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# Test 5 · ★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter VIII, part 2: Toad's Adve…

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Rhys from Swansea, tamping (furious): «that girl's horrible, she shouts at Toad!» (tamping = furious) What's fairer?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Rhys, tamping · **What happens:** tamp, shout, be

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This is test 5 · ★ of lesson 53 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter VIII, part 2: Toad's Adventures (the washerwoman's dress)» 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/53-willows-ch8-part2-the-washerwoman/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Rhys from Swansea, tamping (furious): «that girl's horrible, she shouts at Toad!»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:53-willows-ch8-part2-the-washerwoman:t5:1
# text = Rhys from Swansea, tamping (furious): «that girl's horrible, she shouts at Toad!»
1	Rhys	Rhys	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
2	from	from	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	Swansea	Swansea	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	tamping	tamp	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
6	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	furious	furious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	12	det	_	_
12	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	_
14	horrible	horrible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	shouts	shout	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	parataxis	_	_
18	at	at	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tamp** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn hit-18.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **shout** *speech: express* *in a quote* | present | Rhys |  |  |  |  | at Toad | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=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.

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*Sentence 2:* (tamping = furious) What's fairer?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:53-willows-ch8-part2-the-washerwoman:t5:2
# text = (tamping = furious) What's fairer?
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	tamping	tamping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	4	punct	_	_
4	furious	furious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
6	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	fairer	fair	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | tamping |  |  |  |  | fair *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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She is clever and sharp, though she does shout; but Toad is so proud and rude that anyone would lose patience with him

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:53-willows-ch8-part2-the-washerwoman:t5:o1:1
# text = She is clever and sharp, though she does shout; but Toad is so proud and rude that anyone would lose patience with him
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|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	clever	clever	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	sharp	sharp	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	shout	shout	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
12	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
13	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
15	so	so	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	proud	proud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	conj	_	_
19	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	22	mark	_	_
20	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	22	nsubj	_	_
21	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	22	aux	_	_
22	lose	lose	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	advcl	_	_
23	patience	patience	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obj	_	_
24	with	with	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | She |  |  |  |  | clever *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **shout** *speech: express* | present · do-support | she |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **is** | present | Toad |  |  |  |  | proud *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **be** |  | Toad *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 6 | **lose** | would | anyone | patience |  |  |  | with Toad | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent patience=Eventuality |

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

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She is kind and clever; she snaps only because Toad is rude and proud

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:53-willows-ch8-part2-the-washerwoman:t5:o2:1
# text = She is kind and clever; she snaps only because Toad is rude and proud
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|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	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	clever	clever	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	snaps	snap	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	only	only	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
10	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
11	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	advcl	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	proud	proud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | She |  |  |  |  | kind *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **snap** | present | she |  |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location |
| 4 | **is** | present | Toad |  |  |  |  | rude *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **be** |  | Toad *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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She is a bit sharp, but she is only trying to help Toad

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:53-willows-ch8-part2-the-washerwoman:t5:o3:1
# text = She is a bit sharp, but she is only trying to help Toad
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	_
5	sharp	sharp	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
8	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	only	only	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	trying	try	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	conj	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	xcomp	_	_
14	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | She |  |  |  |  | a bit *obl:unmarked*; sharp *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **try** | present · progressive | she |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **help** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | she *not said here* |  | Toad |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent toad=Beneficiary |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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She is kind and clever, and she only snaps at Toad because he has been rude and proud to her and the others

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:53-willows-ch8-part2-the-washerwoman:t5:o4:1
# text = She is kind and clever, and she only snaps at Toad because he has been rude and proud to her and the others
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|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	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	clever	clever	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	only	only	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	snaps	snap	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
11	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
13	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
14	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
15	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
16	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	17	cop	_	_
17	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	advcl	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	proud	proud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	conj	_	_
20	to	to	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	obl	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | She |  |  |  |  | kind *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **snap** | present | she |  |  |  |  | at Toad | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at toad=Location |
| 4 | **is** | present · perfect | Toad |  |  |  |  | rude *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **be** |  | Toad *not said here* |  | her *= she* |  |  |  | tree rules |

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