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title: Looking back: in chapter III, the Mole liked the winter countryside… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter IX, p… · tree and pragmatics
description: Looking back: in chapter III, the Mole liked the winter countryside «undecorated, hard». Who would hate that winter, as this part shows? Test 13 · ★ of lesson 57 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter IX, part 2: Wayfarers All (the swallows and the call of the South)» of the books course of Mova's primar
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# Test 13 · ★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter IX, part 2: Wayfarers All…

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Looking back: in chapter III, the Mole liked the winter countryside «undecorated, hard». Who would hate that winter, as this part shows?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Mole, part · **What happens:** look back, like, hate, show · **To what, where:** winter countryside

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This is test 13 · ★ of lesson 57 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter IX, part 2: Wayfarers All (the swallows and the call of the South)» 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/57-willows-ch9-part2-the-swallows/#t13).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Looking back: in chapter III, the Mole liked the winter countryside «undecorated, hard».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:57-willows-ch9-part2-the-swallows:t13:1
# text = Looking back: in chapter III, the Mole liked the winter countryside «undecorated, hard».
1	Looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	advcl	_	_
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	III	III	NUM	CD	NumForm=Roman|NumType=Card	5	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Mole	mole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	liked	like	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	countryside	countryside	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
14	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	undecorated	undecorated	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look back** | gerund | the Mole *not said here* |  |  |  |  | in chapter | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in chapter=Theme |
| 2 | **like** | past | the Mole | the winter countryside |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot countryside=Theme |

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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 would hate that winter, as this part shows?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:57-willows-ch9-part2-the-swallows:t13:2
# text = Who would hate that winter, as this part shows?
1	Who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	3	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	hate	hate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	det	_	_
5	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	9	det	_	_
9	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hate** | would |  |  |  |  | winter |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **show** | present | this part |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## The options {#options}

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

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The swallows, who need sun and insects

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:57-willows-ch9-part2-the-swallows:t13:o1:1
# text = The swallows, who need sun and insects
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	swallows	swallow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	insects	insect	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | the swallows | sun and insects |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot sun=Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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The swallows, who need sun and insects, though the Mole liked the frost and quiet snow of winter

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:57-willows-ch9-part2-the-swallows:t13:o2:1
# text = The swallows, who need sun and insects, though the Mole liked the frost and quiet snow of winter
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	swallows	swallow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	insects	insect	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	Mole	mole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	liked	like	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	frost	frost	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	quiet	quiet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | the swallows | sun and insects |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot sun=Theme |
| 2 | **like** | past | the Mole | the frost and quiet snow of winter |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot frost=Theme |
| 3 | **snow** |  | winter |  |  |  |  |  | nom snow «phenomenon intransitive»: of=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The swallows, who need sun and insects, and also the Mole who loved the frosty winter wood

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:57-willows-ch9-part2-the-swallows:t13:o3:1
# text = The swallows, who need sun and insects, and also the Mole who loved the frosty winter wood
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	swallows	swallow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
6	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	insects	insect	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	also	also	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	Mole	mole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
14	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	15	nsubj	_	_
15	loved	love	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	acl:relcl	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
17	frosty	frosty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
18	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | the swallows and the Mole | sun and insects |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot sun=Theme |
| 2 | **love** | past | the Mole | the frosty winter wood |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer wood=Stimulus |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The Mole, who likes the cold earth

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:57-willows-ch9-part2-the-swallows:t13:o4:1
# text = The Mole, who likes the cold earth
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Mole	mole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	likes	like	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	earth	earth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **like** | present | the Mole | the cold earth |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot earth=Theme |

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