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# Test 1 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter X, part 2: The Further Ad…

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Ellie, proper tamping (furious): «that barge-woman was well out of order chucking him in the canal!» What started it?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** barge woman, order · **What happens:** be, chuck, start · **To what, where:** order, him, canal

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This is test 1 · ★★★ of lesson 62 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter X, part 2: The Further Adventures of Toad (into the canal, the stolen horse and «a shilling a leg»)» 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/62-willows-ch10-part2-a-shilling-a-leg/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Ellie, proper tamping (furious): «that barge-woman was well out of order chucking him in the canal!»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:62-willows-ch10-part2-a-shilling-a-leg:t1:1
# text = Ellie, proper tamping (furious): «that barge-woman was well out of order chucking him in the canal!»
1	Ellie	Ellie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	proper	proper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	tamping	tamping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	furious	furious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	18	punct	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	13	det	_	_
11	barge	barge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
14	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
15	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	18	advmod	_	_
16	out	out	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	_
19	chucking	chuck	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	18	acl	_	_
20	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	obj	_	_
21	in	in	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	canal	canal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | past | that barge woman |  |  | order |  | well *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **chuck** *in a quote* | gerund | order *not said here* | him *= he* |  | the canal |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent he=Theme in canal=Destination |

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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:* What started it?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:62-willows-ch10-part2-a-shilling-a-leg:t1:2
# text = What started it?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	2	nsubj	_	_
2	started	start	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **start** | past |  | order |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Toad was rude

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:62-willows-ch10-part2-a-shilling-a-leg:t1:o1:1
# text = Toad was rude
1	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Toad |  |  |  |  | rude *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Toad lost his temper and called her rude names first

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:62-willows-ch10-part2-a-shilling-a-leg:t1:o2:1
# text = Toad lost his temper and called her rude names first
1	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	lost	lose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	temper	temper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	called	call	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	names	name	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
10	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** | past | Toad | Toad's temper |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent temper=Eventuality |
| 2 | **call** | past | Toad *not said here* | her rude names |  |  |  | first *property* | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent name=Recipient |
| 3 | **temper** |  | Toad |  |  |  |  |  | nom temper «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |
| 4 | **name** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Toad shouted rude names at the barge-woman first, and then she threw him in

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:62-willows-ch10-part2-a-shilling-a-leg:t1:o3:1
# text = Toad shouted rude names at the barge-woman first, and then she threw him in
1	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	shouted	shout	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	names	name	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	barge	barge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
10	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	15	advmod	_	_
14	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	threw	throw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
16	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shout** *speech: express* | past | Toad | rude names |  |  |  | at the barge woman; first *property* | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent name=Topic |
| 2 | **throw** | past | Toad | him *= he* |  |  | then |  | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Toad shouted insults at her first

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:62-willows-ch10-part2-a-shilling-a-leg:t1:o4:1
# text = Toad shouted insults at her first
1	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	shouted	shout	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	insults	insult	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shout** *speech: express* | past | Toad | insults |  | Toad's first |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent insult=Topic |

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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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