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title: Looking back: in chapter III, what did the Rat do a great deal in wi… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter IX, p… · tree and pragmatics
description: Looking back: in chapter III, what did the Rat do a great deal in winter? Test 11 · ★ of lesson 56 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter IX, part 1: Wayfarers All (change in the air)» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option
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# Test 11 · ★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter IX, part 1: Wayfarers All…

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Looking back: in chapter III, what did the Rat do a great deal in winter?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Rat · **What happens:** look back, do · **To what, where:** chapter

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This is test 11 · ★ of lesson 56 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter IX, part 1: Wayfarers All (change in the air)» 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/56-willows-ch9-part1-change-in-the-air/#t11).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:56-willows-ch9-part1-change-in-the-air:t11:1
# text = Looking back: in chapter III, what did the Rat do a great deal in winter?
1	Looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	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	0	root	_	_
6	III	III	NUM	CD	NumForm=Roman|NumType=Card	5	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	12	obj	_	_
9	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	parataxis	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	deal	deal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look back** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **do** | past · do-support | the Rat | chapter |  |  |  |  | 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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Slept most of the day, rose late for his breakfast, and scribbled poems by the fire in the evenings

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:56-willows-ch9-part1-change-in-the-air:t11:o1:1
# text = Slept most of the day, rose late for his breakfast, and scribbled poems by the fire in the evenings
1	Slept	sleep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	1	obj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	rose	rise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
8	late	late	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	7	advmod	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	breakfast	breakfast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	scribbled	scribble	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	conj	_	_
15	poems	poem	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obj	_	_
16	by	by	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	evenings	evening	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sleep** | past |  | most of the day |  |  |  |  | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent most=Theme |
| 2 | **rise** | past |  |  |  |  |  | for his breakfast; late *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **scribble** | participle |  | poems |  |  | evening | by the fire | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent poem=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Slept a lot, and grumbled at the cold

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:56-willows-ch9-part1-change-in-the-air:t11:o2:1
# text = Slept a lot, and grumbled at the cold
1	Slept	sleep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	grumbled	grumble	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	cold	cold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sleep** | past |  | a lot |  |  |  |  | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **grumble** *speech: other* | past |  |  |  | the cold |  |  | vn complain-37.8 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Stayed in bed late each morning, dozing, and occasionally wrote a verse or two about the snow and frost

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:56-willows-ch9-part1-change-in-the-air:t11:o3:1
# text = Stayed in bed late each morning, dozing, and occasionally wrote a verse or two about the snow and frost
1	Stayed	stay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	bed	bed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
4	late	late	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	1	advmod	_	_
5	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	dozing	doze	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	occasionally	occasionally	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	wrote	write	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	verse	verse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	14	conj	_	_
17	about	about	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	frost	frost	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | past |  |  |  | bed | morning | late *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in bed=Location |
| 2 | **doze** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn snooze-40.4 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **write** | past |  | a verse |  |  |  | about the snow and frost; occasionally *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent verse=Recipient about snow=Topic |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Slept, rising late, and scribbled poetry

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:56-willows-ch9-part1-change-in-the-air:t11:o4:1
# text = Slept, rising late, and scribbled poetry
1	Slept	sleep	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	rising	rise	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
4	late	late	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	scribbled	scribble	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	poetry	poetry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sleep** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **rise** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | late *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **scribble** | past |  | poetry |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent poetry=Theme |

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