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title: ★★★ The Mole says «nothing particular has happened»; the Rat says «s… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter VII,… · tree and pragmatics
description: ★★★ The Mole says «nothing particular has happened»; the Rat says «something very surprising and splendid and beautiful». Who is nearer the truth, and why can't they be sure? Test 18 · ★ of lesson 51 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter VII, part 3: The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (the gift of forgetful
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# Test 18 · ★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter VII, part 3: The Piper at…

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★★★ The Mole says «nothing particular has happened»; the Rat says «something very surprising and splendid and beautiful». Who is nearer the truth, and why can't they be sure?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** ★, particular, Rat, they · **What happens:** say, happen, be, not be · **To what, where:** nothing, something · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 18 · ★ 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/#t18).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* ★★★ The Mole says «nothing particular has happened»; the Rat says «something very surprising and splendid and beautiful».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:51-willows-ch7-part3-the-gift-of-forgetfulness:t18:1
# text = ★★★ The Mole says «nothing particular has happened»; the Rat says «something very surprising and splendid and beautiful».
1	★	★	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	★	★	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	1	dep	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	★	★	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Mole	mole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
6	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	6	obj	_	_
9	particular	particular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	nsubj	_	_
10	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	happened	happen	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	8	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
16	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
17	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	16	obj	_	_
19	very	very	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
20	surprising	surprising	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	splendid	splendid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	conj	_	_
23	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
24	beautiful	beautiful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | ★ ★ the Mole | nothing |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent nothing=Topic |
| 2 | **happen** *in a quote* | present · perfect | particular |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the Rat | something |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent something=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:* Who is nearer the truth, and why can't they be sure?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:51-willows-ch7-part3-the-gift-of-forgetfulness:t18:2
# text = Who is nearer the truth, and why can't they be sure?
1	Who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	nearer	near	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	truth	truth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
8	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	13	advmod	_	_
9	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
11	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
12	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	cop	_	_
13	sure	sure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | near *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **is** | can | they |  |  |  |  | sure *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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The Rat; they have been made to forget what they saw

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:51-willows-ch7-part3-the-gift-of-forgetfulness:t18:o1:1
# text = The Rat; they have been made to forget what they saw
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
4	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
5	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	forget	forget	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
10	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	9	obj	_	_
11	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present · perfect · passive |  | the Rat |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |
| 2 | **forget** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **see** | past | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The Rat; they have been made to forget what they saw, and the Mole remembers only a faint dream

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:51-willows-ch7-part3-the-gift-of-forgetfulness:t18:o2:1
# text = The Rat; they have been made to forget what they saw, and the Mole remembers only a faint dream
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
4	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
5	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	forget	forget	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
10	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	9	obj	_	_
11	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	Mole	mole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
17	remembers	remember	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
18	only	only	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	faint	faint	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	dream	dream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present · perfect · passive |  | the Rat |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |
| 2 | **forget** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **see** | past | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **remember** | present | the Mole | a faint dream |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent dream=Theme |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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The Rat; they have been made to forget what they saw, so neither can recall the details now

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:51-willows-ch7-part3-the-gift-of-forgetfulness:t18:o3:1
# text = The Rat; they have been made to forget what they saw, so neither can recall the details now
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
4	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
5	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl:relcl	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	forget	forget	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
10	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	9	obj	_	_
11	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	so	so	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
15	neither	neither	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
16	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
17	recall	recall	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	details	detail	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obj	_	_
20	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	17	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present · perfect · passive |  | they |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **forget** | to-infinitive | they *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **see** | past | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **recall** | can | the Rat | the details |  |  | now | neither *property* | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent detail=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Mole; the Rat saw nothing at all here

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:51-willows-ch7-part3-the-gift-of-forgetfulness:t18:o4:1
# text = The Mole; the Rat saw nothing at all here
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Mole	mole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	6	obj	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	nmod	_	_
10	here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | past | the Mole | nothing |  | all; here |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer nothing=Stimulus |

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