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title: Mia from Glasgow: «Dreich night, they come in, and Badger gives them… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter IV, p… · tree and pragmatics
description: Mia from Glasgow: «Dreich night, they come in, and Badger gives them a right telling-off.» (dreich = cold, grey, wet) Put it right. Test 5 · ★★★ of lesson 37 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter IV, part 1: Mr. Badger (the door in the snow and the fire-lit kitchen)» of the books course of Mova's primar
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# Test 5 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter IV, part 1: Mr. Badger (t…

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Mia from Glasgow: «Dreich night, they come in, and Badger gives them a right telling-off.» (dreich = cold, grey, wet) Put it right.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** they, Badger, dreich · **What happens:** come in, give, put · **To what, where:** right telling off, them, off

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This is test 5 · ★★★ of lesson 37 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter IV, part 1: Mr. Badger (the door in the snow and the fire-lit kitchen)» 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/37-willows-ch4-part1-mr-badger/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Mia from Glasgow: «Dreich night, they come in, and Badger gives them a right telling-off.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:37-willows-ch4-part1-mr-badger:t5:1
# text = Mia from Glasgow: «Dreich night, they come in, and Badger gives them a right telling-off.»
1	Mia	Mia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	from	from	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	Glasgow	Glasgow	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	Dreich	dreich	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	come	come	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
11	in	in	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	Badger	Badger	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
15	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	parataxis	_	_
16	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	iobj	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
18	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
19	telling	telling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	off	off	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come in** *in a quote* | present | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **give** *in a quote* | present | Badger | a right telling off | them *= they* |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent they=Recipient off=Theme |

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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:* (dreich = cold, grey, wet) Put it right.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:37-willows-ch4-part1-mr-badger:t5:2
# text = (dreich = cold, grey, wet) Put it right.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	dreich	dreich	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	4	punct	_	_
4	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	grey	grey	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	wet	wet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
10	Put	put	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	right	right	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | infinitive | dreich | off |  |  |  | right *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent it=Goal |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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He scolds them with a stern telling-off and never once says «I told you so» about the Wild Wood

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:37-willows-ch4-part1-mr-badger:t5:o1:1
# text = He scolds them with a stern telling-off and never once says «I told you so» about the Wild Wood
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	scolds	scold	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
6	stern	stern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
7	telling	telling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	off	off	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
12	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	13	advmod	_	_
13	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
14	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	ccomp	_	_
17	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	16	iobj	_	_
18	so	so	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	_
20	about	about	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
22	Wild	Wild	PROPN	NNP	_	23	flat	_	_
23	Wood	Wood	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scold** | present | He | them *= they* |  |  |  | with a stern telling off | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  | once *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **tell** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | past | I |  | you |  |  | about the Wild Wood | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent you=Recipient about wood=Topic |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He gives them a right telling-off about the snow, the Wild Wood and the Rat's pranks all at once

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:37-willows-ch4-part1-mr-badger:t5:o2:1
# text = He gives them a right telling-off about the snow, the Wild Wood and the Rat's pranks all at once
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	iobj	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
6	telling	telling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	off	off	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
9	about	about	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	Wild	Wild	PROPN	NNP	_	15	flat	_	_
15	Wood	Wood	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	's	's	PART	POS	_	18	case	_	_
20	pranks	prank	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	conj	_	_
21	all	all	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	_
22	at	at	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	2	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present | He | a right telling off and the Wild Wood and the Rat's pranks | them *= they* |  |  | about the snow; once *property* | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent they=Recipient off=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He gives them a warm welcome

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:37-willows-ch4-part1-mr-badger:t5:o3:1
# text = He gives them a warm welcome
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	iobj	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	welcome	welcome	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present | He | a warm welcome | them *= they* |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent they=Recipient welcome=Theme |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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He never says «I told you so»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:37-willows-ch4-part1-mr-badger:t5:o4:1
# text = He never says «I told you so»
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	iobj	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **say** *speech: assert* | present | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | past | I |  | you |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent you=Recipient |

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