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# Test 14 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter VI, part 2: Mr. Toad («I'…

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Darren from Newcastle: «howay, he's just playing cars with chairs, it's dead harmless.» (howay = come on) What do the chair-cars show about Toad?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Darren, howay, chair cars · **What happens:** play, be, come on, show · **To what, where:** cars

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This is test 14 · ★★★ 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. 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/#t14).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Darren from Newcastle: «howay, he's just playing cars with chairs, it's dead harmless.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:46-willows-ch6-part2-not-sorry-and-locked-up:t14:1
# text = Darren from Newcastle: «howay, he's just playing cars with chairs, it's dead harmless.»
1	Darren	Darren	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	_
2	from	from	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	Newcastle	Newcastle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	howay	howay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	just	just	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	playing	play	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	acl	_	_
12	cars	car	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	chairs	chair	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
18	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	harmless	harmless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	19	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **play** *in a quote* | present · progressive | Darren | cars |  |  |  | with chairs | vn play-114.2-1 «NP V NP PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent car=Theme with chair=Co-Agent |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | Darren from Newcastle |  |  |  |  | harmless *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:* (howay = come on) What do the chair-cars show about Toad?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:46-willows-ch6-part2-not-sorry-and-locked-up:t14:2
# text = (howay = come on) What do the chair-cars show about Toad?
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	howay	howay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	4	punct	_	_
4	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	4	punct	_	_
7	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	13	obj	_	_
8	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
10	chair	chair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	cars	car	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
13	show	show	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
14	about	about	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come on** | infinitive | howay |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **show** | present · do-support | the chair cars |  |  |  |  | about Toad | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent what=Recipient about toad=Topic |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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The craze still has a firm hold of him, just like an illness that will not go away

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:46-willows-ch6-part2-not-sorry-and-locked-up:t14:o1:1
# text = The craze still has a firm hold of him, just like an illness that will not go away
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	craze	craze	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	still	still	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	firm	firm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	hold	hold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	just	just	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
12	like	like	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	illness	illness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	parataxis	_	_
15	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	18	nsubj	_	_
16	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
17	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	18	advmod	_	_
18	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	acl:relcl	_	_
19	away	away	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the craze | a firm hold of him |  |  | still |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hold=Patient |
| 2 | **not** **go away** | future | a illness |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **hold** |  |  | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | nom hold «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He is still very keen on cars, like a child

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:46-willows-ch6-part2-not-sorry-and-locked-up:t14:o2:1
# text = He is still very keen on cars, like a child
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	still	still	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	keen	keen	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	cars	car	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	like	like	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  | cars | still | keen *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The craze still has him, like a sickness

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:46-willows-ch6-part2-not-sorry-and-locked-up:t14:o3:1
# text = The craze still has him, like a sickness
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	craze	craze	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	still	still	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	sickness	sickness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the craze | him *= he* |  |  | still |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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The craze still has hold of him, like an illness

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:46-willows-ch6-part2-not-sorry-and-locked-up:t14:o4:1
# text = The craze still has hold of him, like an illness
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	craze	craze	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	still	still	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	hold	hold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	like	like	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	illness	illness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the craze | hold of him |  |  | still |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hold=Patient |
| 2 | **hold** |  |  | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | nom hold «act transitive»: of=patient |

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