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# Test 9 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter XI, part 3: «Like Summer…

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Mason, «chur» (thanks): «so Badger stayed mad at Toad all night?» Put it right.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Mason, you · **What happens:** stay, put · **To what, where:** chur

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This is test 9 · ★★★ 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/#t9).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Mason, «chur» (thanks): «so Badger stayed mad at Toad all night?»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:67-willows-ch11-part3-badger-and-mole-come-home:t9:1
# text = Mason, «chur» (thanks): «so Badger stayed mad at Toad all night?»
1	Mason	mason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	chur	chur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
6	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	thanks	thanks	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	so	so	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
12	Badger	Badger	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	stayed	stay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
14	mad	mad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	xcomp	_	_
15	at	at	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
17	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	18	det	_	_
18	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** *in a quote* | past | Mason and chur |  |  |  | night | mad *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP 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.

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*Sentence 2:* Put it right.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:67-willows-ch11-part3-badger-and-mole-come-home:t9:2
# text = Put it right.
1	Put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	right	right	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | imperative | you *not said here* | chur |  |  |  | right *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent it=Goal |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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He shouted at Toad and sent him out of the room in a rage

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:67-willows-ch11-part3-badger-and-mole-come-home:t9:o1:1
# text = He shouted at Toad and sent him out of the room in a rage
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	shouted	shout	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	sent	send	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	out	out	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	rage	rage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shout** *speech: express* | past | He |  |  |  |  | at Toad | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **send** | past | He *not said here* | Toad |  | the room |  | in a rage | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent he=Theme in rage=Destination |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He sent Toad to bed without any supper at all

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:67-willows-ch11-part3-badger-and-mole-come-home:t9:o2:1
# text = He sent Toad to bed without any supper at all
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sent	send	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	bed	bed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	without	without	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	det	_	_
8	supper	supper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | past | He | Toad |  | all |  | to bed; without any supper | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent toad=Theme to bed=Destination |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He spoke kindly at once and let Toad sleep in the spare bed

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:67-willows-ch11-part3-badger-and-mole-come-home:t9:o3:1
# text = He spoke kindly at once and let Toad sleep in the spare bed
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	spoke	speak	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	kindly	kindly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	2	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	let	let	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
8	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	sleep	sleep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	spare	spare	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	bed	bed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | past | He |  |  |  |  | kindly *property* | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **let** | infinitive | He *not said here* | Toad |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **sleep** | infinitive | Toad *not said here* |  |  | the spare bed |  |  | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in bed=Location |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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After the scolding he spoke more kindly: let bygones be bygones

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:67-willows-ch11-part3-badger-and-mole-come-home:t9:o4:1
# text = After the scolding he spoke more kindly: let bygones be bygones
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	scolding	scolding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
4	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	spoke	speak	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	7	advmod	_	_
7	kindly	kindly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
9	let	let	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	ccomp	_	_
10	bygones	bygone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
11	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	cop	_	_
12	bygones	bygone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | past | he |  |  |  | after the scolding | kindly *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **let** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is a** | infinitive | bygones | bygones |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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