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description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the measures taken to remove Toad's motoring attire? Exam question 3 of lesson 45 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter VI, part 1: Mr. Toad (the hour of Toad, and off with those motor-clothes!)» of the books course of Mova's primary school
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# Exam question 3 · The Wind in the Willows, chapter VI, part 1: Mr. Toad (the…

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the measures taken to remove Toad's motoring attire?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **What happens:** follow, characteris, take, remove · **To what, where:** measures, motoring attire

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 45 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter VI, part 1: Mr. Toad (the hour of Toad, and off with those motor-clothes!)» 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/45-willows-ch6-part1-the-hour-of-toad/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:45-willows-ch6-part1-the-hour-of-toad:e3:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the measures taken to remove Toad's motoring attire?
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	measures	measure	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
11	taken	take	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	remove	remove	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	xcomp	_	_
14	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	's	's	PART	POS	_	14	case	_	_
16	motoring	motoring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	attire	attire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	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 measures |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **take** | participle |  | the measures *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn require-103 «NP V for NP S\_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Precondition |
| 4 | **remove** | to-infinitive |  | Toad's motoring attire |  |  |  |  | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent attire=Theme |

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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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Forcible removal by the Mole while the Rat sat upon him

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:45-willows-ch6-part1-the-hour-of-toad:e3:o1:1
# text = Forcible removal by the Mole while the Rat sat upon him
1	Forcible	forcible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	removal	removal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Mole	mole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	sat	sit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit** | past | Forcible removal by the Mole |  |  |  |  | upon Rat | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent upon he=Location |
| 2 | **remove** |  | the Mole |  |  |  |  |  | nom removal «act transitive»: by=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Forcible removal by the Mole, while the Rat sat firmly upon Toad and the Badger watched

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:45-willows-ch6-part1-the-hour-of-toad:e3:o2:1
# text = Forcible removal by the Mole, while the Rat sat firmly upon Toad and the Badger watched
1	Forcible	forcible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	removal	removal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Mole	mole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	sat	sit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	firmly	firmly	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
12	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	Badger	Badger	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
17	watched	watch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit** | past | Forcible removal by the Mole |  |  |  |  | upon Toad; firmly *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent upon toad=Location |
| 2 | **watch** | past | the Badger |  |  |  |  |  | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **remove** |  | the Mole |  |  |  |  |  | nom removal «act transitive»: by=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Toad removed them himself while the Rat watched

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:45-willows-ch6-part1-the-hour-of-toad:e3:o3:1
# text = Toad removed them himself while the Rat watched
1	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	removed	remove	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	2	obl:unmarked	_	_
5	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	watched	watch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remove** | past | Toad | them *= they* |  |  |  | Toad *obl:unmarked* | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |
| 2 | **watch** | past | the Rat |  |  |  |  |  | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Gentle, polite assistance from the Mole and the Rat together

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:45-willows-ch6-part1-the-hour-of-toad:e3:o4:1
# text = Gentle, polite assistance from the Mole and the Rat together
1	Gentle	Gentle	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	polite	polite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	assistance	assistance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Mole	mole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
11	together	together	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
```

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

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