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title: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter IV, p… · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the Badger's occupation in his study that morning. Exam question 4 of lesson 38 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter IV, part 2: Mr. Badger (bad news of Toad, a winter promise, and two lost hedgehogs)» of the books course of Mova's pr
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# Exam question 4 · The Wind in the Willows, chapter IV, part 2: Mr. Badger (b…

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the Badger's occupation in his study that morning.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, established facts, Badger · **What happens:** select, establish, concern, occupy, study · **To what, where:** response, occupation, study

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 38 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter IV, part 2: Mr. Badger (bad news of Toad, a winter promise, and two lost hedgehogs)» 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/38-willows-ch4-part2-toad-news-and-hedgehogs/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:38-willows-ch4-part2-toad-news-and-hedgehogs:e4:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the Badger's occupation in his study that 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	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
9	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	Badger	Badger	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	occupation	occupation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	study	study	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
17	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	18	det	_	_
18	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	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 |  |  |  | consistent *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **concern** | gerund | the established facts *not said here* | the Badger's occupation |  | Badger's study  that morning |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus occupation=Experiencer |
| 4 | **occupy** |  | the Badger |  |  |  |  |  | nom occupation «act transitive»: poss=agent |
| 5 | **study** |  | Badger |  |  |  |  |  | nom study «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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Repose in an arm-chair, with a red handkerchief over his face, pretending not to hear the hedgehogs

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:38-willows-ch4-part2-toad-news-and-hedgehogs:e4:o1:1
# text = Repose in an arm-chair, with a red handkerchief over his face, pretending not to hear the hedgehogs
1	Repose	repose	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	arm	arm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	chair	chair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	handkerchief	handkerchief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
12	over	over	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	pretending	pretend	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
17	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	19	advmod	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	19	mark	_	_
19	hear	hear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	xcomp	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	hedgehogs	hedgehog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **repose** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | a arm chair |  | with a red handkerchief over his face | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in chair=Location |
| 2 | **pretend** | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **hear** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | the hedgehogs |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer hedgehog=Stimulus |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Writing a letter at the desk, with his spectacles on

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:38-willows-ch4-part2-toad-news-and-hedgehogs:e4:o2:1
# text = Writing a letter at the desk, with his spectacles on
1	Writing	write	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	csubj	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	letter	letter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	desk	desk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	spectacles	spectacle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
11	on	on	ADP	IN	_	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | gerund |  | a letter |  | the desk |  | with his spectacles | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent letter=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Repose in an arm-chair, with a handkerchief over his face and his boots resting on the fender

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:38-willows-ch4-part2-toad-news-and-hedgehogs:e4:o3:1
# text = Repose in an arm-chair, with a handkerchief over his face and his boots resting on the fender
1	Repose	repose	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	arm	arm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	chair	chair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	handkerchief	handkerchief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
11	over	over	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	boots	boot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	conj	_	_
17	resting	rest	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	_
18	on	on	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	fender	fender	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **repose** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | a arm chair |  | with a handkerchief over his face and his boots | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in chair=Location |
| 2 | **rest** | gerund | a handkerchief over his face and his boots *not said here* |  |  | the fender |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on fender=Location |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Repose in an arm-chair, with a handkerchief over his face

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:38-willows-ch4-part2-toad-news-and-hedgehogs:e4:o4:1
# text = Repose in an arm-chair, with a handkerchief over his face
1	Repose	repose	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	arm	arm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	chair	chair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	handkerchief	handkerchief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
11	over	over	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **repose** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | a arm chair |  | with a handkerchief over his face | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in chair=Location |

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