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title: «Sweet as, the Rat sorted it,» says Tama from Auckland. (sweet as =… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter V, pa… · tree and pragmatics
description: «Sweet as, the Rat sorted it,» says Tama from Auckland. (sweet as = great) What was the Rat's quiet aim all evening, as the last part says? Test 4 · ★★★ 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 
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# Test 4 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter V, part 4: Dulce Domum (t…

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«Sweet as, the Rat sorted it,» says Tama from Auckland. (sweet as = great) What was the Rat's quiet aim all evening, as the last part says?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Rat, Tama, quiet aim, last part · **What happens:** sort, say, be, aim · **To what, where:** it · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 4 · ★★★ 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/#t4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «Sweet as, the Rat sorted it,» says Tama from Auckland.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:44-willows-ch5-part4-the-carol-and-a-happy-homecoming:t4:1
# text = «Sweet as, the Rat sorted it,» says Tama from Auckland.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	ccomp	_	_
3	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	sorted	sort	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	_
11	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	Tama	Tama	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
13	from	from	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	Auckland	Auckland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sort** *in a quote* | past | the Rat | it |  |  |  |  | vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Tama from Auckland |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: 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.

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*Sentence 2:* (sweet as = great) What was the Rat's quiet aim all evening, as the last part says?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:44-willows-ch5-part4-the-carol-and-a-happy-homecoming:t4:2
# text = (sweet as = great) What was the Rat's quiet aim all evening, as the last part says?
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	parataxis	_	_
3	as	as	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	5	punct	_	_
5	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
7	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	2	conj	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	's	PART	POS	_	10	case	_	_
12	quiet	quiet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	aim	aim	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
14	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	15	det	_	_
15	evening	evening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
17	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	21	mark	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	_
21	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	21	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the Rat's quiet aim |  |  |  | evening |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the last part |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **aim** |  | the Rat |  |  |  |  |  | nom aim «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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To make the Mole into a happy, settled gentleman who never again goes out to the world above

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:44-willows-ch5-part4-the-carol-and-a-happy-homecoming:t4:o1:1
# text = To make the Mole into a happy, settled gentleman who never again goes out to the world above
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	make	make	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Mole	mole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
7	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
9	settled	settled	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	gentleman	gentleman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
11	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
12	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
13	again	again	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
15	out	out	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
16	to	to	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
19	above	above	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | to-infinitive |  | the Mole |  |  |  | into a happy settled gentleman | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP.material PP.product»: agent=Agent mole=Material into gentleman=Product |
| 2 | **not** **go out** | present | a happy settled gentleman |  |  |  | again | to the world; above, out *property* | vn interact-36.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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To send the Mole to bed early and quiet

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:44-willows-ch5-part4-the-carol-and-a-happy-homecoming:t4:o2:1
# text = To send the Mole to bed early and quiet
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	send	send	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Mole	mole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	bed	bed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	early	early	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	2	advmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	quiet	quiet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | to-infinitive |  | the Mole |  | bed |  | early *property* | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent mole=Theme to bed=Destination |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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To cheer the Mole up by telling him all the news from the river and the wild wood

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:44-willows-ch5-part4-the-carol-and-a-happy-homecoming:t4:o3:1
# text = To cheer the Mole up by telling him all the news from the river and the wild wood
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	cheer	cheer	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Mole	mole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
6	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	telling	tell	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
8	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	iobj	_	_
9	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	11	det:predet	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
12	from	from	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cheer up** | to-infinitive |  | the Mole |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent mole=Patient |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | gerund |  | all news | him *= he* | the river and the wild wood |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient news=Topic |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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To bring the Mole into a happy, settled frame of mind

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:44-willows-ch5-part4-the-carol-and-a-happy-homecoming:t4:o4:1
# text = To bring the Mole into a happy, settled frame of mind
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	bring	bring	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Mole	mole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
7	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
9	settled	settled	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	frame	frame	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	mind	mind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bring** | to-infinitive |  | the Mole |  | a happy settled frame of mind |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent mole=Theme into frame=Destination |

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