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title: Looking back: in chapter II, the old grey horse pulled Toad's carava… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter X, pa… · tree and pragmatics
description: Looking back: in chapter II, the old grey horse pulled Toad's caravan «without having been consulted». What happened to that caravan? Test 9 · ★★★ 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 th
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# Test 9 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter X, part 2: The Further Ad…

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Looking back: in chapter II, the old grey horse pulled Toad's caravan «without having been consulted». What happened to that caravan?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** old grey horse · **What happens:** look back, pull, consult, happen · **To what, where:** caravan

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This is test 9 · ★★★ 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/#t9).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Looking back: in chapter II, the old grey horse pulled Toad's caravan «without having been consulted».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:62-willows-ch10-part2-a-shilling-a-leg:t9:1
# text = Looking back: in chapter II, the old grey horse pulled Toad's caravan «without having been consulted».
1	Looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	advcl	_	_
2	back	back	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	chapter	chapter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	II	II	NUM	CD	NumForm=Roman|NumType=Card	5	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
9	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
10	grey	grey	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	pulled	pull	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	's	's	PART	POS	_	13	case	_	_
15	caravan	caravan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
16	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	20	mark	_	_
18	having	have	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	20	aux	_	_
19	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	20	aux:pass	_	_
20	consulted	consult	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look back** | gerund | the old grey horse *not said here* |  |  |  |  | in chapter | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in chapter=Theme |
| 2 | **pull** | past | the old grey horse | Toad's caravan |  |  |  |  | vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent caravan=Theme |
| 3 | **consult** *in a quote* | gerund · perfect · passive | the old grey horse *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V» |

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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 happened to that caravan?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:62-willows-ch10-part2-a-shilling-a-leg:t9:2
# text = What happened to that caravan?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	2	nsubj	_	_
2	happened	happen	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	det	_	_
5	caravan	caravan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | past |  |  |  |  |  | to that caravan | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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It was sold for scrap.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:62-willows-ch10-part2-a-shilling-a-leg:t9:o1:1
# text = It was sold for scrap.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	sold	sell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	scrap	scrap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sell** | past · passive |  | It |  |  |  | for scrap | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: subject=Theme for scrap=Asset |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It was wrecked.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:62-willows-ch10-part2-a-shilling-a-leg:t9:o2:1
# text = It was wrecked.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	wrecked	wreck	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wreck** | past · passive |  | It |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A motor-car crashed into it.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:62-willows-ch10-part2-a-shilling-a-leg:t9:o3:1
# text = A motor-car crashed into it.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	motor	motor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	crashed	crash	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **crash** | past | a motor car |  |  |  |  | into it *result* | vn break-45.1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Patient into it=Result |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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A motor-car frightened the horse and the caravan ended in a ditch, a wreck

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:62-willows-ch10-part2-a-shilling-a-leg:t9:o4:1
# text = A motor-car frightened the horse and the caravan ended in a ditch, a wreck
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	motor	motor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	frightened	frighten	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	caravan	caravan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	ended	end	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	ditch	ditch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	wreck	wreck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **frighten** | past · passive |  | a motor car |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Experiencer horse=Result |
| 2 | **end** | past | the caravan |  |  | a ditch and a wreck |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

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