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title: ★★★ «When Toad's quiet and submissive … then he's at his artfullest.… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter VI, p… · tree and pragmatics
description: ★★★ «When Toad's quiet and submissive … then he's at his artfullest.» Which of Toad's words that morning best fits «submissive»? Test 15 · ★★★ 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 s
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# Test 15 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter VI, part 3: Mr. Toad (the…

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★★★ «When Toad's quiet and submissive … then he's at his artfullest.» Which of Toad's words that morning best fits «submissive»?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** ★, Toad, that · **What happens:** be, fit, word

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This is test 15 · ★★★ 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. 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/#t15).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* ★★★ «When Toad's quiet and submissive … then he's at his artfullest.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:47-willows-ch6-part3-toad-tricks-the-rat:t15:1
# text = ★★★ «When Toad's quiet and submissive … then he's at his artfullest.»
1	★	★	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	★	★	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	1	dep	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	★	★	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	1	dep	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	When	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
6	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	quiet	quiet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	submissive	submissive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	_
11	…	…	PUNCT	:	_	17	punct	_	_
12	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	17	advmod	_	_
13	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
15	at	at	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	artfullest	artfull	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | ★ |  |  |  |  | quiet *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** *in a quote* |  | ★ *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** *in a quote* | present | Toad |  |  |  | then | artfull *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:* Which of Toad's words that morning best fits «submissive»?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:47-willows-ch6-part3-toad-tricks-the-rat:t15:2
# text = Which of Toad's words that morning best fits «submissive»?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
7	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
8	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	9	amod	_	_
9	fits	fit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	submissive	submissive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fit** |  | that |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **word** |  | Toad |  |  |  |  |  | nom word «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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«Don't bother, please, dear Rat»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:47-willows-ch6-part3-toad-tricks-the-rat:t15:o1:1
# text = «Don't bother, please, dear Rat»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	bother	bother	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	please	please	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	dear	dear	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **bother** *in a quote* | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | dear Rat *vocative* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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«Please do not trouble yourself so»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:47-willows-ch6-part3-toad-tricks-the-rat:t15:o2:1
# text = «Please do not trouble yourself so»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Please	please	INTJ	UH	_	3	discourse	_	_
3	do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	trouble	trouble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	yourself	yourself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	3	obl:unmarked	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** *in a quote* | imperative | you *not said here* | trouble |  |  |  | yourself *obl:unmarked* | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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«I'm not worth all this trouble»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:47-willows-ch6-part3-toad-tricks-the-rat:t15:o3:1
# text = «I'm not worth all this trouble»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	worth	worth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
7	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	det	_	_
8	trouble	trouble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** *in a quote* | present | I |  |  |  |  | worth *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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«I hate being a burden to my friends»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:47-willows-ch6-part3-toad-tricks-the-rat:t15:o4:1
# text = «I hate being a burden to my friends»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	hate	hate	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	burden	burden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	xcomp	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hate** *in a quote* | present | I |  |  |  |  | to my friends | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **is a** *not said to happen, in a quote* | gerund | I *not said here* | a burden |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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