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# Test 6 · ★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter VIII, part 3: Toad's Adve…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
What would have happened if Toad had kept his waistcoat on under the gown?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **What happens:** happen, keep · **To what, where:** Toad, gown

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This is test 6 · ★ of lesson 54 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter VIII, part 3: Toad's Adventures (no money, no pocket, and the engine-driver)» 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/54-willows-ch8-part3-no-money-no-pocket/#t6).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:54-willows-ch8-part3-no-money-no-pocket:t6:1
# text = What would have happened if Toad had kept his waistcoat on under the gown?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux	_	_
4	happened	happen	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	kept	keep	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	advcl	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	waistcoat	waistcoat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	on	on	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	under	under	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	gown	gown	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | would · perfect |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **keep** *a condition, not said to happen* | past · perfect · passive |  | Toad |  | the gown |  |  | vn sustain-55.6-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Theme waistcoat=Attribute |

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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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The clerk would have seen his money and his coat and sent for the mayor, the police and the whole station staff at once

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:54-willows-ch8-part3-no-money-no-pocket:t6:o1:1
# text = The clerk would have seen his money and his coat and sent for the mayor, the police and the whole station staff at once
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	clerk	clerk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux	_	_
5	seen	see	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	coat	coat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	sent	send	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	mayor	mayor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	police	police	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	conj	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
21	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
22	station	station	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	compound	_	_
23	staff	staff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	_
24	at	at	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | would · perfect · passive |  | the clerk |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **send** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | for the mayor and the police and the whole station staff | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He could have paid for a ticket and gone home by train

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:54-willows-ch8-part3-no-money-no-pocket:t6:o2:1
# text = He could have paid for a ticket and gone home by train
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux	_	_
4	paid	pay	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	ticket	ticket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	gone	go	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
10	home	home	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	train	train	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pay** | could · perfect · passive |  | He |  |  |  | for a ticket | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Asset for ticket=Theme |
| 2 | **go** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | by train; home *property* | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme by train=Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He could have paid for a ticket, sat in the first-class carriage and gone home by train without any trouble at all from the clerk or porter

<!-- fold The tree, 28 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:54-willows-ch8-part3-no-money-no-pocket:t6:o3:1
# text = He could have paid for a ticket, sat in the first-class carriage and gone home by train without any trouble at all from the clerk or porter
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux	_	_
4	paid	pay	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	ticket	ticket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	sat	sit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
12	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	14	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	carriage	carriage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	gone	go	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
18	home	home	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
19	by	by	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	train	train	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
21	without	without	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	23	det	_	_
23	trouble	trouble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
24	at	at	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	23	nmod	_	_
26	from	from	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
27	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
28	clerk	clerk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	nmod	_	_
29	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	30	cc	_	_
30	porter	porter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pay** | could · perfect · passive |  | He |  |  |  | for a ticket; without any trouble at all | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Asset for ticket=Theme |
| 2 | **sit** | past | a ticket *not said here* |  |  | the class carriage |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in carriage=Location |
| 3 | **go** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | by train; home *property* | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme by train=Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He would have been recognised by the clerk

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:54-willows-ch8-part3-no-money-no-pocket:t6:o4:1
# text = He would have been recognised by the clerk
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux	_	_
4	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	recognised	recognise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	clerk	clerk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **recognise** | would · perfect · passive | the clerk | He |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer subject=Stimulus |

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