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# Test 17 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter VI, part 3: Mr. Toad (the…

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★★★ «Much water, and of how turbid a character, was to run under bridges.» What is the writer telling us?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** ★, writer · **What happens:** run, be, tell · **To what, where:** bridges, us · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 17 · ★★★ 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/#t17).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* ★★★ «Much water, and of how turbid a character, was to run under bridges.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:47-willows-ch6-part3-toad-tricks-the-rat:t17:1
# text = ★★★ «Much water, and of how turbid a character, was to run under bridges.»
1	★	★	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	★	★	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	1	dep	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	★	★	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	1	dep	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	Much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	11	advmod	_	_
11	turbid	turbid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	parataxis	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	character	character	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
15	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	run	run	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
18	under	under	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	bridges	bridge	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** *in a quote* | past | ★ |  |  | bridges |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme under bridge=Trajectory |

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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:* What is the writer telling us?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:47-willows-ch6-part3-toad-tricks-the-rat:t17:2
# text = What is the writer telling us?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	writer	writer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	_
5	telling	tell	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
6	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	iobj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the writer |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | gerund | the writer *not said here* |  | us |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent we=Recipient |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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A lot of troubled time will pass before Toad is home again

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:47-willows-ch6-part3-toad-tricks-the-rat:t17:o1:1
# text = A lot of troubled time will pass before Toad is home again
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	troubled	troubled	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	pass	pass	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
9	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	home	home	ADV	RB	_	7	advcl	_	_
12	again	again	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pass** | future | a lot of troubled time |  |  |  | again |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | Toad |  |  |  |  | home *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Toad will soon find his way home again

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:47-willows-ch6-part3-toad-tricks-the-rat:t17:o2:1
# text = Toad will soon find his way home again
1	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	soon	soon	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	4	advmod	_	_
4	find	find	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	home	home	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
8	again	again	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | future | Toad | Toad's way |  |  | again | home, soon *property* | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent way=Topic |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The river will flood before Toad returns home

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:47-willows-ch6-part3-toad-tricks-the-rat:t17:o3:1
# text = The river will flood before Toad returns home
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	flood	flood	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	returns	return	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
8	home	home	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **flood** | future | the river |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **return** | present | Toad |  |  |  |  | home *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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A lot of troubled time will pass before Toad is home again, after many adventures on the wide water

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:47-willows-ch6-part3-toad-tricks-the-rat:t17:o4:1
# text = A lot of troubled time will pass before Toad is home again, after many adventures on the wide water
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	troubled	troubled	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	pass	pass	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
9	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	home	home	ADV	RB	_	7	advcl	_	_
12	again	again	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	after	after	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	adventures	adventure	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
17	on	on	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	wide	wide	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pass** | future | a lot of troubled time |  |  |  | after many adventures on the wide water; again |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | Toad |  |  |  |  | home *property* | tree rules |

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