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title: It is given that the Rat departed in search of the Mole. Identify th… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter III,… · tree and pragmatics
description: It is given that the Rat departed in search of the Mole. Identify the articles with which he equipped himself. Exam question 4 of lesson 34 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter III, part 2: The Wild Wood (the faces, the whistling, the pattering — and the Rat sets out)» of the books course of Mova's pri
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# Exam question 4 · The Wind in the Willows, chapter III, part 2: The Wild Woo…

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It is given that the Rat departed in search of the Mole. Identify the articles with which he equipped himself.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Rat, you · **What happens:** give, depart, search, identify, equip · **To what, where:** It, search, Mole, articles, Rat

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 34 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter III, part 2: The Wild Wood (the faces, the whistling, the pattering — and the Rat sets out)» 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/34-willows-ch3-part2-the-terror-of-the-wild-wood/#e4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that the Rat departed in search of the Mole.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:34-willows-ch3-part2-the-terror-of-the-wild-wood:e4:1
# text = It is given that the Rat departed in search of the Mole.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	departed	depart	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	search	search	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	Mole	mole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **depart** | past | the Rat |  |  | search of the Mole |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **search** |  |  | the Mole |  |  |  |  | nom search «act transitive»: of=patient |

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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:* Identify the articles with which he equipped himself.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:34-willows-ch3-part2-the-terror-of-the-wild-wood:e4:2
# text = Identify the articles with which he equipped himself.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	articles	article	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	obl	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	equipped	equip	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
8	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the articles |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent article=Theme |
| 2 | **equip** | past | Rat | Rat |  |  |  | with the articles | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP-Fulfilling PP»: agent=Agent himself=Recipient with which=Theme |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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A sword, a pistol and a long rope

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:34-willows-ch3-part2-the-terror-of-the-wild-wood:e4:o1:1
# text = A sword, a pistol and a long rope
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sword	sword	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	pistol	pistol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	rope	rope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 2 {#o2}

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A cudgel, a lamp and a belt

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:34-willows-ch3-part2-the-terror-of-the-wild-wood:e4:o2:1
# text = A cudgel, a lamp and a belt
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cudgel	cudgel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	lamp	lamp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	belt	belt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Two heavy swords, a flask of cordial, a helmet, and a long coil of rope

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:34-willows-ch3-part2-the-terror-of-the-wild-wood:e4:o3:1
# text = Two heavy swords, a flask of cordial, a helmet, and a long coil of rope
1	Two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
2	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	swords	sword	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	flask	flask	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	cordial	cordial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	helmet	helmet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	coil	coil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	rope	rope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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A belt, a brace of pistols and a stout cudgel

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:34-willows-ch3-part2-the-terror-of-the-wild-wood:e4:o4:1
# text = A belt, a brace of pistols and a stout cudgel
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	belt	belt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	brace	brace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	pistols	pistol	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	stout	stout	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	cudgel	cudgel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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