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title: Why does the Rat's jig puzzle the Mole? — The Wind in the Willows, chapter III,… · tree and pragmatics
description: Why does the Rat's jig puzzle the Mole? Test 2 · ★★★ of lesson 36 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter III, part 4: The Wild Wood (the door-scraper, the door-mat, and a green door)» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option;
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# Test 2 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter III, part 4: The Wild Woo…

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Why does the Rat's jig puzzle the Mole?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** jig puzzle, Rat · **What happens:** be, puzzle

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This is test 2 · ★★★ of lesson 36 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter III, part 4: The Wild Wood (the door-scraper, the door-mat, and a green door)» 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/36-willows-ch3-part4-the-door-scraper/#t2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:36-willows-ch3-part4-the-door-scraper:t2:1
# text = Why does the Rat's jig puzzle the Mole?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	0	root	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	jig	jig	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	puzzle	puzzle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Mole	mole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the Rat's jig puzzle |  |  |  |  | why *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **puzzle** |  | the Rat |  |  |  |  |  | nom puzzle «communication intransitive»: poss=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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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He doesn't see what the door-scraper means

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:36-willows-ch3-part4-the-door-scraper:t2:o1:1
# text = He doesn't see what the door-scraper means
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	10	obj	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	scraper	scraper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **see** | present · do-support | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **mean** | present | the door scraper |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Topic |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He thinks the Rat has lost his hat

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:36-willows-ch3-part4-the-door-scraper:t2:o2:1
# text = He thinks the Rat has lost his hat
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	thinks	think	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	2	ccomp	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	hat	hat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | present | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **lose** | present · perfect | the Rat | Rat's hat |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hat=Eventuality |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He doesn't see that the Rat has solved the whole puzzle yet

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:36-willows-ch3-part4-the-door-scraper:t2:o3:1
# text = He doesn't see that the Rat has solved the whole puzzle yet
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	solved	solve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	ccomp	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	puzzle	puzzle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
13	yet	yet	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **see** | present · do-support | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **solve** | present · perfect | the Rat | the whole puzzle |  |  | yet |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent puzzle=Topic |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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He thinks the Rat is dancing because he's caught a cold outside

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:36-willows-ch3-part4-the-door-scraper:t2:o4:1
# text = He thinks the Rat is dancing because he's caught a cold outside
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	thinks	think	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	dancing	dance	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	ccomp	_	_
7	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	caught	catch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	advcl	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	cold	cold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	outside	outside	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | present | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **dance** | present · progressive | the Rat |  |  |  |  |  | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **catch** | present · passive |  | Rat |  |  |  | outside *property* | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP»: subject=Beneficiary cold=Theme |

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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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