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title: ★★★ Careful: the Sea Rat says he left the sea when spring came, and… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter IX, p… · tree and pragmatics
description: ★★★ Careful: the Sea Rat says he left the sea when spring came, and tried the farm for «six months». What season should it be now — and is that what the chapter shows? Test 16 · ★ of lesson 59 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter IX, part 4: Wayfarers All (the voyage and lunch by the road)» of the book
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# Test 16 · ★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter IX, part 4: Wayfarers All…

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★★★ Careful: the Sea Rat says he left the sea when spring came, and tried the farm for «six months». What season should it be now — and is that what the chapter shows?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** ★, Rat, spring, season, chapter · **What happens:** say, leave, come, try, be, show · **To what, where:** sea, farm · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 16 · ★ of lesson 59 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter IX, part 4: Wayfarers All (the voyage and lunch by the road)» 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/59-willows-ch9-part4-lunch-by-the-road/#t16).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* ★★★ Careful: the Sea Rat says he left the sea when spring came, and tried the farm for «six months».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:59-willows-ch9-part4-lunch-by-the-road:t16:1
# text = ★★★ Careful: the Sea Rat says he left the sea when spring came, and tried the farm for «six months».
1	★	★	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	★	★	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	1	dep	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	★	★	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Careful	careful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
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	9	nsubj	_	_
9	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	ccomp	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	16	advmod	_	_
15	spring	spring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
16	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	tried	try	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	conj	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	farm	farm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	_
22	for	for	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
23	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	25	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	25	nummod	_	_
25	months	month	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | ★ ★ Careful |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **leave** | past | Rat | the sea |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sea=Theme |
| 3 | **come** | past | spring |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **try** | past | Rat *not said here* | the farm |  |  | month |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent farm=Eventuality |

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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:* What season should it be now — and is that what the chapter shows?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:59-willows-ch9-part4-lunch-by-the-road:t16:2
# text = What season should it be now — and is that what the chapter shows?
1	What	what	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	season	season	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
3	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nmod	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	cop	_	_
6	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	5	advmod	_	_
7	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
11	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	chapter	chapter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | should |  | farm |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | what season |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **show** | present | the chapter |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Early spring, no, the birds are still arriving here

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:59-willows-ch9-part4-lunch-by-the-road:t16:o1:1
# text = Early spring, no, the birds are still arriving here
1	Early	early	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	spring	spring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
4	no	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	10	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
8	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	still	still	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	arriving	arrive	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
11	here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	10	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **arrive** | present · progressive | the birds |  |  | here | still |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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

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Late summer, turning to autumn — yes, the birds are leaving

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:59-willows-ch9-part4-lunch-by-the-road:t16:o2:1
# text = Late summer, turning to autumn — yes, the birds are leaving
1	Late	late	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	turning	turn	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	autumn	autumn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
8	yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	11	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
12	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	leaving	leave	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** | gerund | Late summer *not said here* |  |  |  | autumn |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **leave** | present · progressive | Late summer |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Late autumn, and the birds have not yet flown south

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:59-willows-ch9-part4-lunch-by-the-road:t16:o3:1
# text = Late autumn, and the birds have not yet flown south
1	Late	late	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	autumn	autumn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
9	yet	yet	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	flown	fly	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl:relcl	_	_
11	south	south	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **fly** | present · perfect · passive | Late autumn *not said here* | the birds |  |  | yet | south *property* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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Spring, yes

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:59-willows-ch9-part4-lunch-by-the-road:t16:o4:1
# text = Spring, yes
1	Spring	spring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	1	discourse	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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