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title: Looking back: in chapter II, why did the Rat say they couldn't leave… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter VI, p… · tree and pragmatics
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# Test 8 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter VI, part 3: Mr. Toad (the…

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Looking back: in chapter II, why did the Rat say they couldn't leave Toad on the trip?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Rat, they · **What happens:** look back, say, not leave · **To what, where:** Toad, trip · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 8 · ★★★ 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/#t8).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:47-willows-ch6-part3-toad-tricks-the-rat:t8:1
# text = Looking back: in chapter II, why did the Rat say they couldn't leave Toad on the trip?
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	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	12	advmod	_	_
9	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
13	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
14	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	16	advmod	_	_
16	leave	leave	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	ccomp	_	_
17	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
18	on	on	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	trip	trip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	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 | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in chapter=Theme |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past · do-support | the Rat |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **not** **leave** | could | they | Toad |  | the trip |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent toad=Theme on trip=Location |

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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 {#o1}

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«It wouldn't be safe for him to be left to himself, because he always gets into mischief»

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:47-willows-ch6-part3-toad-tricks-the-rat:t8:o1:1
# text = «It wouldn't be safe for him to be left to himself, because he always gets into mischief»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
3	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
6	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
8	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
10	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	advcl	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
15	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
16	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
17	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	18	advmod	_	_
18	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
19	into	into	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	mischief	mischief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** *in a quote* | would | It |  |  |  |  | safe *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **leave** *in a quote* | to-infinitive · passive |  | him *= he* | himself *= he* |  |  |  | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Theme to himself=Recipient |
| 3 | **get** *in a quote* | present | he |  |  | mischief |  | always *property* | vn escape-51.1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme into mischief=Destination |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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«He would only get into trouble»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:47-willows-ch6-part3-toad-tricks-the-rat:t8:o2:1
# text = «He would only get into trouble»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
3	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	trouble	trouble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** *in a quote* | would | He |  |  | trouble |  |  | vn escape-51.1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme into trouble=Destination |

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

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«It wouldn't be safe for him to be left to himself»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:47-willows-ch6-part3-toad-tricks-the-rat:t8:o3:1
# text = «It wouldn't be safe for him to be left to himself»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
3	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
6	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
8	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
10	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	advcl	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** *in a quote* | would | It |  |  |  |  | safe *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **leave** *in a quote* | to-infinitive · passive |  | him *= he* | himself *= he* |  |  |  | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Theme to himself=Recipient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Toad would cause trouble if left alone»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:47-willows-ch6-part3-toad-tricks-the-rat:t8:o4:1
# text = «Toad would cause trouble if left alone»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	cause	cause	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	trouble	trouble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	advcl	_	_
8	alone	alone	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** *in a quote* | would | Toad | trouble |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition trouble=Patient |
| 2 | **leave** *a condition, not said to happen, in a quote* | participle | Toad *not said here* |  |  |  |  | alone *property* | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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