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# Test 13 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter V, part 1: Dulce Domum (t…

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Ivy, lowkey teary: «I'm dead, why's she crying over a smell?» (I'm dead = that's so funny) What does the smell really mean to the Mole?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** I, Ivy, that · **What happens:** be, cry, do, mean · **To what, where:** smell

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This is test 13 · ★★★ of lesson 41 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter V, part 1: Dulce Domum (the village windows and the call of home)» 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/41-willows-ch5-part1-the-call-of-home/#t13).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Ivy, lowkey teary: «I'm dead, why's she crying over a smell?»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:41-willows-ch5-part1-the-call-of-home:t13:1
# text = Ivy, lowkey teary: «I'm dead, why's she crying over a smell?»
1	Ivy	Ivy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	lowkey	lowkey	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	teary	teary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	14	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
13	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	crying	cry	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	conj	_	_
15	over	over	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	smell	smell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | I |  |  |  |  | dead *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **cry** *speech: express* *in a quote* | present · progressive | Ivy |  |  | a smell |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over smell=Location |

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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:* (I'm dead = that's so funny) What does the smell really mean to the Mole?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:41-willows-ch5-part1-the-call-of-home:t13:2
# text = (I'm dead = that's so funny) What does the smell really mean to the Mole?
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	=	=	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	funny	funny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	4	punct	_	_
11	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	12	nsubj	_	_
12	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	smell	smell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	really	really	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	mean	mean	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	advcl	_	_
17	to	to	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	Mole	mole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | I |  |  |  |  | dead *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | that |  |  |  |  | funny *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **do** | present |  | the smell |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent smell=Eventuality |
| 4 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  | to the Mole | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot to mole=Attribute |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Nothing much, only a sad reminder of food that he cannot have now in the cold dark night

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:41-willows-ch5-part1-the-call-of-home:t13:o1:1
# text = Nothing much, only a sad reminder of food that he cannot have now in the cold dark night
1	Nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	0	root	_	_
2	much	much	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	sad	sad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	reminder	reminder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
11	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
12	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
14	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	acl	_	_
15	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	14	advmod	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
18	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
19	dark	dark	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **have** | can | he | a sad reminder of food *not said here* |  |  | now; night |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reminder=Patient |
| 2 | **remind** |  |  | food |  |  |  |  | nom reminder «communication transitive»: of=patient |

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

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His own home calling him, full of memories

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:41-willows-ch5-part1-the-call-of-home:t13:o2:1
# text = His own home calling him, full of memories
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	calling	call	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
5	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	acl:relcl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	memories	memory	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | gerund | His own home *not said here* |  | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent he=Recipient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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A pleasant scent from a far-off garden

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:41-willows-ch5-part1-the-call-of-home:t13:o3:1
# text = A pleasant scent from a far-off garden
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	pleasant	pleasant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	scent	scent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
6	far	far	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	off	off	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
```

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

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Just a funny smell from the cottage

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:41-willows-ch5-part1-the-call-of-home:t13:o4:1
# text = Just a funny smell from the cottage
1	Just	just	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	funny	funny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	smell	smell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	cottage	cottage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
```

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

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