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title: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises Toad… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter VI, p… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises Toad's declaration before his friends? Exam question 2 of lesson 46 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter VI, part 2: Mr. Toad («I'm not sorry!» and the Toad locked in his bedroom)» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dep
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# Exam question 2 · The Wind in the Willows, chapter VI, part 2: Mr. Toad («I'…

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises Toad's declaration before his friends?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Toad · **What happens:** follow, characteris, declare · **To what, where:** declaration

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 46 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter VI, part 2: Mr. Toad («I'm not sorry!» and the Toad locked in his bedroom)» 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/46-willows-ch6-part2-not-sorry-and-locked-up/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:46-willows-ch6-part2-not-sorry-and-locked-up:e2:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises Toad's declaration before his friends?
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	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	declaration	declaration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
12	before	before	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	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 |  | Toad's declaration |  |  | before Toad's friends | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **declare** |  | Toad |  |  |  |  |  | nom declaration «communication 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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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A retraction of his professed repentance

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:46-willows-ch6-part2-not-sorry-and-locked-up:e2:o1:1
# text = A retraction of his professed repentance
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	retraction	retraction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	professed	profess	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	repentance	repentance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **profess** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1-2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **retract** |  |  | his professed repentance |  |  |  |  | nom retraction «communication transitive»: of=patient |
| 3 | **repent** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom repentance «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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A retraction of his professed repentance, delivered in front of his friends

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:46-willows-ch6-part2-not-sorry-and-locked-up:e2:o2:1
# text = A retraction of his professed repentance, delivered in front of his friends
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	retraction	retraction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	professed	profess	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	repentance	repentance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	delivered	deliver	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	front	front	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **profess** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1-2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **deliver** | participle |  | a retraction of his professed repentance *not said here* |  | front of his friends |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **retract** |  |  | his professed repentance |  |  |  |  | nom retraction «communication transitive»: of=patient |
| 4 | **repent** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom repentance «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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A withdrawal of his claimed remorse

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:46-willows-ch6-part2-not-sorry-and-locked-up:e2:o3:1
# text = A withdrawal of his claimed remorse
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	withdrawal	withdrawal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	claimed	claim	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	remorse	remorse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **claim** *speech: other* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **withdraw** |  |  | his claimed remorse |  |  |  |  | nom withdrawal «communication transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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A full retraction of the repentance he had professed earlier, made publicly before all his friends

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:46-willows-ch6-part2-not-sorry-and-locked-up:e2:o4:1
# text = A full retraction of the repentance he had professed earlier, made publicly before all his friends
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	retraction	retraction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	repentance	repentance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	professed	profess	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	6	acl:relcl	_	_
10	earlier	early	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
13	publicly	publicly	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
14	before	before	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	17	det:predet	_	_
16	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **profess** | past · perfect | he | the repentance *not said here* |  |  |  | early *property* | vn declare-29.4-1-1-2 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent repentance=Theme |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  | a full retraction of the repentance *not said here* |  |  | before his friends | publicly *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 3 | **retract** |  |  | the repentance |  |  |  |  | nom retraction «communication transitive»: of=patient |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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