Test 7 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter VI, part 1: Mr. Toad (the…

Looking back: in chapter III, what did the Rat say about calling on the Badger?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: Rat · What happens: look back, say, call · To what, where: chapter · Speech: someone speaks here

This is test 7 · ★★★ of lesson 45 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter VI, part 1: Mr. Toad (the hour of Toad, and off with those motor-clothes!)» 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.

The question

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Looking	look	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	5 chapter	csubj
2	back	back	ADV	_	1 Looking	advmod
3	:	:	PUNCT	_	5 chapter	punct
4	in	in	ADP	_	5 chapter	case
5	chapter	chapter	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	III	III	NUM	NumForm=Roman NumType=Card	5 chapter	flat
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 say	punct
8	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	12 say	obj
9	did	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	12 say	aux
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 Rat	det
11	Rat	Rat	PROPN	Number=Sing	12 say	nsubj
12	say	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 chapter	parataxis
13	about	about	SCONJ	_	14 calling	mark
14	calling	call	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	12 say	advcl
15	on	on	ADP	_	17 Badger	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 Badger	det
17	Badger	Badger	PROPN	Number=Sing	14 calling	obl
18	?	?	PUNCT	_	5 chapter	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	look back	gerund				vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
2	say speech: assert	past · do-support	the Rat	chapter		vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic
3	call	gerund	the Rat not said here		on the Badger	vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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.

The options

Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer

He'd be sure to be offended; you take him as and when you find him

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 sure	nsubj
2	'd	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 sure	aux
3	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	4 sure	cop
4	sure	sure	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	to	to	PART	_	7 offended	mark
6	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	7 offended	aux:pass
7	offended	offend	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 sure	ccomp
8	;	;	PUNCT	_	10 take	punct
9	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	10 take	nsubj
10	take	take	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 sure	parataxis
11	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 take	obj
12	as	as	ADV	_	10 take	advmod
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 find	cc
14	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	16 find	advmod
15	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	16 find	nsubj
16	find	find	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 take	conj
17	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	16 find	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	other	roles by
1	is	would	He			sure property	tree rules
2	offend	to-infinitive · passive	He not said here				vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»
3	take	present	you		him = he		vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument he=Destination
4	find	present	you	him = he			vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Topic

Option 2

He would be sure to be annoyed if you called without a note first

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 sure	nsubj
2	would	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 sure	aux
3	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	4 sure	cop
4	sure	sure	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	to	to	PART	_	7 annoyed	mark
6	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	7 annoyed	cop
7	annoyed	annoyed	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 sure	ccomp
8	if	if	SCONJ	_	10 called	mark
9	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	10 called	nsubj
10	called	call	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 sure	ccomp
11	without	without	ADP	_	13 note	case
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 note	det
13	note	note	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 called	obl
14	first	first	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	10 called	advmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	is	would	He	sure property	tree rules
2	is	to-infinitive	He not said here	annoyed property	tree rules
3	call a condition, not said to happen	past	you	without a note; first property	vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Option 3

No, don't call on him at all; he will be offended, so leave him in peace until he sends word of his own

The tree, 24 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	No	no	INTJ	Polarity=Neg	5 call	discourse
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 No	punct
3	do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	5 call	aux
4	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	5 call	advmod
5	call	call	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	on	on	ADP	_	7 him	case
7	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 call	obl
8	at	at	ADP	_	9 all	case
9	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	5 call	obl
10	;	;	PUNCT	_	14 offended	punct
11	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	14 offended	nsubj:pass
12	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	14 offended	aux
13	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	14 offended	aux:pass
14	offended	offend	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 call	advcl
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 leave	punct
16	so	so	ADV	_	17 leave	advmod
17	leave	leave	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 call	parataxis
18	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	17 leave	obj
19	in	in	ADP	_	20 peace	case
20	peace	peace	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 leave	obl
21	until	until	SCONJ	_	23 sends	mark
22	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	23 sends	nsubj
23	sends	send	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	17 leave	advcl
24	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 sends	obj
25	of	of	ADP	_	27 own	case
26	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	27 own	nmod:poss
27	own	own	ADJ	Degree=Pos	24 word	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	not call speech: assert	imperative · do-support	you not said here			on him = he; at all	vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Agent at all=Stimulus
2	offend	future · passive		he			vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer
3	leave	infinitive		him = he	peace		vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent he=Theme in peace=Location
4	send	present	he	word of his own			vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Theme

Option 4

He'd be sure to be offended, so you must take him as and when you find him, with no fuss at all

The tree, 23 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 sure	nsubj
2	'd	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 sure	aux
3	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	4 sure	cop
4	sure	sure	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	to	to	PART	_	7 offended	mark
6	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	7 offended	aux:pass
7	offended	offend	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 sure	ccomp
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 take	punct
9	so	so	ADV	_	12 take	advmod
10	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	12 take	nsubj
11	must	must	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	12 take	aux
12	take	take	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 sure	parataxis
13	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 take	obj
14	as	as	ADV	_	12 take	advmod
15	and	and	CCONJ	_	18 find	cc
16	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	18 find	advmod
17	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	18 find	nsubj
18	find	find	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 take	conj
19	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	18 find	obj
20	,	,	PUNCT	_	23 fuss	punct
21	with	with	ADP	_	23 fuss	case
22	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	23 fuss	det
23	fuss	fuss	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 take	obl
24	at	at	ADP	_	25 all	case
25	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	23 fuss	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	other	roles by
1	is	would	He			sure property	tree rules
2	offend	to-infinitive · passive	He not said here				vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»
3	take	must	you		him = he	with no fuss at all	vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument he=Destination
4	find	present	you	him = he			vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Topic

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