--- title: Jack: «Badger was well chuffed to get visitors that night, he loves… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter IV, p… · tree and pragmatics description: Jack: «Badger was well chuffed to get visitors that night, he loves company.» (chuffed = pleased) Put it right. 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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/37-willows-ch4-part1-mr-badger/#t1). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Jack: «Badger was well chuffed to get visitors that night, he loves company.» ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:37-willows-ch4-part1-mr-badger:t1:1 # text = Jack: «Badger was well chuffed to get visitors that night, he loves company.» 1 Jack Jack PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 nsubj:pass _ SpaceAfter=No 2 : : PUNCT : _ 1 punct _ _ 3 « « PUNCT `` _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 Badger Badger PROPN NNP Number=Sing 1 conj _ _ 5 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 aux:pass _ _ 6 well well ADV RB Degree=Pos 7 advmod _ _ 7 chuffed chuff VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 8 to to PART TO _ 9 mark _ _ 9 get get VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 7 advcl _ _ 10 visitors visitor NOUN NNS Number=Plur 9 obj _ _ 11 that that DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 12 det _ _ 12 night night NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obl:unmarked _ SpaceAfter=No 13 , , PUNCT , _ 15 punct _ _ 14 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 15 nsubj _ _ 15 loves love VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 conj _ _ 16 company company NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 17 . . PUNCT . _ 15 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 18 » » PUNCT '' _ 15 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **chuff** *in a quote* | past · passive | | Jack and Badger | | | | well *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **get** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | | visitors | | | night | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer visitor=Stimulus | | 3 | **love** *in a quote* | present | Badger | company | | | | | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer company=Stimulus | 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:* (chuffed = pleased) Put it right. ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:37-willows-ch4-part1-mr-badger:t1:2 # text = (chuffed = pleased) Put it right. 1 ( ( PUNCT -LRB- _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 chuffed chuff VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 6 advcl _ _ 3 = = SYM SYM _ 4 punct _ _ 4 pleased pleased ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ) ) PUNCT -RRB- _ 4 punct _ _ 6 Put put VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 7 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 obj _ _ 8 right right ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 9 . . PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **chuff** | participle | you *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **put** | imperative | you *not said here* | company | | | | right *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent it=Goal | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} He grumbled and scolded at the door for ages, shouting that nobody should ring at such an hour, until at last he recognised Ratty's voice and softened ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:37-willows-ch4-part1-mr-badger:t1:o1:1 # text = He grumbled and scolded at the door for ages, shouting that nobody should ring at such an hour, until at last he recognised Ratty's voice and softened 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 grumbled grumble VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 and and CCONJ CC _ 4 cc _ _ 4 scolded scold VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 5 at at ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 door door NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ 8 for for ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 ages age NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 11 shouting shout VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 2 advcl _ _ 12 that that SCONJ IN _ 15 mark _ _ 13 nobody nobody PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Neg 15 nsubj _ _ 14 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 15 aux _ _ 15 ring ring VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 11 ccomp _ _ 16 at at ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 17 such such DET PDT PronType=Ind 19 det:predet _ _ 18 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 19 det _ _ 19 hour hour NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 20 , , PUNCT , _ 25 punct _ _ 21 until until SCONJ IN _ 25 mark _ _ 22 at at ADP IN _ 23 case _ _ 23 last last NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 obl _ _ 24 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 25 nsubj _ _ 25 recognised recognise VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 26 Ratty Ratty PROPN NNP Number=Sing 28 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 27 's 's PART POS _ 26 case _ _ 28 voice voice NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 obj _ _ 29 and and CCONJ CC _ 30 cc _ _ 30 softened soften VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 25 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **grumble** *speech: other* | past | He | | | | | | vn complain-37.8 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **scold** | past | He *not said here* | | | the door | for ages | | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent for age=Attribute | | 3 | **shout** *speech: express* | gerund | He *not said here* | | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 4 | **ring** | should | nobody | | | | hour | | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location | | 5 | **recognise** | past | he | Ratty's voice | | last | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer voice=Stimulus | | 6 | **soften** | participle | he *not said here* | | | | | | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | ### Option 2 {#o2} He was cross at first, but warm once he knew the callers were his friends ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:37-willows-ch4-part1-mr-badger:t1:o2:1 # text = He was cross at first, but warm once he knew the callers were his friends 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 cross cross ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 4 at at ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 first first ADV RB NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 3 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 7 but but CCONJ CC _ 8 cc _ _ 8 warm warm ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 conj _ _ 9 once once SCONJ IN _ 11 mark _ _ 10 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 11 nsubj _ _ 11 knew know VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 advcl _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 callers caller NOUN NNS Number=Plur 16 nsubj _ _ 14 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 16 cop _ _ 15 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 16 nmod:poss _ _ 16 friends friend NOUN NNS Number=Plur 11 ccomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past | He | | | | | cross *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **be** | | He *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **know** | past | he | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | | 4 | **is a** | past | the callers | his friends | | | | | tree rules | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} He grumbled at being disturbed, and only got friendly when he heard it was Ratty ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:37-willows-ch4-part1-mr-badger:t1:o3:1 # text = He grumbled at being disturbed, and only got friendly when he heard it was Ratty 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 grumbled grumble VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 at at SCONJ IN _ 5 mark _ _ 4 being be AUX VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 5 aux:pass _ _ 5 disturbed disturb VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 7 and and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 8 only only ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ _ 9 got get VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 10 friendly friendly ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 xcomp _ _ 11 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 13 advmod _ _ 12 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 nsubj _ _ 13 heard hear VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 9 advcl _ _ 14 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 16 nsubj _ _ 15 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 16 cop _ _ 16 Ratty Ratty PROPN NNP Number=Sing 13 ccomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **grumble** *speech: other* | past | He | | | | | | vn complain-37.8 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **disturb** | gerund · passive | He *not said here* | | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle» | | 3 | **get** | past | He *not said here* | | | | | friendly *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer | | 4 | **hear** | past | he | | | | | | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer | | 5 | **is a** | past | it | Ratty | | | | | tree rules | ### Option 4 {#o4} He was very cross at being disturbed, and grumbled loudly at the door until he heard it was Ratty, lost in the snow ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:37-willows-ch4-part1-mr-badger:t1:o4:1 # text = He was very cross at being disturbed, and grumbled loudly at the door until he heard it was Ratty, lost in the snow 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 3 very very ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 4 cross cross ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 5 at at SCONJ IN _ 7 mark _ _ 6 being be AUX VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 7 aux:pass _ _ 7 disturbed disturb VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 4 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 9 and and CCONJ CC _ 10 cc _ _ 10 grumbled grumble VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ _ 11 loudly loudly ADV RB _ 10 advmod _ _ 12 at at ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 door door NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obl _ _ 15 until until SCONJ IN _ 17 mark _ _ 16 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 17 nsubj _ _ 17 heard hear VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 10 advcl _ _ 18 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 20 nsubj _ _ 19 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 20 cop _ _ 20 Ratty Ratty PROPN NNP Number=Sing 17 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 21 , , PUNCT , _ 22 punct _ _ 22 lost lose VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 4 conj _ _ 23 in in ADP IN _ 25 case _ _ 24 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 25 det _ _ 25 snow snow NOUN NN Number=Sing 22 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past | He | | | | | cross *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **disturb** | gerund · passive | He *not said here* | | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle» | | 3 | **grumble** *speech: other* | past | He *not said here* | | | the door | | loudly *property* | vn complain-37.8 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **hear** | past | he | | | | | | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer | | 5 | **is a** | past | door | Ratty | | | | | tree rules | | 6 | **lose** | participle | He *not said here* | | | the snow | | | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V PP.eventuality S\_ING»: agent=Agent in snow=Eventuality | **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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