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# Test 12 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter V, part 4: Dulce Domum (t…

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Ella, a bit salty: «Mole forgot his house all year, so it should be cross with him.» (salty = cross) How does the book say his home welcomes him?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Ella, house, salty cross, home · **What happens:** forget, be, do, say, welcome · **To what, where:** house, book, cross · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 12 · ★★★ 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. 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/#t12).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Ella, a bit salty: «Mole forgot his house all year, so it should be cross with him.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:44-willows-ch5-part4-the-carol-and-a-happy-homecoming:t12:1
# text = Ella, a bit salty: «Mole forgot his house all year, so it should be cross with him.»
1	Ella	Ella	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
5	salty	salty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	Mole	mole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	forgot	forget	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	13	det	_	_
13	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
15	so	so	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
17	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
18	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	19	cop	_	_
19	cross	cross	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	parataxis	_	_
20	with	with	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **forget** *in a quote* | past | Ella | Mole's house |  |  | year |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | should | house |  |  |  |  | with Mole; cross *property* | tree rules |

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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:* (salty = cross) How does the book say his home welcomes him?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:44-willows-ch5-part4-the-carol-and-a-happy-homecoming:t12:2
# text = (salty = cross) How does the book say his home welcomes him?
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	salty	salty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	4	punct	_	_
4	cross	cross	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	4	punct	_	_
6	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
7	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	welcomes	welcome	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	ccomp	_	_
14	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present |  | the book |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent book=Eventuality |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | salty cross |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **welcome** | present | cross's home | cross |  |  |  |  | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |

## The options {#options}

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

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Smilingly, without rancour — with the same simple welcome

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:44-willows-ch5-part4-the-carol-and-a-happy-homecoming:t12:o1:1
# text = Smilingly, without rancour — with the same simple welcome
1	Smilingly	smilingly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	without	without	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	rancour	rancour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	—	-	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
8	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
9	simple	simple	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	welcome	welcome	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
```

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

### Option 2 {#o2}

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With a warm rush of gladness from every nook and corner, and a fond glow from the old kitchen fire

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:44-willows-ch5-part4-the-carol-and-a-happy-homecoming:t12:o2:1
# text = With a warm rush of gladness from every nook and corner, and a fond glow from the old kitchen fire
1	With	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	rush	rush	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	gladness	gladness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	nook	nook	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	corner	corner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	fond	fond	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	glow	glow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
17	from	from	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
19	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
20	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	compound	_	_
21	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rush** |  |  | gladness |  | every nook and corner |  |  | nom rush «act transitive»: of=patient from=place |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Smilingly, though the dust lay thick on every chair, and the cobwebs and the damp had spread over the floors

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:44-willows-ch5-part4-the-carol-and-a-happy-homecoming:t12:o3:1
# text = Smilingly, though the dust lay thick on every chair, and the cobwebs and the damp had spread over the floors
1	Smilingly	smilingly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	though	though	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	dust	dust	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
6	lay	lay	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	thick	thick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
10	chair	chair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	cobwebs	cobweb	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	nsubj:pass	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	damp	damp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
18	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
19	spread	spread	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	conj	_	_
20	over	over	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	floors	floor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lay** | present |  |  |  | every chair |  | though the dust; smilingly, thick *property* | vn put\_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent on chair=Destination |
| 2 | **spread** | past · perfect · passive |  | the cobwebs and the damp |  | the floors |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme over floor=Destination |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Sulkily, though with the same warm welcome

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:44-willows-ch5-part4-the-carol-and-a-happy-homecoming:t12:o4:1
# text = Sulkily, though with the same warm welcome
1	Sulkily	sulkily	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	welcome	welcome	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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

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