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title: What has Toad learnt by the end of this part, at least for now? — The Wind in the Willows, chapter XI, p… · tree and pragmatics
description: What has Toad learnt by the end of this part, at least for now? Test 15 · ★★★ 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, with the depend
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# Test 15 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter XI, part 2: «Like Summer…

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What has Toad learnt by the end of this part, at least for now?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** end · **What happens:** learn · **To what, where:** least

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This is test 15 · ★★★ 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/#t15).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:66-willows-ch11-part2-the-wild-wooders-take-toad-hall:t15:1
# text = What has Toad learnt by the end of this part, at least for now?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	learnt	learn	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	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	10	det	_	_
10	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	at	at	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	least	least	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	4	obl	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | present · perfect · passive | the end of this part |  |  | least |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Topic |

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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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That rushing off alone makes things worse, and that Toad Hall is now lost to the Wild Wooders for ever

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:66-willows-ch11-part2-the-wild-wooders-take-toad-hall:t15:o1:1
# text = That rushing off alone makes things worse, and that Toad Hall is now lost to the Wild Wooders for ever
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	nsubj	_	_
2	rushing	rush	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	csubj	_	_
3	off	off	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
5	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	worse	bad	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
10	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
11	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	Hall	Hall	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nsubj:pass	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux:pass	_	_
14	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	15	advmod	_	_
15	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
16	to	to	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	Wild	Wild	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	Wooders	Wooder	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	15	obl	_	_
20	for	for	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	15	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rush off** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | alone *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **make** | present | That | things |  |  |  | bad *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset thing=Product |
| 3 | **lose** | present · passive |  | Toad Hall |  |  | now | to the Wild Wooders | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That rushing off alone makes things worse, and he should always wait for the Rat's advice first

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:66-willows-ch11-part2-the-wild-wooders-take-toad-hall:t15:o2:1
# text = That rushing off alone makes things worse, and he should always wait for the Rat's advice first
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	nsubj	_	_
2	rushing	rush	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	csubj	_	_
3	off	off	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
5	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	worse	bad	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
10	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
11	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
12	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	13	advmod	_	_
13	wait	wait	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	's	's	PART	POS	_	16	case	_	_
18	advice	advice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
19	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	13	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rush off** | gerund | That |  |  |  |  | alone *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **make** | present | rushing | things |  |  |  | bad *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset thing=Product |
| 3 | **wait** | should | he |  |  |  |  | for the Rat's advice; always, first *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That boats are dangerous to row

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:66-willows-ch11-part2-the-wild-wooders-take-toad-hall:t15:o3:1
# text = That boats are dangerous to row
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	boats	boat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	dangerous	dangerous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	row	row	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | that boats |  |  |  |  | dangerous *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **row** | to-infinitive | that boats *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That rushing off alone makes things worse

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:66-willows-ch11-part2-the-wild-wooders-take-toad-hall:t15:o4:1
# text = That rushing off alone makes things worse
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	nsubj	_	_
2	rushing	rush	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	csubj	_	_
3	off	off	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
5	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	worse	bad	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rush off** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | alone *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **make** | present | That | things |  |  |  | bad *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset thing=Product |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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