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title: Looking back: in chapter V, Mole cried by the roadside. What did the… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter XI, p… · tree and pragmatics
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# Test 14 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter XI, part 3: «Like Summer…

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Looking back: in chapter V, Mole cried by the roadside. What did the Rat do then?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Mole, Rat · **What happens:** look back, cry, do

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This is test 14 · ★★★ 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/#t14).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Looking back: in chapter V, Mole cried by the roadside.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:67-willows-ch11-part3-badger-and-mole-come-home:t14:1
# text = Looking back: in chapter V, Mole cried by the roadside.
1	Looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	advcl	_	_
2	back	back	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	chapter	chapter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	V	v	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
8	Mole	Mole	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	cried	cry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	by	by	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	roadside	roadside	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look back** | gerund | Mole *not said here* |  |  |  |  | in chapter V | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in v=Theme |
| 2 | **cry** *speech: express* | past | Mole |  |  |  |  | by the roadside | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by roadside=Location |

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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 did the Rat do then?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:67-willows-ch11-part3-badger-and-mole-come-home:t14:2
# text = What did the Rat do then?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	5	obj	_	_
2	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	then	then	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 | **do** | past · do-support | the Rat |  |  |  | then |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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He gave Mole his coat and then walked on ahead without looking back

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:67-willows-ch11-part3-badger-and-mole-come-home:t14:o1:1
# text = He gave Mole his coat and then walked on ahead without looking back
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Mole	Mole	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	iobj	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	coat	coat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	8	advmod	_	_
8	walked	walk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	ahead	ahead	ADV	RB	_	8	obl	_	_
11	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
12	looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	advcl	_	_
13	back	back	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | He | Mole's coat | Mole |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent mole=Recipient coat=Theme |
| 2 | **walk** | past | He *not said here* |  |  |  | then |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on ahead=Trajectory |
| 3 | **look back** | gerund | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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He sat down beside Mole and told him to stop his crying at once

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:67-willows-ch11-part3-badger-and-mole-come-home:t14:o2:1
# text = He sat down beside Mole and told him to stop his crying at once
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sat	sit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	down	down	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	beside	beside	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Mole	Mole	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	iobj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
11	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Gender=Masc|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	crying	cry	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	xcomp	_	_
13	at	at	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit down** | past | He |  |  | Mole |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent beside mole=Location |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | He *not said here* |  | Mole |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent he=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 3 | **stop** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 4 | **cry** *speech: express* | gerund | Mole |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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

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He turned back in the dark and helped Mole find his old home

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:67-willows-ch11-part3-badger-and-mole-come-home:t14:o3:1
# text = He turned back in the dark and helped Mole find his old home
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	turned	turn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	back	back	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	dark	dark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	helped	help	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	Mole	Mole	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
12	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn back** | past | He |  |  | the dark |  |  | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **help** | past | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **find** | infinitive | Mole | Mole's old home |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent home=Topic |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He turned back in the dark, helped Mole find his old home, and then made them both a hot supper by the fire

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:67-willows-ch11-part3-badger-and-mole-come-home:t14:o4:1
# text = He turned back in the dark, helped Mole find his old home, and then made them both a hot supper by the fire
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	turned	turn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	back	back	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	dark	dark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	helped	help	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	Mole	Mole	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
12	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	17	advmod	_	_
17	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
18	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obj	_	_
19	both	both	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc:preconj	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	supper	supper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
23	by	by	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn back** | past | He |  |  | the dark |  |  | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **help** | past | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **find** | infinitive | Mole | Mole's old home |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent home=Topic |
| 4 | **make** | past | He *not said here* | them *= they* |  |  | then | by the fire; a hot supper *obl* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset they=Product |

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