--- title: Liam, our kid (my brother), says: «Toad cried 'cos Rat was mean.» Wh… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter XI, p… · tree and pragmatics description: Liam, our kid (my brother), says: «Toad cried 'cos Rat was mean.» Why did Toad really cry? Test 15 · ★★ 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, wit --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/65-willows-ch11-part1-why-steal-them/t15/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/) / [The Wind in the Willows, chapter XI, p…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/65-willows-ch11-part1-why-steal-them/) / t15 # Test 15 · ★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter XI, part 1: «Like Summer… Liam, our kid (my brother), says: «Toad cried 'cos Rat was mean.» Why did Toad really cry? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Liam, Toad, Rat · **What happens:** say, cry, be · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 15 · ★★ 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/#t15). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Liam, our kid (my brother), says: «Toad cried 'cos Rat was mean.» ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:65-willows-ch11-part1-why-steal-them:t15:1 # text = Liam, our kid (my brother), says: «Toad cried 'cos Rat was mean.» 1 Liam Liam PROPN NNP Number=Sing 10 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 3 our our PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 4 nmod:poss _ _ 4 kid kid NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 appos _ _ 5 ( ( PUNCT -LRB- _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 7 nmod:poss _ _ 7 brother brother NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 8 ) ) PUNCT -RRB- _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 10 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 11 : : PUNCT : _ 14 punct _ _ 12 « « PUNCT `` _ 14 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 13 Toad Toad PROPN NNP Number=Sing 14 nsubj _ _ 14 cried cry VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 10 ccomp _ _ 15 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 19 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 16 cos cos SCONJ IN _ 19 mark _ _ 17 Rat Rat PROPN NNP Number=Sing 19 nsubj _ _ 18 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 19 cop _ _ 19 mean mean ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 14 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 20 . . PUNCT . _ 19 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 21 » » PUNCT '' _ 14 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Liam | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **cry** *speech: express* *in a quote* | past | Toad | | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **is** *in a quote* | past | Rat | | | | | mean *property* | tree rules | 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. *Sentence 2:* Why did Toad really cry? ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:65-willows-ch11-part1-why-steal-them:t15:2 # text = Why did Toad really cry? 1 Why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 5 advmod _ _ 2 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 3 Toad Toad PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 4 really really ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 5 cry cry VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ? ? PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **cry** *speech: express* | past · do-support | Toad | | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} He heard the Rat would not speak to him ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:65-willows-ch11-part1-why-steal-them:t15:o1:1 # text = He heard the Rat would not speak to him 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 heard hear VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 Rat Rat PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 5 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 7 aux _ _ 6 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 7 advmod _ _ 7 speak speak VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 ccomp _ _ 8 to to ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **hear** | past | He | | | | | | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 2 | **not** **speak** *speech: other* | would | the Rat | | him *= he* | | | | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to he=Co-Agent | ### Option 2 {#o2} He had been caught by the police and sent to a dungeon for his crimes on the road ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:65-willows-ch11-part1-why-steal-them:t15:o2:1 # text = He had been caught by the police and sent to a dungeon for his crimes on the road 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 4 aux:pass _ _ 4 caught catch VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 5 by by ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 police police NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obl _ _ 8 and and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 9 sent send VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 4 conj _ _ 10 to to ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 dungeon dungeon NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obl _ _ 13 for for ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 14 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 15 nmod:poss _ _ 15 crimes crime NOUN NNS Number=Plur 9 obl _ _ 16 on on ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 17 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 18 road road NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **catch** | past · perfect · passive | the police | He | | | | | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme | | 2 | **send** | participle | the police *not said here* | | | a dungeon | | for his crimes on the road | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent to dungeon=Destination | | 3 | **incriminate** | | his *= he* | | | the road | | | nom crime «act transitive»: poss=agent on=place | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} He heard that the Wild Wooders had taken his home ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:65-willows-ch11-part1-why-steal-them:t15:o3:1 # text = He heard that the Wild Wooders had taken his home 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 heard hear VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 that that SCONJ IN _ 8 mark _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 5 Wild Wild PROPN NNP _ 6 flat _ _ 6 Wooders Wooders 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 taken take VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 ccomp _ _ 9 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 10 nmod:poss _ _ 10 home home NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **hear** | past | He | | | | | | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 2 | **take** | past · perfect · passive | | the Wild Wooders | | | | | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: subject=Theme home=Destination | ### Option 4 {#o4} He heard the Rat had been very cross and that the Wild Wooders had taken Toad Hall and his money ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:65-willows-ch11-part1-why-steal-them:t15:o4:1 # text = He heard the Rat had been very cross and that the Wild Wooders had taken Toad Hall and his money 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 heard hear VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 Rat Rat PROPN NNP Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 5 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 aux _ _ 6 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 8 cop _ _ 7 very very ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 8 cross cross ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 ccomp _ _ 9 and and CCONJ CC _ 15 cc _ _ 10 that that SCONJ IN _ 15 mark _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 12 Wild Wild PROPN NNP _ 13 flat _ _ 13 Wooders Wooders PROPN NNP Number=Sing 15 nsubj:pass _ _ 14 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 15 aux _ _ 15 taken take VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 8 conj _ _ 16 Toad Toad PROPN NNP Number=Sing 17 compound _ _ 17 Hall Hall PROPN NNP Number=Sing 15 obj _ _ 18 and and CCONJ CC _ 2 cc _ _ 19 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 20 nmod:poss _ _ 20 money money NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **hear** | past | He | Hall's money | | | | | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer money=Stimulus | | 2 | **is** | past · perfect | the Rat | | | | | cross *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **take** | past · perfect · passive | | the Wild Wooders | | | | | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: subject=Theme hall=Destination | **Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. 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