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title: Why does the Rat keep giving the Mole little jobs, like dusting? — The Wind in the Willows, chapter V, pa… · tree and pragmatics
description: Why does the Rat keep giving the Mole little jobs, like dusting? Test 3 · ★★★ of lesson 43 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter V, part 3: Dulce Domum (a dusty home, a sardine supper, and voices outside)» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the quest
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# Test 3 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter V, part 3: Dulce Domum (a…

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Why does the Rat keep giving the Mole little jobs, like dusting?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Rat · **What happens:** keep, give, dust · **To what, where:** Mole little jobs

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This is test 3 · ★★★ of lesson 43 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter V, part 3: Dulce Domum (a dusty home, a sardine supper, and voices outside)» 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/43-willows-ch5-part3-sardines-and-carol-singers/#t3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:43-willows-ch5-part3-sardines-and-carol-singers:t3:1
# text = Why does the Rat keep giving the Mole little jobs, like dusting?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	keep	keep	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	giving	give	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	xcomp	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
8	Mole	Mole	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
9	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	jobs	job	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	like	like	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
13	dusting	dust	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present · do-support | the Rat |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **give** | gerund | the Rat *not said here* | the Mole little jobs |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent job=Theme |
| 3 | **dust** | gerund | the Rat *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent |

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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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To make sure the Mole learns every household skill before the spring returns and he leaves

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:43-willows-ch5-part3-sardines-and-carol-singers:t3:o1:1
# text = To make sure the Mole learns every household skill before the spring returns and he leaves
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	make	make	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	sure	sure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Mole	mole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	learns	learn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
7	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
8	household	household	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	skill	skill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	spring	spring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	returns	return	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	leaves	leave	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | sure *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 2 | **learn** | present | the Mole | every household skill |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent skill=Topic |
| 3 | **return** | present | the spring |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **leave** | present | Mole |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Busy hands stop the Mole sinking into sadness

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:43-willows-ch5-part3-sardines-and-carol-singers:t3:o2:1
# text = Busy hands stop the Mole sinking into sadness
1	Busy	busy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stop	stop	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Mole	mole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	sinking	sink	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
7	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	sadness	sadness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | present | Busy hands | the Mole |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality mole=Eventuality |
| 2 | **sink** | gerund | the Mole *not said here* |  |  | sadness |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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To keep the fire going while they wait

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:43-willows-ch5-part3-sardines-and-carol-singers:t3:o3:1
# text = To keep the fire going while they wait
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	going	go	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
6	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	wait	wait	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | to-infinitive |  | the fire |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fire=Theme |
| 2 | **go** | gerund | the fire *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **wait** | present | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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To teach the Mole how to clean the house properly

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:43-willows-ch5-part3-sardines-and-carol-singers:t3:o4:1
# text = To teach the Mole how to clean the house properly
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	teach	teach	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Mole	mole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	clean	clean	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	properly	properly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **teach** *speech: other* | to-infinitive |  | the Mole |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent mole=Recipient |
| 2 | **clean** | to-infinitive |  | the house |  |  |  | properly *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent house=Patient |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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