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# Test 8 · ★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter XI, part 1: «Like Summer…

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«Like Summer Tempests Came His Tears.» Why is this a good title for this chapter?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Summer Tempests, this · **What happens:** come, be · **To what, where:** Tears, good title

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This is test 8 · ★★ 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/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «Like Summer Tempests Came His Tears.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:65-willows-ch11-part1-why-steal-them:t8:1
# text = «Like Summer Tempests Came His Tears.»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Like	like	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	Summer	Summer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	Tempests	Tempest	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	Came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	Tears	tear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** *in a quote* | past | Summer Tempests | His Tears |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location tear=Theme |

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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:* Why is this a good title for this chapter?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:65-willows-ch11-part1-why-steal-them:t8:2
# text = Why is this a good title for this chapter?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	6	nsubj	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	title	title	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	9	det	_	_
9	chapter	chapter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | this | a good title |  |  |  | for this chapter | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Toad's tears burst out suddenly and are over just as fast, like a summer storm

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:65-willows-ch11-part1-why-steal-them:t8:o1:1
# text = Toad's tears burst out suddenly and are over just as fast, like a summer storm
1	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	tears	tear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	burst	burst	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	out	out	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	suddenly	suddenly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
8	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
9	over	over	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
10	just	just	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
11	as	as	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	like	like	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **burst out** | past | Toad's tears |  |  |  |  | suddenly *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | Toad's tears *not said here* |  |  |  |  | fast, over *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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Toad's tears come suddenly and stop quickly, just like a summer storm that passes over the wood in the afternoon

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:65-willows-ch11-part1-why-steal-them:t8:o2:1
# text = Toad's tears come suddenly and stop quickly, just like a summer storm that passes over the wood in the afternoon
1	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	tears	tear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	come	come	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	suddenly	suddenly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
8	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
10	just	just	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
11	like	like	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	parataxis	_	_
15	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	16	nsubj	_	_
16	passes	pass	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	acl:relcl	_	_
17	over	over	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	afternoon	afternoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | present | Toad's tears |  |  |  |  | suddenly *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **stop** | infinitive | Toad's tears *not said here* |  |  |  |  | quickly *property* | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 3 | **pass** | present | a summer storm |  |  | the wood | afternoon |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme over wood=Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It is about rain falling and the river flooding the road to the Hall

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:65-willows-ch11-part1-why-steal-them:t8:o3:1
# text = It is about rain falling and the river flooding the road to the Hall
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	about	about	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
4	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	falling	fall	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
9	flooding	flood	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	Hall	Hall	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | fall *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **flood** | gerund |  | the road |  |  |  | to the Hall | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent road=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Toad's tears are heavy like the rain that falls in winter every year

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:65-willows-ch11-part1-why-steal-them:t8:o4:1
# text = Toad's tears are heavy like the rain that falls in winter every year
1	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	tears	tear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	like	like	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	falls	fall	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
13	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	14	det	_	_
14	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Toad's tears |  |  |  |  | like the rain; heavy *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **fall** | present | the rain |  |  |  | winter; year |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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