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# Exam question 4 · The Wind in the Willows, chapter VIII, part 4: Toad's Adve…

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Which of the following statements is consistent with the established facts concerning the prisoner's night in the wood?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** established facts · **What happens:** follow, be, establish, concern · **To what, where:** wood

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 55 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter VIII, part 4: Toad's Adventures (the chase, the tunnel and the night wood)» 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/55-willows-ch8-part4-the-chase-and-the-tunnel/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:55-willows-ch8-part4-the-chase-and-the-tunnel:e4:1
# text = Which of the following statements is consistent with the established facts concerning the prisoner's night in the wood?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	amod	_	_
11	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
12	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	acl	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	prisoner	prisoner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	's	's	PART	POS	_	14	case	_	_
16	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | of the following statements; with the established facts; consistent *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 4 | **concern** | gerund | the established facts *not said here* |  |  | the wood | night |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

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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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He took shelter in a hollow tree, was soon found by warders, and slept soundly in a cell until morning

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:55-willows-ch8-part4-the-chase-and-the-tunnel:e4:o1:1
# text = He took shelter in a hollow tree, was soon found by warders, and slept soundly in a cell until morning
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	shelter	shelter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	hollow	hollow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
10	soon	soon	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	11	advmod	_	_
11	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
12	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	warders	warder	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	slept	sleep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
17	soundly	soundly	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	cell	cell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
21	until	until	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | He | shelter |  | a hollow tree |  |  | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent shelter=Value in tree=Location |
| 2 | **find** | past · passive | warders |  |  |  |  | soon *property* | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **sleep** | past | He *not said here* |  |  | a cell | morning | soundly *property* | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in cell=Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He lay awake shivering under a bush until the dawn came up

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:55-willows-ch8-part4-the-chase-and-the-tunnel:e4:o2:1
# text = He lay awake shivering under a bush until the dawn came up
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	lay	lie	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	awake	awake	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	shivering	shiver	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
5	under	under	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	bush	bush	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	dawn	dawn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
12	up	up	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lie** | past | He |  |  |  |  | awake *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **shiver** | gerund | He *not said here* |  |  | a bush |  |  | vn body\_internal\_states-40.6 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **come up** | past | the dawn |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He took shelter in a hollow tree beside the river, where a passing fox kept him company all night long

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:55-willows-ch8-part4-the-chase-and-the-tunnel:e4:o3:1
# text = He took shelter in a hollow tree beside the river, where a passing fox kept him company all night long
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	shelter	shelter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	hollow	hollow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	beside	beside	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
12	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	16	advmod	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	passing	passing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	fox	fox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
16	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
17	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obj	_	_
18	company	company	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
19	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	20	det	_	_
20	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl:unmarked	_	_
21	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	16	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | He | shelter |  | a hollow tree |  | beside the river | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent shelter=Value in tree=Location |
| 2 | **keep** | past | a passing fox | him *= he* |  |  | night | long *property* | vn sustain-55.6-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent he=Theme company=Attribute |

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

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He took shelter in a hollow tree and slept soundly until morning

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:55-willows-ch8-part4-the-chase-and-the-tunnel:e4:o4:1
# text = He took shelter in a hollow tree and slept soundly until morning
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	shelter	shelter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	hollow	hollow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	slept	sleep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	soundly	soundly	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
11	until	until	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | He | shelter |  | a hollow tree |  |  | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent shelter=Value in tree=Location |
| 2 | **sleep** | past | He *not said here* |  |  |  | morning | soundly *property* | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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