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title: Looking back: what were the Otter's first words at the picnic in cha… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter IV, p… · tree and pragmatics
description: Looking back: what were the Otter's first words at the picnic in chapter I? Test 9 · ★★★ of lesson 39 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter IV, part 3: Mr. Badger (the Otter comes through the snow, and the best home is underground)» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree 
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# Test 9 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter IV, part 3: Mr. Badger (t…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Looking back: what were the Otter's first words at the picnic in chapter I?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **What happens:** look back, be · **To what, where:** first words, picnic

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This is test 9 · ★★★ of lesson 39 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter IV, part 3: Mr. Badger (the Otter comes through the snow, and the best home is underground)» 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/39-willows-ch4-part3-the-otter-and-underground-homes/#t9).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:39-willows-ch4-part3-the-otter-and-underground-homes:t9:1
# text = Looking back: what were the Otter's first words at the picnic in chapter I?
1	Looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	back	back	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
4	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	10	nsubj	_	_
5	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Otter	Otter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	10	amod	_	_
10	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
11	at	at	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	picnic	picnic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	chapter	chapter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
16	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	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 | **is a** | past |  | the Otter's first words |  | the picnic |  | in chapter | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Greedy beggars! Why didn't you invite me, Ratty?»

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* «Greedy beggars!

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:39-willows-ch4-part3-the-otter-and-underground-homes:t9:o1:1
# text = «Greedy beggars!
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Greedy	greedy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	beggars	beggar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* Why didn't you invite me, Ratty?»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:39-willows-ch4-part3-the-otter-and-underground-homes:t9:o1:2
# text = Why didn't you invite me, Ratty?»
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
2	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	invite	invite	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	Ratty	Ratty	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **invite** | past · do-support | you |  | me |  |  | Ratty *vocative* | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Greedy beggars! Why didn't you invite me to this lovely picnic by the river, Ratty?»

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* «Greedy beggars!

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:39-willows-ch4-part3-the-otter-and-underground-homes:t9:o2:1
# text = «Greedy beggars!
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Greedy	greedy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	beggars	beggar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* Why didn't you invite me to this lovely picnic by the river, Ratty?»

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:39-willows-ch4-part3-the-otter-and-underground-homes:t9:o2:2
# text = Why didn't you invite me to this lovely picnic by the river, Ratty?»
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
2	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	invite	invite	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	10	det	_	_
9	lovely	lovely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	picnic	picnic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	Ratty	Ratty	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **invite** | past · do-support | you |  | me |  |  | to this lovely picnic | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Hello, Ratty, you greedy fellow! Why didn't you send me a note about the picnic first thing?»

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* «Hello, Ratty, you greedy fellow!

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:39-willows-ch4-part3-the-otter-and-underground-homes:t9:o3:1
# text = «Hello, Ratty, you greedy fellow!
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Hello	hello	INTJ	UH	_	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	Ratty	Ratty	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	greedy	greedy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	fellow	fellow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fellow** *in a quote* |  | you |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* Why didn't you send me a note about the picnic first thing?»

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:39-willows-ch4-part3-the-otter-and-underground-homes:t9:o3:2
# text = Why didn't you send me a note about the picnic first thing?»
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
2	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	send	send	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	iobj	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	note	note	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	about	about	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
11	picnic	picnic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
12	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	13	amod	_	_
13	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **send** | past · do-support | you | a note | me |  |  | about the picnic first thing | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent i=Destination note=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Good morning, Ratty! Where's the food?»

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* «Good morning, Ratty!

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:39-willows-ch4-part3-the-otter-and-underground-homes:t9:o4:1
# text = «Good morning, Ratty!
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	Ratty	Ratty	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* Where's the food?»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:39-willows-ch4-part3-the-otter-and-underground-homes:t9:o4:2
# text = Where's the food?»
1	Where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	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	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the food |  |  |  |  | where *property* | tree rules |

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