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# Test 1 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter II, part 4: The Open Road…

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Ben, gurt (big) fan of Toad: «Toad helped push the cart out of the ditch, proper job.» (proper job = well done) Put it right.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Toad, proper job · **What happens:** help, push, do, put · **To what, where:** cart, ditch, proper job

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This is test 1 · ★★★ of lesson 32 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter II, part 4: The Open Road (the wreck of the cart, and Toad's new craze)» 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/32-willows-ch2-part4-the-wreck-and-the-new-craze/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Ben, gurt (big) fan of Toad: «Toad helped push the cart out of the ditch, proper job.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:32-willows-ch2-part4-the-wreck-and-the-new-craze:t1:1
# text = Ben, gurt (big) fan of Toad: «Toad helped push the cart out of the ditch, proper job.»
1	Ben	Ben	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	gurt	gurt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
4	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	_
7	fan	fan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	helped	help	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
14	push	push	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	xcomp	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	cart	cart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
17	out	out	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	ditch	ditch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
22	proper	proper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** *in a quote* | past | Toad |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **push** *in a quote* | infinitive | Toad *not said here* | the cart |  | the ditch and proper job |  |  | vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent cart=Theme out ditch=Trajectory |

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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:* (proper job = well done) Put it right.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:32-willows-ch2-part4-the-wreck-and-the-new-craze:t1:2
# text = (proper job = well done) Put it right.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	proper	proper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
4	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	6	punct	_	_
5	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	6	advmod	_	_
6	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	6	punct	_	_
8	Put	put	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	right	right	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | participle |  | proper job *not said here* |  |  |  | well *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **put** | infinitive | proper job | cart |  |  |  | right *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent it=Goal |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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He pushed the cart out of the ditch and then wouldn't stop talking about it

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:32-willows-ch2-part4-the-wreck-and-the-new-craze:t1:o1:1
# text = He pushed the cart out of the ditch and then wouldn't stop talking about it
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	pushed	push	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	cart	cart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	out	out	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	ditch	ditch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
10	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	13	advmod	_	_
11	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
13	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
14	talking	talk	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	13	xcomp	_	_
15	about	about	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **push** | past | He | the cart |  | the ditch |  |  | vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent cart=Theme out ditch=Trajectory |
| 2 | **not** **stop** | would | He *not said here* |  |  |  | then |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **talk** | gerund | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  | about ditch | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about it=Topic |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He was too proud to push, so he rode off in the motor-car instead

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:32-willows-ch2-part4-the-wreck-and-the-new-craze:t1:o2:1
# text = He was too proud to push, so he rode off in the motor-car instead
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	too	too	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	proud	proud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	push	push	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	rode	ride	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
11	off	off	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
14	motor	motor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
17	instead	instead	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | He |  |  |  |  | proud *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **push** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **ride off** | past | he |  |  | the motor car |  | instead *property* | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He wouldn't budge from the road

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:32-willows-ch2-part4-the-wreck-and-the-new-craze:t1:o3:1
# text = He wouldn't budge from the road
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	budge	budge	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **budge** | would | He |  |  | the road |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He pushed the cart out nicely

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:32-willows-ch2-part4-the-wreck-and-the-new-craze:t1:o4:1
# text = He pushed the cart out nicely
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	pushed	push	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	cart	cart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	out	out	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
6	nicely	nicely	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **push out** | past | He | the cart |  |  |  | nicely *property* | vn carry-11.4-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cart=Theme |

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