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description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the Rat's conduct during the supper? Exam question 2 of lesson 44 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter V, part 4: Dulce Domum (the carol, a magic supper, and a home to come back to)» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the d
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# Exam question 2 · The Wind in the Willows, chapter V, part 4: Dulce Domum (t…

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the Rat's conduct during the supper?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Rat · **What happens:** follow, characteris, conduct · **To what, where:** conduct

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 44 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter V, part 4: Dulce Domum (the carol, a magic supper, and a home to come back to)» 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/44-willows-ch5-part4-the-carol-and-a-happy-homecoming/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:44-willows-ch5-part4-the-carol-and-a-happy-homecoming:e2:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the Rat's conduct during the supper?
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	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	supper	supper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	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 supper | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **conduct** |  | the Rat |  |  |  |  |  | nom conduct «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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Quiet attention to the wants of every guest

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:44-willows-ch5-part4-the-carol-and-a-happy-homecoming:e2:o1:1
# text = Quiet attention to the wants of every guest
1	Quiet	quiet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	attention	attention	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	wants	want	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	guest	guest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** |  |  | every guest |  |  |  |  | nom want «state transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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He attended closely to every guest's needs, carved the meat, poured the ale, and told the best stories of the river

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:44-willows-ch5-part4-the-carol-and-a-happy-homecoming:e2:o2:1
# text = He attended closely to every guest's needs, carved the meat, poured the ale, and told the best stories of the river
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	attended	attend	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	closely	closely	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	guest	guest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	needs	need	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	carved	carve	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	meat	meat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	poured	pour	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	ale	ale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	22	amod	_	_
22	stories	story	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	obj	_	_
23	of	of	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **attend** | past | He |  |  |  |  | to every guest's needs; closely *property* | vn caring-75.2-1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent to need=Theme |
| 2 | **carve** | past | He *not said here* | the meat |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent meat=Theme |
| 3 | **pour** | past |  | the ale |  |  |  |  | vn preparing-26.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ale=Patient |
| 4 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | He *not said here* | the best stories of the river |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent story=Recipient |
| 5 | **need** |  | every guest |  |  |  |  |  | nom need «state transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He talked loudly and ate nothing at all

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:44-willows-ch5-part4-the-carol-and-a-happy-homecoming:e2:o3:1
# text = He talked loudly and ate nothing at all
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	talked	talk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	loudly	loudly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	ate	eat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	5	obj	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **talk** | past | He |  |  |  |  | loudly *property* | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **eat** | past | He *not said here* | nothing |  | all |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nothing=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Quiet attention to the wants of every guest, though he himself ate very little and spoke barely a word all night

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:44-willows-ch5-part4-the-carol-and-a-happy-homecoming:e2:o4:1
# text = Quiet attention to the wants of every guest, though he himself ate very little and spoke barely a word all night
1	Quiet	quiet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	attention	attention	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	wants	want	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	guest	guest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
11	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
12	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Emp|Reflex=Yes	11	nmod:unmarked	_	_
13	ate	eat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
14	very	very	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	obj	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	spoke	speak	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	conj	_	_
18	barely	barely	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
21	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	22	det	_	_
22	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | past | Quiet attention to the wants of every guest | little |  |  | night |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent little=Patient |
| 2 | **speak** *speech: other* | past | Quiet attention to the wants of every guest *not said here* | a word |  |  |  | barely *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **want** |  |  | every guest |  |  |  |  | nom want «state transitive»: of=patient |

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