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title: Select the response which most accurately characterises the Mole's r… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter VII,… · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response which most accurately characterises the Mole's resolution upon hearing these tidings. Exam question 3 of lesson 49 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter VII, part 1: The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (Portly is missing)» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency 
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# Exam question 3 · The Wind in the Willows, chapter VII, part 1: The Piper at…

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Select the response which most accurately characterises the Mole's resolution upon hearing these tidings.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, Mole · **What happens:** select, characteris, hear, resolve · **To what, where:** response, tidings

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 49 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter VII, part 1: The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (Portly is missing)» 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/49-willows-ch7-part1-portly-is-missing/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:49-willows-ch7-part1-portly-is-missing:e3:1
# text = Select the response which most accurately characterises the Mole's resolution upon hearing these tidings.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	obj	_	_
5	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	6	advmod	_	_
6	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Mole	mole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	resolution	resolution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
12	upon	upon	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
13	hearing	hear	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
14	these	this	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	15	det	_	_
15	tidings	tiding	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **characteris** | present |  | the response |  |  |  | accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **hear** | gerund |  | this tidings |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer tiding=Stimulus |
| 4 | **resolve** |  | the Mole |  |  |  |  |  | nom resolution «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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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 {#o1}

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That the search should wait until morning light arrives

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:49-willows-ch7-part1-portly-is-missing:e3:o1:1
# text = That the search should wait until morning light arrives
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	search	search	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	wait	wait	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	arrives	arrive	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | should | that search |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **arrive** | present | morning light |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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

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That a search by boat was preferable to retiring and doing nothing

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:49-willows-ch7-part1-portly-is-missing:e3:o2:1
# text = That a search by boat was preferable to retiring and doing nothing
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	search	search	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	preferable	preferable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	to	to	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	retiring	retire	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	doing	do	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	conj	_	_
12	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | that search by boat |  |  |  |  | preferable *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **retire** | gerund | that search by boat *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn resign-10.11-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **do** | gerund | that search by boat *not said here* | nothing |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nothing=Eventuality |
| 4 | **search** |  | boat |  |  |  |  |  | nom search «act transitive»: by=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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That a search by boat was preferable to retiring and doing nothing, since the Rat had already urged them on to the weir

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:49-willows-ch7-part1-portly-is-missing:e3:o3:1
# text = That a search by boat was preferable to retiring and doing nothing, since the Rat had already urged them on to the weir
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	search	search	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	preferable	preferable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	to	to	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	retiring	retire	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	doing	do	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	conj	_	_
12	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
14	since	since	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	_
17	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
18	already	already	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
19	urged	urge	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	7	conj	_	_
20	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	obj	_	_
21	on	on	ADP	RP	_	19	compound:prt	_	_
22	to	to	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	weir	weir	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | that search by boat |  |  |  |  | preferable *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **retire** | gerund | that search by boat *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn resign-10.11-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **do** | gerund | that search by boat *not said here* | nothing |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nothing=Eventuality |
| 4 | **urge on** | past · perfect | the Rat | them *= they* |  |  |  | to the weir | vn urge-58.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Recipient |
| 5 | **search** |  | boat |  |  |  |  |  | nom search «act transitive»: by=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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That a search by road was better than rowing at night

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:49-willows-ch7-part1-portly-is-missing:e3:o4:1
# text = That a search by road was better than rowing at night
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	search	search	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
8	than	than	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	rowing	row	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	advcl	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | that search by road |  |  |  |  | good *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **row** | gerund | that search by road *not said here* |  |  |  | night |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **search** |  | road |  |  |  |  |  | nom search «act transitive»: by=agent |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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