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title: Looking back: in chapter VI, Badger talked to Toad alone in the smok… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter XI, p… · tree and pragmatics
description: Looking back: in chapter VI, Badger talked to Toad alone in the smoking-room for three-quarters of an hour. What happened after? Test 12 · ★★★ 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 bo
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# Test 12 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter XI, part 3: «Like Summer…

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Looking back: in chapter VI, Badger talked to Toad alone in the smoking-room for three-quarters of an hour. What happened after?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Badger · **What happens:** look back, talk, happen after · **To what, where:** Toad, smoking room

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This is test 12 · ★★★ 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/#t12).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Looking back: in chapter VI, Badger talked to Toad alone in the smoking-room for three-quarters of an hour.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:67-willows-ch11-part3-badger-and-mole-come-home:t12:1
# text = Looking back: in chapter VI, Badger talked to Toad alone in the smoking-room for three-quarters of an hour.
1	Looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	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	VI	VI	NUM	CD	NumForm=Roman|NumType=Card	5	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
8	Badger	Badger	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	talked	talk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
12	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
15	smoking	smoking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
18	for	for	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
19	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	21	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	quarters	quarter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nmod	_	_
22	of	of	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	hour	hour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look back** | gerund | Badger *not said here* |  |  |  |  | in chapter | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in chapter=Theme |
| 2 | **talk** | past | Badger |  | Toad | the smoking room for three quarters of a hour |  | alone *property* | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to toad=Co-Agent |

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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:* What happened after?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:67-willows-ch11-part3-badger-and-mole-come-home:t12:2
# text = What happened after?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	2	nsubj	_	_
2	happened	happen	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	after	after	ADP	IN	_	2	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen after** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Toad said he'd promised «in there», but outside he wasn't sorry at all, and he went straight back to boasting to Mole and Rat about his motor-car

<!-- fold The tree, 30 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:67-willows-ch11-part3-badger-and-mole-come-home:t12:o1:1
# text = Toad said he'd promised «in there», but outside he wasn't sorry at all, and he went straight back to boasting to Mole and Rat about his motor-car
1	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	'd	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	promised	promise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	2	ccomp	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
11	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
12	outside	outside	ADP	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
13	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
14	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	16	advmod	_	_
16	sorry	sorry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
17	at	at	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
21	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	nsubj	_	_
22	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
23	straight	straight	ADV	RB	_	24	advmod	_	_
24	back	back	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
25	to	to	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
26	boasting	boast	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	22	obl	_	_
27	to	to	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
28	Mole	Mole	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	26	obl	_	_
29	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	30	cc	_	_
30	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	28	conj	_	_
31	about	about	ADP	IN	_	35	case	_	_
32	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	35	nmod:poss	_	_
33	motor	motor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	35	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	33	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Toad |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **promise** *speech: promise* | past · perfect | Toad |  |  |  |  |  | vn promise-37.13 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **not** **is** | past | Toad |  |  | all |  | sorry *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **go** | past | Toad |  |  |  |  | about Toad's motor car | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme about car=Location |
| 5 | **boast** *speech: other* | gerund |  |  | Mole and Rat |  |  |  | vn complain-37.8 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to mole=Recipient |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Toad said he'd promised «in there», but outside he wasn't sorry at all

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:67-willows-ch11-part3-badger-and-mole-come-home:t12:o2:1
# text = Toad said he'd promised «in there», but outside he wasn't sorry at all
1	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	'd	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	promised	promise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	2	ccomp	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
11	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
12	outside	outside	ADP	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
13	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
14	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	16	advmod	_	_
16	sorry	sorry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
17	at	at	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	16	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Toad |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **promise** *speech: promise* | past · perfect | Toad |  |  |  |  |  | vn promise-37.13 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **not** **is** | past | Toad |  |  | all |  | sorry *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Toad agreed to mend his ways, then boasted to Mole about his escape on the road

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:67-willows-ch11-part3-badger-and-mole-come-home:t12:o3:1
# text = Toad agreed to mend his ways, then boasted to Mole about his escape on the road
1	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	agreed	agree	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	mend	mend	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	ways	way	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	9	advmod	_	_
9	boasted	boast	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Mole	mole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
12	about	about	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	escape	escape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
15	on	on	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **agree** *speech: agree* | past | Toad |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **mend** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Toad *not said here* | Toad's ways |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **boast** *speech: other* | participle | Toad *not said here* |  | Mole about Toad's escape | the road | then |  | vn complain-37.8 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to mole=Recipient |
| 4 | **escape** |  | Toad |  |  |  |  |  | nom escape «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Toad promised to behave, then ran off to the river at once

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:67-willows-ch11-part3-badger-and-mole-come-home:t12:o4:1
# text = Toad promised to behave, then ran off to the river at once
1	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	promised	promise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	behave	behave	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	7	advmod	_	_
7	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	off	off	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
12	at	at	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **promise** *speech: promise* | past | Toad |  |  |  |  |  | vn promise-37.13 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **behave** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Toad *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **run off** | past | Toad *not said here* |  |  |  | then | to the river *result* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to river=Result |

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