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title: Kev from Liverpool: «boss story, the Sea Rat stayed at sea and never… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter IX, p… · tree and pragmatics
description: Kev from Liverpool: «boss story, the Sea Rat stayed at sea and never touched land.» (boss = great) Put it right. Test 6 · ★ 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, with the dependency t
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# Test 6 · ★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter IX, part 4: Wayfarers All…

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Kev from Liverpool: «boss story, the Sea Rat stayed at sea and never touched land.» (boss = great) Put it right.

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Kev, boss · **What happens:** stay, not touch, put · **To what, where:** sea, land

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This is test 6 · ★ 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/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Kev from Liverpool: «boss story, the Sea Rat stayed at sea and never touched land.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:59-willows-ch9-part4-lunch-by-the-road:t6:1
# text = Kev from Liverpool: «boss story, the Sea Rat stayed at sea and never touched land.»
1	Kev	Kev	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
2	from	from	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	Liverpool	Liverpool	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	boss	boss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	Sea	Sea	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	stayed	stay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	at	at	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	17	advmod	_	_
17	touched	touch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	conj	_	_
18	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** *in a quote* | past | Kev from Liverpool |  |  | sea |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at sea=Location |
| 2 | **not** **touch** *in a quote* | participle | Kev from Liverpool *not said here* | land |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme land=Co-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:* (boss = great) Put it right.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:59-willows-ch9-part4-lunch-by-the-road:t6:2
# text = (boss = great) Put it right.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	boss	boss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	4	punct	_	_
4	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	4	punct	_	_
6	Put	put	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	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** | infinitive | boss | land |  |  |  | right *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent it=Goal |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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He hates the shore and sails straight home each time

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:59-willows-ch9-part4-lunch-by-the-road:t6:o1:1
# text = He hates the shore and sails straight home each time
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hates	hate	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	shore	shore	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	sails	sail	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	straight	straight	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	home	home	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
9	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
10	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hate** | present | He | the shore |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer shore=Stimulus |
| 2 | **sail** | present | He *not said here* |  |  |  | time | home *property* | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He is glad to be back at sea and never wants to stay with friends in any port for more than a day

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:59-willows-ch9-part4-lunch-by-the-road:t6:o2:1
# text = He is glad to be back at sea and never wants to stay with friends in any port for more than a day
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	glad	glad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
6	back	back	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	xcomp	_	_
14	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	18	det	_	_
18	port	port	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
19	for	for	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
20	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp|ExtPos=ADV	23	advmod	_	_
21	than	than	ADP	IN	_	20	fixed	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  |  |  | glad *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | sea |  | back *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **want** | present | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 4 | **stay** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* |  |  | any port | day | with friends | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in port=Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He never goes ashore and only sleeps aboard his ship

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:59-willows-ch9-part4-lunch-by-the-road:t6:o3:1
# text = He never goes ashore and only sleeps aboard his ship
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	ashore	ashore	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	only	only	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	sleeps	sleep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	aboard	aboard	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **go** | present | He |  |  |  |  | ashore *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **sleep** | present | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  | aboard his ship | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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He loves the jolly times on shore and stays weeks with friends

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:59-willows-ch9-part4-lunch-by-the-road:t6:o4:1
# text = He loves the jolly times on shore and stays weeks with friends
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	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	2	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	stays	stay	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	weeks	week	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **love** | present | He |  |  | shore | time |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **stay** | present | He *not said here* |  |  |  | week | with friends | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme with friend=Location |

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