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description: Identify the conclusion which Mole and Badger drew, «arguing from history», respecting Toad's return. Exam question 1 of lesson 66 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter XI, part 2: «Like Summer Tempests Came His Tears» (how Toad Hall was taken, a gun at the gate and a sunken boat)» of the books course o
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# Exam question 1 · The Wind in the Willows, chapter XI, part 2: «Like Summer…

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Identify the conclusion which Mole and Badger drew, «arguing from history», respecting Toad's return.

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, Mole, Toad · **What happens:** identify, draw, argue, respect, return · **To what, where:** conclusion, history, return

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 66 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter XI, part 2: «Like Summer Tempests Came His Tears» (how Toad Hall was taken, a gun at the gate and a sunken boat)» 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/66-willows-ch11-part2-the-wild-wooders-take-toad-hall/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:66-willows-ch11-part2-the-wild-wooders-take-toad-hall:e1:1
# text = Identify the conclusion which Mole and Badger drew, «arguing from history», respecting Toad's return.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	conclusion	conclusion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	obj	_	_
5	Mole	Mole	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	Badger	Badger	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	drew	draw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	arguing	argue	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	advcl	_	_
12	from	from	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	history	history	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	respecting	respect	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	advcl	_	_
17	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	's	's	PART	POS	_	17	case	_	_
19	return	return	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the conclusion |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent conclusion=Theme |
| 2 | **draw** | past | Mole and Badger | the conclusion |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent which=Theme |
| 3 | **argue** *speech: disagree* *in a quote* | gerund | Mole and Badger *not said here* |  |  | history |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **respect** | gerund | Mole and Badger *not said here* | Toad's return |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer return=Stimulus |
| 5 | **return** |  | Toad |  |  |  |  |  | nom return «communication intransitive»: poss=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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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That the law was fair to all and always won

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:66-willows-ch11-part2-the-wild-wooders-take-toad-hall:e1:o1:1
# text = That the law was fair to all and always won
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	10	advmod	_	_
10	won	win	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | that law |  |  |  |  | to all; fair *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **win** | participle | that law *not said here* |  |  |  |  | always *property* | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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That the law was fair to all, and no one with cheek could ever escape prison, whatever their wealth or plausibility

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:66-willows-ch11-part2-the-wild-wooders-take-toad-hall:e1:o2:1
# text = That the law was fair to all, and no one with cheek could ever escape prison, whatever their wealth or plausibility
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
10	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	11	det	_	_
11	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	cheek	cheek	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
14	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
15	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	16	advmod	_	_
16	escape	escape	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
17	prison	prison	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	whatever	whatever	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	5	parataxis	_	_
20	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
21	wealth	wealth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	_
22	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
23	plausibility	plausibility	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | that law |  |  |  |  | to all; fair *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **escape** | could | no one with cheek | prison |  |  | ever |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme prison=Initial\_Location |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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That no criminal law had prevailed against cheek and plausibility combined with a long purse

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:66-willows-ch11-part2-the-wild-wooders-take-toad-hall:e1:o3:1
# text = That no criminal law had prevailed against cheek and plausibility combined with a long purse
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	4	det	_	_
3	criminal	criminal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	prevailed	prevail	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	against	against	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	cheek	cheek	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	plausibility	plausibility	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
11	combined	combine	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	purse	purse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prevail** | past · perfect · passive |  | That |  |  |  | against cheek and plausibility | tree rules |
| 2 | **combine** | participle |  | cheek and plausibility *not said here* |  |  |  | with a long purse | vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V PP.co-patient»: agent=Patient with purse=Co-Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That cheek and money had never been beaten by the law

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:66-willows-ch11-part2-the-wild-wooders-take-toad-hall:e1:o4:1
# text = That cheek and money had never been beaten by the law
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	cheek	cheek	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
6	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
7	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	beaten	beat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **beat** | past · perfect · passive | the law | that cheek and money |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location subject=Theme |

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