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title: What would probably have happened if the Mole had arrived five minut… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter IX, p… · tree and pragmatics
description: What would probably have happened if the Mole had arrived five minutes later? Test 7 · ★ of lesson 60 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter IX, part 5: Wayfarers All (the spell, the Mole and the cure)» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question 
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# Test 7 · ★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter IX, part 5: Wayfarers All…

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What would probably have happened if the Mole had arrived five minutes later?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Mole · **What happens:** happen, arrive

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This is test 7 · ★ of lesson 60 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter IX, part 5: Wayfarers All (the spell, the Mole and the cure)» 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/60-willows-ch9-part5-the-call-and-the-cure/#t7).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:60-willows-ch9-part5-the-call-and-the-cure:t7:1
# text = What would probably have happened if the Mole had arrived five minutes later?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	5	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	probably	probably	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux	_	_
5	happened	happen	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Mole	Mole	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	arrived	arrive	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
11	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl:unmarked	_	_
13	later	late	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | would · perfect |  |  |  |  |  | probably *property* | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **arrive** *a condition, not said to happen* | past · perfect | the Mole |  |  |  |  | late *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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The Rat would have found his satchel and been happy

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:60-willows-ch9-part5-the-call-and-the-cure:t7:o1:1
# text = The Rat would have found his satchel and been happy
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux	_	_
5	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	satchel	satchel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	10	cop	_	_
10	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | would · perfect | the Rat | Rat's satchel |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent satchel=Topic |
| 2 | **is** | participle | the Rat *not said here* |  |  |  |  | happy *property* | tree rules |

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

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The Rat might have been far down the road, following the Sea Rat

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:60-willows-ch9-part5-the-call-and-the-cure:t7:o2:1
# text = The Rat might have been far down the road, following the Sea Rat
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
4	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	aux	_	_
5	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	9	cop	_	_
6	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	9	advmod	_	_
7	down	down	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	acl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	Sea	Sea	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | might · perfect | the Rat |  |  |  |  | down the road; far *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **follow** | gerund | the road *not said here* | the Sea Rat |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rat=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The Rat would have sailed away on the Sea Rat's ship, and the Mole would never have seen him again in the Wild Wood

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:60-willows-ch9-part5-the-call-and-the-cure:t7:o3:1
# text = The Rat would have sailed away on the Sea Rat's ship, and the Mole would never have seen him again in the Wild Wood
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux	_	_
5	sailed	sail	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	away	away	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	Sea	Sea	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	's	PART	POS	_	10	case	_	_
12	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	Mole	mole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nsubj:pass	_	_
17	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	20	aux	_	_
18	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	20	advmod	_	_
19	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	20	aux	_	_
20	seen	see	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
21	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	obj	_	_
22	again	again	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
23	in	in	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
25	Wild	Wild	PROPN	NNP	_	26	flat	_	_
26	Wood	Wood	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sail away** | would · perfect | the Rat |  |  | the Sea Rat's ship |  | away *property* | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **see** | would · perfect · passive |  | the Mole |  | the Wild Wood | again |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The Rat might have been far down the road, following the Sea Rat across the grey hills toward the harbour and the wide sea beyond

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:60-willows-ch9-part5-the-call-and-the-cure:t7:o4:1
# text = The Rat might have been far down the road, following the Sea Rat across the grey hills toward the harbour and the wide sea beyond
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
4	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	aux	_	_
5	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	9	cop	_	_
6	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	9	advmod	_	_
7	down	down	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	acl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	Sea	Sea	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
15	across	across	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	grey	grey	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	hills	hill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	_
19	toward	toward	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	harbour	harbour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
24	wide	wide	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
25	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	conj	_	_
26	beyond	beyond	ADV	RB	_	25	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | might · perfect | the Rat |  |  |  |  | down the road; far *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **follow** | gerund | the road *not said here* | the Sea Rat |  | the grey hills toward the harbour and the wide sea |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent rat=Theme across hill=Trajectory |

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