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title: Ruby, it's giving (it looks like) drama: «the Rat was well chuffed t… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter XI, p… · tree and pragmatics
description: Ruby, it's giving (it looks like) drama: «the Rat was well chuffed to see Toad, gave him a hero's welcome.» Put it right. Test 1 · ★★ of lesson 65 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter XI, part 1: «Like Summer Tempests Came His Tears» (home at the Rat's, a telling-off, and bad news)» of the books course
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# Test 1 · ★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter XI, part 1: «Like Summer…

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Ruby, it's giving (it looks like) drama: «the Rat was well chuffed to see Toad, gave him a hero's welcome.» Put it right.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** it, hero, you · **What happens:** give, look, chuff, see, welcome, put · **To what, where:** Rat, Toad, welcome

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This is test 1 · ★★ of lesson 65 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter XI, part 1: «Like Summer Tempests Came His Tears» (home at the Rat's, a telling-off, and bad news)» 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/65-willows-ch11-part1-why-steal-them/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Ruby, it's giving (it looks like) drama: «the Rat was well chuffed to see Toad, gave him a hero's welcome.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:65-willows-ch11-part1-why-steal-them:t1:1
# text = Ruby, it's giving (it looks like) drama: «the Rat was well chuffed to see Toad, gave him a hero's welcome.»
1	Ruby	Ruby	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	giving	give	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	looks	look	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
9	like	like	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	9	punct	_	_
11	drama	drama	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
13	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
16	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux:pass	_	_
17	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	18	advmod	_	_
18	chuffed	chuff	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	advcl	_	_
19	to	to	PART	TO	_	20	mark	_	_
20	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	xcomp	_	_
21	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
23	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	conj	_	_
24	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	iobj	_	_
25	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	hero	hero	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	's	's	PART	POS	_	26	case	_	_
28	welcome	welcome	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present · progressive | it |  |  |  |  | Ruby *vocative* | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **look** | present | it |  |  |  |  | like drama | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 3 | **chuff** *in a quote* | past · passive |  | the Rat |  |  |  | well *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **see** *in a quote* | to-infinitive |  | Toad |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer toad=Stimulus |
| 5 | **give** *in a quote* | past |  | a hero's welcome | Toad |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient welcome=Theme |
| 6 | **welcome** *in a quote* |  | a hero |  |  |  |  |  | nom welcome «state 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:* Put it right.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:65-willows-ch11-part1-why-steal-them:t1:2
# text = Put it right.
1	Put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	right	right	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | imperative | you *not said here* | welcome |  |  |  | right *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent it=Goal |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Rat helped him but sent him upstairs at once and later told him off seriously

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:65-willows-ch11-part1-why-steal-them:t1:o1:1
# text = Rat helped him but sent him upstairs at once and later told him off seriously
1	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	helped	help	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	sent	send	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	upstairs	upstairs	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	5	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	later	late	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	12	advmod	_	_
12	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
13	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	iobj	_	_
14	off	off	ADP	RP	_	12	compound:prt	_	_
15	seriously	seriously	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | past | Rat |  | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **send** | past | Rat *not said here* | Rat |  |  |  | upstairs *property* | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
| 3 | **tell off** *speech: assert* | past | Rat *not said here* |  | Rat |  |  | late, seriously *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent he=Recipient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Rat helped him out of the water, then sent him upstairs at once and later told him off seriously and at length about his foolishness

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:65-willows-ch11-part1-why-steal-them:t1:o2:1
# text = Rat helped him out of the water, then sent him upstairs at once and later told him off seriously and at length about his foolishness
1	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	helped	help	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	out	out	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	10	advmod	_	_
10	sent	send	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
11	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	upstairs	upstairs	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
13	at	at	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	10	obl	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	later	late	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	17	advmod	_	_
17	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
18	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	iobj	_	_
19	off	off	ADP	RP	_	17	compound:prt	_	_
20	seriously	seriously	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
22	at	at	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	length	length	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	ccomp	_	_
24	about	about	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
25	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	26	nmod:poss	_	_
26	foolishness	foolishness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | past | Rat |  | him *= he* | the water |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **send** | past | Rat *not said here* | Rat |  |  | then | upstairs *property* | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
| 3 | **tell off** *speech: assert* | past | Rat *not said here* |  | Rat |  |  | late *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent he=Recipient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rat rescued him and then fed him a hot supper with cake and tea gladly

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:65-willows-ch11-part1-why-steal-them:t1:o3:1
# text = Rat rescued him and then fed him a hot supper with cake and tea gladly
1	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	rescued	rescue	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	6	advmod	_	_
6	fed	feed	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	supper	supper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
15	gladly	gladly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rescue** | past | Rat | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
| 2 | **feed** | past | Rat *not said here* | a hot supper and tea | Rat |  | then | gladly *property* | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient supper=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rat pulled him out and laughed at him all through the evening

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:65-willows-ch11-part1-why-steal-them:t1:o4:1
# text = Rat pulled him out and laughed at him all through the evening
1	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	pulled	pull	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	out	out	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	laughed	laugh	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obl	_	_
9	all	all	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
10	through	through	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	evening	evening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pull out** | past | Rat | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **laugh** | past | Rat *not said here* |  |  |  | evening | at Rat | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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