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title: Looking back: in chapter VII the song in the reeds said «I spring th… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter VIII,… · tree and pragmatics
description: Looking back: in chapter VII the song in the reeds said «I spring the trap that is set». Who gets Toad out of his trap tonight? Test 13 · ★ of lesson 55 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter VIII, part 4: Toad's Adventures (the chase, the tunnel and the night wood)» of the books course of Mova's primary
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# Test 13 · ★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter VIII, part 4: Toad's Adve…

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Looking back: in chapter VII the song in the reeds said «I spring the trap that is set». Who gets Toad out of his trap tonight?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Looking · **What happens:** look back, say, spring, set, get · **To what, where:** chapter song, trap, Toad · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 13 · ★ of lesson 55 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter VIII, part 4: Toad's Adventures (the chase, the tunnel and the night wood)» 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/55-willows-ch8-part4-the-chase-and-the-tunnel/#t13).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Looking back: in chapter VII the song in the reeds said «I spring the trap that is set».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:55-willows-ch8-part4-the-chase-and-the-tunnel:t13:1
# text = Looking back: in chapter VII the song in the reeds said «I spring the trap that is set».
1	Looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	csubj	_	_
2	back	back	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	chapter	chapter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
6	VII	vii	NUM	CD	NumForm=Roman|NumType=Card	5	flat	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	song	song	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	reeds	reed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	_
12	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	spring	spring	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	ccomp	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	trap	trap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
18	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	20	nsubj:pass	_	_
19	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	aux:pass	_	_
20	set	set	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	17	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look back** | gerund |  | the chapter song in the reeds |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Looking |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **spring** *in a quote* | present | Looking | the trap |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial\_Location trap=Theme |
| 4 | **set** *in a quote* | present · passive |  | the trap |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Result |

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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 gets Toad out of his trap tonight?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:55-willows-ch8-part4-the-chase-and-the-tunnel:t13:2
# text = Who gets Toad out of his trap tonight?
1	Who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	out	out	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	trap	trap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	tonight	tonight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present |  | Toad |  | Toad's trap |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer toad=Stimulus |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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The fox in the wood, who guides him

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:55-willows-ch8-part4-the-chase-and-the-tunnel:t13:o1:1
# text = The fox in the wood, who guides him
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fox	fox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	guides	guide	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **guide** | present | the fox in the wood | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The Mole

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:55-willows-ch8-part4-the-chase-and-the-tunnel:t13:o2:1
# text = The Mole
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Mole	mole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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A passing cart-driver on the road

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:55-willows-ch8-part4-the-chase-and-the-tunnel:t13:o3:1
# text = A passing cart-driver on the road
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	passing	passing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
3	cart	cart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	driver	driver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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A kind engine-driver who helps him jump

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:55-willows-ch8-part4-the-chase-and-the-tunnel:t13:o4:1
# text = A kind engine-driver who helps him jump
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
3	engine	engine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	driver	driver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	jump	jump	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present | a kind engine driver | driver |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent he=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 2 | **jump** | infinitive | driver *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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