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title: What would probably have happened if Toad had strolled to Toad Hall… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter XI, p… · tree and pragmatics
description: What would probably have happened if Toad had strolled to Toad Hall without hearing the news? Test 7 · ★★ 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, w
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# Test 7 · ★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter XI, part 1: «Like Summer…

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What would probably have happened if Toad had strolled to Toad Hall without hearing the news?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Toad · **What happens:** happen, stroll, hear · **To what, where:** Toad Hall, news

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This is test 7 · ★★ 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/#t7).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:65-willows-ch11-part1-why-steal-them:t7:1
# text = What would probably have happened if Toad had strolled to Toad Hall without hearing the news?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	5	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	probably	probably	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux	_	_
5	happened	happen	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	strolled	stroll	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	Hall	Hall	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
13	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
14	hearing	hear	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	advcl	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | would · perfect |  |  |  |  |  | probably *property* | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **stroll** *a condition, not said to happen* | past · perfect | Toad |  | Toad Hall |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme to hall=Destination |
| 3 | **hear** | gerund | Toad *not said here* | the news |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer news=Stimulus |

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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 would have reached home and found his dinner waiting

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:65-willows-ch11-part1-why-steal-them:t7:o1:1
# text = He would have reached home and found his dinner waiting
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux	_	_
4	reached	reach	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	home	home	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
9	dinner	dinner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	waiting	waiting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reach** | would · perfect | He |  |  |  |  | home *property* | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **find** | past | He *not said here* | his dinner waiting |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent waiting=Topic |
| 3 | **wait** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom waiting «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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He would have walked straight into the stoats and weasels

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:65-willows-ch11-part1-why-steal-them:t7:o2:1
# text = He would have walked straight into the stoats and weasels
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux	_	_
4	walked	walk	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	straight	straight	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	stoats	stoat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	weasels	weasel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | would · perfect | He |  |  |  |  | into the stoats and weasels *result*; straight *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme into stoat=Result |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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He would have gone home, found the Hall in order, and had a quiet supper with the Rat and Mole nearby

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:65-willows-ch11-part1-why-steal-them:t7:o3:1
# text = He would have gone home, found the Hall in order, and had a quiet supper with the Rat and Mole nearby
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux	_	_
4	gone	go	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	home	home	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Hall	Hall	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	quiet	quiet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	supper	supper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
18	with	with	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	Mole	Mole	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	_
23	nearby	nearby	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | would · perfect | He |  |  |  |  | home *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **find** | past |  | the Hall |  | order |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hall=Topic |
| 3 | **have** | past |  | a quiet supper |  |  |  | with the Rat and Mole; nearby *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent supper=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He would have been taken to prison at once by the police

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:65-willows-ch11-part1-why-steal-them:t7:o4:1
# text = He would have been taken to prison at once by the police
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux	_	_
4	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	taken	take	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	prison	prison	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	5	obl	_	_
10	by	by	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	police	police	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | would · perfect · passive | the police | He |  | prison |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent subject=Theme to prison=Destination |

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