--- title: Ascertain which of the following the swallows did NOT cite as an ind… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter IX, p… · tree and pragmatics description: Ascertain which of the following the swallows did NOT cite as an inducement to return. Exam question 3 of lesson 57 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter IX, part 2: Wayfarers All (the swallows and the call of the South)» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmat --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/57-willows-ch9-part2-the-swallows/e3/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/) / [The Wind in the Willows, chapter IX, p…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/57-willows-ch9-part2-the-swallows/) / e3 # Exam question 3 · The Wind in the Willows, chapter IX, part 2: Wayfarers All… Ascertain which of the following the swallows did NOT cite as an inducement to return. **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** ascertain, follow, not cite, return This is exam question 3 of lesson 57 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter IX, part 2: Wayfarers All (the swallows and the call of the South)» 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/57-willows-ch9-part2-the-swallows/#e3). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:57-willows-ch9-part2-the-swallows:e3:1 # text = Ascertain which of the following the swallows did NOT cite as an inducement to return. 1 Ascertain ascertain VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 10 nsubj _ _ 3 of of SCONJ IN _ 10 mark _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 5 following follow VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 10 nsubj _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 swallows swallow NOUN NNS Number=Plur 10 nsubj _ _ 8 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 10 aux _ _ 9 NOT not PART RB Polarity=Neg 10 advmod _ _ 10 cite cite VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 1 ccomp _ _ 11 as as ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 inducement inducement NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obl _ _ 14 to to PART TO _ 15 mark _ _ 15 return return VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 10 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 16 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ascertain** | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn discover-84 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **follow** | gerund | | | | | | | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **not** **cite** | past · do-support | | | | | | as a inducement | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent as inducement=Attribute | | 4 | **return** | to-infinitive | | | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | 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} Fat flies in the meadow ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:57-willows-ch9-part2-the-swallows:e3:o1:1 # text = Fat flies in the meadow 1 Fat fat ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 amod _ _ 2 flies fly NOUN NNS Number=Plur 0 root _ _ 3 in in ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 meadow meadow NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 2 {#o2} Plenty of insects over the ponds ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:57-willows-ch9-part2-the-swallows:e3:o2:1 # text = Plenty of insects over the ponds 1 Plenty plenty NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 2 of of ADP IN _ 3 case _ _ 3 insects insect NOUN NNS Number=Plur 1 nmod _ _ 4 over over ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 ponds pond NOUN NNS Number=Plur 1 nmod _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} The prospect of riding in a motor-car ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:57-willows-ch9-part2-the-swallows:e3:o3:1 # text = The prospect of riding in a motor-car 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 prospect prospect NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 of of ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 4 riding riding NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _ 5 in in ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 6 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 7 motor motor NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 8 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 9 car car NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **prospect** | | | riding | | a motor car | | | nom prospect «state transitive»: of=patient in=place | ### Option 4 {#o4} Warm sunshine ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:57-willows-ch9-part2-the-swallows:e3:o4:1 # text = Warm sunshine 1 Warm warm ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 amod _ _ 2 sunshine sunshine NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. **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. 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