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title: Looking back: in chapter V the Rat helped the Mole quietly, without… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter VII,… · tree and pragmatics
description: Looking back: in chapter V the Rat helped the Mole quietly, without fuss. Which act in this part shows the same quiet kindness? Test 12 · ★ of lesson 51 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter VII, part 3: The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (the gift of forgetfulness)» of the books course of Mova's primary sc
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# Test 12 · ★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter VII, part 3: The Piper at…

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Looking back: in chapter V the Rat helped the Mole quietly, without fuss. Which act in this part shows the same quiet kindness?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Looking, act · **What happens:** look back, help, show · **To what, where:** Mole, same quiet kindness

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This is test 12 · ★ of lesson 51 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter VII, part 3: The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (the gift of forgetfulness)» 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/51-willows-ch7-part3-the-gift-of-forgetfulness/#t12).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Looking back: in chapter V the Rat helped the Mole quietly, without fuss.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:51-willows-ch7-part3-the-gift-of-forgetfulness:t12:1
# text = Looking back: in chapter V the Rat helped the Mole quietly, without fuss.
1	Looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	csubj	_	_
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	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	helped	help	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	Mole	mole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	quietly	quietly	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	without	without	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	fuss	fuss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	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 the Rat | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in chapter=Theme |
| 2 | **help** | past | Looking | the Mole |  |  |  | without fuss; quietly *property* | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mole=Beneficiary |

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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:* Which act in this part shows the same quiet kindness?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:51-willows-ch7-part3-the-gift-of-forgetfulness:t12:2
# text = Which act in this part shows the same quiet kindness?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	act	act	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	det	_	_
5	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
8	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
9	quiet	quiet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	kindness	kindness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | which act in this part | the same quiet kindness |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent kindness=Recipient |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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They let Portly go to Otter alone, and slip away

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:51-willows-ch7-part3-the-gift-of-forgetfulness:t12:o1:1
# text = They let Portly go to Otter alone, and slip away
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	let	let	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Portly	Portly	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Otter	Otter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	slip	slip	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
11	away	away	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | past | They |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | infinitive | Portly |  | Otter |  |  | alone *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to otter=Initial\_Location |
| 3 | **slip away** | infinitive | They *not said here* |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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They wave flags and call Otter over loudly

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:51-willows-ch7-part3-the-gift-of-forgetfulness:t12:o2:1
# text = They wave flags and call Otter over loudly
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wave	wave	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	flags	flag	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	call	call	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
6	Otter	Otter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	over	over	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	loudly	loudly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wave** | present | They | flags |  |  |  |  | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flag=Patient |
| 2 | **call** | infinitive | They *not said here* |  | Otter |  |  | loudly *property* | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent otter=Recipient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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They leave quietly

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:51-willows-ch7-part3-the-gift-of-forgetfulness:t12:o3:1
# text = They leave quietly
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	leave	leave	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	quietly	quietly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | present | They |  |  |  |  | quietly *property* | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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They shout loudly and rush to Otter's bank

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:51-willows-ch7-part3-the-gift-of-forgetfulness:t12:o4:1
# text = They shout loudly and rush to Otter's bank
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	shout	shout	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	loudly	loudly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	rush	rush	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	Otter	Otter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	bank	bank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shout** *speech: express* | present | They |  |  |  |  | loudly *property* | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **rush** | infinitive | They *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to Otter's bank *result* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to bank=Result |

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