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title: Ascertain the provisions discovered by the two animals in the course… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter V, pa… · tree and pragmatics
description: Ascertain the provisions discovered by the two animals in the course of their search. Exam question 2 of lesson 43 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter V, part 3: Dulce Domum (a dusty home, a sardine supper, and voices outside)» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and
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# Exam question 2 · The Wind in the Willows, chapter V, part 3: Dulce Domum (a…

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Ascertain the provisions discovered by the two animals in the course of their search.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, animals · **What happens:** ascertain, discover, search · **To what, where:** provisions

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 43 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter V, part 3: Dulce Domum (a dusty home, a sardine supper, and voices outside)» 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/43-willows-ch5-part3-sardines-and-carol-singers/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:43-willows-ch5-part3-sardines-and-carol-singers:e2:1
# text = Ascertain the provisions discovered by the two animals in the course of their search.
1	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	provisions	provision	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	discovered	discover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	course	course	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	search	search	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ascertain** | imperative | you *not said here* | the provisions |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent provision=Topic |
| 2 | **discover** | participle |  | the provisions *not said here* |  |  |  | by the two animals in the course of animals's search | vn discover-84-1 «NP V PP.topic S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **search** |  | animals *= animal* |  |  |  |  |  | nom search «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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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A tin of sardines, captain's biscuits and a German sausage

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:43-willows-ch5-part3-sardines-and-carol-singers:e2:o1:1
# text = A tin of sardines, captain's biscuits and a German sausage
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tin	tin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	sardines	sardine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	captain	captain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	biscuits	biscuit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	German	German	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	sausage	sausage	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 box of matches, some candles and an old loaf

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:43-willows-ch5-part3-sardines-and-carol-singers:e2:o2:1
# text = A box of matches, some candles and an old loaf
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	matches	match	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	7	det	_	_
7	candles	candle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	loaf	loaf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
```

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

### Option 3 {#o3}

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A tin of peaches, cold tea, and some pickled onions

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:43-willows-ch5-part3-sardines-and-carol-singers:e2:o3:1
# text = A tin of peaches, cold tea, and some pickled onions
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tin	tin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	peaches	peach	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	12	det	_	_
11	pickled	pickle	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	amod	_	_
12	onions	onion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pickle** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A cold kettle

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:43-willows-ch5-part3-sardines-and-carol-singers:e2:o4:1
# text = A cold kettle
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	kettle	kettle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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

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