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title: Looking back: after escaping in chapter VI, Toad called his trick «b… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter X, pa… · tree and pragmatics
description: Looking back: after escaping in chapter VI, Toad called his trick «brain against brute force». How does this part show the same Toad? Test 13 · ★★★ of lesson 62 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter X, part 2: The Further Adventures of Toad (into the canal, the stolen horse and «a shilling a leg»)» of t
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# Test 13 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter X, part 2: The Further Ad…

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Looking back: after escaping in chapter VI, Toad called his trick «brain against brute force». How does this part show the same Toad?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Toad, part · **What happens:** look back, escape, call, trick, show · **To what, where:** chapter, trick, same Toad · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 13 · ★★★ of lesson 62 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter X, part 2: The Further Adventures of Toad (into the canal, the stolen horse and «a shilling a leg»)» 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/62-willows-ch10-part2-a-shilling-a-leg/#t13).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Looking back: after escaping in chapter VI, Toad called his trick «brain against brute force».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:62-willows-ch10-part2-a-shilling-a-leg:t13:1
# text = Looking back: after escaping in chapter VI, Toad called his trick «brain against brute force».
1	Looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	advcl	_	_
2	back	back	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
4	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	escaping	escape	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	chapter	chapter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
8	VI	VI	NUM	CD	NumForm=Roman|NumType=Card	7	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
10	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	called	call	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	trick	trick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	brain	brain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
16	against	against	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	brute	brute	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	force	force	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look back** | gerund | Toad *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **escape** | gerund | Toad *not said here* |  |  | chapter |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **call** | past | Toad | Toad's trick and brain against brute force |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent trick=Recipient |
| 4 | **trick** |  | Toad |  |  |  |  |  | nom trick «act transitive»: poss=agent |

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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:* How does this part show the same Toad?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:62-willows-ch10-part2-a-shilling-a-leg:t13:2
# text = How does this part show the same Toad?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	det	_	_
4	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	show	show	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present · do-support | this part |  | the same Toad |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent toad=Recipient |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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He is still clever.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:62-willows-ch10-part2-a-shilling-a-leg:t13:o1:1
# text = He is still clever.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	still	still	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	clever	clever	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  |  | still | clever *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He again thinks he can lie his way out.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:62-willows-ch10-part2-a-shilling-a-leg:t13:o2:1
# text = He again thinks he can lie his way out.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	again	again	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	thinks	think	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
5	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	lie	lie	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	ccomp	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	out	out	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | present | He |  |  |  | again |  | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **lie out** | can | he | his way |  |  |  | out *property* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location way=Theme |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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He again thinks his cleverness wins, even when it is really stealing and lying

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:62-willows-ch10-part2-a-shilling-a-leg:t13:o3:1
# text = He again thinks his cleverness wins, even when it is really stealing and lying
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	again	again	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	thinks	think	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	cleverness	cleverness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	wins	win	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
8	even	even	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
9	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	13	advmod	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
12	really	really	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	stealing	steal	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	parataxis	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	lying	lie	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	13	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | present | He |  |  |  | again |  | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **win** | present | his cleverness |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | present | cleverness |  |  |  |  | steal *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **lie** | gerund | cleverness *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He still thinks he is clever.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:62-willows-ch10-part2-a-shilling-a-leg:t13:o4:1
# text = He still thinks he is clever.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	still	still	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	thinks	think	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	clever	clever	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | present | He |  |  |  | still |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | he |  |  |  |  | clever *property* | tree rules |

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