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# Exam question 3 · The Wind in the Willows, chapter VI, part 3: Mr. Toad (the…

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the means of Toad's escape from his bedroom?

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

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 47 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter VI, part 3: Mr. Toad (the doctor, the lawyer, and the rope of sheets)» 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/47-willows-ch6-part3-toad-tricks-the-rat/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:47-willows-ch6-part3-toad-tricks-the-rat:e3:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the means of Toad's escape from his bedroom?
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	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	nsubj	_	_
10	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	ccomp	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	_
14	escape	escape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
15	from	from	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	bedroom	bedroom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	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 |  |  |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **mean** | present | the |  |  |  |  | of Toad's escape from Toad's bedroom | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **escape** |  | Toad |  |  | Toad's bedroom |  |  | nom escape «act intransitive»: poss=agent from=place |

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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 rope of knotted sheets secured to the mullion of the window

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:47-willows-ch6-part3-toad-tricks-the-rat:e3:o1:1
# text = A rope of knotted sheets secured to the mullion of the window
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rope	rope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	knotted	knot	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
5	sheets	sheet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	secured	secure	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	mullion	mullion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	window	window	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **knot** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **secure** | participle |  | knotted sheets *not said here* |  |  |  | to the mullion of the window | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent to mullion=Co-Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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A rope of knotted sheets secured to the mullion of the window, lowered quietly in the dark

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:47-willows-ch6-part3-toad-tricks-the-rat:e3:o2:1
# text = A rope of knotted sheets secured to the mullion of the window, lowered quietly in the dark
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rope	rope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	knotted	knot	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
5	sheets	sheet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	secured	secure	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	mullion	mullion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	window	window	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	lowered	lower	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
15	quietly	quietly	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	dark	dark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **knot** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **secure** | participle |  | knotted sheets *not said here* |  |  |  | to the mullion of the window | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent to mullion=Co-Patient |
| 3 | **lower** | participle · passive |  | a rope of knotted sheets |  | the dark |  | quietly *property* | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in dark=Destination |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Knotted sheets lowered from the chimney stack

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:47-willows-ch6-part3-toad-tricks-the-rat:e3:o3:1
# text = Knotted sheets lowered from the chimney stack
1	Knotted	knot	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	amod	_	_
2	sheets	sheet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	lowered	lower	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	chimney	chimney	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	stack	stack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **knot** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **lower** | participle |  | Knotted sheets *not said here* |  | the chimney stack |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent from stack=Destination |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Knotted curtains fastened to the great oak door

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:47-willows-ch6-part3-toad-tricks-the-rat:e3:o4:1
# text = Knotted curtains fastened to the great oak door
1	Knotted	knot	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	amod	_	_
2	curtains	curtain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	fastened	fasten	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	oak	oak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **knot** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **fasten** | past | Knotted curtains |  |  |  |  | to the great oak door | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle PP»: agent=Patient to door=Co-Patient |

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