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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 Mole's conclusion upon the homeward journey. Exam question 4 of lesson 40 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter IV, part 4: Mr. Badger (the city under the Wild Wood, and the way home)» of the books course of Mova's primary school, 
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# Exam question 4 · The Wind in the Willows, chapter IV, part 4: Mr. Badger (t…

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the Mole's conclusion upon the homeward journey.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, established facts, Mole · **What happens:** select, establish, concern, conclude · **To what, where:** response, conclusion

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 40 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter IV, part 4: Mr. Badger (the city under the Wild Wood, and the way home)» 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/40-willows-ch4-part4-the-city-under-the-wood/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:40-willows-ch4-part4-the-city-under-the-wood:e4:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the Mole's conclusion upon the homeward journey.
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	Mole	mole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	conclusion	conclusion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
14	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	homeward	homeward	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	journey	journey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	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 Mole's conclusion |  |  |  | upon the homeward journey | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus conclusion=Experiencer |
| 4 | **conclude** |  | the Mole |  |  |  |  |  | nom conclusion «cognition 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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That he belonged to the wild river and the forest beyond

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:40-willows-ch4-part4-the-city-under-the-wood:e4:o1:1
# text = That he belonged to the wild river and the forest beyond
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	nsubj	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	belonged	belong	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	wild	wild	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	forest	forest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
11	beyond	beyond	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **belong** | past | That |  |  |  |  | to the wild river and the forest; beyond *property* | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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That he belonged to the cultivated country of field and hedgerow

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:40-willows-ch4-part4-the-city-under-the-wood:e4:o2:1
# text = That he belonged to the cultivated country of field and hedgerow
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	nsubj	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	belonged	belong	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	cultivated	cultivate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	field	field	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	hedgerow	hedgerow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **belong** | past | That |  |  |  |  | to the cultivated country of field and hedgerow | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **cultivate** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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That he had discovered he was not a river animal but an underground creature after all, and would live there

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:40-willows-ch4-part4-the-city-under-the-wood:e4:o3:1
# text = That he had discovered he was not a river animal but an underground creature after all, and would live there
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	discovered	discover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	20	advcl	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	ccomp	_	_
11	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	underground	underground	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	creature	creature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
15	after	after	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
19	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	20	aux	_	_
20	live	live	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
21	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	20	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **discover** | past · perfect · passive |  | That |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |
| 2 | **not** **is a** | past | he | a river animal but a underground creature after all |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **live** | would |  |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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That he belonged to the great cultivated country of tidy fields, neat hedgerows and quiet farms

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:40-willows-ch4-part4-the-city-under-the-wood:e4:o4:1
# text = That he belonged to the great cultivated country of tidy fields, neat hedgerows and quiet farms
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	nsubj	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	belonged	belong	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	cultivated	cultivate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	tidy	tidy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	fields	field	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	neat	neat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	hedgerows	hedgerow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	quiet	quiet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	farms	farm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **belong** | past | That |  |  |  |  | to the great cultivated country of tidy fields and neat hedgerows and quiet farms | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **cultivate** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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