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title: Looking back: in chapter IV, what did Badger say he would do to Toad… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter X, pa… · tree and pragmatics
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# Test 12 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter X, part 3: The Further Ad…

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Looking back: in chapter IV, what did Badger say he would do to Toad once winter was over?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Badger, winter · **What happens:** look back, say, do, be · **To what, where:** Toad · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 12 · ★★★ of lesson 63 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter X, part 3: The Further Adventures of Toad (the most conceited song and the very same motor-car)» 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/63-willows-ch10-part3-the-conceited-song/#t12).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:63-willows-ch10-part3-the-conceited-song:t12:1
# text = Looking back: in chapter IV, what did Badger say he would do to Toad once winter was over?
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	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	chapter	chapter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	IV	IV	NUM	CD	NumForm=Roman|NumType=Card	5	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
8	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	11	obj	_	_
9	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	Badger	Badger	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
12	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
13	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	ccomp	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
17	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	14	advmod	_	_
18	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nsubj	_	_
19	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	20	cop	_	_
20	over	over	ADV	RB	_	17	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look back** | gerund | Badger *not said here* |  |  |  |  | in chapter | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in chapter=Theme |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past · do-support | Badger |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **do** | would | Badger |  | Toad |  |  | once *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **is** | past | winter |  |  |  |  | over *property* | tree rules |

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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 {#o1}

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Keep him indoors and watch him closely always

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:63-willows-ch10-part3-the-conceited-song:t12:o1:1
# text = Keep him indoors and watch him closely always
1	Keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	indoors	indoors	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	watch	watch	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	closely	closely	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
8	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	5	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | imperative | you *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  |  | indoors *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
| 2 | **watch** | infinitive | you *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  |  | always, closely *property* | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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Take him firmly in hand and make him promise to stop being a foolish Toad and learn to behave himself at last

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:63-willows-ch10-part3-the-conceited-song:t12:o2:1
# text = Take him firmly in hand and make him promise to stop being a foolish Toad and learn to behave himself at last
1	Take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	firmly	firmly	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	make	make	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
8	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	promise	promise	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
12	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	15	cop	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	foolish	foolish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	learn	learn	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	19	mark	_	_
19	behave	behave	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	xcomp	_	_
20	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	19	obj	_	_
21	at	at	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | imperative | you *not said here* | him *= he* |  | hand |  | firmly *property* | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent he=Value in hand=Location |
| 2 | **make** | infinitive | you *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **promise** *speech: promise* | infinitive | him *= he* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn promise-37.13 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **stop** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | him *= he* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 5 | **is a** | gerund |  | a foolish Toad |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 6 | **learn** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 7 | **behave** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | Toad |  | last |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Take him in hand, lock him in the Wild Wood, and make him be a sensible Toad, with no more motor-cars ever again

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:63-willows-ch10-part3-the-conceited-song:t12:o3:1
# text = Take him in hand, lock him in the Wild Wood, and make him be a sensible Toad, with no more motor-cars ever again
1	Take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	lock	lock	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
7	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	Wild	Wild	PROPN	NNP	_	11	flat	_	_
11	Wood	Wood	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	make	make	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
15	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	_
16	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	19	cop	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	sensible	sensible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	Toad	toad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
21	with	with	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
22	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	26	det	_	_
23	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	26	amod	_	_
24	motor	motor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	24	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	cars	car	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
27	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	26	advmod	_	_
28	again	again	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | imperative | you *not said here* | him *= he* |  | hand | again |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument he=Theme car=Destination |
| 2 | **lock** | infinitive | you *not said here* | him *= he* |  | the Wild Wood |  |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient |
| 3 | **make** | infinitive | you *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset he=Product |
| 4 | **is a** | infinitive | him *= he* *not said here* | a sensible Toad |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Take him in hand and make him be a sensible Toad

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:63-willows-ch10-part3-the-conceited-song:t12:o4:1
# text = Take him in hand and make him be a sensible Toad
1	Take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	make	make	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
7	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	cop	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	sensible	sensible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	Toad	toad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	xcomp	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | imperative | you *not said here* | him *= he* |  | hand |  |  | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent he=Value in hand=Location |
| 2 | **make** | infinitive | you *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset he=Product |
| 3 | **is a** | infinitive | him *= he* *not said here* | a sensible Toad |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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