--- title: Looking back: what did the fox say to Toad in the wood at the end of… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter X, pa… · tree and pragmatics description: Looking back: what did the fox say to Toad in the wood at the end of chapter VIII? Test 11 · ★★ of lesson 61 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter X, part 1: The Further Adventures of Toad (free, the canal and the barge-woman's washing)» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/61-willows-ch10-part1-the-barge-woman/t11/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/) / [The Wind in the Willows, chapter X, pa…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/61-willows-ch10-part1-the-barge-woman/) / t11 # Test 11 · ★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter X, part 1: The Further Ad… Looking back: what did the fox say to Toad in the wood at the end of chapter VIII? **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** fox · **What happens:** look back, say · **To what, where:** Toad, wood · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 11 · ★★ of lesson 61 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter X, part 1: The Further Adventures of Toad (free, the canal and the barge-woman's washing)» 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/61-willows-ch10-part1-the-barge-woman/#t11). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:61-willows-ch10-part1-the-barge-woman:t11:1 # text = Looking back: what did the fox say to Toad in the wood at the end of chapter VIII? 1 Looking look VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 2 back back ADV RB _ 1 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 3 : : PUNCT : _ 8 punct _ _ 4 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 8 obj _ _ 5 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 aux _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 fox fox NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 8 say say VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 1 conj _ _ 9 to to ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 10 Toad Toad PROPN NNP Number=Sing 8 obl _ _ 11 in in ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 wood wood NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ _ 14 at at ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 end end NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ _ 17 of of ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 18 chapter chapter NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 nmod _ _ 19 VIII VIII NUM CD NumForm=Roman|NumType=Card 18 flat _ SpaceAfter=No 20 ? ? PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **look back** | gerund | | | | | | | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus | | 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past · do-support | the fox | | Toad | the wood | at the end of chapter | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent what=Topic to toad=Recipient | 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 {#o1} Good morning, Toad! Your dinner is ready in the hall, come along now! *Sentence 1:* Good morning, Toad! ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:61-willows-ch10-part1-the-barge-woman:t11:o1:1 # text = Good morning, Toad! 1 Good good ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 amod _ _ 2 morning morning NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 4 Toad Toad PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ! ! PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. *Sentence 2:* Your dinner is ready in the hall, come along now! ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:61-willows-ch10-part1-the-barge-woman:t11:o1:2 # text = Your dinner is ready in the hall, come along now! 1 Your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 dinner dinner NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 3 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 4 ready ready ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 5 in in ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 hall hall NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 9 come come VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 conj _ _ 10 along along ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ _ 11 now now ADV RB PronType=Dem 9 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 12 ! ! PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | Your dinner | | | the hall | | ready *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **come along** | infinitive | Your dinner *not said here* | | | | now | along *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} Hullo, Toad! Stop running, the police are waiting by the big gate ahead! *Sentence 1:* Hullo, Toad! ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:61-willows-ch10-part1-the-barge-woman:t11:o2:1 # text = Hullo, Toad! 1 Hullo hullo NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 3 Toad Toad PROPN NNP Number=Sing 1 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 4 ! ! PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. *Sentence 2:* Stop running, the police are waiting by the big gate ahead! ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:61-willows-ch10-part1-the-barge-woman:t11:o2:2 # text = Stop running, the police are waiting by the big gate ahead! 1 Stop stop VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 running run VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 1 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 police police NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 nsubj _ _ 6 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 aux _ _ 7 waiting wait VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 2 conj _ _ 8 by by ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 10 big big ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 11 amod _ _ 11 gate gate NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ _ 12 ahead ahead ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 13 ! ! PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **stop** | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality | | 2 | **run** | gerund | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **wait** | present · progressive | the police | | | | | by the big gate; ahead *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by gate=Location | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3} «Hullo, washerwoman! Half a pair of socks and a pillow-case short this week!» *Sentence 1:* «Hullo, washerwoman! ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:61-willows-ch10-part1-the-barge-woman:t11:o3:1 # text = «Hullo, washerwoman! 1 « « PUNCT `` _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 Hullo hullo INTJ UH _ 4 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 4 washerwoman washerwoman NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ! ! PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. *Sentence 2:* Half a pair of socks and a pillow-case short this week!» ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:61-willows-ch10-part1-the-barge-woman:t11:o3:2 # text = Half a pair of socks and a pillow-case short this week!» 1 Half half DET PDT NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac|PronType=Ind 3 det:predet _ _ 2 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 pair pair NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 4 of of ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 socks sock NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nmod _ _ 6 and and CCONJ CC _ 10 cc _ _ 7 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 8 pillow pillow NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 9 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 10 case case NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 conj _ _ 11 short short ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 12 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 13 det _ _ 13 week week NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 obl:unmarked _ SpaceAfter=No 14 ! ! PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 15 » » PUNCT '' _ 3 punct _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 4 {#o4} Oh my, it is the washerwoman again! You owe me a clean pillow-case and two pairs of socks by Monday morning! *Sentence 1:* Oh my, it is the washerwoman again! ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:61-willows-ch10-part1-the-barge-woman:t11:o4:1 # text = Oh my, it is the washerwoman again! 1 Oh oh INTJ UH _ 7 discourse _ _ 2 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 1 vocative _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 4 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ _ 5 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 washerwoman washerwoman NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 8 again again ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 9 ! ! PUNCT . _ 7 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | it | the washerwoman | | | again | | tree rules | *Sentence 2:* You owe me a clean pillow-case and two pairs of socks by Monday morning! ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:61-willows-ch10-part1-the-barge-woman:t11:o4:2 # text = You owe me a clean pillow-case and two pairs of socks by Monday morning! 1 You you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 owe owe VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 2 iobj _ _ 4 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 5 clean clean ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 amod _ _ 6 pillow pillow NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 7 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 8 case case NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ 9 and and CCONJ CC _ 11 cc _ _ 10 two two NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 11 nummod _ _ 11 pairs pair NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 conj _ _ 12 of of ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 13 socks sock NOUN NNS Number=Plur 11 nmod _ _ 14 by by ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 15 Monday Monday PROPN NNP Number=Sing 16 compound _ _ 16 morning morning NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 17 ! ! PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **owe** | present | You | a clean pillow case and two pairs of socks | me | | morning | | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent i=Theme | **Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. 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