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# Test 15 · ★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter I, part 3: The River Bank…

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★★★ The Otter is «Proud, I'm sure» to meet the Mole, yet earlier said «Greedy beggars!» to them both. Was the Otter cross?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** ★, I · **What happens:** be, meet, say · **To what, where:** Mole, Greedy beggars, beggars, Otter cross · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 15 · ★★ of lesson 27 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter I, part 3: The River Bank (the Otter, a glimpse of Badger, and Toad in his new boat)» 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/27-willows-ch1-part3-otter-badger-and-toad/#t15).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* ★★★ The Otter is «Proud, I'm sure» to meet the Mole, yet earlier said «Greedy beggars!» to them both.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:27-willows-ch1-part3-otter-badger-and-toad:t15:1
# text = ★★★ The Otter is «Proud, I'm sure» to meet the Mole, yet earlier said «Greedy beggars!» to them both.
1	★	★	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	★	★	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	1	dep	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	★	★	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Otter	Otter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	Proud	proud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	sure	sure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	meet	meet	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	xcomp	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	Mole	mole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
19	yet	yet	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
20	earlier	early	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	21	advmod	_	_
21	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
22	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	24	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	Greedy	greedy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
24	beggars	beggar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	24	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	24	punct	_	_
27	to	to	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
28	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	obl	_	_
29	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	21	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | ★ ★ the Otter |  |  |  |  | proud *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | ★ ★ the Otter *= ★* |  |  |  |  | sure *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **meet** | to-infinitive | I *not said here* | the Mole |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mole=Co-Agent |
| 4 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | ★ ★ the Otter *not said here* | Greedy beggars | beggars *= beggar* |  |  | early *property* | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent beggar=Theme both=Manner |

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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:* Was the Otter cross?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:27-willows-ch1-part3-otter-badger-and-toad:t15:2
# text = Was the Otter cross?
1	Was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	Otter	Otter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	cross	cross	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past |  | the Otter cross |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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No: «Greedy beggars!» was a friendly tease

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:27-willows-ch1-part3-otter-badger-and-toad:t15:o1:1
# text = No: «Greedy beggars!» was a friendly tease
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	11	det	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	Greedy	greedy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	beggars	beggar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	friendly	friendly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	tease	tease	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past |  | no friendly tease |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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No: he was actually furious, but he was too polite to show it at all

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:27-willows-ch1-part3-otter-badger-and-toad:t15:o2:1
# text = No: he was actually furious, but he was too polite to show it at all
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	6	det	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	actually	actually	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	furious	furious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
11	too	too	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	polite	polite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	show	show	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	csubj	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	_
16	at	at	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | he |  |  |  |  | actually, furious *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | past | he |  |  |  |  | polite *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **show** | to-infinitive |  | it |  | all |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent it=Recipient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes, he was very cross

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:27-willows-ch1-part3-otter-badger-and-toad:t15:o3:1
# text = Yes, he was very cross
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	very	very	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	cross	cross	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | he |  |  |  |  | cross *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes: he was cross but hid it by pretending to make a friendly joke at them

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:27-willows-ch1-part3-otter-badger-and-toad:t15:o4:1
# text = Yes: he was cross but hid it by pretending to make a friendly joke at them
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	cross	cross	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	hid	hide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	pretending	pretend	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	xcomp	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	friendly	friendly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	joke	joke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
16	at	at	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | he |  |  |  |  | cross *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **hide** | past | he *not said here* | it |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
| 3 | **pretend** | gerund | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **make** | to-infinitive | he *not said here* | a friendly joke |  |  |  | at them *= they* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset joke=Product |

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