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title: Sophie, spill the tea (tell the gossip): «so Badger snuck into Toad… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter XI, p… · tree and pragmatics
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# Test 4 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter XI, part 4: «Like Summer…

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Sophie, spill the tea (tell the gossip): «so Badger snuck into Toad Hall himself to find out about the party?» Put it right.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Sophie, Badger, you · **What happens:** spill, tell, snuck, find out, put · **To what, where:** tea, gossip, Badger, Toad Hall · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 4 · ★★★ 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/#t4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Sophie, spill the tea (tell the gossip): «so Badger snuck into Toad Hall himself to find out about the party?»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:68-willows-ch11-part4-the-secret-passage:t4:1
# text = Sophie, spill the tea (tell the gossip): «so Badger snuck into Toad Hall himself to find out about the party?»
1	Sophie	Sophie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	spill	spill	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	gossip	gossip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	so	so	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
14	Badger	Badger	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
15	snuck	snuck	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
16	into	into	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	Hall	Hall	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
19	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	15	obl	_	_
20	to	to	PART	TO	_	21	mark	_	_
21	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	advcl	_	_
22	out	out	ADP	RP	_	21	compound:prt	_	_
23	about	about	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spill** | infinitive | Sophie | the tea |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location tea=Theme |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | infinitive | Sophie *not said here* | the gossip |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent gossip=Recipient |
| 3 | **snuck** *in a quote* | past | Badger | Badger |  | Toad Hall |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **find out** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | Badger *not said here* |  |  |  |  | about the party | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about party=Topic |

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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:68-willows-ch11-part4-the-secret-passage:t4:2
# 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* | gossip |  |  |  | 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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No: Otter went to the back door disguised as a sweep, and Badger waited in the wood

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:68-willows-ch11-part4-the-secret-passage:t4:o1:1
# text = No: Otter went to the back door disguised as a sweep, and Badger waited in the wood
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	3	det	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
3	Otter	Otter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	disguised	disguise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	sweep	sweep	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	Badger	Badger	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
16	waited	wait	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | no Otter |  |  | the back door |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to door=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **disguise** | participle |  | the back door *not said here* |  |  |  | as a sweep | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **wait** | past | Badger |  |  | the wood |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in wood=Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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No: Otter went round the back of the house disguised as a sweep and asked the cook a question

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:68-willows-ch11-part4-the-secret-passage:t4:o2:1
# text = No: Otter went round the back of the house disguised as a sweep and asked the cook a question
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	3	det	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
3	Otter	Otter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	round	round	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	disguised	disguise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
12	as	as	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	sweep	sweep	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	cook	cook	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	question	question	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | no Otter |  |  | the back of the house |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme round back=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **disguise** | participle |  | the house *not said here* |  |  |  | as a sweep | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | no Otter *not said here* | the cook |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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No: Otter went to the kitchen as a gardener

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:68-willows-ch11-part4-the-secret-passage:t4:o3:1
# text = No: Otter went to the kitchen as a gardener
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	3	det	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
3	Otter	Otter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	gardener	gardener	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | no Otter |  |  | the kitchen |  | as a gardener | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to kitchen=Initial\_Location |

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

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No: Otter went to the back door disguised as a sweep

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:68-willows-ch11-part4-the-secret-passage:t4:o4:1
# text = No: Otter went to the back door disguised as a sweep
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	3	det	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
3	Otter	Otter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	disguised	disguise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	sweep	sweep	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | no Otter |  |  | the back door |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to door=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **disguise** | participle |  | the back door *not said here* |  |  |  | as a sweep | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |

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