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description: What would have happened if Toad had hidden till dark, as he later wished? Test 5 · ★★★ 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, with the dependency tr
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# Test 5 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter X, part 3: The Further Ad…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
What would have happened if Toad had hidden till dark, as he later wished?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Toad · **What happens:** happen, hide, wish · **To what, where:** Toad

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This is test 5 · ★★★ 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/#t5).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:63-willows-ch10-part3-the-conceited-song:t5:1
# text = What would have happened if Toad had hidden till dark, as he later wished?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux	_	_
4	happened	happen	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	hidden	hide	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	advcl	_	_
9	till	till	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	dark	dark	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
13	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
14	later	late	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	15	advmod	_	_
15	wished	wish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | would · perfect |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **hide** *a condition, not said to happen* | past · perfect · passive |  | Toad |  |  | till dark |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 3 | **wish** | participle | Toad |  |  |  |  | late *property* | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |

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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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He might have slipped home quietly by the back ways without ever meeting that motor-car or the gentlemen in it at all

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:63-willows-ch10-part3-the-conceited-song:t5:o1:1
# text = He might have slipped home quietly by the back ways without ever meeting that motor-car or the gentlemen in it at all
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux	_	_
4	slipped	slip	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	home	home	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	quietly	quietly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	ways	way	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
11	without	without	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	13	advmod	_	_
13	meeting	meeting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
14	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	17	nsubj	_	_
15	motor	motor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	acl:relcl	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	gentlemen	gentleman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	conj	_	_
21	in	in	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nmod	_	_
23	at	at	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **slip** | might · perfect | He |  |  | all |  | by the back ways; without meeting; quietly *property* | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 2 | **car** |  | meeting |  |  | meeting |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He might have slipped home quietly without meeting the car

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:63-willows-ch10-part3-the-conceited-song:t5:o2:1
# text = He might have slipped home quietly without meeting the car
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux	_	_
4	slipped	slip	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	home	home	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	quietly	quietly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
7	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	meeting	meet	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **slip** | might · perfect | He |  |  |  |  | home, quietly *property* | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 2 | **meet** | gerund | He *not said here* | the car |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent car=Co-Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He could have got home without any trouble at all

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:63-willows-ch10-part3-the-conceited-song:t5:o3:1
# text = He could have got home without any trouble at all
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux	_	_
4	got	get	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	home	home	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	without	without	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	det	_	_
8	trouble	trouble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	nmod	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | could · perfect | He |  |  |  |  | without any trouble at all; home *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He would never have been in such trouble, since he would have avoided the car, the gentlemen, and the crash entirely

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:63-willows-ch10-part3-the-conceited-song:t5:o4:1
# text = He would never have been in such trouble, since he would have avoided the car, the gentlemen, and the crash entirely
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
3	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
4	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	aux	_	_
5	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	8	cop	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	trouble	trouble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
10	since	since	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
11	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
12	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
13	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	aux	_	_
14	avoided	avoid	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	8	parataxis	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	gentlemen	gentleman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	crash	crash	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
24	entirely	entirely	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | would · perfect | He |  |  | such trouble and the crash |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **avoid** | would · perfect | he | the car and the gentlemen |  |  |  |  | vn avoid-52 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent car=Location |

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