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title: Looking back: in chapter V something called the Mole home through hi… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter VII,… · tree and pragmatics
description: Looking back: in chapter V something called the Mole home through his nose. What do that night and this dawn share? Test 12 · ★ of lesson 50 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter VII, part 2: The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (the music and the island)» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with th
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# Test 12 · ★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter VII, part 2: The Piper at…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Looking back: in chapter V something called the Mole home through his nose. What do that night and this dawn share?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** night · **What happens:** look back, call, be · **To what, where:** Mole, nose · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 12 · ★ of lesson 50 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter VII, part 2: The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (the music and the island)» 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/50-willows-ch7-part2-the-piper/#t12).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Looking back: in chapter V something called the Mole home through his nose.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:50-willows-ch7-part2-the-piper:t12:1
# text = Looking back: in chapter V something called the Mole home through his nose.
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	V	v	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	nmod	_	_
8	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Mole	mole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	xcomp	_	_
11	home	home	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
12	through	through	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	nose	nose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	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 v something | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in chapter=Theme |
| 2 | **call** | participle |  | the Mole |  | his nose |  | home *property* | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=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.

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*Sentence 2:* What do that night and this dawn share?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:50-willows-ch7-part2-the-piper:t12:2
# text = What do that night and this dawn share?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	det	_	_
4	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	det	_	_
7	dawn	dawn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	share	share	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | that night and this dawn share |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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A smell that pulls an animal along, and that must be followed to its source, as the Mole once followed it home through the wood

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:50-willows-ch7-part2-the-piper:t12:o1:1
# text = A smell that pulls an animal along, and that must be followed to its source, as the Mole once followed it home through the wood
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	smell	smell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	pulls	pull	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	along	along	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
11	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
12	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	followed	follow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	parataxis	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	source	source	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
18	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	22	mark	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	Mole	mole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nsubj	_	_
21	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	22	advmod	_	_
22	followed	follow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
23	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	obj	_	_
24	home	home	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
25	through	through	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pull** | present | a smell | a animal |  |  |  | along *property* | vn push-12-1 «NP V NP ADJP-Result»: agent=Agent animal=Result |
| 2 | **follow** | must · passive |  | that |  | smell's source |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Theme to source=Trajectory |
| 3 | **follow** | past | the Mole | smell |  | the wood |  | home, once *property* | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent it=Theme through wood=Trajectory |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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A call that pulls an animal along and must be obeyed, and which both the Mole and the Rat feel on the island

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:50-willows-ch7-part2-the-piper:t12:o2:1
# text = A call that pulls an animal along and must be obeyed, and which both the Mole and the Rat feel on the island
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	call	call	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	_
3	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	pulls	pull	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	along	along	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	obeyed	obey	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
14	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	17	nsubj	_	_
15	both	both	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc:preconj	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	Mole	mole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	_
21	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
22	on	on	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	island	island	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pull** | present | a call and the Mole and the Rat | a animal |  |  |  | along *property* | vn push-12-1 «NP V NP ADJP-Result»: agent=Agent animal=Result |
| 2 | **obey** | must · passive | a call and the Mole and the Rat *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn abide\_by-93.2 «NP V NP» |
| 3 | **mole** |  | a call and the Mole and the Rat |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **feel** | infinitive | a call and the Mole and the Rat |  |  | the island |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V PP.theme PP.location»: agent=Agent on island=Location |

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

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A call that pulls an animal along and must be obeyed

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:50-willows-ch7-part2-the-piper:t12:o3:1
# text = A call that pulls an animal along and must be obeyed
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	call	call	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	pulls	pull	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	along	along	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
9	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	obeyed	obey	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pull** | present | a call | a animal |  |  |  | along *property* | vn push-12-1 «NP V NP ADJP-Result»: agent=Agent animal=Result |
| 2 | **obey** | must · passive |  | a call |  |  |  |  | vn abide\_by-93.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A strong smell that draws him home to his burrow

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:50-willows-ch7-part2-the-piper:t12:o4:1
# text = A strong smell that draws him home to his burrow
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	smell	smell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	draws	draw	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	home	home	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	burrow	burrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **draw** | present | a strong smell | him *= he* |  | his burrow |  | home *property* | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent he=Theme to burrow=Destination |

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