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# Test 16 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter V, part 4: Dulce Domum (t…

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★★★ «His lady-love had gone into a convent.» In the field-mice's play, what made the ending sad?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** ★, field mice · **What happens:** go, love, make, play · **To what, where:** convent, ending, play

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This is test 16 · ★★★ of lesson 44 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter V, part 4: Dulce Domum (the carol, a magic supper, and a home to come back to)» 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/44-willows-ch5-part4-the-carol-and-a-happy-homecoming/#t16).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* ★★★ «His lady-love had gone into a convent.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:44-willows-ch5-part4-the-carol-and-a-happy-homecoming:t16:1
# text = ★★★ «His lady-love had gone into a convent.»
1	★	★	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	★	★	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	1	dep	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	★	★	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	1	dep	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
6	lady	lady	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	love	love	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	gone	go	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
11	into	into	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	convent	convent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** *in a quote* | past · perfect | ★ |  |  | a convent |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme into convent=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **love** *in a quote* |  | ★ |  |  |  |  |  | nom love «feeling transitive»: poss=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.

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*Sentence 2:* In the field-mice's play, what made the ending sad?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:44-willows-ch5-part4-the-carol-and-a-happy-homecoming:t16:2
# text = In the field-mice's play, what made the ending sad?
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
3	field	field	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	mice	mouse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	play	play	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	10	nsubj	_	_
10	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	ending	ending	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	sad	sad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past |  | the ending |  | the field mice's play |  | sad *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material ending=Product |
| 2 | **play** |  | the field mice |  |  |  |  |  | nom play «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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The hero got home at last after years at sea, but found the one he loved had gone into a convent

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:44-willows-ch5-part4-the-carol-and-a-happy-homecoming:t16:o1:1
# text = The hero got home at last after years at sea, but found the one he loved had gone into a convent
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hero	hero	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	home	home	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	obl	_	_
7	after	after	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	_
16	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	loved	love	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	acl:relcl	_	_
18	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
19	gone	go	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	13	ccomp	_	_
20	into	into	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	convent	convent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | the hero |  |  | last | year | home *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **find** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **love** | past | hero | the one *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer one=Stimulus |
| 4 | **go** | past · perfect | the one |  |  | a convent |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme into convent=Initial\_Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The hero escaped the pirate ship and got home safely, but then the whole village was flooded and the lady was lost

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:44-willows-ch5-part4-the-carol-and-a-happy-homecoming:t16:o2:1
# text = The hero escaped the pirate ship and got home safely, but then the whole village was flooded and the lady was lost
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hero	hero	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	escaped	escape	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	pirate	pirate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	home	home	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
10	safely	safely	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
12	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
13	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	18	advmod	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj:pass	_	_
17	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux:pass	_	_
18	flooded	flood	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	parataxis	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	lady	lady	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nsubj:pass	_	_
22	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	23	aux:pass	_	_
23	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	18	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **escape** | past | the hero | the pirate ship |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme ship=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **get** | past | the hero *not said here* |  |  |  |  | home, safely *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **flood** | past · passive |  | the whole village |  |  | then |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient |
| 4 | **lose** | past · passive |  | the lady |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The hero got home, but the one he loved had gone away for good

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:44-willows-ch5-part4-the-carol-and-a-happy-homecoming:t16:o3:1
# text = The hero got home, but the one he loved had gone away for good
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hero	hero	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	home	home	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
6	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	loved	love	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
11	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	gone	go	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	3	conj	_	_
13	away	away	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | the hero |  |  |  |  | home *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **love** | past | hero | the one *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer one=Stimulus |
| 3 | **go away** | past · perfect | the one |  |  |  |  | for good; away *property* | vn help-72.1-2 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for good=Beneficiary |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The hero reached the castle, but the king had died of grief

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:44-willows-ch5-part4-the-carol-and-a-happy-homecoming:t16:o4:1
# text = The hero reached the castle, but the king had died of grief
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hero	hero	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	reached	reach	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
10	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	died	die	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	3	conj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	grief	grief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reach** | past | the hero | the castle |  |  |  |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent castle=Theme |
| 2 | **die** | past · perfect | the king |  |  |  |  | of grief | vn die-42.4-1 «NP V PP.cause»: agent=Patient of grief=Causer |

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