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# Test 7 · ★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter IX, part 2: Wayfarers All…

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«Ratty slays as a homebody.» (slay = do brilliantly) Is that still true today?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Ratty, you · **What happens:** slay, do, be

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This is test 7 · ★ 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/#t7).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «Ratty slays as a homebody.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:57-willows-ch9-part2-the-swallows:t7:1
# text = «Ratty slays as a homebody.»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Ratty	Ratty	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	slays	slay	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	as	as	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	homebody	homebody	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **slay** *in a quote* | present | Ratty |  |  |  |  | as a homebody | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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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:* (slay = do brilliantly) Is that still true today?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:57-willows-ch9-part2-the-swallows:t7:2
# text = (slay = do brilliantly) Is that still true today?
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	slay	slay	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	4	punct	_	_
4	do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
5	brilliantly	brilliantly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	4	punct	_	_
7	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	still	still	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	_
11	today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **slay** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **do** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | brilliantly *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  | still; today | true *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Not quite: today he feels a new longing to go away

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:57-willows-ch9-part2-the-swallows:t7:o1:1
# text = Not quite: today he feels a new longing to go away
1	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
2	quite	quite	ADV	RB	_	1	fixed	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
4	today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl:unmarked	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	feels	feel	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	longing	longing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	acl	_	_
12	away	away	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **feel** | present | he | a new longing |  |  | today |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent longing=Theme |
| 2 | **go away** | to-infinitive | he *not said here* | a new longing *not said here* |  |  |  | away *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Not quite: today he feels a new longing to go away, and the swallows made him dream of far lands

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:57-willows-ch9-part2-the-swallows:t7:o2:1
# text = Not quite: today he feels a new longing to go away, and the swallows made him dream of far lands
1	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	quite	quite	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	2	punct	_	_
4	today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl:unmarked	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	feels	feel	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	longing	longing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	acl	_	_
12	away	away	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	swallows	swallow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nsubj	_	_
17	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
18	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obj	_	_
19	dream	dream	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	xcomp	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	far	far	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	lands	land	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | present | he | a new longing |  |  | today |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent longing=Theme |
| 2 | **go away** | to-infinitive | he *not said here* | a new longing *not said here* |  |  |  | away *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **make** | past | the swallows | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **dream** | infinitive | him *= he* *not said here* |  |  |  |  | of far lands | vn cognize-85 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Yes, he still prefers the river and his home

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:57-willows-ch9-part2-the-swallows:t7:o3:1
# text = Yes, he still prefers the river and his home
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	still	still	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	prefers	prefer	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	river	river	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	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prefer** | present | he | the river and his home |  |  | still |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer river=Stimulus |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Not quite: today he feels a new longing to go away across the sea, though he never leaves his river

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:57-willows-ch9-part2-the-swallows:t7:o4:1
# text = Not quite: today he feels a new longing to go away across the sea, though he never leaves his river
1	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	quite	quite	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	2	punct	_	_
4	today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl:unmarked	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	feels	feel	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	longing	longing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	acl	_	_
12	away	away	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
13	across	across	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
17	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	20	mark	_	_
18	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	_
19	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	20	advmod	_	_
20	leaves	leave	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
21	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	22	nmod:poss	_	_
22	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | present | he | a new longing |  |  | today |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent longing=Theme |
| 2 | **go away** | to-infinitive | he *not said here* | a new longing *not said here* |  | the sea |  | away *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme across sea=Initial\_Location |
| 3 | **not** **leave** | present | he | his river |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent river=Theme |

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