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title: ★★★ In chapter II the cart was canary-yellow. Now the car is «bright… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter VI, p… · tree and pragmatics
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# Test 17 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter VI, part 1: Mr. Toad (the…

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★★★ In chapter II the cart was canary-yellow. Now the car is «bright red (Toad's favourite colour)». What do these colours show about Toad?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** ★ ★ ★, car, colours · **What happens:** be, show

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This is test 17 · ★★★ 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. 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/#t17).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* ★★★ In chapter II the cart was canary-yellow.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:45-willows-ch6-part1-the-hour-of-toad:t17:1
# text = ★★★ In chapter II the cart was canary-yellow.
1	★	★	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	★	★	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	★	★	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
4	In	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	chapter	chapter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	II	II	NUM	CD	NumForm=Roman|NumType=Card	5	flat	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	cart	cart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
10	canary	canary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	yellow	yellow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | ★ ★ ★ in chapter |  |  |  |  | yellow *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:* Now the car is «bright red (Toad's favourite colour)».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:45-willows-ch6-part1-the-hour-of-toad:t17:2
# text = Now the car is «bright red (Toad's favourite colour)».
1	Now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	7	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	favourite	favourite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	colour	colour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | the car |  |  |  | now | red *property* | tree rules |

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*Sentence 3:* What do these colours show about Toad?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:45-willows-ch6-part1-the-hour-of-toad:t17:3
# text = What do these colours show about Toad?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	these	this	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	4	det	_	_
4	colours	colour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	show	show	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	acl:relcl	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **show** | present | this colours |  |  |  |  | about Toad | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent about toad=Topic |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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He's become quite sensible about colours now

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:45-willows-ch6-part1-the-hour-of-toad:t17:o1:1
# text = He's become quite sensible about colours now
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	become	become	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	quite	quite	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	sensible	sensible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	colours	colour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
8	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	3	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | present · passive | He |  |  |  | now | sensible *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He loves bright, showy, look-at-me things, and wants everyone to notice him

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:45-willows-ch6-part1-the-hour-of-toad:t17:o2:1
# text = He loves bright, showy, look-at-me things, and wants everyone to notice him
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	loves	love	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	showy	showy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	look	look	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	obl	_	_
12	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
16	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	15	obj	_	_
17	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
18	notice	notice	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	xcomp	_	_
19	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **love** | present | He |  |  |  |  | bright *property* | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **look** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | at me | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at i=Theme |
| 3 | **want** | present |  | everyone |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **notice** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | everyone *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus |

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

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He loves bright, showy, look-at-me things

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:45-willows-ch6-part1-the-hour-of-toad:t17:o3:1
# text = He loves bright, showy, look-at-me things
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	loves	love	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	showy	showy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	look	look	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	obl	_	_
12	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	flat	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **love** | present | He |  |  |  |  | bright *property* | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **look** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | at me | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at i=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He likes calm, quiet colours

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:45-willows-ch6-part1-the-hour-of-toad:t17:o4:1
# text = He likes calm, quiet colours
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	likes	like	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	calm	calm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	quiet	quiet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	colours	colour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **like** | present | He | calm quiet colours |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot colour=Theme |

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