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title: Looking back: in chapter II, after the motor-car wrecked the caravan… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter XI, p… · tree and pragmatics
description: Looking back: in chapter II, after the motor-car wrecked the caravan, the Rat shouted «I'll have the law of you!» How is the Rat different now? Test 14 · ★★★ of lesson 66 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter XI, part 2: «Like Summer Tempests Came His Tears» (how Toad Hall was taken, a gun at the gate a
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# Test 14 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter XI, part 2: «Like Summer…

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Looking back: in chapter II, after the motor-car wrecked the caravan, the Rat shouted «I'll have the law of you!» How is the Rat different now?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** motor car, Rat · **What happens:** look back, wreck, shout, have, be · **To what, where:** caravan, law · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 14 · ★★★ of lesson 66 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter XI, part 2: «Like Summer Tempests Came His Tears» (how Toad Hall was taken, a gun at the gate and a sunken boat)» 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/66-willows-ch11-part2-the-wild-wooders-take-toad-hall/#t14).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Looking back: in chapter II, after the motor-car wrecked the caravan, the Rat shouted «I'll have the law of you!»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:66-willows-ch11-part2-the-wild-wooders-take-toad-hall:t14:1
# text = Looking back: in chapter II, after the motor-car wrecked the caravan, the Rat shouted «I'll have the law of you!»
1	Looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	13	advcl	_	_
2	back	back	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	chapter	chapter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	II	II	NUM	CD	NumForm=Roman|NumType=Card	5	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
8	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
10	motor	motor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	wrecked	wreck	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	caravan	caravan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	_
19	shouted	shout	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	conj	_	_
20	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	23	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	23	aux	_	_
23	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	19	ccomp	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obj	_	_
26	of	of	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
27	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	25	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	23	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look back** | gerund | the motor car *not said here* |  |  |  |  | in chapter | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in chapter=Theme |
| 2 | **wreck** | past | the motor car | the caravan |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP.instrument V NP»: agent=Instrument caravan=Patient |
| 3 | **shout** *speech: express* | past | the Rat |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **have** *in a quote* | future | the Rat *= rat* | the law of you |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent law=Patient |

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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:* How is the Rat different now?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:66-willows-ch11-part2-the-wild-wooders-take-toad-hall:t14:2
# text = How is the Rat different now?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the Rat |  |  |  | now | different *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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He stays calm and says they must wait, having learnt from how badly rushing went before

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:66-willows-ch11-part2-the-wild-wooders-take-toad-hall:t14:o1:1
# text = He stays calm and says they must wait, having learnt from how badly rushing went before
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stays	stay	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	calm	calm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	wait	wait	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	having	have	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	16	csubj	_	_
11	learnt	learn	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	xcomp	_	_
12	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
13	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	14	advmod	_	_
14	badly	badly	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	15	advmod	_	_
15	rushing	rush	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	advcl	_	_
16	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
17	before	before	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | present | He |  |  |  |  | calm *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **wait** | must | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **have** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **learn** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **rush** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | badly *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 7 | **go** | past | having |  |  |  |  | before *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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He still wants the law, but now he is quiet and tries to make friends with the motor-car driver

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:66-willows-ch11-part2-the-wild-wooders-take-toad-hall:t14:o2:1
# text = He still wants the law, but now he is quiet and tries to make friends with the motor-car driver
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	still	still	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
8	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	11	advmod	_	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	quiet	quiet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	tries	try	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	xcomp	_	_
16	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obj	_	_
17	with	with	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
19	motor	motor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	compound	_	_
22	driver	driver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | He | the law |  |  | still |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot law=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | he |  |  |  | now | quiet *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **try** | present | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 4 | **make** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | friends |  |  |  | with the car driver | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset friend=Product |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He stays calm and says they must wait

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:66-willows-ch11-part2-the-wild-wooders-take-toad-hall:t14:o3:1
# text = He stays calm and says they must wait
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stays	stay	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	calm	calm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	wait	wait	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | present | He |  |  |  |  | calm *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **wait** | must | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He now shouts at the stoats

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:66-willows-ch11-part2-the-wild-wooders-take-toad-hall:t14:o4:1
# text = He now shouts at the stoats
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	3	advmod	_	_
3	shouts	shout	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	stoats	stoat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shout** *speech: express* | present | He |  |  | the stoats | now |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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