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title: Select the response which most accurately characterises Toad Hall as… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter II, p… · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response which most accurately characterises Toad Hall as described by the Rat. Exam question 3 of lesson 29 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter II, part 1: The Open Road (the Ducks' Ditty, and a visit to Toad Hall)» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and
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# Exam question 3 · The Wind in the Willows, chapter II, part 1: The Open Road…

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Select the response which most accurately characterises Toad Hall as described by the Rat.

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** select, characteris, describe · **To what, where:** response

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 29 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter II, part 1: The Open Road (the Ducks' Ditty, and a visit to Toad Hall)» of the books course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. 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/29-willows-ch2-part1-ducks-ditty-and-toad-hall/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:29-willows-ch2-part1-ducks-ditty-and-toad-hall:e3:1
# text = Select the response which most accurately characterises Toad Hall as described by the Rat.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	obj	_	_
5	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	6	advmod	_	_
6	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
8	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	Hall	Hall	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
11	described	describe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	advcl	_	_
12	by	by	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **characteris** | present |  | the response |  |  |  | accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **describe** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | by the Rat | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |

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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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
One of the nicest houses in those parts, though this is never admitted to its owner

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:29-willows-ch2-part1-ducks-ditty-and-toad-hall:e3:o1:1
# text = One of the nicest houses in those parts, though this is never admitted to its owner
1	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	nicest	nice	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	houses	house	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	those	that	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	8	det	_	_
8	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
10	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
11	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	14	nsubj:pass	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux:pass	_	_
13	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
14	admitted	admit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	parataxis	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	owner	owner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **admit** *speech: other* | present · passive |  | this | its owner |  |  |  | vn confess-37.10 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Topic to owner=Recipient |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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One of the nicest houses in those parts, though this is never admitted to its owner, and the Rat has said so many times to the Mole on the riverbank

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:29-willows-ch2-part1-ducks-ditty-and-toad-hall:e3:o2:1
# text = One of the nicest houses in those parts, though this is never admitted to its owner, and the Rat has said so many times to the Mole on the riverbank
1	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	nicest	nice	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	houses	house	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	those	that	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	8	det	_	_
8	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
10	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
11	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	14	nsubj:pass	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux:pass	_	_
13	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
14	admitted	admit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	owner	owner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	23	nsubj	_	_
22	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	23	aux	_	_
23	said	say	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	1	parataxis	_	_
24	so	so	ADV	RB	_	25	advmod	_	_
25	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	amod	_	_
26	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	23	obl:unmarked	_	_
27	to	to	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
28	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
29	Mole	mole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obl	_	_
30	on	on	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
31	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	32	det	_	_
32	riverbank	riverbank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **admit** *speech: other* | present · passive | that parts *not said here* | this | its owner |  |  |  | vn confess-37.10 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Topic to owner=Recipient |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present · perfect | the Rat |  | the Mole on the riverbank |  | time |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to mole=Recipient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A very grand house with a great many rooms, though it is rather cold and damp

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:29-willows-ch2-part1-ducks-ditty-and-toad-hall:e3:o3:1
# text = A very grand house with a great many rooms, though it is rather cold and damp
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	very	very	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	grand	grand	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	rooms	room	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
14	rather	rather	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	damp	damp	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a grand house with a great many rooms |  |  |  |  | cold *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | a grand house with a great many rooms *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A fine house that the Rat dislikes for its many faults and ugly chimneys

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:29-willows-ch2-part1-ducks-ditty-and-toad-hall:e3:o4:1
# text = A fine house that the Rat dislikes for its many faults and ugly chimneys
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	obj	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	dislikes	dislike	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
10	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	faults	fault	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	ugly	ugly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	chimneys	chimney	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dislike** | present | the Rat | a fine house |  |  |  | for Rat's many faults and ugly chimneys | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer that=Stimulus for fault=Attribute |
| 2 | **fault** |  | Rat |  |  |  |  |  | nom fault «act transitive»: poss=agent |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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