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title: Looking back: in the last lesson, the Rat said «Told you so» about T… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter VI, p… · tree and pragmatics
description: Looking back: in the last lesson, the Rat said «Told you so» about Toad. What happens to the Rat now? Test 7 · ★★★ of lesson 47 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter VI, part 3: Mr. Toad (the doctor, the lawyer, and the rope of sheets)» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency t
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# Test 7 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter VI, part 3: Mr. Toad (the…

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Looking back: in the last lesson, the Rat said «Told you so» about Toad. What happens to the Rat now?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Rat · **What happens:** look back, say, tell, happen · **To what, where:** you · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 7 · ★★★ of lesson 47 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter VI, part 3: Mr. Toad (the doctor, the lawyer, and the rope of sheets)» 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/47-willows-ch6-part3-toad-tricks-the-rat/#t7).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Looking back: in the last lesson, the Rat said «Told you so» about Toad.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:47-willows-ch6-part3-toad-tricks-the-rat:t7:1
# text = Looking back: in the last lesson, the Rat said «Told you so» about Toad.
1	Looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	advcl	_	_
2	back	back	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	Told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	conj	_	_
14	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	13	iobj	_	_
15	so	so	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	_
17	about	about	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look back** | gerund | the Rat *not said here* |  |  |  |  | in the last lesson | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in lesson=Theme |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the Rat |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **tell** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | past | the Rat *not said here* |  | you |  |  | about Toad | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent you=Recipient about toad=Topic |

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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:* What happens to the Rat now?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:47-willows-ch6-part3-toad-tricks-the-rat:t7:2
# text = What happens to the Rat now?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	2	nsubj	_	_
2	happens	happen	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | present |  |  |  |  | now | to the Rat | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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He gets tricked by Toad himself, and then the Badger scolds him severely

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:47-willows-ch6-part3-toad-tricks-the-rat:t7:o1:1
# text = He gets tricked by Toad himself, and then the Badger scolds him severely
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	gets	get	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	tricked	trick	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl:agent	_	_
6	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
9	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	12	advmod	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	Badger	Badger	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	scolds	scold	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
13	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	severely	severely	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **trick** | present · passive | Toad  Toad | He |  |  |  |  | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |
| 2 | **scold** | present | the Badger | Toad |  |  | then | severely *property* | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He is proud of his cleverness

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:47-willows-ch6-part3-toad-tricks-the-rat:t7:o2:1
# text = He is proud of his cleverness
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	cop	_	_
3	proud	proud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	cleverness	cleverness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  |  |  | of his cleverness; proud *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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He gets tricked by Toad himself

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:47-willows-ch6-part3-toad-tricks-the-rat:t7:o3:1
# text = He gets tricked by Toad himself
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	gets	get	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	tricked	trick	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl:agent	_	_
6	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	3	obl:agent	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **trick** | present · passive | Toad | He |  |  |  |  | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He gets tricked by Toad himself, and has to ride home in shame

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:47-willows-ch6-part3-toad-tricks-the-rat:t7:o4:1
# text = He gets tricked by Toad himself, and has to ride home in shame
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	tricked	trick	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	xcomp	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl:agent	_	_
6	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	ride	ride	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
12	home	home	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	shame	shame	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **trick** | participle | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **have** | present | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **ride** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* |  |  | shame |  | home *property* | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |

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