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title: Looking back: what did the Rat say about Toad in chapter II, before… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter VI, p… · tree and pragmatics
description: Looking back: what did the Rat say about Toad in chapter II, before they met him? Test 11 · ★★★ of lesson 48 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter VI, part 4: Mr. Toad (the car in the inn-yard, twenty years, and the deepest dungeon)» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree
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# Test 11 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter VI, part 4: Mr. Toad (the…

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Looking back: what did the Rat say about Toad in chapter II, before they met him?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Rat, they · **What happens:** look back, say, meet · **To what, where:** Rat · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 11 · ★★★ of lesson 48 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter VI, part 4: Mr. Toad (the car in the inn-yard, twenty years, and the deepest dungeon)» 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/48-willows-ch6-part4-twenty-years-in-the-dungeon/#t11).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:48-willows-ch6-part4-twenty-years-in-the-dungeon:t11:1
# text = Looking back: what did the Rat say about Toad in chapter II, before they met him?
1	Looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	advcl	_	_
2	back	back	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
4	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	8	obj	_	_
5	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	about	about	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	chapter	chapter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
13	II	II	NUM	CD	NumForm=Roman|NumType=Card	12	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
16	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	met	meet	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	ccomp	_	_
18	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	17	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* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past · do-support | the Rat |  |  |  |  | about Toad in chapter | tree rules |
| 3 | **meet** | past | they | Rat |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Co-Agent |

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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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«He is so dreadfully foolish, a poor simple creature who ought to be locked up quite soon»

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:48-willows-ch6-part4-twenty-years-in-the-dungeon:t11:o1:1
# text = «He is so dreadfully foolish, a poor simple creature who ought to be locked up quite soon»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	so	so	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	dreadfully	dreadfully	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	foolish	foolish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
9	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
10	simple	simple	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	creature	creature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
12	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	16	nsubj:pass	_	_
13	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
15	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	aux:pass	_	_
16	locked	lock	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	acl:relcl	_	_
17	up	up	ADP	RP	_	16	compound:prt	_	_
18	quite	quite	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
19	soon	soon	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	16	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | He |  |  |  |  | dreadfully, foolish *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **lock up** *in a quote* | ought · passive | He *not said here* | a poor simple creature |  |  |  | soon *property* | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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«So lazy, so greedy … Perhaps he's very wise»

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*Sentence 1:* «So lazy, so greedy …

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:48-willows-ch6-part4-twenty-years-in-the-dungeon:t11:o2:1
# text = «So lazy, so greedy …
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	So	so	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	lazy	lazy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	so	so	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	greedy	greedy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
7	…	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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*Sentence 2:* Perhaps he's very wise»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:48-willows-ch6-part4-twenty-years-in-the-dungeon:t11:o2:2
# text = Perhaps he's very wise»
1	Perhaps	perhaps	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	wise	wise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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«So simple, so good-natured … Perhaps he's not very clever»

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*Sentence 1:* «So simple, so good-natured …

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:48-willows-ch6-part4-twenty-years-in-the-dungeon:t11:o3:1
# text = «So simple, so good-natured …
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	So	so	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	simple	simple	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	so	so	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
6	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	natured	natured	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
9	…	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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*Sentence 2:* Perhaps he's not very clever»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:48-willows-ch6-part4-twenty-years-in-the-dungeon:t11:o3:2
# text = Perhaps he's not very clever»
1	Perhaps	perhaps	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
5	very	very	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	clever	clever	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present | he |  |  |  |  | clever, perhaps *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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«So rich, so proud, so vain … Quite the scholar»

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*Sentence 1:* «So rich, so proud, so vain …

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:48-willows-ch6-part4-twenty-years-in-the-dungeon:t11:o4:1
# text = «So rich, so proud, so vain …
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	So	so	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	rich	rich	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	so	so	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	proud	proud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	vain	vain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
10	…	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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*Sentence 2:* Quite the scholar»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:48-willows-ch6-part4-twenty-years-in-the-dungeon:t11:o4:2
# text = Quite the scholar»
1	Quite	quite	DET	PDT	PronType=Ind	3	det:predet	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	scholar	scholar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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