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title: Jayden from Pittsburgh: «yinz see the Wild Wood from the stile? it l… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter IV, p… · tree and pragmatics
description: Jayden from Pittsburgh: «yinz see the Wild Wood from the stile? it looks all friendly now.» (yinz = you all) Put it right. Test 13 · ★★★ of lesson 40 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter IV, part 4: Mr. Badger (the city under the Wild Wood, and the way home)» of the books course of Mova's primary schoo
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# Test 13 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter IV, part 4: Mr. Badger (t…

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Jayden from Pittsburgh: «yinz see the Wild Wood from the stile? it looks all friendly now.» (yinz = you all) Put it right.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Jayden, Wood, yinz · **What happens:** see, look, put · **To what, where:** Wild Wood, stile, Wood

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This is test 13 · ★★★ of lesson 40 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter IV, part 4: Mr. Badger (the city under the Wild Wood, and the way home)» 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/40-willows-ch4-part4-the-city-under-the-wood/#t13).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Jayden from Pittsburgh: «yinz see the Wild Wood from the stile? it looks all friendly now.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:40-willows-ch4-part4-the-city-under-the-wood:t13:1
# text = Jayden from Pittsburgh: «yinz see the Wild Wood from the stile? it looks all friendly now.»
1	Jayden	Jayden	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	from	from	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	yinz	yinz	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	see	see	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	Wild	Wild	PROPN	NNP	_	10	flat	_	_
10	Wood	Wood	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
11	from	from	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	stile	stile	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	16	punct	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	looks	look	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	parataxis	_	_
17	all	all	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
18	friendly	friendly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	xcomp	_	_
19	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	16	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** *in a quote* | present | Jayden from Pittsburgh | the Wild Wood |  | the stile |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer wood=Stimulus |
| 2 | **look** *in a quote* | present | Wood |  |  |  | now | friendly *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

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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:* (yinz = you all) Put it right.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:40-willows-ch4-part4-the-city-under-the-wood:t13:2
# text = (yinz = you all) Put it right.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	yinz	yinz	PROPN	ADD	_	7	nsubj	_	_
3	=	=	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
5	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	4	punct	_	_
7	Put	put	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	right	right	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | infinitive | yinz | Wood |  |  |  | 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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It looks dense and grim, and the Mole would not want to go in there in winter

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:40-willows-ch4-part4-the-city-under-the-wood:t13:o1:1
# text = It looks dense and grim, and the Mole would not want to go in there in winter
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	looks	look	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	dense	dense	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	grim	grim	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Mole	mole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
10	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
11	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
12	want	want	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	xcomp	_	_
15	in	in	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
16	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	14	advmod	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | present | It |  |  |  |  | dense *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **not** **want** | would | the Mole |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 3 | **go in** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the Mole *not said here* |  |  | there | winter |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It looks gentle and calm against the bright snow

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:40-willows-ch4-part4-the-city-under-the-wood:t13:o2:1
# text = It looks gentle and calm against the bright snow
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	looks	look	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	gentle	gentle	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	calm	calm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
6	against	against	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | present | It |  |  |  |  | against the bright snow; gentle *property* | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent against snow=Theme |

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

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It looks dense, menacing and grim against the white snow

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:40-willows-ch4-part4-the-city-under-the-wood:t13:o3:1
# text = It looks dense, menacing and grim against the white snow
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	looks	look	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	dense	dense	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	menacing	menacing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	grim	grim	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
8	against	against	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | present | It |  |  |  |  | against the white snow; dense *property* | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent against snow=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It looks thick, dark and menacing against the white snow, with no paths visible at all

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:40-willows-ch4-part4-the-city-under-the-wood:t13:o4:1
# text = It looks thick, dark and menacing against the white snow, with no paths visible at all
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	looks	look	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	thick	thick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	dark	dark	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	menacing	menace	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	conj	_	_
8	against	against	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	15	det	_	_
15	paths	path	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
16	visible	visible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
17	at	at	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	16	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | present | It |  |  |  |  | thick *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **menace** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | against the white snow | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

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