--- title: It is given that the Rat expressed displeasure at being thought to «… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter XI, p… · tree and pragmatics description: It is given that the Rat expressed displeasure at being thought to «keep company with gaol-birds». Select the response which most accurately characterises his objection to Toad's conduct. Exam question 3 of lesson 65 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter XI, part 1: «Like Summer Tempests Came His Tears» --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/65-willows-ch11-part1-why-steal-them/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 XI, p…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/65-willows-ch11-part1-why-steal-them/) / e3 # Exam question 3 · The Wind in the Willows, chapter XI, part 1: «Like Summer… It is given that the Rat expressed displeasure at being thought to «keep company with gaol-birds». Select the response which most accurately characterises his objection to Toad's conduct. **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Rat, you, Toad · **What happens:** give, express, think, keep, select, characteris · **To what, where:** It, displeasure, company, response · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is exam question 3 of lesson 65 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter XI, part 1: «Like Summer Tempests Came His Tears» (home at the Rat's, a telling-off, and bad news)» 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/65-willows-ch11-part1-why-steal-them/#e3). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* It is given that the Rat expressed displeasure at being thought to «keep company with gaol-birds». ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:65-willows-ch11-part1-why-steal-them:e3:1 # text = It is given that the Rat expressed displeasure at being thought to «keep company with gaol-birds». 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux:pass _ _ 3 given give VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 that that SCONJ IN _ 7 mark _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 Rat Rat PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 7 expressed express VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 advcl _ _ 8 displeasure displeasure NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ _ 9 at at SCONJ IN _ 11 mark _ _ 10 being be AUX VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 11 aux:pass _ _ 11 thought think VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 7 advcl _ _ 12 to to PART TO _ 14 mark _ _ 13 « « PUNCT `` _ 14 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 14 keep keep VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 11 ccomp _ _ 15 company company NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 obj _ _ 16 with with ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 17 gaol gaol NOUN NN Number=Sing 19 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 18 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 17 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 19 birds bird NOUN NNS Number=Plur 14 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 20 » » PUNCT '' _ 19 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 21 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **give** | present · passive | | It | | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | | 2 | **express** | past | the Rat | displeasure | | | | | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent displeasure=Theme | | 3 | **think** *speech: other* | gerund · passive | the Rat *not said here* | | | | | | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V that S»: clause=Theme | | 4 | **keep** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | | company | | | | with gaol birds | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent company=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. *Sentence 2:* Select the response which most accurately characterises his objection to Toad's conduct. ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:65-willows-ch11-part1-why-steal-them:e3:2 # text = Select the response which most accurately characterises his objection to Toad's conduct. 1 Select select VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 response response NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 4 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 7 obj _ _ 5 most most ADV RBS Degree=Sup 6 advmod _ _ 6 accurately accurately ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 7 characterises characteris VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 acl:relcl _ _ 8 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 9 nmod:poss _ _ 9 objection objection NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ _ 10 to to ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 11 Toad Toad PROPN NNP Number=Sing 13 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 12 's 's PART POS _ 11 case _ _ 13 conduct conduct NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 14 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response | | | | | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme | | 2 | **characteris** | present | | the response | | | | to Toad's conduct; accurately *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **object** | | Rat | | | | | | nom objection «communication intransitive»: poss=agent | | 4 | **conduct** | | Toad | | | | | | nom conduct «act transitive»: poss=agent | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} That Toad had chosen to become a convict by stealing motor-cars and then boasting about it to everyone he met ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:65-willows-ch11-part1-why-steal-them:e3:o1:1 # text = That Toad had chosen to become a convict by stealing motor-cars and then boasting about it to everyone he met 1 That that DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 2 det _ _ 2 Toad Toad PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 3 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 4 chosen choose VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 5 to to PART TO _ 6 mark _ _ 6 become become VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 xcomp _ _ 7 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 convict convict NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 xcomp _ _ 9 by by SCONJ IN _ 10 mark _ _ 10 stealing steal VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 6 advcl _ _ 11 motor motor NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 12 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 11 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 13 cars car NOUN NNS Number=Plur 10 obj _ _ 14 and and CCONJ CC _ 16 cc _ _ 15 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 16 advmod _ _ 16 boasting boast VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 10 conj _ _ 17 about about ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 18 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 16 obl _ _ 19 to to ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 20 everyone everyone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Tot 16 obl _ _ 21 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 22 nsubj _ _ 22 met meet VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 20 acl:relcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **choose** | past · perfect | that Toad | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **become** | to-infinitive | that Toad *not said here* | a convict | | | | | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient | | 3 | **steal** | gerund | that Toad *not said here* | motor cars | | | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location car=Theme | | 4 | **boast** *speech: other* | gerund | that Toad *not said here* | | everyone | | then | about Toad | vn complain-37.8 «NP V PP.topic PP.recipient»: agent=Agent about it=Topic to everyone=Recipient | | 5 | **meet** | past | he | | | | | | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} That Toad had chosen to become a convict by stealing motor-cars ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:65-willows-ch11-part1-why-steal-them:e3:o2:1 # text = That Toad had chosen to become a convict by stealing motor-cars 1 That that DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 2 det _ _ 2 Toad Toad PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 3 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 4 chosen choose VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 5 to to PART TO _ 6 mark _ _ 6 become become VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 xcomp _ _ 7 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 convict convict NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 xcomp _ _ 9 by by SCONJ IN _ 10 mark _ _ 10 stealing steal VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 6 advcl _ _ 11 motor motor NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 12 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 11 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 13 cars car NOUN NNS Number=Plur 10 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **choose** | past · perfect | that Toad | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **become** | to-infinitive | that Toad *not said here* | a convict | | | | | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient | | 3 | **steal** | gerund | that Toad *not said here* | motor cars | | | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location car=Theme | ### Option 3 {#o3} That Toad dislikes the Rat's cooking and house ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:65-willows-ch11-part1-why-steal-them:e3:o3:1 # text = That Toad dislikes the Rat's cooking and house 1 That that DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 2 det _ _ 2 Toad Toad PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 dislikes dislike VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 Rat Rat PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 6 's 's PART POS _ 5 case _ _ 7 cooking cooking NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 8 and and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 9 house house NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **dislike** | present | that Toad | the Rat's cooking and house | | | | | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer cooking=Stimulus | | 2 | **cook** | | the Rat | | | | | | nom cooking «act intransitive»: poss=agent | ### Option 4 {#o4} That the Rat himself has been a convict in the past ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:65-willows-ch11-part1-why-steal-them:e3:o4:1 # text = That the Rat himself has been a convict in the past 1 That that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 3 nsubj _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 Rat Rat PROPN NNP Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 4 himself himself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 3 nmod _ _ 5 has have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 aux _ _ 6 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 8 cop _ _ 7 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 convict convict NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 9 in in ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 past past NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present · perfect | the Rat himself | a convict | | the past | | | tree rules | **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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