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title: Megan from Swansea: «Badger's tamping, he's going to thump Toad.» (t… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter VI, p… · tree and pragmatics
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# Test 13 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter VI, part 1: Mr. Toad (the…

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Megan from Swansea: «Badger's tamping, he's going to thump Toad.» (tamping = furious) Put it right.

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Badger, tamping · **What happens:** go, thump, put · **To what, where:** Toad, it

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This is test 13 · ★★★ of lesson 45 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter VI, part 1: Mr. Toad (the hour of Toad, and off with those motor-clothes!)» 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/45-willows-ch6-part1-the-hour-of-toad/#t13).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Megan from Swansea: «Badger's tamping, he's going to thump Toad.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:45-willows-ch6-part1-the-hour-of-toad:t13:1
# text = Megan from Swansea: «Badger's tamping, he's going to thump Toad.»
1	Megan	Megan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	from	from	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	Swansea	Swansea	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	Badger	Badger	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	tamping	tamping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	going	go	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	conj	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	thump	thump	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	xcomp	_	_
15	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** *in a quote* | present · progressive | Badger |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **thump** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | Badger *not said here* | Toad |  |  |  |  | vn hit-18.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent toad=Patient |

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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:* (tamping = furious) Put it right.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:45-willows-ch6-part1-the-hour-of-toad:t13:2
# text = (tamping = furious) Put it right.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	tamping	tamping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	4	punct	_	_
4	furious	furious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
6	Put	put	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	right	right	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | infinitive | tamping | it |  |  |  | right *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent it=Goal |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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He's going to thump Toad

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:45-willows-ch6-part1-the-hour-of-toad:t13:o1:1
# text = He's going to thump Toad
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	going	go	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	thump	thump	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | present · progressive | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **thump** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | Toad |  |  |  |  | vn hit-18.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent toad=Patient |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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He's cross and wants Toad to pay for the car

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:45-willows-ch6-part1-the-hour-of-toad:t13:o2:1
# text = He's cross and wants Toad to pay for the car
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	cross	cross	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
6	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	pay	pay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  |  |  | cross *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **want** | present | He *not said here* | Toad |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **pay** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Toad *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for the car | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent for car=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He's furious but will sit and listen to Toad's excuses for once

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:45-willows-ch6-part1-the-hour-of-toad:t13:o3:1
# text = He's furious but will sit and listen to Toad's excuses for once
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	furious	furious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	sit	sit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	listen	listen	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	's	PART	POS	_	10	case	_	_
12	excuses	excuse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  |  |  | furious *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **sit** | future | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **listen** | infinitive | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to Toad's excuses | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to excuse=Theme |
| 4 | **excuse** |  | Toad |  |  |  |  |  | nom excuse «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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

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He's stern, but he says he doesn't want to be too hard, and will try talking

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:45-willows-ch6-part1-the-hour-of-toad:t13:o4:1
# text = He's stern, but he says he doesn't want to be too hard, and will try talking
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	stern	stern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
9	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	want	want	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	ccomp	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
13	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	cop	_	_
14	too	too	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
18	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
19	try	try	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
20	talking	talk	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	19	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  |  |  | stern *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **not** **want** | present · do-support | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Pivot |
| 4 | **is** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  | hard *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **try** | future |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 6 | **talk** *not said to happen* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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