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title: Looking back: in chapter VIII, Toad escaped prison in disguise. How… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter XI, p… · tree and pragmatics
description: Looking back: in chapter VIII, Toad escaped prison in disguise. How is tonight's plan the same and different? Test 12 · ★★★ of lesson 68 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter XI, part 4: «Like Summer Tempests Came His Tears» (the secret passage, the birthday banquet and «learn 'em»)» of the books course
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# Test 12 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter XI, part 4: «Like Summer…

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Looking back: in chapter VIII, Toad escaped prison in disguise. How is tonight's plan the same and different?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Toad · **What happens:** look back, escape, be · **To what, where:** prison, disguise, plan

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This is test 12 · ★★★ of lesson 68 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter XI, part 4: «Like Summer Tempests Came His Tears» (the secret passage, the birthday banquet and «learn 'em»)» 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/68-willows-ch11-part4-the-secret-passage/#t12).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Looking back: in chapter VIII, Toad escaped prison in disguise.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:68-willows-ch11-part4-the-secret-passage:t12:1
# text = Looking back: in chapter VIII, Toad escaped prison in disguise.
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	VIII	VIII	NUM	CD	NumForm=Roman|NumType=Card	5	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
8	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	escaped	escape	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	prison	prison	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	disguise	disguise	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 | Toad *not said here* |  |  |  |  | in chapter | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in chapter=Theme |
| 2 | **escape** | past | Toad | prison |  | disguise |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme prison=Initial\_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:* How is tonight's plan the same and different?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:68-willows-ch11-part4-the-secret-passage:t12:2
# text = How is tonight's plan the same and different?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	tonight	tonight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | tonight's plan |  |  | tonight |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Same: a disguise worn; different: Toad is not alone tonight

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:68-willows-ch11-part4-the-secret-passage:t12:o1:1
# text = Same: a disguise worn; different: Toad is not alone tonight
1	Same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	disguise	disguise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	worn	wear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
7	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
9	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
11	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
12	alone	alone	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	advcl	_	_
13	tonight	tonight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | participle · passive |  | Same |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: subject=Source |
| 2 | **not** **is** | present | Toad |  |  |  | tonight | alone *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Same: a secret way past guards and a disguise; different: this time the friends are together and planning a fight

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:68-willows-ch11-part4-the-secret-passage:t12:o2:1
# text = Same: a secret way past guards and a disguise; different: this time the friends are together and planning a fight
1	Same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	secret	secret	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	past	past	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	guards	guard	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	disguise	disguise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
12	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	19	punct	_	_
14	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	15	det	_	_
15	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	conj	_	_
18	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
19	together	together	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	planning	plan	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	conj	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	fight	fight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | this time and the friends |  |  |  |  | together *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **plan** | gerund |  | a fight |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fight=Topic |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Same: a secret way in; different: no prison walls at all

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:68-willows-ch11-part4-the-secret-passage:t12:o3:1
# text = Same: a secret way in; different: no prison walls at all
1	Same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	secret	secret	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
8	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
10	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	12	det	_	_
11	prison	prison	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	walls	wall	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
13	at	at	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	12	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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

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Same: a secret way past guards; different: friends together

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:68-willows-ch11-part4-the-secret-passage:t12:o4:1
# text = Same: a secret way past guards; different: friends together
1	Same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	secret	secret	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	past	past	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	guards	guard	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
9	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
11	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	parataxis	_	_
12	together	together	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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