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# Test 8 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter X, part 3: The Further Ad…

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Aye (yes), Isla's wee brother says: «Toad's rizz (charm) won them over.» What really made the gentlemen kind?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Aye, rizz · **What happens:** say, win over, make · **To what, where:** them, gentlemen kind · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 8 · ★★★ 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/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Aye (yes), Isla's wee brother says: «Toad's rizz (charm) won them over.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:63-willows-ch10-part3-the-conceited-song:t8:1
# text = Aye (yes), Isla's wee brother says: «Toad's rizz (charm) won them over.»
1	Aye	aye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
2	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	10	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
6	Isla	Isla	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	wee	wee	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	19	punct	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	's	's	PART	POS	_	13	case	_	_
15	rizz	rizz	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	_
16	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	charm	charm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	17	punct	_	_
19	won	win	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	ccomp	_	_
20	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	obj	_	_
21	over	over	ADP	RP	_	19	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Aye |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **win over** *in a quote* | past | Toad's rizz | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn lure-59.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient |

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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 really made the gentlemen kind?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:63-willows-ch10-part3-the-conceited-song:t8:2
# text = What really made the gentlemen kind?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	3	obl	_	_
2	really	really	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	gentlemen	gentleman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	compound	_	_
6	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past |  | the gentlemen kind |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset kind=Product |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Toad's rizz had nothing to do with it; they simply saw a poor washerwoman who had collapsed in the road and felt sorry

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:63-willows-ch10-part3-the-conceited-song:t8:o1:1
# text = Toad's rizz had nothing to do with it; they simply saw a poor washerwoman who had collapsed in the road and felt sorry
1	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	rizz	rizz	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	4	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
11	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
12	simply	simply	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	washerwoman	washerwoman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
17	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	19	nsubj	_	_
18	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
19	collapsed	collapse	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	16	acl:relcl	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	_
23	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
24	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	conj	_	_
25	sorry	sorry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | Toad's rizz | nothing |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nothing=Patient |
| 2 | **do** | to-infinitive | Toad's rizz *not said here* | nothing *not said here* |  |  |  | with rizz | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **see** | past | they | a poor washerwoman |  |  |  | simply *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer washerwoman=Stimulus |
| 4 | **collapse** | past · perfect | a poor washerwoman |  |  | the road |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 5 | **feel** | past | they *not said here* |  |  |  |  | sorry *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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They pitied a poor washerwoman who seemed to have fainted

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:63-willows-ch10-part3-the-conceited-song:t8:o2:1
# text = They pitied a poor washerwoman who seemed to have fainted
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	pitied	pity	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	washerwoman	washerwoman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	seemed	seem	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
9	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	aux	_	_
10	fainted	faint	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	7	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pity** | past | They | a poor washerwoman |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer washerwoman=Stimulus |
| 2 | **seem** | past | a poor washerwoman |  |  |  |  |  | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Attribute |
| 3 | **faint** | to-infinitive · perfect | a poor washerwoman *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn change\_bodily\_state-40.8.4 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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They were sorry for Toad because he looked ill and frail

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:63-willows-ch10-part3-the-conceited-song:t8:o3:1
# text = They were sorry for Toad because he looked ill and frail
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	sorry	sorry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
9	ill	ill	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	frail	frail	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | They |  |  |  |  | for Toad; sorry *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **look** | past | Toad |  |  |  |  | ill *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 3 | **be** |  | They *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They thought it was a kind thing to do, since Toad had charmed them with his manners and cheerful singing all the way

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:63-willows-ch10-part3-the-conceited-song:t8:o4:1
# text = They thought it was a kind thing to do, since Toad had charmed them with his manners and cheerful singing all the way
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	thought	think	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	ccomp	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	since	since	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
12	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
13	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	charmed	charm	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
15	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	_
16	with	with	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	manners	manners	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	14	obl	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
20	cheerful	cheerful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	singing	sing	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	14	conj	_	_
22	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	24	det:predet	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | past | They |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | past | it | a kind thing |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **do** | to-infinitive | They *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **charm** | past · perfect | Toad | them *= they* |  |  |  | with Toad's manners | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus they=Experiencer |
| 5 | **sing** *speech: express* | gerund | Toad *not said here* | all way |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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