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# Test 17 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter X, part 3: The Further Ad…

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★★★ In this part Toad says «O, what a fool I have been!» and a few minutes later asks to drive. What does this show about Toad?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** ★ ★ ★, this · **What happens:** say, ask, drive, show · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 17 · ★★★ of lesson 63 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter X, part 3: The Further Adventures of Toad (the most conceited song and the very same motor-car)» 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/63-willows-ch10-part3-the-conceited-song/#t17).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* ★★★ In this part Toad says «O, what a fool I have been!» and a few minutes later asks to drive.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:63-willows-ch10-part3-the-conceited-song:t17:1
# text = ★★★ In this part Toad says «O, what a fool I have been!» and a few minutes later asks to drive.
1	★	★	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	★	★	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	★	★	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
4	In	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	6	det	_	_
6	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	O	o	INTJ	UH	_	12	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	8	ccomp	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	fool	fool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
15	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
16	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
17	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	14	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
22	few	few	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	obl:unmarked	_	_
24	later	late	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	25	advmod	_	_
25	asks	ask	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
26	to	to	PART	TO	_	27	mark	_	_
27	drive	drive	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	25	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | ★ ★ ★ in this part |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present | ★ ★ ★ in this part *not said here* |  |  |  |  | late *property* | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **drive** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | ★ ★ ★ in this part *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP.agent 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:* What does this show about Toad?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:63-willows-ch10-part3-the-conceited-song:t17:2
# text = What does this show about Toad?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj	_	_
4	show	show	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present · do-support | this |  |  |  |  | about Toad | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent what=Recipient about toad=Topic |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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He is clever and never regrets his actions

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:63-willows-ch10-part3-the-conceited-song:t17:o1:1
# text = He is clever and never regrets his actions
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|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	_	6	cc	_	_
5	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	regrets	regret	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	actions	action	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  |  |  | clever *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **regret** | present | He *not said here* | his actions |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer action=Stimulus |
| 3 | **act** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom action «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He is sorry

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:63-willows-ch10-part3-the-conceited-song:t17:o2:1
# text = He is sorry
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|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	sorry	sorry	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** | present | He |  |  |  |  | sorry *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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His pride is quickly restored when danger passes

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:63-willows-ch10-part3-the-conceited-song:t17:o3:1
# text = His pride is quickly restored when danger passes
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	pride	pride	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	restored	restore	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
7	danger	danger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	passes	pass	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **restore** | present · passive |  | His pride |  |  |  | quickly *property* | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **pass** | present | danger |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **pride** |  | His *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom pride «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

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

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His regrets last only while he is frightened

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:63-willows-ch10-part3-the-conceited-song:t17:o4:1
# text = His regrets last only while he is frightened
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	regrets	regret	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	last	last	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	frightened	frighten	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **last** | present | His regrets |  |  |  |  |  | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **frighten** | present · passive |  | he |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer |
| 3 | **regret** |  | His *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom regret «feeling intransitive»: poss=agent |

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