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title: Is it TRUE or FALSE? «Badger shouts very loudly to stop the argument.» — The Wind in the Willows, chapter XI, p… · tree and pragmatics
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# Test 5 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter XI, part 3: «Like Summer…

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Is it TRUE or FALSE? «Badger shouts very loudly to stop the argument.»

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** it, Badger · **What happens:** be, shout, stop · **To what, where:** argument

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This is test 5 · ★★★ 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. 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/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Is it TRUE or FALSE?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:67-willows-ch11-part3-badger-and-mole-come-home:t5:1
# text = Is it TRUE or FALSE?
1	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	TRUE	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	FALSE	false	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | it |  |  |  |  | true *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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:* «Badger shouts very loudly to stop the argument.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:67-willows-ch11-part3-badger-and-mole-come-home:t5:2
# text = «Badger shouts very loudly to stop the argument.»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Badger	badger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	shouts	shout	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	loudly	loudly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	argument	argument	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shout** *speech: express* *in a quote* | present | Badger |  |  |  |  | loudly *property* | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **stop** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | Badger *not said here* | the argument |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality argument=Eventuality |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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True: Badger shouts very loudly at the whole room of animals

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:67-willows-ch11-part3-badger-and-mole-come-home:t5:o1:1
# text = True: Badger shouts very loudly at the whole room of animals
1	True	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
3	Badger	Badger	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	shouts	shout	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	very	very	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	loudly	loudly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shout** *speech: express* | present | True Badger |  |  | the whole room of animals |  | loudly *property* | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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False: Toad shouts loudly and everyone falls silent at once

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:67-willows-ch11-part3-badger-and-mole-come-home:t5:o2:1
# text = False: Toad shouts loudly and everyone falls silent at once
1	False	false	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
3	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	shouts	shout	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	loudly	loudly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	8	nsubj	_	_
8	falls	fall	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
9	silent	silent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shout** *speech: express* | present | Toad |  |  |  |  | loudly *property* | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **fall** | present | everyone |  |  |  |  | silent *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme at once=Location |

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

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False: it is a thin, dry voice — and everyone goes silent

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:67-willows-ch11-part3-badger-and-mole-come-home:t5:o3:1
# text = False: it is a thin, dry voice — and everyone goes silent
1	False	false	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
6	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
8	dry	dry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	voice	voice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	13	nsubj	_	_
13	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
14	silent	silent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | it | a False thin dry voice |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | present | everyone |  |  |  |  | silent *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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False: it is a thin, dry voice, and everyone goes silent, but Toad keeps on talking

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:67-willows-ch11-part3-badger-and-mole-come-home:t5:o4:1
# text = False: it is a thin, dry voice, and everyone goes silent, but Toad keeps on talking
1	False	false	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
6	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
8	dry	dry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	voice	voice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	13	nsubj	_	_
13	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
14	silent	silent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
18	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	conj	_	_
19	on	on	SCONJ	IN	_	20	mark	_	_
20	talking	talk	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	18	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | it | a False thin dry voice |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | present | a False thin dry voice |  |  |  |  | silent *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **keep** | present | Toad |  |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **talk** | gerund | Toad *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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