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description: What would have happened if Toad had listened to the Rat the first time? Test 6 · ★★★ 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 th
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# Test 6 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter XI, part 2: «Like Summer…

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What would have happened if Toad had listened to the Rat the first time?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Toad · **What happens:** happen, listen

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This is test 6 · ★★★ 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/#t6).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:66-willows-ch11-part2-the-wild-wooders-take-toad-hall:t6:1
# text = What would have happened if Toad had listened to the Rat the first time?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux	_	_
4	happened	happen	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	listened	listen	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	14	amod	_	_
14	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | would · perfect |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **listen** *a condition, not said to happen* | past · perfect | Toad |  |  |  | time | to the Rat | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to rat=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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He would have kept his house safe

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:66-willows-ch11-part2-the-wild-wooders-take-toad-hall:t6:o1:1
# text = He would have kept his house safe
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux	_	_
4	kept	keep	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | would · perfect · passive |  | He |  |  |  | safe *property* | vn sustain-55.6-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Theme house=Attribute |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He would have kept the Rat's boat and suit safe and never been beaten at the bridge

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:66-willows-ch11-part2-the-wild-wooders-take-toad-hall:t6:o2:1
# text = He would have kept the Rat's boat and suit safe and never been beaten at the bridge
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux	_	_
4	kept	keep	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	suit	suit	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
11	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	xcomp	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
14	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	15	aux:pass	_	_
15	beaten	beat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	conj	_	_
16	at	at	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	bridge	bridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | would · perfect · passive |  | He |  |  |  |  | vn sustain-55.6-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Theme boat=Attribute |
| 2 | **suit** | present |  |  |  |  |  | safe *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **beat** | participle · passive |  |  |  | the bridge |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: at bridge=Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He would have kept the Rat's boat and suit safe and never gone out alone to Toad Hall at all

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:66-willows-ch11-part2-the-wild-wooders-take-toad-hall:t6:o3:1
# text = He would have kept the Rat's boat and suit safe and never gone out alone to Toad Hall at all
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux	_	_
4	kept	keep	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	suit	suit	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
11	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	xcomp	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
14	gone	go	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
15	out	out	ADP	RP	_	14	compound:prt	_	_
16	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
17	to	to	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	Hall	Hall	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
20	at	at	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | would · perfect · passive |  | He |  |  |  |  | vn sustain-55.6-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Theme boat=Attribute |
| 2 | **suit** | present |  |  |  |  |  | safe *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **go out** | participle |  |  | Toad Hall | all |  | alone *property* | vn interact-36.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He would have kept the Rat's boat and suit safe

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:66-willows-ch11-part2-the-wild-wooders-take-toad-hall:t6:o4:1
# text = He would have kept the Rat's boat and suit safe
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux	_	_
4	kept	keep	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	suit	suit	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
11	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | would · perfect · passive |  | He |  |  |  |  | vn sustain-55.6-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Theme boat=Attribute |
| 2 | **suit** | present |  |  |  |  |  | safe *property* | tree rules |

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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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