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# Test 10 · ★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter III, part 3: The Wild Woo…

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Looking back: in part 1 the Rat said of the Wild Wood «we won't go there just now». What does he now add?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Rat, we · **What happens:** look back, say, not go, add · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 10 · ★★ of lesson 35 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter III, part 3: The Wild Wood (the Rat finds the Mole, and the snow comes)» 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/35-willows-ch3-part3-snow-in-the-wild-wood/#t10).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Looking back: in part 1 the Rat said of the Wild Wood «we won't go there just now».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:35-willows-ch3-part3-snow-in-the-wild-wood:t10:1
# text = Looking back: in part 1 the Rat said of the Wild Wood «we won't go there just now».
1	Looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	advcl	_	_
2	back	back	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	1	1	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	flat	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	Wild	Wild	PROPN	NNP	_	13	flat	_	_
13	Wood	Wood	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
14	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
16	wo	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	18	advmod	_	_
18	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	ccomp	_	_
19	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	18	advmod	_	_
20	just	just	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
21	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	18	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	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* |  |  |  |  | in part | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in part=Theme |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the Rat |  |  |  |  | of the Wild Wood | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **not** **go** *in a quote* | future | we |  |  | there | now |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=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.

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*Sentence 2:* What does he now add?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:35-willows-ch3-part3-snow-in-the-wild-wood:t10:2
# text = What does he now add?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	5	obl	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	5	advmod	_	_
5	add	add	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **add** *speech: assert* | present · do-support | Rat |  |  |  | now |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## The options {#options}

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

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River-bankers come in couples, at least

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:35-willows-ch3-part3-snow-in-the-wild-wood:t10:o1:1
# text = River-bankers come in couples, at least
1	River	River	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	bankers	banker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	come	come	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	couples	couple	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	least	least	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | present | River bankers |  |  | couples |  | at least | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in couple=Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Otters and badgers are safe there, but the river-bankers must always carry pistols

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:35-willows-ch3-part3-snow-in-the-wild-wood:t10:o2:1
# text = Otters and badgers are safe there, but the river-bankers must always carry pistols
1	Otters	otter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	badgers	badger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
8	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
10	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	bankers	banker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nsubj	_	_
13	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
14	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	15	advmod	_	_
15	carry	carry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
16	pistols	pistol	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Otters and badgers |  |  | there |  | safe *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **carry** | must | the river bankers | pistols |  |  |  | always *property* | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pistol=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The wood is dangerous, and only Badger and Otter may safely walk its paths

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:35-willows-ch3-part3-snow-in-the-wild-wood:t10:o3:1
# text = The wood is dangerous, and only Badger and Otter may safely walk its paths
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	dangerous	dangerous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
7	only	only	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	Badger	Badger	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	Otter	Otter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
11	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
12	safely	safely	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	walk	walk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	parataxis	_	_
14	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	paths	path	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the wood |  |  |  |  | dangerous *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **walk** | may | Badger and Otter | wood's paths |  |  |  | safely *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme path=Trajectory |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The wood is full of dangerous rats

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:35-willows-ch3-part3-snow-in-the-wild-wood:t10:o4:1
# text = The wood is full of dangerous rats
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	dangerous	dangerous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	rats	rat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the wood |  |  |  |  | of dangerous rats; full *property* | tree rules |

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