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# Test 8 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter IV, part 2: Mr. Badger (b…

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Ava, lowkey impressed: «Badger's got rizz, even the hedgehogs know their way to his door.» (rizz = charm) What does the hedgehog say about Badger?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Badger, hedgehogs, rizz · **What happens:** get, know, do, say · **To what, where:** rizz, way, hedgehog · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 8 · ★★★ 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. 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/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Ava, lowkey impressed: «Badger's got rizz, even the hedgehogs know their way to his door.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:38-willows-ch4-part2-toad-news-and-hedgehogs:t8:1
# text = Ava, lowkey impressed: «Badger's got rizz, even the hedgehogs know their way to his door.»
1	Ava	Ava	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	lowkey	lowkey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	impressed	impressed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Badger	Badger	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	got	get	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	parataxis	_	_
10	rizz	rizz	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	even	even	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	hedgehogs	hedgehog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nsubj	_	_
15	know	know	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
16	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
18	to	to	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
20	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** *in a quote* | present · passive | Badger | rizz |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer rizz=Stimulus |
| 2 | **know** *in a quote* | present | the hedgehogs | hedgehogs's way |  |  |  | to Badger's door | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer way=Stimulus |

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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:* (rizz = charm) What does the hedgehog say about Badger?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:38-willows-ch4-part2-toad-news-and-hedgehogs:t8:2
# text = (rizz = charm) What does the hedgehog say about Badger?
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	rizz	rizz	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	4	punct	_	_
4	charm	charm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	4	punct	_	_
6	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	7	nsubj	_	_
7	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	hedgehog	hedgehog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	about	about	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	Badger	Badger	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present | rizz | the hedgehog |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hedgehog=Eventuality |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | rizz |  |  |  |  | about Badger | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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«Mr. Badger he's a kind-hearted gentleman, as everyone knows, and he has charm and good manners too»

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:38-willows-ch4-part2-toad-news-and-hedgehogs:t8:o1:1
# text = «Mr. Badger he's a kind-hearted gentleman, as everyone knows, and he has charm and good manners too»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Mr.	Mr.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:desc	_	_
3	Badger	Badger	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	vocative	_	_
4	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
7	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	hearted	hearted	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	gentleman	gentleman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
13	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	14	nsubj	_	_
14	knows	know	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
18	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	ccomp	_	_
19	charm	charm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
21	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	manners	manners	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	19	conj	_	_
23	too	too	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | Badger | a hearted gentleman |  |  |  | Badger  Mr. *vocative* | tree rules |
| 2 | **know** *in a quote* | present | everyone |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 3 | **have** *in a quote* | present | Badger | charm and good manners |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent charm=Patient |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Mr. Badger he's a kind-hearted gentleman, as everyone knows»

<!-- fold The tree, 11 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:38-willows-ch4-part2-toad-news-and-hedgehogs:t8:o2:1
# text = «Mr. Badger he's a kind-hearted gentleman, as everyone knows»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Mr.	Mr.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:desc	_	_
3	Badger	Badger	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	vocative	_	_
4	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
7	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	hearted	hearted	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	gentleman	gentleman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
13	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	14	nsubj	_	_
14	knows	know	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | Badger | a hearted gentleman |  |  |  | Badger  Mr. *vocative* | tree rules |
| 2 | **know** *in a quote* | present | everyone |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Mr. Badger he's a kind-hearted gentleman, as everyone knows, and his house is the warmest in the wood»

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:38-willows-ch4-part2-toad-news-and-hedgehogs:t8:o3:1
# text = «Mr. Badger he's a kind-hearted gentleman, as everyone knows, and his house is the warmest in the wood»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Mr.	Mr.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:desc	_	_
3	Badger	Badger	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	vocative	_	_
4	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
7	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	hearted	hearted	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	gentleman	gentleman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
13	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	14	nsubj	_	_
14	knows	know	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
17	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	_
19	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	cop	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	warmest	warm	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	10	parataxis	_	_
22	in	in	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	21	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | Badger | a hearted gentleman |  |  |  | Badger  Mr. *vocative* | tree rules |
| 2 | **know** *in a quote* | present | everyone |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **is** *in a quote* | present | Badger's house |  |  | the wood |  | warm *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Mr. Badger, he's a gentleman of great learning and wisdom»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:38-willows-ch4-part2-toad-news-and-hedgehogs:t8:o4:1
# text = «Mr. Badger, he's a gentleman of great learning and wisdom»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Mr.	Mr.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:desc	_	_
3	Badger	Badger	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	gentleman	gentleman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	learning	learning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	wisdom	wisdom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | Badger | a gentleman |  |  |  | of great learning and wisdom | tree rules |

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