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title: Which is TRUE about the Sea Rat? — The Wind in the Willows, chapter IX, p… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which is TRUE about the Sea Rat? Test 3 · ★ 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 and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was right.
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# Test 3 · ★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter IX, part 3: Wayfarers All…

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Which is TRUE about the Sea Rat?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **What happens:** be

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This is test 3 · ★ 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/#t3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:58-willows-ch9-part3-the-sea-rat:t3:1
# text = Which is TRUE about the Sea Rat?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	TRUE	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	Sea	Sea	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | about the Sea Rat; true *property* | 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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He likes the jolly times on shore as much as sailing

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:58-willows-ch9-part3-the-sea-rat:t3:o1:1
# text = He likes the jolly times on shore as much as sailing
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	likes	like	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	jolly	jolly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	shore	shore	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	as	as	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	sailing	sailing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **like** | present | He |  |  |  | time |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He likes the jolly times on shore as much as sailing, and he never stays on the ship when he could be ashore

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:58-willows-ch9-part3-the-sea-rat:t3:o2:1
# text = He likes the jolly times on shore as much as sailing, and he never stays on the ship when he could be ashore
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	likes	like	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	jolly	jolly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	shore	shore	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	as	as	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
10	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
11	sailing	sail	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
14	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
15	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	16	advmod	_	_
16	stays	stay	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
17	on	on	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
20	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	24	mark	_	_
21	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	24	nsubj	_	_
22	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	24	aux	_	_
23	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	24	cop	_	_
24	ashore	ashore	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **like** | present | He |  |  |  | time |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |
| 2 | **sail** | gerund | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **not** **stay** | present | he |  |  | the ship |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on ship=Location |
| 4 | **is** | could | he |  |  |  |  | ashore *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He loves the sea more than any shore life of all

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:58-willows-ch9-part3-the-sea-rat:t3:o3:1
# text = He loves the sea more than any shore life of all
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	loves	love	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	2	advmod	_	_
6	than	than	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	det	_	_
8	shore	shore	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **love** | present | He | the sea |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer sea=Stimulus |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He likes the jolly times on shore even more than sailing, and he has never once been to sea for longer than a month

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:58-willows-ch9-part3-the-sea-rat:t3:o4:1
# text = He likes the jolly times on shore even more than sailing, and he has never once been to sea for longer than a month
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	likes	like	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	jolly	jolly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	shore	shore	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	even	even	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	2	advmod	_	_
10	than	than	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
11	sailing	sail	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
16	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	20	advmod	_	_
17	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	20	advmod	_	_
18	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	20	cop	_	_
19	to	to	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
21	for	for	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	longer	long	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	20	conj	_	_
23	than	than	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	month	month	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **like** | present | He |  |  |  | time |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |
| 2 | **sail** | gerund | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **have** | present | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **not** **is** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | to sea; once *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **be** |  |  |  |  |  | month |  | tree rules |

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