--- title: ★★★ The Rat called the Mole's home «capital», «compact», «well plann… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter V, pa… · tree and pragmatics description: ★★★ The Rat called the Mole's home «capital», «compact», «well planned», and now «ripping». What do all four words tell us about the Rat? Test 17 · ★★★ 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 o --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/44-willows-ch5-part4-the-carol-and-a-happy-homecoming/t17/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/) / [The Wind in the Willows, chapter V, pa…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/44-willows-ch5-part4-the-carol-and-a-happy-homecoming/) / t17 # Test 17 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter V, part 4: Dulce Domum (t… ★★★ The Rat called the Mole's home «capital», «compact», «well planned», and now «ripping». What do all four words tell us about the Rat? **Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** ★, four words · **What happens:** call, plan, rip, be, tell · **To what, where:** home, us · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 17 · ★★★ 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/#t17). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* ★★★ The Rat called the Mole's home «capital», «compact», «well planned», and now «ripping». ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:44-willows-ch5-part4-the-carol-and-a-happy-homecoming:t17:1 # text = ★★★ The Rat called the Mole's home «capital», «compact», «well planned», and now «ripping». 1 ★ ★ PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 ★ ★ X FW Foreign=Yes 1 dep _ SpaceAfter=No 3 ★ ★ ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 Rat Rat PROPN NNP Number=Sing 1 nmod _ _ 6 called call VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 Mole Mole PROPN NNP Number=Sing 10 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 9 's 's PART POS _ 8 case _ _ 10 home home NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 xcomp _ _ 11 « « PUNCT `` _ 12 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 12 capital capital NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 13 » » PUNCT '' _ 12 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 14 , , PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ _ 15 « « PUNCT `` _ 16 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 16 compact compact NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 17 » » PUNCT '' _ 16 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 18 , , PUNCT , _ 21 punct _ _ 19 « « PUNCT `` _ 21 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 20 well well ADV RB Degree=Pos 21 advmod _ _ 21 planned plan VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 6 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 22 » » PUNCT '' _ 21 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 23 , , PUNCT , _ 27 punct _ _ 24 and and CCONJ CC _ 27 cc _ _ 25 now now ADV RB PronType=Dem 27 advmod _ _ 26 « « PUNCT `` _ 27 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 27 ripping rip VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 6 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 28 » » PUNCT '' _ 27 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 29 . . PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **call** *speech: assert* | past | ★ ★ the Rat | the Mole's home | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **plan** *in a quote* | participle | | | | | | well *property* | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **rip** *in a quote* | gerund | | | | | now | | vn break-45.1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | 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. *Sentence 2:* What do all four words tell us about the Rat? ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:44-willows-ch5-part4-the-carol-and-a-happy-homecoming:t17:2 # text = What do all four words tell us about the Rat? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 0 root _ _ 2 do do AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 cop _ _ 3 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 5 det _ _ 4 four four NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 5 nummod _ _ 5 words word NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 nsubj _ _ 6 tell tell VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 acl:relcl _ _ 7 us we PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 6 iobj _ _ 8 about about ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 Rat Rat PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 11 ? ? PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present | all four words | | us | | | about the Rat | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent we=Recipient about rat=Topic | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} He is lying ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:44-willows-ch5-part4-the-carol-and-a-happy-homecoming:t17:o1:1 # text = He is lying 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 lying lie VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **lie** | present · progressive | He | | | | | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 2 {#o2} He flatters the house because he really dislikes the Mole's style ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:44-willows-ch5-part4-the-carol-and-a-happy-homecoming:t17:o2:1 # text = He flatters the house because he really dislikes the Mole's style 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 flatters flatter VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 house house NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 because because SCONJ IN _ 8 mark _ _ 6 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ _ 7 really really ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 8 dislikes dislike VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 advcl _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 Mole mole NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 11 's 's PART POS _ 10 case _ _ 12 style style NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **flatter** | present | He | the house | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus house=Experiencer | | 2 | **dislike** | present | he | the Mole's style | | | | | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer style=Stimulus | ### Option 3 {#o3} He is trying to make the Mole feel at ease, but he's also bored ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:44-willows-ch5-part4-the-carol-and-a-happy-homecoming:t17:o3:1 # text = He is trying to make the Mole feel at ease, but he's also bored 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 trying try VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 4 to to PART TO _ 5 mark _ _ 5 make make VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 xcomp _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 Mole mole NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ 8 feel feel VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 xcomp _ _ 9 at at ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 10 ease ease NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 11 , , PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ _ 12 but but CCONJ CC _ 16 cc _ _ 13 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 16 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 14 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 16 cop _ _ 15 also also ADV RB _ 16 advmod _ _ 16 bored bored ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 parataxis _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **try** | present · progressive | He | | | | | | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | | 2 | **make** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | the Mole | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **feel** *not said to happen* | infinitive | the Mole *not said here* | | | ease | | | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V PP.theme PP.location»: agent=Agent at ease=Location | | 4 | **is** | present | he | | | | | bored *property* | tree rules | ### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4} He keeps praising the house to make the Mole feel proud of it ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:44-willows-ch5-part4-the-carol-and-a-happy-homecoming:t17:o4:1 # text = He keeps praising the house to make the Mole feel proud of it 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 keeps keep VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 praising praise VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 2 xcomp _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 house house NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 6 to to PART TO _ 7 mark _ _ 7 make make VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 advcl _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 Mole mole NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ _ 10 feel feel VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 7 xcomp _ _ 11 proud proud ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 xcomp _ _ 12 of of ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 13 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 11 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **keep** | present | He | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **praise** | gerund | He *not said here* | the house | | | | | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent house=Theme | | 3 | **make** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | the Mole | | | | | tree rules | | 4 | **feel** | infinitive | the Mole *not said here* | | | | | proud *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus | **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. 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