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# Test 8 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter III, part 2: The Wild Woo…

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Looking back: in chapter I, what did the Rat say «you can't really trust» — and does this part prove it?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Rat, you, Looking · **What happens:** look back, say, not trust, prove · **To what, where:** chapter, part · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 8 · ★★★ 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/#t8).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:34-willows-ch3-part2-the-terror-of-the-wild-wood:t8:1
# text = Looking back: in chapter I, what did the Rat say «you can't really trust» — and does this part prove it?
1	Looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	25	csubj	_	_
2	back	back	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	chapter	chapter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	12	obj	_	_
9	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	parataxis	_	_
13	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
15	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	18	advmod	_	_
17	really	really	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
18	trust	trust	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	_
20	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	22	punct	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	25	aux	_	_
23	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	24	det	_	_
24	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obj	_	_
25	prove	prove	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
26	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	25	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	25	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look back** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | in chapter | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in chapter=Theme |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past · do-support | the Rat | chapter |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **trust** *in a quote* | can | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **prove** | present · do-support | Looking | part |  |  |  |  | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

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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.

## The options {#options}

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

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Weasels, stoats and foxes — and yes, he was right

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:34-willows-ch3-part2-the-terror-of-the-wild-wood:t8:o1:1
# text = Weasels, stoats and foxes — and yes, he was right
1	Weasels	weasel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	stoats	stoat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	foxes	fox	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
6	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
8	yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	12	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
10	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	parataxis	_	_
```

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

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Weasels, stoats, foxes and badgers — and yes, he was right about all of them, every single one

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:34-willows-ch3-part2-the-terror-of-the-wild-wood:t8:o2:1
# text = Weasels, stoats, foxes and badgers — and yes, he was right about all of them, every single one
1	Weasels	weasel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	stoats	stoat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	foxes	fox	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	badgers	badger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
8	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
10	yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	14	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
12	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
13	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
14	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	parataxis	_	_
15	about	about	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	14	obl	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
20	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	22	det	_	_
21	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | he |  |  |  |  | about all; right *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Weasels and stoats — and no, he was wrong

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:34-willows-ch3-part2-the-terror-of-the-wild-wood:t8:o3:1
# text = Weasels and stoats — and no, he was wrong
1	Weasels	weasel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	stoats	stoat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
4	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
6	no	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	10	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | he |  |  |  |  | wrong *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Badgers, owls and cats — and yes he was right

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:34-willows-ch3-part2-the-terror-of-the-wild-wood:t8:o4:1
# text = Badgers, owls and cats — and yes he was right
1	Badgers	badger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	owls	owl	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	cats	cat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
6	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
8	yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	11	discourse	_	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	parataxis	_	_
```

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

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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