--- title: Toad sits in the road murmuring «Poop-poop!». Where did that sound c… — Toad's Edwardian England: early motor… · tree and pragmatics description: Toad sits in the road murmuring «Poop-poop!». Where did that sound come from on real early cars? Test 2 · ★★ of lesson 83 «Toad's Edwardian England: early motor cars, caravans, steam trains, wash day and gold sovereigns» of the history course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pr --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/history/83-toad-s-edwardian-england-early-motor-cars-caravans-steam-trains-wash-day-and-gold-sovereigns/t2/) [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/) / [History](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/history/) / [Toad's Edwardian England: early motor…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/history/83-toad-s-edwardian-england-early-motor-cars-caravans-steam-trains-wash-day-and-gold-sovereigns/) / t2 # Test 2 · ★★ · Toad's Edwardian England: early motor cars, caravans, stea… Toad sits in the road murmuring «Poop-poop!». Where did that sound come from on real early cars? **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Toad, sound · **What happens:** sit, murmur, be, come · **To what, where:** road, Poop poop, real early cars This is test 2 · ★★ of lesson 83 «Toad's Edwardian England: early motor cars, caravans, steam trains, wash day and gold sovereigns» of the history 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/history/83-toad-s-edwardian-england-early-motor-cars-caravans-steam-trains-wash-day-and-gold-sovereigns/#t2). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Toad sits in the road murmuring «Poop-poop!». ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:83-toad-s-edwardian-england-early-motor-cars-caravans-steam-trains-wash-day-and-gold-sovereigns:t2:1 # text = Toad sits in the road murmuring «Poop-poop!». 1 Toad Toad PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 sits sit VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 in in ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 road road NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ 6 murmuring murmur VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 2 advcl _ _ 7 « « PUNCT `` _ 10 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 8 Poop poop NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 9 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 10 poop poop NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 11 ! ! PUNCT . _ 10 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 12 » » PUNCT '' _ 10 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 13 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **sit** | present | Toad | | | the road | | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in road=Location | | 2 | **murmur** *speech: other* | gerund | Toad *not said here* | Poop poop | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent poop=Topic | 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:* Where did that sound come from on real early cars? ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:83-toad-s-edwardian-england-early-motor-cars-caravans-steam-trains-wash-day-and-gold-sovereigns:t2:2 # text = Where did that sound come from on real early cars? 1 Where where ADV WRB PronType=Rel 5 advmod _ _ 2 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 1 cop _ _ 3 that that DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 4 det _ _ 4 sound sound NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 nsubj _ _ 5 come come VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 from from ADP IN _ 5 obl _ _ 7 on on ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 8 real real ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 amod _ _ 9 early early ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 amod _ _ 10 cars car NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 11 ? ? PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past | that sound | | | | | where *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **come** | present | | | | real early cars | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on car=Location | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} A bell fixed on the front bumper ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:83-toad-s-edwardian-england-early-motor-cars-caravans-steam-trains-wash-day-and-gold-sovereigns:t2:o1:1 # text = A bell fixed on the front bumper 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 bell bell NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 fixed fix VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 acl _ _ 4 on on ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 6 front front ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 bumper bumper NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **fix** | participle | | a bell *not said here* | | the front bumper | | | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient | ### Option 2 {#o2} The engine coughing loudly every time it started ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:83-toad-s-edwardian-england-early-motor-cars-caravans-steam-trains-wash-day-and-gold-sovereigns:t2:o2:1 # text = The engine coughing loudly every time it started 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 engine engine NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 coughing cough VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 2 acl _ _ 4 loudly loudly ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ 5 every every DET DT PronType=Tot 6 det _ _ 6 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl:unmarked _ _ 7 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ _ 8 started start VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 acl:relcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **cough** | gerund | the engine *not said here* | | | | time | loudly *property* | vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **start** | past | engine | every time *not said here* | | | | | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent time=Eventuality | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3} Squeezing the rubber bulb of the horn ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:83-toad-s-edwardian-england-early-motor-cars-caravans-steam-trains-wash-day-and-gold-sovereigns:t2:o3:1 # text = Squeezing the rubber bulb of the horn 1 Squeezing squeeze VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 3 rubber rubber NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 compound _ _ 4 bulb bulb NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 5 of of ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 horn horn NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **squeeze** | gerund | | the rubber bulb of the horn | | | | | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bulb=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} The driver shouting through a long speaking tube ```conllu # sent_id = question:history:83-toad-s-edwardian-england-early-motor-cars-caravans-steam-trains-wash-day-and-gold-sovereigns:t2:o4:1 # text = The driver shouting through a long speaking tube 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 driver driver NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 shouting shout VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 2 acl _ _ 4 through through ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 6 long long ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 amod _ _ 7 speaking speaking NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 compound _ _ 8 tube tube NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **shout** *speech: express* | gerund | the driver *not said here* | | | a long speaking tube | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | **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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