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# Test 9 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter IV, part 2: Mr. Badger (b…

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Looking back: in chapter II, what did Toad do right after the motor-car smashed his caravan?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Toad, motor car · **What happens:** look back, do, smash · **To what, where:** chapter, caravan

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This is test 9 · ★★★ of lesson 38 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter IV, part 2: Mr. Badger (bad news of Toad, a winter promise, and two lost hedgehogs)» 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/38-willows-ch4-part2-toad-news-and-hedgehogs/#t9).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:38-willows-ch4-part2-toad-news-and-hedgehogs:t9:1
# text = Looking back: in chapter II, what did Toad do right after the motor-car smashed his caravan?
1	Looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	csubj	_	_
2	back	back	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	chapter	chapter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	II	II	NUM	CD	NumForm=Roman|NumType=Card	5	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	11	obj	_	_
9	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	parataxis	_	_
12	right	right	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
13	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
15	motor	motor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
18	smashed	smash	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	advcl	_	_
19	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
20	caravan	caravan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look back** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **do** | past · do-support | Toad | chapter |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |
| 3 | **smash** | past | the motor car | Toad's caravan |  |  |  | right *property* | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent caravan=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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Sat by the ditch, weeping, and sobbing loudly

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:38-willows-ch4-part2-toad-news-and-hedgehogs:t9:o1:1
# text = Sat by the ditch, weeping, and sobbing loudly
1	Sat	Saturday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	by	by	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	ditch	ditch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	weeping	weeping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	sobbing	sob	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
10	loudly	loudly	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sob** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | loudly *property* | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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Sat in the road murmuring «Poop-poop!» in a happy dream and then got up to buy another car

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:38-willows-ch4-part2-toad-news-and-hedgehogs:t9:o2:1
# text = Sat in the road murmuring «Poop-poop!» in a happy dream and then got up to buy another car
1	Sat	Saturday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	murmuring	murmur	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Poop	poop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	poop	poop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	1	punct	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	dream	dream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	18	advmod	_	_
18	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
19	up	up	ADP	RP	_	18	compound:prt	_	_
20	to	to	PART	TO	_	21	mark	_	_
21	buy	buy	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	xcomp	_	_
22	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	23	det	_	_
23	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **murmur** *speech: other* | gerund | the road *not said here* | Poop poop |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent poop=Topic |
| 2 | **get up** | past | Sat in the road in a happy dream |  |  |  | then |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 3 | **buy** | to-infinitive | Sat in the road in a happy dream *not said here* | another car |  |  |  |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent car=Theme |

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

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Sat in the road murmuring «Poop-poop!» in a happy dream

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:38-willows-ch4-part2-toad-news-and-hedgehogs:t9:o3:1
# text = Sat in the road murmuring «Poop-poop!» in a happy dream
1	Sat	Saturday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	murmuring	murmur	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Poop	poop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	poop	poop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	1	punct	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	dream	dream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **murmur** *speech: other* | gerund | the road *not said here* | Poop poop |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent poop=Topic |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Walked home along the river bank, whistling a tune

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:38-willows-ch4-part2-toad-news-and-hedgehogs:t9:o4:1
# text = Walked home along the river bank, whistling a tune
1	Walked	walk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	home	home	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	along	along	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	bank	bank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	whistling	whistle	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	tune	tune	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | past |  |  |  | the river bank |  | home *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme along bank=Trajectory |
| 2 | **whistle** | gerund |  | a tune |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tune=Topic |

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