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title: Kerry from Galway: «the Sea Rat's farm was great craic, so he's stay… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter IX, p… · tree and pragmatics
description: Kerry from Galway: «the Sea Rat's farm was great craic, so he's staying for good.» (craic = fun) Put it right. Test 1 · ★ of lesson 58 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter IX, part 3: Wayfarers All (the Sea Rat from Constantinople)» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree
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# Test 1 · ★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter IX, part 3: Wayfarers All…

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Kerry from Galway: «the Sea Rat's farm was great craic, so he's staying for good.» (craic = fun) Put it right.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** farm, Galway, you · **What happens:** be, stay, put · **To what, where:** great craic, craic

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This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 58 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter IX, part 3: Wayfarers All (the Sea Rat from Constantinople)» 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/58-willows-ch9-part3-the-sea-rat/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Kerry from Galway: «the Sea Rat's farm was great craic, so he's staying for good.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:58-willows-ch9-part3-the-sea-rat:t1:1
# text = Kerry from Galway: «the Sea Rat's farm was great craic, so he's staying for good.»
1	Kerry	Kerry	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	from	from	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	Galway	Galway	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	Sea	Sea	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	farm	farm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
12	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	craic	craic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
15	so	so	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
16	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
18	staying	stay	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	13	acl	_	_
19	for	for	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | past | the Sea Rat's farm | great craic |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **stay** *in a quote* | present · progressive | Galway | great craic *not said here* |  |  |  | for good | vn lodge-46 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme craic=Location |

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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:* (craic = fun) Put it right.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:58-willows-ch9-part3-the-sea-rat:t1:2
# text = (craic = fun) Put it right.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	craic	craic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
3	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	4	punct	_	_
4	fun	fun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
6	Put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	right	right	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | imperative | you *not said here* | craic and fun |  |  |  | right *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent it=Goal |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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He did not like the farm at all, so he left after six months and is now tramping south towards the sea and far away

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:58-willows-ch9-part3-the-sea-rat:t1:o1:1
# text = He did not like the farm at all, so he left after six months and is now tramping south towards the sea and far away
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	like	like	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	farm	farm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
11	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
13	after	after	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	15	nummod	_	_
15	months	month	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
17	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
18	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	19	advmod	_	_
19	tramping	tramp	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	conj	_	_
20	south	south	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
21	towards	towards	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
25	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	26	advmod	_	_
26	away	away	ADV	RB	_	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **like** | past · do-support | He | the farm |  | all |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot farm=Theme |
| 2 | **leave** | past | he |  |  |  | month |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **tramp** | present · progressive | he *not said here* |  |  | the sea | now | south *property* | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme towards sea=Destination |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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He left it after six months and is tramping south to the sea

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:58-willows-ch9-part3-the-sea-rat:t1:o2:1
# text = He left it after six months and is tramping south to the sea
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	after	after	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	months	month	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	tramping	tramp	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
10	south	south	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | past | He | it |  |  | month |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 2 | **tramp** | present · progressive | He *not said here* |  |  | the sea |  | south *property* | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme to sea=Destination |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He stayed six months, then walked off north to his old farm

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:58-willows-ch9-part3-the-sea-rat:t1:o3:1
# text = He stayed six months, then walked off north to his old farm
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stayed	stay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	months	month	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	7	advmod	_	_
7	walked	walk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	off	off	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	north	north	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	fixed	_	_
11	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
12	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	farm	farm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | past | He | his old farm |  |  | month |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **walk off** | past | He *not said here* |  |  |  | then | north *property* | vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He left the farm after six months and is tramping south to the sea, where he will sail the coasting trade again with his old crew

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:58-willows-ch9-part3-the-sea-rat:t1:o4:1
# text = He left the farm after six months and is tramping south to the sea, where he will sail the coasting trade again with his old crew
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	farm	farm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	after	after	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	months	month	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	tramping	tramp	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
11	south	south	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
16	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	19	advmod	_	_
17	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
18	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
19	sail	sail	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	advcl	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	coasting	coasting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	compound	_	_
22	trade	trade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	_
23	again	again	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
24	with	with	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
25	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	27	nmod:poss	_	_
26	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	27	amod	_	_
27	crew	crew	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | past | He | the farm |  |  | month |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent farm=Theme |
| 2 | **tramp** | present · progressive | He *not said here* |  |  | the sea |  | south *property* | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme to sea=Destination |
| 3 | **sail** | future | he | the coasting trade |  |  | again | with his old crew | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trade=Theme |

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