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title: Ascertain the measure adopted by the Badger upon the failure of pers… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter VI, p… · tree and pragmatics
description: Ascertain the measure adopted by the Badger upon the failure of persuasion. Exam question 3 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 dependency tree and pragmatics
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# Exam question 3 · The Wind in the Willows, chapter VI, part 2: Mr. Toad («I'…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ascertain the measure adopted by the Badger upon the failure of persuasion.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, persuasion · **What happens:** ascertain, adopt, fail · **To what, where:** measure

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This is exam question 3 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/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:46-willows-ch6-part2-not-sorry-and-locked-up:e3:1
# text = Ascertain the measure adopted by the Badger upon the failure of persuasion.
1	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	measure	measure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	adopted	adopt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Badger	Badger	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	failure	failure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	persuasion	persuasion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ascertain** | imperative | you *not said here* | the measure |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent measure=Topic |
| 2 | **adopt** | participle |  | the measure *not said here* |  |  |  | by the Badger; upon the failure of persuasion | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **fail** |  | persuasion |  |  |  |  |  | nom failure «act intransitive»: of=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 {#o1}

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The locking up and guarding of Toad

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:46-willows-ch6-part2-not-sorry-and-locked-up:e3:o1:1
# text = The locking up and guarding of Toad
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	locking	lock	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	guarding	guard	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lock up** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **guard** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | of Toad | vn defend-72.3 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The confinement and guarding of Toad within Toad Hall, and the sale of all his motor-cars

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:46-willows-ch6-part2-not-sorry-and-locked-up:e3:o2:1
# text = The confinement and guarding of Toad within Toad Hall, and the sale of all his motor-cars
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	confinement	confinement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	guarding	guarding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	within	within	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	Hall	Hall	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	sale	sale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
15	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	19	det:predet	_	_
16	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
17	motor	motor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	cars	car	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nmod	_	_
```

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

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The confinement and guarding of Toad within Toad Hall

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:46-willows-ch6-part2-not-sorry-and-locked-up:e3:o3:1
# text = The confinement and guarding of Toad within Toad Hall
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	confinement	confinement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	guarding	guarding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	within	within	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	Hall	Hall	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The confinement and round-the-clock guarding of Toad within Toad Hall, with no outside contact

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:46-willows-ch6-part2-not-sorry-and-locked-up:e3:o4:1
# text = The confinement and round-the-clock guarding of Toad within Toad Hall, with no outside contact
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	confinement	confinement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
4	round	round	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	clock	clock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	guarding	guarding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
12	within	within	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	Hall	Hall	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
16	with	with	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	19	det	_	_
18	outside	outside	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	contact	contact	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
```

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

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