--- title: Which of the following statements is consistent with the established… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter XI, p… · tree and pragmatics description: Which of the following statements is consistent with the established facts concerning the Mole's observation of the sentries from behind the hedge? Exam question 4 of lesson 69 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter XI, part 5: «Like Summer Tempests Came His Tears» (Mole the washerwoman and the badgers t --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/69-willows-ch11-part5-clever-mole/e4/) [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/69-willows-ch11-part5-clever-mole/) / e4 # Exam question 4 · The Wind in the Willows, chapter XI, part 5: «Like Summer… Which of the following statements is consistent with the established facts concerning the Mole's observation of the sentries from behind the hedge? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** established facts, Mole · **What happens:** follow, be, establish, concern, observe · **To what, where:** observation, sentries This is exam question 4 of lesson 69 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter XI, part 5: «Like Summer Tempests Came His Tears» (Mole the washerwoman and the badgers that never were)» 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/69-willows-ch11-part5-clever-mole/#e4). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:69-willows-ch11-part5-clever-mole:e4:1 # text = Which of the following statements is consistent with the established facts concerning the Mole's observation of the sentries from behind the hedge? 1 Which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 7 nsubj _ _ 2 of of ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 following follow VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 5 amod _ _ 5 statements statement NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 obl _ _ 6 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 7 consistent consistent ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 8 with with ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 10 established establish VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 11 amod _ _ 11 facts fact NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 obl _ _ 12 concerning concern VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 11 acl _ _ 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 Mole mole NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 15 's 's PART POS _ 14 case _ _ 16 observation observation NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obj _ _ 17 of of ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 18 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 19 det _ _ 19 sentries sentry NOUN NNS Number=Plur 16 nmod _ _ 20 from from ADP IN _ 23 case _ _ 21 behind behind ADP IN _ 23 case _ _ 22 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 23 det _ _ 23 hedge hedge NOUN NN Number=Sing 19 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 24 ? ? PUNCT . _ 7 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **follow** | gerund | | | | | | | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **is** | present | | | | | | of the following statements; with the established facts; consistent *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **establish** | participle | | | | | | | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot | | 4 | **concern** | gerund | the established facts *not said here* | the Mole's observation of the sentries from the hedge | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus observation=Experiencer | | 5 | **observe** | | the Mole | the sentries from the hedge | | | | | nom observation «act transitive»: poss=agent of=patient | 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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} They were asleep ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:69-willows-ch11-part5-clever-mole:e4:o1:1 # text = They were asleep 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 asleep asleep ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past | They | | | | | asleep *property* | tree rules | ### Option 2 {#o2} They were singing ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:69-willows-ch11-part5-clever-mole:e4:o2:1 # text = They were singing 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 aux _ _ 3 singing sing VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **sing** *speech: express* | past · progressive | They | | | | | | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 3 {#o3} They were standing very still ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:69-willows-ch11-part5-clever-mole:e4:o3:1 # text = They were standing very still 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 aux _ _ 3 standing stand VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 4 very very ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 5 still still ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **stand** | past · progressive | They | | | | still | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} They were in great confusion ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:69-willows-ch11-part5-clever-mole:e4:o4:1 # text = They were in great confusion 1 They they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 2 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 3 in in ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 great great ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 confusion confusion NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past | They | | | great confusion | | | 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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