--- title: The Mole asked «Surely the brave Mr. Toad wouldn't mind coming here?… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter III,… · tree and pragmatics description: The Mole asked «Surely the brave Mr. Toad wouldn't mind coming here?» Why does the Rat laugh? Test 6 · ★★ 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, with the dependency tree and --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/35-willows-ch3-part3-snow-in-the-wild-wood/t6/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/) / [The Wind in the Willows, chapter III,…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/35-willows-ch3-part3-snow-in-the-wild-wood/) / t6 # Test 6 · ★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter III, part 3: The Wild Woo… The Mole asked «Surely the brave Mr. Toad wouldn't mind coming here?» Why does the Rat laugh? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Mole, brave Toad, Rat · **What happens:** ask, not mind, come, laugh · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 6 · ★★ 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/#t6). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* The Mole asked «Surely the brave Mr. Toad wouldn't mind coming here?» ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:35-willows-ch3-part3-snow-in-the-wild-wood:t6:1 # text = The Mole asked «Surely the brave Mr. Toad wouldn't mind coming here?» 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 Mole mole NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 asked ask VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 « « PUNCT `` _ 12 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 5 Surely surely ADV RB _ 12 advmod _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 7 brave brave ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 amod _ _ 8 Mr. Mr. PROPN NNP Number=Sing 9 nmod:desc _ _ 9 Toad Toad PROPN NNP Number=Sing 12 nsubj _ _ 10 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 12 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 11 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 12 advmod _ _ 12 mind mind VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 ccomp _ _ 13 coming come VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 12 xcomp _ _ 14 here here ADV RB PronType=Dem 13 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 15 ? ? PUNCT . _ 12 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 16 » » PUNCT '' _ 12 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | the Mole | | | | | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **not** **mind** *in a quote* | would | the brave Toad Mr. | | | | | surely *property* | vn care-88.1 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 3 | **come** *in a quote* | gerund | the brave Toad Mr. *not said here* | | | here | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | 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. *Sentence 2:* Why does the Rat laugh? ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:35-willows-ch3-part3-snow-in-the-wild-wood:t6:2 # text = Why does the Rat laugh? 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 Rat Rat PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 5 laugh laugh VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ? ? PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **laugh** | present · do-support | the Rat | | | | | | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1} Toad isn't brave — he only talks big ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:35-willows-ch3-part3-snow-in-the-wild-wood:t6:o1:1 # text = Toad isn't brave — he only talks big 1 Toad Toad PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ SpaceAfter=No 3 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 4 advmod _ _ 4 brave brave ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 5 — - PUNCT : _ 8 punct _ _ 6 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ _ 7 only only ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 8 talks talk VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ _ 9 big big ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **is** | present | Toad | | | | | brave *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **talk** | present | Toad | | | | | big *property* | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 2 {#o2} Toad is brave, but he thinks the Mole is far too silly to help ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:35-willows-ch3-part3-snow-in-the-wild-wood:t6:o2:1 # text = Toad is brave, but he thinks the Mole is far too silly to help 1 Toad Toad PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 brave brave ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 13 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 5 but but CCONJ CC _ 7 cc _ _ 6 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ _ 7 thinks think VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 advcl _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 Mole mole NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 10 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 13 cop _ _ 11 far far ADV RB Degree=Pos 13 advmod _ _ 12 too too ADV RB _ 13 advmod _ _ 13 silly silly ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 14 to to PART TO _ 15 mark _ _ 15 help help VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 13 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | Toad | | | | | brave *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **think** *speech: other* | present | Toad | | | | | | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **is** | present | | | | | | far, silly *property* | tree rules | | 4 | **help** | to-infinitive | | | | | | | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent | ### Option 3 {#o3} Toad is brave but simply does not like the Mole at all ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:35-willows-ch3-part3-snow-in-the-wild-wood:t6:o3:1 # text = Toad is brave but simply does not like the Mole at all 1 Toad Toad PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 brave brave ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 4 but but CCONJ CC _ 8 cc _ _ 5 simply simply ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 6 does do AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 aux _ _ 7 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 8 advmod _ _ 8 like like VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 conj _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 Mole mole NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ _ 11 at at ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 12 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 8 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | Toad | | | | | brave *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **not** **like** | present · do-support | Toad *not said here* | the Mole | | all | | simply *property* | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot mole=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} Toad would rather stay home and sleep ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:35-willows-ch3-part3-snow-in-the-wild-wood:t6:o4:1 # text = Toad would rather stay home and sleep 1 Toad Toad PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 2 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 rather rather ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 4 stay stay VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 home home ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 6 and and CCONJ CC _ 7 cc _ _ 7 sleep sleep VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **stay** | would | Toad | | | | | home *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **sleep** | present | Toad *not said here* | | | | | | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | **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. 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