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title: The snow looks «too delicate to be trodden upon». Is the snow good n… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter III,… · tree and pragmatics
description: The snow looks «too delicate to be trodden upon». Is the snow good news or bad news for them? Test 8 · ★★ 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
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# Test 8 · ★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter III, part 3: The Wild Woo…

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The snow looks «too delicate to be trodden upon». Is the snow good news or bad news for them?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** snow · **What happens:** look, tread upon, be · **To what, where:** good news

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This is test 8 · ★★ 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/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* The snow looks «too delicate to be trodden upon».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:35-willows-ch3-part3-snow-in-the-wild-wood:t8:1
# text = The snow looks «too delicate to be trodden upon».
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	looks	look	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	too	too	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	delicate	delicate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	trodden	tread	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	xcomp	_	_
10	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	9	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | present | the snow |  |  |  |  | delicate *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **tread upon** *in a quote* | to-infinitive · passive | the snow *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V» |

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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 the snow good news or bad news for them?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:35-willows-ch3-part3-snow-in-the-wild-wood:t8:2
# text = Is the snow good news or bad news for them?
1	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
3	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | snow | the good news or bad news for news |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Good news, because it lights up the whole wood and keeps them warm

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:35-willows-ch3-part3-snow-in-the-wild-wood:t8:o1:1
# text = Good news, because it lights up the whole wood and keeps them warm
1	Good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	lights	light	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	up	up	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
13	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **light up** | present | Good news | the whole wood |  |  |  |  | vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wood=Product |
| 2 | **keep** | present | Good news *not said here* | them *= they* |  |  |  | warm *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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Good, since it makes the wood bright

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:35-willows-ch3-part3-snow-in-the-wild-wood:t8:o2:1
# text = Good, since it makes the wood bright
1	Good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	reparandum	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	since	since	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | it | the wood |  |  |  | bright *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material wood=Product |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Both: beautiful, but it hides the way

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:35-willows-ch3-part3-snow-in-the-wild-wood:t8:o3:1
# text = Both: beautiful, but it hides the way
1	Both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
3	beautiful	beautiful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	hides	hide	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hide** | present | it | the way |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent way=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Bad news only, because the snow hides every path and freezes the stream

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:35-willows-ch3-part3-snow-in-the-wild-wood:t8:o4:1
# text = Bad news only, because the snow hides every path and freezes the stream
1	Bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	hides	hide	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
10	path	path	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	freezes	freeze	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	stream	stream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hide** | present | Bad news | every path |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent path=Patient |
| 2 | **freeze** | present | Bad news *not said here* | the stream |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient stream=Result |

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