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title: Looking back: what did Rat and Mole pay a porter twopence for in cha… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter V, pa… · tree and pragmatics
description: Looking back: what did Rat and Mole pay a porter twopence for in chapter II? Test 7 · ★★★ 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, with the dependency tree and pragmati
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# Test 7 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter V, part 4: Dulce Domum (t…

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Looking back: what did Rat and Mole pay a porter twopence for in chapter II?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Rat, Looking · **What happens:** look back, do, pay · **To what, where:** porter twopence

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This is test 7 · ★★★ 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/#t7).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:44-willows-ch5-part4-the-carol-and-a-happy-homecoming:t7:1
# text = Looking back: what did Rat and Mole pay a porter twopence for in chapter II?
1	Looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	csubj	_	_
2	back	back	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
4	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	1	obl	_	_
5	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
6	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	Mole	Mole	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	pay	pay	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	porter	porter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	twopence	twopence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	chapter	chapter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
16	II	II	NUM	CD	NumForm=Roman|NumType=Card	15	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look back** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **do** | past | Rat and Mole |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **pay** | present | Looking | a porter twopence |  |  |  | for chapter | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent twopence=Asset for chapter=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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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To keep a strict eye on Toad in the waiting-room

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:44-willows-ch5-part4-the-carol-and-a-happy-homecoming:t7:o1:1
# text = To keep a strict eye on Toad in the waiting-room
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	strict	strict	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	eye	eye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
10	waiting	waiting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | to-infinitive |  | a strict eye |  | the waiting room |  | on Toad | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent eye=Theme on toad=Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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To take their tickets to the station master

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:44-willows-ch5-part4-the-carol-and-a-happy-homecoming:t7:o2:1
# text = To take their tickets to the station master
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	tickets	ticket	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	station	station	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	master	master	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | to-infinitive |  | their tickets |  | the station master |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent ticket=Theme to master=Destination |
| 2 | **ticket** |  | their *= they* |  |  |  |  |  | nom ticket «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To watch the luggage in the cloakroom

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:44-willows-ch5-part4-the-carol-and-a-happy-homecoming:t7:o3:1
# text = To watch the luggage in the cloakroom
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	watch	watch	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	luggage	luggage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	cloakroom	cloakroom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **watch** | to-infinitive |  | the luggage |  | the cloakroom |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent luggage=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To find a seat for them on the train

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:44-willows-ch5-part4-the-carol-and-a-happy-homecoming:t7:o4:1
# text = To find a seat for them on the train
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	find	find	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	seat	seat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nmod	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	train	train	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | to-infinitive |  | a seat |  | the train |  | for them *= they* | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent seat=Theme for they=Beneficiary |

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