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title: Looking back: in chapter IV, what did Badger say he would do about T… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter XI, p… · tree and pragmatics
description: Looking back: in chapter IV, what did Badger say he would do about Toad «when once the year has really turned»? Test 11 · ★★★ of lesson 67 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter XI, part 3: «Like Summer Tempests Came His Tears» (loyal friends, cold pie and «Be quiet at once!»)» of the books course of Mov
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# Test 11 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter XI, part 3: «Like Summer…

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Looking back: in chapter IV, what did Badger say he would do about Toad «when once the year has really turned»?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Badger, year · **What happens:** look back, say, do, turn · **To what, where:** chapter · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 11 · ★★★ of lesson 67 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter XI, part 3: «Like Summer Tempests Came His Tears» (loyal friends, cold pie and «Be quiet at once!»)» 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/67-willows-ch11-part3-badger-and-mole-come-home/#t11).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:67-willows-ch11-part3-badger-and-mole-come-home:t11:1
# text = Looking back: in chapter IV, what did Badger say he would do about Toad «when once the year has really turned»?
1	Looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	csubj	_	_
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	0	root	_	_
6	IV	IV	NUM	CD	NumForm=Roman|NumType=Card	5	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	11	obj	_	_
9	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	Badger	Badger	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	parataxis	_	_
12	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
13	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	ccomp	_	_
15	about	about	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
17	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	24	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	24	advmod	_	_
19	once	once	SCONJ	IN	_	24	mark	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	nsubj	_	_
22	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	24	aux	_	_
23	really	really	ADV	RB	_	24	advmod	_	_
24	turned	turn	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	16	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	24	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look back** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past · do-support | Badger | chapter |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **do** | would | Badger |  |  |  |  | about Toad | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **turn** *in a quote* | present · perfect | the year |  |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Take Toad seriously in hand, with Rat and Mole

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:67-willows-ch11-part3-badger-and-mole-come-home:t11:o1:1
# text = Take Toad seriously in hand, with Rat and Mole
1	Take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	seriously	seriously	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	Mole	Mole	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | imperative | you *not said here* | Toad |  | hand |  | with Rat and Mole; seriously *property* | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent toad=Value in hand=Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Give Toad a good talking-to with the others

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:67-willows-ch11-part3-badger-and-mole-come-home:t11:o2:1
# text = Give Toad a good talking-to with the others
1	Give	give	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	iobj	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	talking	talking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	fixed	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | imperative | you *not said here* | a good talking | Toad |  |  | with the others | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent toad=Recipient talking=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Scold Toad strongly, with Rat and Mole watching

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:67-willows-ch11-part3-badger-and-mole-come-home:t11:o3:1
# text = Scold Toad strongly, with Rat and Mole watching
1	Scold	scold	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	strongly	strongly	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	Mole	Mole	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	watching	watch	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scold** | imperative | you *not said here* | Toad |  |  |  | with Rat and Mole; strongly *property* | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent toad=Theme |
| 2 | **watch** | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Take Toad seriously in hand, with Rat and Mole, and make him give back every penny he has spent on motor-cars

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:67-willows-ch11-part3-badger-and-mole-come-home:t11:o4:1
# text = Take Toad seriously in hand, with Rat and Mole, and make him give back every penny he has spent on motor-cars
1	Take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	seriously	seriously	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	Mole	Mole	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	make	make	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
14	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
15	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	xcomp	_	_
16	back	back	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
17	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	18	det	_	_
18	penny	penny	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
19	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
20	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	aux	_	_
21	spent	spend	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	18	acl:relcl	_	_
22	on	on	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
23	motor	motor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	cars	car	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | imperative | you *not said here* | Toad |  | hand |  | with Rat and Mole; seriously *property* | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent toad=Value in hand=Location |
| 2 | **make** | infinitive | you *not said here* | Toad |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **give back** | infinitive | Toad *not said here* | every penny |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent penny=Theme |
| 4 | **spend** | present · perfect | Toad | every penny *not said here* |  |  |  | on motor cars *goal* | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent penny=Asset on car=Goal |

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