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description: Select the response which most accurately characterises Toad's conduct on the first morning. Exam question 3 of lesson 31 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter II, part 3: The Open Road (life on the road, and a motor-car)» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragma
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# Exam question 3 · The Wind in the Willows, chapter II, part 3: The Open Road…

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Select the response which most accurately characterises Toad's conduct on the first morning.

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, Toad · **What happens:** select, characteris, conduct · **To what, where:** response

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 31 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter II, part 3: The Open Road (life on the road, and a motor-car)» 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/31-willows-ch2-part3-poop-poop/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:31-willows-ch2-part3-poop-poop:e3:1
# text = Select the response which most accurately characterises Toad's conduct on the first morning.
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	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	conduct	conduct	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
11	on	on	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	14	amod	_	_
14	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	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 |  |  | morning | accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **conduct** |  | Toad |  |  |  |  |  | nom conduct «act transitive»: poss=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 {#o1}

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He lay asleep in his bunk all morning long while the Mole and Rat worked very hard to make the breakfast, the tent and the fire

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:31-willows-ch2-part3-poop-poop:e3:o1:1
# text = He lay asleep in his bunk all morning long while the Mole and Rat worked very hard to make the breakfast, the tent and the fire
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	lay	lie	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	asleep	asleep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	bunk	bunk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	_
9	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	2	advmod	_	_
10	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	Mole	Mole	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
15	worked	work	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
16	very	very	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
17	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	xcomp	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	19	mark	_	_
19	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	xcomp	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	breakfast	breakfast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	tent	tent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	_
25	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lie** | past | He |  |  | his bunk | morning | asleep, long *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in bunk=Location |
| 2 | **work** | past | the Mole and Rat |  |  |  |  | hard *property* | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **make** | to-infinitive | the Mole and Rat *not said here* | the breakfast |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset breakfast=Product |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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He slept soundly while his companions performed the labour

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:31-willows-ch2-part3-poop-poop:e3:o2:1
# text = He slept soundly while his companions performed the labour
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	slept	sleep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	soundly	soundly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	companions	companion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	performed	perform	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	labour	labour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sleep** | past | He |  |  |  |  | soundly *property* | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **perform** | past | his companions | the labour |  |  |  |  | vn performance-26.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent labour=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He lay in bed while his friends worked hard on the camp

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:31-willows-ch2-part3-poop-poop:e3:o3:1
# text = He lay in bed while his friends worked hard on the camp
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	lay	lie	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	bed	bed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	worked	work	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
9	hard	hard	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	8	advmod	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	camp	camp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lie** | past | He |  |  | bed |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in bed=Location |
| 2 | **work** | past | his friends |  |  |  |  | on the camp; hard *property* | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent on camp=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He walked ahead of his friends and never looked back at them

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:31-willows-ch2-part3-poop-poop:e3:o4:1
# text = He walked ahead of his friends and never looked back at them
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	walked	walk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	ahead	ahead	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	back	back	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
11	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | past | He |  |  |  |  | of his friends; ahead *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme of friend=Trajectory |
| 2 | **not** **look back** | past | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  | at friends *= friend* | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at they=Theme |

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