dangerous wood at once to find him
1	Goes	go	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
2	into	into	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	dangerous	dangerous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	0	root	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
10	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | to-infinitive |  | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Topic |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Goes to find the Badger for help

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:34-willows-ch3-part2-the-terror-of-the-wild-wood:t12:o3:1
# text = Goes to find the Badger for help
1	Goes	go	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	to	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
3	find	find	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Badger	badger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	help	help	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | to-infinitive | Goes | the Badger |  |  |  | for help | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent badger=Theme for help=Beneficiary |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Goes straight to the edge of the Wild Wood, though he has never been there before, to search for him

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:34-willows-ch3-part2-the-terror-of-the-wild-wood:t12:o4:1
# text = Goes straight to the edge of the Wild Wood, though he has never been there before, to search for him
1	Goes	go	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj	_	_
2	straight	straight	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	edge	edge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	Wild	Wild	PROPN	NNP	_	9	flat	_	_
9	Wood	Wood	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
11	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
12	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
13	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
14	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	16	advmod	_	_
15	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	16	cop	_	_
16	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	0	root	_	_
17	before	before	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
19	to	to	PART	TO	_	20	mark	_	_
20	search	search	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	conj	_	_
21	for	for	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present · perfect | Goes to the edge of the Wild Wood |  |  |  |  | before, there *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **search** | to-infinitive | Goes to the edge of the Wild Wood *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for him *= he* | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.theme NP.location»: agent=Agent for he=Theme |

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