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title: Tyler, bit sketchy about it: «the rabbit came to help the Mole, yer… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter III,… · tree and pragmatics
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# Test 4 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter III, part 2: The Wild Woo…

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Tyler, bit sketchy about it: «the rabbit came to help the Mole, yer man (that fella) was dead kind.» Is he right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Tyler, rabbit, man · **What happens:** bite, come, help, be · **To what, where:** Mole, dead kind

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This is test 4 · ★★★ 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/#t4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Tyler, bit sketchy about it: «the rabbit came to help the Mole, yer man (that fella) was dead kind.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:34-willows-ch3-part2-the-terror-of-the-wild-wood:t4:1
# text = Tyler, bit sketchy about it: «the rabbit came to help the Mole, yer man (that fella) was dead kind.»
1	Tyler	Tyler	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	bit	bite	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	sketchy	sketchy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	rabbit	rabbit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	25	advcl	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	xcomp	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	Mole	mole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
17	yer	yer	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	nsubj	_	_
19	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	21	det	_	_
21	fella	fella	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	21	punct	_	_
23	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	25	cop	_	_
24	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
25	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	25	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	25	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bite** | past | Tyler |  |  |  |  | sketchy *property* | vn swat-18.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **come** *in a quote* | past | the rabbit |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **help** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | the rabbit *not said here* | the Mole |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mole=Beneficiary |
| 4 | **is a** *in a quote* | past | yer's man | dead kind |  |  |  |  | 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:* Is he right?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:34-willows-ch3-part2-the-terror-of-the-wild-wood:t4:2
# text = Is he right?
1	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | man |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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No, he ran off to fetch help

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:34-willows-ch3-part2-the-terror-of-the-wild-wood:t4:o1:1
# text = No, he ran off to fetch help
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	off	off	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	fetch	fetch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
8	help	help	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run off** | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **fetch** | to-infinitive | he *not said here* | help |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent help=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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No: he just dashed by and yelled

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:34-willows-ch3-part2-the-terror-of-the-wild-wood:t4:o2:1
# text = No: he just dashed by and yelled
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	5	det	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	just	just	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	dashed	dash	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	yelled	yell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dash** | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **yell** *speech: express* | participle | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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No: he dashed past and only shouted «get out!»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:34-willows-ch3-part2-the-terror-of-the-wild-wood:t4:o3:1
# text = No: he dashed past and only shouted «get out!»
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	4	det	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	dashed	dash	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	past	past	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	only	only	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	shouted	shout	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	ccomp	_	_
11	out	out	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dash** | past | he |  |  |  |  | past *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **shout** *speech: express* | past | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **get out** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | out *property* | vn withdraw-82-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Yes: he stopped to help the Mole out

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:34-willows-ch3-part2-the-terror-of-the-wild-wood:t4:o4:1
# text = Yes: he stopped to help the Mole out
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	stopped	stop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Mole	mole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	out	out	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **help out** | to-infinitive | he *not said here* | the Mole |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mole=Beneficiary |

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