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# Test 5 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter III, part 4: The Wild Woo…

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Rory, tidy (great) idea: «the Rat should just have explained it to the Mole». Would that have helped?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Rat, that · **What happens:** explain, help · **To what, where:** idea, Mole

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This is test 5 · ★★★ 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/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Rory, tidy (great) idea: «the Rat should just have explained it to the Mole».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:36-willows-ch3-part4-the-door-scraper:t5:1
# text = Rory, tidy (great) idea: «the Rat should just have explained it to the Mole».
1	Rory	Rory	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	tidy	tidy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
4	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	_
7	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
12	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
13	just	just	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
14	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	aux	_	_
15	explained	explain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	7	acl	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	_
17	to	to	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	Mole	mole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **explain** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | should · perfect | the Rat | idea | the Mole |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent it=Topic to mole=Recipient |

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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:* Would that have helped?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:36-willows-ch3-part4-the-door-scraper:t5:2
# text = Would that have helped?
1	Would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
2	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
3	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	helped	help	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | would · perfect | that |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |

## The options {#options}

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

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Yes — the Mole only grumbled because he didn't see the plan

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:36-willows-ch3-part4-the-door-scraper:t5:o1:1
# text = Yes — the Mole only grumbled because he didn't see the plan
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	6	discourse	_	_
2	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Mole	mole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	only	only	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	grumbled	grumble	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
9	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	ccomp	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grumble** *speech: other* | past | the Mole |  |  |  |  |  | vn complain-37.8 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **not** **see** | past · do-support | Mole | the plan |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer plan=Stimulus |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Yes — but only if the Rat had written the whole plan down on paper first

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:36-willows-ch3-part4-the-door-scraper:t5:o2:1
# text = Yes — but only if the Rat had written the whole plan down on paper first
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	9	discourse	_	_
2	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
3	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
5	if	if	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	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	written	write	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
13	down	down	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
14	on	on	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
16	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	9	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | past · perfect | the Rat | the whole plan |  | paper |  | first *property* | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent plan=Theme on paper=Destination |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Yes — the Rat would have known better sooner anyway

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:36-willows-ch3-part4-the-door-scraper:t5:o3:1
# text = Yes — the Rat would have known better sooner anyway
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	7	discourse	_	_
2	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	aux	_	_
7	known	know	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
8	better	well	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	7	advmod	_	_
9	sooner	soon	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	8	advmod	_	_
10	anyway	anyway	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | would · perfect | the Rat |  |  |  |  | anyway, well *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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No — the Mole only grumbled because he was cold and tired

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:36-willows-ch3-part4-the-door-scraper:t5:o4:1
# text = No — the Mole only grumbled because he was cold and tired
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	4	det	_	_
2	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Mole	mole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	only	only	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	grumbled	grumble	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
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	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	ccomp	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	tired	tired	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grumble** *speech: other* | past | no Mole |  |  |  |  |  | vn complain-37.8 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | Mole |  |  |  |  | cold *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  | Mole *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | 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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