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# Exam question 1 · The Wind in the Willows, chapter VIII, part 3: Toad's Adve…

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Identify the impediment which frustrated the prisoner's purchase of a railway ticket.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, impediment, prisoner · **What happens:** identify, frustrate, purchase · **To what, where:** impediment, purchase, railway ticket

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 54 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter VIII, part 3: Toad's Adventures (no money, no pocket, and the engine-driver)» 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/54-willows-ch8-part3-no-money-no-pocket/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:54-willows-ch8-part3-no-money-no-pocket:e1:1
# text = Identify the impediment which frustrated the prisoner's purchase of a railway ticket.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	impediment	impediment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	frustrated	frustrate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	prisoner	prisoner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	purchase	purchase	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	railway	railway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	ticket	ticket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the impediment |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent impediment=Theme |
| 2 | **frustrate** | past | the impediment | the prisoner's purchase of a railway ticket |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus purchase=Experiencer |
| 3 | **purchase** |  | the prisoner | a railway ticket |  |  |  |  | nom purchase «act transitive»: poss=agent of=patient |

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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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The absence of money, pocket and waistcoat alike, these having been left in his cell

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:54-willows-ch8-part3-no-money-no-pocket:e1:o1:1
# text = The absence of money, pocket and waistcoat alike, these having been left in his cell
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	absence	absence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	pocket	pocket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	waistcoat	waistcoat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
9	alike	alike	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	these	this	PRON	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	14	nsubj:pass	_	_
12	having	have	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	14	aux	_	_
13	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
15	in	in	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	cell	cell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **waistcoat** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | alike *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **leave** | gerund · perfect · passive | the absence of money and pocket *not said here* | these |  | his cell |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Theme in cell=Location |
| 3 | **absent** |  |  | money and pocket |  |  |  |  | nom absence «state transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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His missing motor-car and the clerk's bad temper at the window

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:54-willows-ch8-part3-no-money-no-pocket:e1:o2:1
# text = His missing motor-car and the clerk's bad temper at the window
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
2	missing	missing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
3	motor	motor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	clerk	clerk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	temper	temper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
12	at	at	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	window	window	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **temper** |  | the clerk |  |  |  |  |  | nom temper «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The clerk's insistence on prepayment, the absence of any money, and the prisoner's refusal to give up his cell keys at the window

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:54-willows-ch8-part3-no-money-no-pocket:e1:o3:1
# text = The clerk's insistence on prepayment, the absence of any money, and the prisoner's refusal to give up his cell keys at the window
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	clerk	clerk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	insistence	insistence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	prepayment	prepayment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	absence	absence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	12	det	_	_
12	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	prisoner	prisoner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	's	's	PART	POS	_	16	case	_	_
18	refusal	refusal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
19	to	to	PART	TO	_	20	mark	_	_
20	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	acl	_	_
21	up	up	ADP	RP	_	20	compound:prt	_	_
22	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	24	nmod:poss	_	_
23	cell	cell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	compound	_	_
24	keys	key	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	obj	_	_
25	at	at	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	window	window	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give up** | to-infinitive |  | his cell keys |  | the window |  |  | vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent key=Source |
| 2 | **insist** |  | the clerk |  |  | prepayment |  |  | nom insistence «communication intransitive»: poss=agent on=place |
| 3 | **absent** |  |  | any money |  |  |  |  | nom absence «state transitive»: of=patient |
| 4 | **refuse** |  | the prisoner |  |  |  |  |  | nom refusal «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The clerk refused him because of a lost ticket and his muddy boots

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:54-willows-ch8-part3-no-money-no-pocket:e1:o4:1
# text = The clerk refused him because of a lost ticket and his muddy boots
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	clerk	clerk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	refused	refuse	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	9	case	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	fixed	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	amod	_	_
9	ticket	ticket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
12	muddy	muddy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	boots	boot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **refuse** | past | the clerk | him *= he* |  |  |  | because a lost ticket and clerk's muddy boots | vn reject-77.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
| 2 | **lose** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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