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title: Looking back: in chapter I, how did the Mole leave his home? — The Wind in the Willows, chapter V, pa… · tree and pragmatics
description: Looking back: in chapter I, how did the Mole leave his home? Test 6 · ★★★ of lesson 41 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter V, part 1: Dulce Domum (the village windows and the call of home)» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of eac
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# Test 6 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter V, part 1: Dulce Domum (t…

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Looking back: in chapter I, how did the Mole leave his home?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Mole · **What happens:** look back, leave · **To what, where:** home

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This is test 6 · ★★★ of lesson 41 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter V, part 1: Dulce Domum (the village windows and the call of 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/41-willows-ch5-part1-the-call-of-home/#t6).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:41-willows-ch5-part1-the-call-of-home:t6:1
# text = Looking back: in chapter I, how did the Mole leave his home?
1	Looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
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	1	obl	_	_
6	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	12	advmod	_	_
9	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	Mole	mole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	leave	leave	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
13	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look back** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | in chapter | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in chapter=Theme |
| 2 | **leave** | past · do-support | the Mole | Mole's home |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent home=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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He ran out quickly

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:41-willows-ch5-part1-the-call-of-home:t6:o1:1
# text = He ran out quickly
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	out	out	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run out** | past | He |  |  |  |  | quickly *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He dropped his duster and walked calmly out of the door into spring

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:41-willows-ch5-part1-the-call-of-home:t6:o2:1
# text = He dropped his duster and walked calmly out of the door into spring
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	dropped	drop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	duster	duster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	walked	walk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	calmly	calmly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	out	out	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
12	into	into	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	spring	spring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drop** | past | He | his duster |  |  | spring |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent duster=Theme |
| 2 | **walk** | past | He *not said here* |  |  | the door |  | calmly *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme out door=Trajectory |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He sat down with his broom, sighed at the mess, then slammed the door and rushed out into the wood

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:41-willows-ch5-part1-the-call-of-home:t6:o3:1
# text = He sat down with his broom, sighed at the mess, then slammed the door and rushed out into the wood
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sat	sit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	down	down	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	broom	broom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	sighed	sigh	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	mess	mess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	14	advmod	_	_
14	slammed	slam	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	rushed	rush	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	conj	_	_
19	out	out	ADP	RP	_	18	compound:prt	_	_
20	into	into	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit down** | past | He |  |  |  |  | with his broom | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **sigh** | past | He *not said here* |  |  | the mess |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **slam** | past |  | the door |  |  | then |  | vn spank-18.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent door=Patient |
| 4 | **rush out** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | into the wood *result* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme into wood=Result |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He threw down his brush, said «Hang spring-cleaning!» and bolted out

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:41-willows-ch5-part1-the-call-of-home:t6:o4:1
# text = He threw down his brush, said «Hang spring-cleaning!» and bolted out
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	threw	throw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	down	down	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	brush	brush	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	Hang	hang	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	ccomp	_	_
10	spring	spring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	cleaning	cleaning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	bolted	bolt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
17	out	out	ADP	RP	_	16	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **throw down** | past | He | his brush |  |  |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent brush=Theme |
| 2 | **say** *speech: express* | past | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **hang** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | spring cleaning |  |  |  |  | vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cleaning=Patient |
| 4 | **bolt out** | participle | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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