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

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What does «the most conceited song that any animal ever composed» tell us about Toad now?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** do, compose, tell · **To what, where:** conceited song, animal, us · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 3 · ★★★ 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/#t3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:63-willows-ch10-part3-the-conceited-song:t3:1
# text = What does «the most conceited song that any animal ever composed» tell us about Toad now?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	2	nsubj	_	_
2	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	6	advmod	_	_
6	conceited	conceited	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	song	song	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
9	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	10	det	_	_
10	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
11	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	12	advmod	_	_
12	composed	compose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	_
14	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	acl:relcl	_	_
15	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	14	iobj	_	_
16	about	about	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
18	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	14	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present |  | the conceited song |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent song=Eventuality |
| 2 | **compose** *in a quote* | participle |  | any animal *not said here* |  |  | ever |  | vn create-26.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **tell** *speech: assert* | infinitive |  |  | us |  | now | about Toad | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent we=Recipient about toad=Topic |

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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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The song shows that his adventures have made him cleverer, humbler, and much more careful about who he trusts

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:63-willows-ch10-part3-the-conceited-song:t3:o1:1
# text = The song shows that his adventures have made him cleverer, humbler, and much more careful about who he trusts
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	song	song	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	adventures	adventure	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	ccomp	_	_
9	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	cleverer	clever	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	humbler	humbler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
15	much	much	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	17	advmod	_	_
17	careful	careful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
18	about	about	SCONJ	IN	_	21	mark	_	_
19	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	21	nsubj	_	_
20	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
21	trusts	trust	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | the song |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **make** | present · perfect · passive |  | song's adventures |  |  |  | clever *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: subject=Beneficiary he=Product |
| 3 | **trust** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **adventure** |  | song |  |  |  |  |  | nom adventure «act transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He has learned nothing and still thinks he is great

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:63-willows-ch10-part3-the-conceited-song:t3:o2:1
# text = He has learned nothing and still thinks he is great
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	learned	learn	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	3	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	still	still	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	thinks	think	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | present · perfect | He | nothing |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nothing=Topic |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | present | He *not said here* |  |  |  | still |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | present | he |  |  |  |  | great *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He has become so puffed up that he now boasts of his song as the greatest ever written by any creature

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:63-willows-ch10-part3-the-conceited-song:t3:o3:1
# text = He has become so puffed up that he now boasts of his song as the greatest ever written by any creature
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	become	become	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	so	so	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	puffed	puff	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	18	advcl	_	_
6	up	up	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	10	advmod	_	_
10	boasts	boast	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	advcl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	song	song	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
14	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	greatest	great	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	18	nsubj:pass	_	_
17	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	18	advmod	_	_
18	written	write	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	xcomp	_	_
19	by	by	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	21	det	_	_
21	creature	creature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | present · perfect | He |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **puff up** | participle | any creature *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source |
| 3 | **boast** *speech: other* | present | he |  |  |  | now | of his song | vn complain-37.8 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **write** | participle · passive | any creature | the greatest |  |  | ever |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |
| 5 | **sing** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom song «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

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

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His adventures have made him even more boastful, not wiser

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:63-willows-ch10-part3-the-conceited-song:t3:o4:1
# text = His adventures have made him even more boastful, not wiser
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	adventures	adventure	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	even	even	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	8	advmod	_	_
8	boastful	boastful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	wiser	wise	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present · perfect · passive |  | His adventures |  |  |  | boastful *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: subject=Beneficiary he=Product |
| 2 | **adventure** |  | His *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom adventure «act transitive»: poss=agent |

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