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title: What would have happened if Toad had kept quiet about who he was? — The Wind in the Willows, chapter X, pa… · tree and pragmatics
description: What would have happened if Toad had kept quiet about who he was? Test 3 · ★★★ of lesson 64 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter X, part 4: The Further Adventures of Toad (the horse-pond, the chase and a face in the bank)» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragm
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# Test 3 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter X, part 4: The Further Ad…

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What would have happened if Toad had kept quiet about who he was?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** happen, keep · **To what, where:** Toad

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This is test 3 · ★★★ of lesson 64 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter X, part 4: The Further Adventures of Toad (the horse-pond, the chase and a face in the bank)» 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/64-willows-ch10-part4-into-the-horse-pond/#t3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:64-willows-ch10-part4-into-the-horse-pond:t3:1
# text = What would have happened if Toad had kept quiet about who he was?
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	kept	keep	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	advcl	_	_
9	quiet	quiet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	_
10	about	about	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	obl	_	_
12	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	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 | **keep** *a condition, not said to happen* | past · perfect · passive |  | Toad |  |  |  | quiet *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Theme about who=Location |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The party would have stayed seated quietly in the car, so Toad would have driven on without any trouble and reached home

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:64-willows-ch10-part4-into-the-horse-pond:t3:o1:1
# text = The party would have stayed seated quietly in the car, so Toad would have driven on without any trouble and reached home
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux	_	_
5	stayed	stay	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	seated	seat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	xcomp	_	_
7	quietly	quietly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
12	so	so	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
13	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	nsubj:pass	_	_
14	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
15	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	aux	_	_
16	driven	drive	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
17	on	on	ADP	RP	_	16	compound:prt	_	_
18	without	without	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	20	det	_	_
20	trouble	trouble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	reached	reach	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
23	home	home	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | would · perfect | the party |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **seat** | participle | the party *not said here* |  |  | the car |  | quietly *property* | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in car=Location |
| 3 | **drive on** | would · perfect · passive |  | Toad |  |  |  | without any trouble | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 4 | **reach** | past | the party *not said here* |  |  |  |  | home *property* | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nobody would have grabbed Toad, so he would have kept driving the motor-car safely to the next town without any crash at all

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:64-willows-ch10-part4-into-the-horse-pond:t3:o2:1
# text = Nobody would have grabbed Toad, so he would have kept driving the motor-car safely to the next town without any crash at all
1	Nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux	_	_
4	grabbed	grab	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	aux	_	_
11	kept	keep	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
12	driving	drive	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	xcomp	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
14	motor	motor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
17	safely	safely	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
18	to	to	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
22	without	without	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	24	det	_	_
24	crash	crash	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
25	at	at	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
26	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grab** | would · perfect · passive |  | Nobody |  |  |  |  | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP NP»: subject=Beneficiary toad=Theme |
| 2 | **keep** | would · perfect · passive |  | Toad |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **drive** | gerund | Toad *not said here* | the motor car |  | all |  | to the next town; without any crash; safely *property* | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location PP.destination»: agent=Agent car=Theme to town=Destination at all=Initial\_Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The policemen would never have found him

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:64-willows-ch10-part4-into-the-horse-pond:t3:o3:1
# text = The policemen would never have found him
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	policemen	policeman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
5	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux	_	_
6	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **find** | would · perfect · passive |  | the policemen |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Theme he=Attribute |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The party would not have jumped up, so the car might not have crashed

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:64-willows-ch10-part4-into-the-horse-pond:t3:o4:1
# text = The party would not have jumped up, so the car might not have crashed
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	jumped	jump	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	xcomp	_	_
7	up	up	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj:pass	_	_
12	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
13	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
14	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	aux	_	_
15	crashed	crash	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **have** | would | the party |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **jump up** | past | the party *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **crash** | might · perfect · passive |  | the car |  |  |  |  | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

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