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# Test 3 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter VI, part 2: Mr. Toad («I'…

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Toad says: «I find that I'm not a bit sorry … so it's no earthly good saying I am.» Is there anything good in this?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Toad, bit, anything · **What happens:** say, find, not be, be · **To what, where:** earthly good saying · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 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. 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/#t3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Toad says: «I find that I'm not a bit sorry … so it's no earthly good saying I am.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:46-willows-ch6-part2-not-sorry-and-locked-up:t3:1
# text = Toad says: «I find that I'm not a bit sorry … so it's no earthly good saying I am.»
1	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	2	punct	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	find	find	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
7	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
8	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl:unmarked	_	_
13	sorry	sorry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	ccomp	_	_
14	…	…	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
15	so	so	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	cop	_	_
18	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	21	det	_	_
19	earthly	earthly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
20	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	saying	saying	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
22	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	23	nsubj	_	_
23	am	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Toad |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **find** *in a quote* | present | Toad |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **not** **is** *in a quote* | present | Toad |  |  |  |  | a bit *obl:unmarked*; sorry *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | bit | no earthly good saying |  |  |  |  | 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:* Is there anything good in this?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:46-willows-ch6-part2-not-sorry-and-locked-up:t3:2
# text = Is there anything good in this?
1	Is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	1	expl	_	_
3	anything	anything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	1	nsubj	_	_
4	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | present | anything |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Yes, Toad is honest and truly sorry

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:46-willows-ch6-part2-not-sorry-and-locked-up:t3:o1:1
# text = Yes, Toad is honest and truly sorry
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	honest	honest	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	truly	truly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	sorry	sorry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Toad |  |  |  |  | honest *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | Toad *not said here* |  |  |  |  | truly *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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He is honest about not being sorry — though that's not good news

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:46-willows-ch6-part2-not-sorry-and-locked-up:t3:o2:1
# text = He is honest about not being sorry — though that's not good news
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	honest	honest	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	about	about	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
6	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	cop	_	_
7	sorry	sorry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	advcl	_	_
8	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
9	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
12	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
13	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  |  |  | honest *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **is** | gerund | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  | sorry *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **is a** | present | that | good news |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He is sorry, so he is good now

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:46-willows-ch6-part2-not-sorry-and-locked-up:t3:o3:1
# text = He is sorry, so he is good now
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	sorry	sorry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	so	so	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	parataxis	_	_
9	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	8	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  |  |  | sorry *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | he |  |  |  | now | good *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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He is honest about not being sorry, and that means Toad is kind and sincere to his friends

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:46-willows-ch6-part2-not-sorry-and-locked-up:t3:o4:1
# text = He is honest about not being sorry, and that means Toad is kind and sincere to his friends
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	honest	honest	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	about	about	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
6	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	cop	_	_
7	sorry	sorry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	11	nsubj	_	_
11	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
12	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
14	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	ccomp	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	sincere	sincere	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	conj	_	_
17	to	to	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  |  |  | honest *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **is** | gerund | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  | sorry *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **mean** | present | that |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **is** | present | Toad |  |  |  |  | to Toad's friends; kind *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **be** |  | Toad *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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