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# Exam question 3 · The Wind in the Willows, chapter V, part 3: Dulce Domum (a…

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the Rat's conduct during the Mole's account of his possessions?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Rat, Mole, his · **What happens:** follow, characteris, conduct, account, possess · **To what, where:** conduct, possessions

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This is exam question 3 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/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:43-willows-ch5-part3-sardines-and-carol-singers:e3:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the Rat's conduct during the Mole's account of his possessions?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	's	PART	POS	_	10	case	_	_
12	conduct	conduct	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
13	during	during	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	Mole	mole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	's	's	PART	POS	_	15	case	_	_
17	account	account	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
18	of	of	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	possessions	possession	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **characteris** | present |  | the Rat's conduct |  |  | during the Mole's account of his possessions | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **conduct** |  | the Rat |  |  |  |  |  | nom conduct «act transitive»: poss=agent |
| 4 | **account** |  | the Mole | his possessions |  |  |  |  | nom account «communication transitive»: poss=agent of=patient |
| 5 | **possess** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom possession «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 {#o1}

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Hidden hunger combined with polite, attentive interest in every item the Mole displays

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:43-willows-ch5-part3-sardines-and-carol-singers:e3:o1:1
# text = Hidden hunger combined with polite, attentive interest in every item the Mole displays
1	Hidden	hidden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	hunger	hunger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	combined	combine	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	polite	polite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	attentive	attentive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	interest	interest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	det	_	_
11	item	item	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	Mole	mole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	displays	display	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **combine** | participle |  | Hidden hunger *not said here* |  |  |  | with polite attentive interest in every item | vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V PP.co-patient»: agent=Patient with interest=Co-Patient |
| 2 | **display** | present | the Mole | every item *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent item=Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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Pretended contentment while privately planning to eat all the sardines before the Mole notices

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:43-willows-ch5-part3-sardines-and-carol-singers:e3:o2:1
# text = Pretended contentment while privately planning to eat all the sardines before the Mole notices
1	Pretended	pretend	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	advcl	_	_
2	contentment	contentment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
4	privately	privately	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	planning	plan	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	10	det:predet	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	sardines	sardine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
11	before	before	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	Mole	mole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
14	notices	notice	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pretend** | participle |  | contentment |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **plan** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | privately *property* | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **eat** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | all sardines |  |  | before the Mole |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sardine=Patient |
| 4 | **notice** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Concealed hunger and courteous attention

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:43-willows-ch5-part3-sardines-and-carol-singers:e3:o3:1
# text = Concealed hunger and courteous attention
1	Concealed	conceal	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	amod	_	_
2	hunger	hunger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	courteous	courteous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	attention	attention	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **conceal** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Careless laughter and rude interruption

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:43-willows-ch5-part3-sardines-and-carol-singers:e3:o4:1
# text = Careless laughter and rude interruption
1	Careless	careless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	laughter	laughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	interruption	interruption	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
```

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

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