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title: Looking back: in chapter VI, how did Toad get out of his bedroom? — The Wind in the Willows, chapter VIII,… · tree and pragmatics
description: Looking back: in chapter VI, how did Toad get out of his bedroom? Test 10 · ★ of lesson 53 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter VIII, part 2: Toad's Adventures (the washerwoman's dress)» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each op
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# Test 10 · ★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter VIII, part 2: Toad's Adve…

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Looking back: in chapter VI, how did Toad get out of his bedroom?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Toad · **What happens:** look back, get out · **To what, where:** bedroom

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This is test 10 · ★ of lesson 53 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter VIII, part 2: Toad's Adventures (the washerwoman's dress)» 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/53-willows-ch8-part2-the-washerwoman/#t10).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:53-willows-ch8-part2-the-washerwoman:t10:1
# text = Looking back: in chapter VI, how did Toad get out of his bedroom?
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	VI	VI	NUM	CD	NumForm=Roman|NumType=Card	5	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	11	advmod	_	_
9	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	conj	_	_
12	out	out	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	bedroom	bedroom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	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 | **get out** | past · do-support | Toad | Toad's bedroom |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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He tied together all the sheets and blankets, and let himself down from the tall Tudor window at night

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:53-willows-ch8-part2-the-washerwoman:t10:o1:1
# text = He tied together all the sheets and blankets, and let himself down from the tall Tudor window at night
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	tied	tie	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	together	together	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	6	det:predet	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	sheets	sheet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	blankets	blanket	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	let	let	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
12	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	11	obj	_	_
13	down	down	ADP	RP	_	11	compound:prt	_	_
14	from	from	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
16	tall	tall	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
17	Tudor	Tudor	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	window	window	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
19	at	at	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tie** | past | He | all sheets and blankets |  |  |  | together *property* | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **let down** | infinitive | He *not said here* | himself *= he* |  | the tall Tudor window | night |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent himself=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He knotted the sheets together and slid down from the old Tudor window while the household was asleep

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:53-willows-ch8-part2-the-washerwoman:t10:o2:1
# text = He knotted the sheets together and slid down from the old Tudor window while the household was asleep
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	knotted	knot	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	sheets	sheet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	together	together	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	slid	slide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	down	down	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
11	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
12	Tudor	Tudor	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	window	window	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
14	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	household	household	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
17	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
18	asleep	asleep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **knot** | past | He | the sheets |  |  |  | together *property* | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sheet=Patient |
| 2 | **slide down** | past | He *not said here* |  |  | the old Tudor window |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme from window=Trajectory |
| 3 | **is** | past | the household |  |  |  |  | asleep *property* | tree rules |

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

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He knotted the sheets and slid down from the Tudor window

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:53-willows-ch8-part2-the-washerwoman:t10:o3:1
# text = He knotted the sheets and slid down from the Tudor window
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	knotted	knot	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	sheets	sheet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	slid	slide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	down	down	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	Tudor	Tudor	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	window	window	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **knot** | past | He | the sheets |  |  |  |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sheet=Patient |
| 2 | **slide down** | past | He *not said here* |  |  | the Tudor window |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme from window=Trajectory |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He tore the sheets and climbed out the back door

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:53-willows-ch8-part2-the-washerwoman:t10:o4:1
# text = He tore the sheets and climbed out the back door
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	tore	tore	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	sheets	sheet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	climbed	climb	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	out	out	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tore** | past | He | the sheets |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **climb out** | past | He *not said here* | the back door |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial\_Location door=Theme |

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