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title: Looking back: in chapter II, what did the first motor-car do? — The Wind in the Willows, chapter VI, p… · tree and pragmatics
description: Looking back: in chapter II, what did the first motor-car do? Test 8 · ★★★ 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, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question 
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# Test 8 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter VI, part 1: Mr. Toad (the…

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Looking back: in chapter II, what did the first motor-car do?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** chapter · **What happens:** look back, do

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This is test 8 · ★★★ 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/#t8).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:45-willows-ch6-part1-the-hour-of-toad:t8:1
# text = Looking back: in chapter II, what did the first motor-car do?
1	Looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	back	back	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	chapter	chapter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	II	II	NUM	CD	NumForm=Roman|NumType=Card	5	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
8	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	15	nsubj	_	_
9	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
11	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	15	amod	_	_
12	motor	motor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	do	do	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look back** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | in chapter and the first car do | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in chapter=Theme |
| 2 | **do** | past · do-support | chapter and the first car do |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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 {#o1}

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It honked loudly and frightened the horse

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:45-willows-ch6-part1-the-hour-of-toad:t8:o1:1
# text = It honked loudly and frightened the horse
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	honked	honk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	loudly	loudly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	frightened	frighten	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **honk** | past | It |  |  |  |  | loudly *property* | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **frighten** | past |  | the horse |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus horse=Experiencer |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It shot past the caravan with a loud noise and the horse bolted

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:45-willows-ch6-part1-the-hour-of-toad:t8:o2:1
# text = It shot past the caravan with a loud noise and the horse bolted
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	shot	shoot	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	past	past	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	caravan	caravan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	loud	loud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	noise	noise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
13	bolted	bolt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shoot** | past | It |  |  |  |  | past the caravan; with a loud noise and the horse | vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent with noise=Instrument |
| 2 | **bolt** | participle |  | the horse *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It blew its horn and the cart rolled slowly into the stream

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:45-willows-ch6-part1-the-hour-of-toad:t8:o3:1
# text = It blew its horn and the cart rolled slowly into the stream
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	blew	blow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	horn	horn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	cart	cart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	rolled	roll	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
10	into	into	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	stream	stream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blow** | past | It | its horn |  |  |  |  | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent horn=Patient |
| 2 | **roll** | past | the cart |  |  | the stream |  | slowly *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into stream=Destination |

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

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Swept past with «Poop-poop!» and the caravan crashed into the ditch

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:45-willows-ch6-part1-the-hour-of-toad:t8:o4:1
# text = Swept past with «Poop-poop!» and the caravan crashed into the ditch
1	Swept	sweep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	past	past	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	Poop	poop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	poop	poop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	1	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	caravan	caravan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	crashed	crash	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
14	into	into	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	ditch	ditch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sweep** | past |  |  |  |  |  | with Poop poop; past *property* | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **crash** | past | the caravan |  |  |  |  | into the ditch *result* | vn break-45.1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Patient into ditch=Result |

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