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# Test 16 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter V, part 3: Dulce Domum (a…

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★★★ The Rat lists foods they DON'T have: «No pâté de foie gras, no champagne!» Why is this funny after the Mole's «No bread! no butter»?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** ★, foods, this · **What happens:** list, not have, be · **To what, where:** foods

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This is test 16 · ★★★ 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. 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/#t16).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* ★★★ The Rat lists foods they DON'T have: «No pâté de foie gras, no champagne!»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:43-willows-ch5-part3-sardines-and-carol-singers:t16:1
# text = ★★★ The Rat lists foods they DON'T have: «No pâté de foie gras, no champagne!»
1	★	★	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	★	★	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	1	dep	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	★	★	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
6	lists	list	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	foods	food	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
9	DO	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	N'T	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
13	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	15	det	_	_
15	pâté	pâté	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
16	de	de	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	foie	foie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	gras	gras	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
20	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	21	det	_	_
21	champagne	champagne	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **list** | present | ★ ★ the Rat | foods |  |  |  | no pâté de foie gras *obl* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **have** | present · do-support | foods *= food* | foods *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Patient |

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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:* Why is this funny after the Mole's «No bread! no butter»?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:43-willows-ch5-part3-sardines-and-carol-singers:t16:2
# text = Why is this funny after the Mole's «No bread! no butter»?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj	_	_
4	funny	funny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	after	after	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Mole	mole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	11	det	_	_
11	bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	_
13	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	14	det	_	_
14	butter	butter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | this |  |  |  | after the Mole's bread and no butter | funny *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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The Mole names simple foods; the Rat names wildly fancy ones

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:43-willows-ch5-part3-sardines-and-carol-singers:t16:o1:1
# text = The Mole names simple foods; the Rat names wildly fancy ones
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Mole	mole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	names	name	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	simple	simple	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	foods	food	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	names	name	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
10	wildly	wildly	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
11	fancy	fancy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	ones	one	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **name** | present | the Mole | simple foods |  |  |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Theme |
| 2 | **name** | present | the Rat | fancy ones |  |  |  | wildly *property* | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The Rat jokes about imaginary luxuries while the Mole reveals how poor the cupboard really is, so the contrast is comic

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:43-willows-ch5-part3-sardines-and-carol-singers:t16:o2:1
# text = The Rat jokes about imaginary luxuries while the Mole reveals how poor the cupboard really is, so the contrast is comic
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	jokes	joke	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	imaginary	imaginary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	luxuries	luxury	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Mole	mole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	reveals	reveal	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
11	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	12	advmod	_	_
12	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	ccomp	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	cupboard	cupboard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
15	really	really	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
18	so	so	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	contrast	contrast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nsubj	_	_
21	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	cop	_	_
22	comic	comic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **joke** *speech: other* | present | the Rat |  |  |  |  | about imaginary luxuries | vn chit\_chat-37.6 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about luxury=Topic |
| 2 | **reveal** | present | the Mole |  |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | present | the cupboard |  |  |  |  | poor *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **is** | present | the contrast |  |  |  |  | comic *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The Rat contradicts himself and forgets the sardines entirely

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:43-willows-ch5-part3-sardines-and-carol-singers:t16:o3:1
# text = The Rat contradicts himself and forgets the sardines entirely
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	contradicts	contradict	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	3	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	forgets	forget	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	sardines	sardine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	entirely	entirely	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **contradict** | present | the Rat | Rat |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **forget** | present | the Rat *not said here* | the sardines |  |  |  | entirely *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It is funny because both are describing the same dull meal

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:43-willows-ch5-part3-sardines-and-carol-singers:t16:o4:1
# text = It is funny because both are describing the same dull meal
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	funny	funny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	nsubj	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	describing	describe	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
9	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
10	dull	dull	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	meal	meal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | funny *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **describe** | present · progressive | both | the same dull meal |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent meal=Theme |

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