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# Test 17 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter III, part 2: The Wild Woo…

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★★★ The goloshes were «new, just bought for the winter». Why does the writer give us that detail?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** ★, writer · **What happens:** be, buy, give · **To what, where:** detail, us

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This is test 17 · ★★★ 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/#t17).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* ★★★ The goloshes were «new, just bought for the winter».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:34-willows-ch3-part2-the-terror-of-the-wild-wood:t17:1
# text = ★★★ The goloshes were «new, just bought for the winter».
1	★	★	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	★	★	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	1	dep	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	★	★	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
4	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	goloshes	golosh	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
6	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	just	just	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	bought	buy	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	conj	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | past | ★ |  |  |  |  | new *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **buy** *in a quote* | participle | ★ *not said here* |  |  |  | winter |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |

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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:* Why does the writer give us that detail?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:34-willows-ch3-part2-the-terror-of-the-wild-wood:t17:2
# text = Why does the writer give us that detail?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	writer	writer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	give	give	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	iobj	_	_
7	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	det	_	_
8	detail	detail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present · do-support | the writer | that detail | us |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent we=Recipient detail=Theme |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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It explains why he was so cheerful and eager, and how the whole winter was spent with friends

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:34-willows-ch3-part2-the-terror-of-the-wild-wood:t17:o1:1
# text = It explains why he was so cheerful and eager, and how the whole winter was spent with friends
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	explains	explain	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
4	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	cheerful	cheerful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	eager	eager	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
12	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	17	advmod	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj:pass	_	_
16	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux:pass	_	_
17	spent	spend	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
18	with	with	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **explain** *speech: assert* | present | It |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | he |  |  |  |  | cheerful *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **spend** | past · passive |  | the whole winter |  |  |  | with friends | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Asset |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It shows that the Mole had only just put them on, and that he hadn't yet learned how to walk in them

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:34-willows-ch3-part2-the-terror-of-the-wild-wood:t17:o2:1
# text = It shows that the Mole had only just put them on, and that he hadn't yet learned how to walk in them
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Mole	mole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
6	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
7	only	only	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	just	just	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	put	put	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
10	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	on	on	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
14	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
15	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
16	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	19	advmod	_	_
18	yet	yet	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
19	learned	learn	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	22	advcl	_	_
20	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	22	advmod	_	_
21	to	to	PART	TO	_	22	mark	_	_
22	walk	walk	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
23	in	in	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | It |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **put on** | past | the Mole | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent they=Goal |
| 3 | **not** **learn** | past · perfect | Mole |  |  |  | yet |  | vn learn-14-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **walk** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | in them *= they* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in they=Trajectory |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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It explains the sharp, easy tracks

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:34-willows-ch3-part2-the-terror-of-the-wild-wood:t17:o3:1
# text = It explains the sharp, easy tracks
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	explains	explain	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	sharp	sharp	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	easy	easy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	tracks	track	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **explain** *speech: assert* | present | It | the sharp easy tracks |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent track=Topic |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It shows he bought them recently

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:34-willows-ch3-part2-the-terror-of-the-wild-wood:t17:o4:1
# text = It shows he bought them recently
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	bought	buy	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
5	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	recently	recently	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | It |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **buy** | past | he | them *= they* |  |  |  | recently *property* | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |

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