--- title: It is given that three animals were speaking simultaneously. State t… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter XI, p… · tree and pragmatics description: It is given that three animals were speaking simultaneously. State the means by which order was restored. Exam question 3 of lesson 67 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter XI, part 3: «Like Summer Tempests Came His Tears» (loyal friends, cold pie and «Be quiet at once!»)» of the books course of Mova's --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/67-willows-ch11-part3-badger-and-mole-come-home/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/67-willows-ch11-part3-badger-and-mole-come-home/) / e3 # Exam question 3 · The Wind in the Willows, chapter XI, part 3: «Like Summer… It is given that three animals were speaking simultaneously. State the means by which order was restored. **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** three animals, State · **What happens:** give, speak, mean, restore · **To what, where:** It, order · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is exam question 3 of lesson 67 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter XI, part 3: «Like Summer Tempests Came His Tears» (loyal friends, cold pie and «Be quiet at once!»)» 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/67-willows-ch11-part3-badger-and-mole-come-home/#e3). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* It is given that three animals were speaking simultaneously. ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:67-willows-ch11-part3-badger-and-mole-come-home:e3:1 # text = It is given that three animals were speaking simultaneously. 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 DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 5 det _ _ 5 three three NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 6 nummod _ _ 6 animals animal NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 nsubj _ _ 7 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 aux _ _ 8 speaking speak VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 3 ccomp _ _ 9 simultaneously simultaneously ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 10 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **give** | present · passive | | It | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **speak** *speech: other* | past · progressive | three animals | | | | | simultaneously *property* | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent | 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:* State the means by which order was restored. ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:67-willows-ch11-part3-badger-and-mole-come-home:e3:2 # text = State the means by which order was restored. 1 State state NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 nsubj _ _ 3 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 by by SCONJ IN _ 8 mark _ _ 5 which which DET WDT PronType=Int 6 det _ _ 6 order order NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj:pass _ _ 7 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 aux:pass _ _ 8 restored restore VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 9 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **mean** | present | State | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **restore** | past · passive | | which order | | | | | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: subject=Theme | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1} The Badger commanded silence in a thin, dry voice ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:67-willows-ch11-part3-badger-and-mole-come-home:e3:o1:1 # text = The Badger commanded silence in a thin, dry voice 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 Badger Badger PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 commanded command VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 silence silence NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 5 in in ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 6 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 7 thin thin ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 amod _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 9 dry dry ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 amod _ _ 10 voice voice NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **command** | past | the Badger | silence | | a thin dry voice | | | vn supervision-95.2.2-1 «NP V NP.theme PP.predicate»: agent=Agent silence=Theme in voice=Eventuality | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2} The Rat hushed them with a loud whistle ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:67-willows-ch11-part3-badger-and-mole-come-home:e3:o2:1 # text = The Rat hushed them with a loud whistle 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 Rat Rat PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 hushed hush VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 obj _ _ 5 with with ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 6 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 7 loud loud ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 amod _ _ 8 whistle whistle NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **hush** | past | the Rat | them *= they* | | | | with a loud whistle | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent they=Patient with whistle=Instrument | ### Option 3 {#o3} Toad left the room ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:67-willows-ch11-part3-badger-and-mole-come-home:e3:o3:1 # text = Toad left the room 1 Toad Toad PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 left leave VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 room room NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **leave** | past | Toad | the room | | | | | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent room=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} Mole tapped the table in a quiet voice ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:67-willows-ch11-part3-badger-and-mole-come-home:e3:o4:1 # text = Mole tapped the table in a quiet voice 1 Mole Mole PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 tapped tap VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 table table NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 in in ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 6 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 7 quiet quiet ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 amod _ _ 8 voice voice NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **tap** | past | Mole | the table | | a quiet voice | | | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent table=Theme in voice=Destination | **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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