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title: The whistling seems «caught up and passed on throughout the whole le… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter III,… · tree and pragmatics
description: The whistling seems «caught up and passed on throughout the whole length of the wood». What does that suggest? Test 5 · ★★★ 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 primar
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# Test 5 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter III, part 2: The Wild Woo…

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The whistling seems «caught up and passed on throughout the whole length of the wood». What does that suggest?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** whistling, that · **What happens:** seem, catch up, pass on, suggest

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This is test 5 · ★★★ 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/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* The whistling seems «caught up and passed on throughout the whole length of the wood».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:34-willows-ch3-part2-the-terror-of-the-wild-wood:t5:1
# text = The whistling seems «caught up and passed on throughout the whole length of the wood».
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	whistling	whistling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	seems	seem	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	caught	catch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	xcomp	_	_
6	up	up	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	passed	pass	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	_
10	throughout	throughout	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	length	length	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **seem** | present | the whistling |  |  |  |  |  | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Attribute |
| 2 | **catch up** *in a quote* | participle | the whistling *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **pass on** *in a quote* | participle | the whistling *not said here* |  |  |  | throughout the whole length of the wood |  | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP»: 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:* What does that suggest?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:34-willows-ch3-part2-the-terror-of-the-wild-wood:t5:2
# text = What does that suggest?
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	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj	_	_
4	suggest	suggest	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **suggest** *speech: suggest* | present · do-support | that |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic |

## The options {#options}

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

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Many creatures signalling to each other

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:34-willows-ch3-part2-the-terror-of-the-wild-wood:t5:o1:1
# text = Many creatures signalling to each other
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	creatures	creature	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	signalling	signall	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	each	each	DET	DT	ExtPos=PRON|PronType=Rcp	3	obl	_	_
6	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	fixed	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **signall** | gerund | Many creatures *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to each | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The Mole's own ears playing tricks on him as he runs in circles through the trees

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:34-willows-ch3-part2-the-terror-of-the-wild-wood:t5:o2:1
# text = The Mole's own ears playing tricks on him as he runs in circles through the trees
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Mole	mole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	ears	ear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
6	playing	play	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
7	tricks	trick	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nmod	_	_
10	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
11	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	runs	run	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	circles	circle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	_
15	through	through	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **play** | gerund | the Mole's own ears *not said here* | tricks |  |  |  | on him *= he* | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trick=Theme |
| 2 | **run** | present | he |  |  | circles |  | through the trees | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in circle=Trajectory |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Hundreds of creatures pretending to be ghosts and laughing at the Mole's fear

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:34-willows-ch3-part2-the-terror-of-the-wild-wood:t5:o3:1
# text = Hundreds of creatures pretending to be ghosts and laughing at the Mole's fear
1	Hundreds	hundred	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	creatures	creature	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
4	pretending	pretend	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	cop	_	_
7	ghosts	ghost	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	xcomp	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	laughing	laugh	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	conj	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	Mole	mole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	_
14	fear	fear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pretend** | gerund | creatures *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | to-infinitive | creatures *not said here* | ghosts |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **laugh** | gerund | creatures *not said here* |  |  | the Mole's fear |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **fear** |  | the Mole |  |  |  |  |  | nom fear «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Animals passing a warning along the line

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:34-willows-ch3-part2-the-terror-of-the-wild-wood:t5:o4:1
# text = Animals passing a warning along the line
1	Animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
2	passing	pass	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	acl	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	warning	warning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	along	along	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pass** | gerund | Animals *not said here* | a warning |  | the line |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent warning=Theme along line=Destination |

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