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# Test 8 · ★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter II, part 2: The Open Road…

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The book calls the caravan a «gipsy caravan». How do we see that word today?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** book, we · **What happens:** call, see · **To what, where:** caravan, word · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 8 · ★★ of lesson 30 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter II, part 2: The Open Road (Toad's canary-coloured caravan)» 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/30-willows-ch2-part2-the-canary-coloured-cart/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* The book calls the caravan a «gipsy caravan».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:30-willows-ch2-part2-the-canary-coloured-cart:t8:1
# text = The book calls the caravan a «gipsy caravan».
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	calls	call	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	caravan	caravan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	gipsy	gipsy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	caravan	caravan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | present | the book | the caravan |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent caravan=Recipient |

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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 do we see that word today?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:30-willows-ch2-part2-the-canary-coloured-cart:t8:2
# text = How do we see that word today?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	6	det	_	_
6	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | present · do-support | we | that word |  |  | today |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer word=Stimulus |

## The options {#options}

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

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As an old word many Roma and Travellers find unkind

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:30-willows-ch2-part2-the-canary-coloured-cart:t8:o1:1
# text = As an old word many Roma and Travellers find unkind
1	As	as	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
2	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	Roma	Roma	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	Travellers	traveller	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
9	find	find	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	unkind	unkind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | present |  |  |  |  |  | as many Roma and Travellers; unkind *property* | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent as roma=Attribute |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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As a term that was once common but is now seldom heard in polite conversation

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:30-willows-ch2-part2-the-canary-coloured-cart:t8:o2:1
# text = As a term that was once common but is now seldom heard in polite conversation
1	As	as	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	term	term	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	7	advmod	_	_
7	common	common	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
10	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	12	advmod	_	_
11	seldom	seldom	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	heard	hear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	conj	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	polite	polite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	conversation	conversation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | that |  |  |  |  | as a term; common, once *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **hear** | present · passive | that *not said here* |  |  | polite conversation | now | seldom *property* | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus» |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
As an old word that many Roma and Travellers find unkind and avoid using today

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:30-willows-ch2-part2-the-canary-coloured-cart:t8:o3:1
# text = As an old word that many Roma and Travellers find unkind and avoid using today
1	As	as	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	obj	_	_
6	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	Roma	Roma	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	Travellers	traveller	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
10	find	find	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
11	unkind	unkind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	xcomp	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	avoid	avoid	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
14	using	use	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	advcl	_	_
15	today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | present | many Roma and Travellers | a old word |  |  |  | unkind *property* | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=Topic |
| 2 | **avoid** | present | many Roma and Travellers *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn avoid-52 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **use** | gerund | many Roma and Travellers *not said here* |  |  |  | today |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
As a neutral word, still used by everyone today

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:30-willows-ch2-part2-the-canary-coloured-cart:t8:o4:1
# text = As a neutral word, still used by everyone today
1	As	as	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	neutral	neutral	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	still	still	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	7	obl	_	_
10	today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | participle |  | a neutral word *not said here* |  |  | still; today | by everyone | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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