Exam question 4 · The Wind in the Willows, chapter XI, part 1: «Like Summer…

Which of the following statements is consistent with the established facts concerning the intelligence conveyed to Toad at the close of this part?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: established facts · What happens: follow, be, establish, concern, convey · To what, where: intelligence, close

This is exam question 4 of lesson 65 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter XI, part 1: «Like Summer Tempests Came His Tears» (home at the Rat's, a telling-off, and bad news)» 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.

The question

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 consistent	nsubj
2	of	of	ADP	_	5 statements	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 statements	det
4	following	follow	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 statements	amod
5	statements	statement	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 consistent	obl
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 consistent	cop
7	consistent	consistent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
8	with	with	ADP	_	11 facts	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 facts	det
10	established	establish	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	11 facts	amod
11	facts	fact	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 consistent	obl
12	concerning	concern	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	11 facts	acl
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 intelligence	det
14	intelligence	intelligence	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 concerning	obj
15	conveyed	convey	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	14 intelligence	acl
16	to	to	ADP	_	17 Toad	case
17	Toad	Toad	PROPN	Number=Sing	15 conveyed	obl:agent
18	at	at	ADP	_	20 close	case
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 close	det
20	close	close	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 conveyed	obl
21	of	of	ADP	_	23 part	case
22	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	23 part	det
23	part	part	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 close	nmod
24	?	?	PUNCT	_	7 consistent	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	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 intelligence			vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus intelligence=Experiencer
5	convey	participle		the intelligence not said here	the close of this part		vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: 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.

The options

Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer

That the Stoats and Weasels had taken possession of Toad Hall

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	That	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	2 the	nsubj
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 Stoats	det
3	Stoats	stoat	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 taken	nsubj
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 Weasels	cc
5	Weasels	weasel	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 Stoats	conj
6	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 taken	aux
7	taken	take	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	root	root
8	possession	possession	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 taken	obj
9	of	of	ADP	_	11 Hall	case
10	Toad	Toad	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 Hall	compound
11	Hall	Hall	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 possession	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	take	past · perfect	the Stoats and Weasels	possession of Toad Hall					vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent possession=Theme
2	possess			Toad Hall					nom possession «act transitive»: of=patient

Option 2

That the Badger has been captured by the Weasels

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	That	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	3 Badger	nsubj
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 Badger	det
3	Badger	Badger	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 captured	nsubj
4	has	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 captured	aux
5	been	be	AUX	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	6 captured	aux:pass
6	captured	capture	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
7	by	by	ADP	_	9 Weasels	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 Weasels	det
9	Weasels	weasel	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 captured	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	capture	present · perfect · passive	the Weasels	the Badger					vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme

Option 3

That the Stoats and Weasels had taken possession of Toad Hall and were guarding the front gate with clubs

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	That	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	7 taken	nsubj
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 Stoats	det
3	Stoats	stoat	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 taken	nsubj
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 Weasels	cc
5	Weasels	weasel	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 Stoats	conj
6	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 taken	aux
7	taken	take	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	root	root
8	possession	possession	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 taken	obj
9	of	of	ADP	_	11 Hall	case
10	Toad	Toad	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 Hall	compound
11	Hall	Hall	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 possession	nmod
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 guarding	cc
13	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	14 guarding	aux
14	guarding	guard	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	7 taken	conj
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 gate	det
16	front	front	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 gate	amod
17	gate	gate	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 guarding	obj
18	with	with	ADP	_	19 clubs	case
19	clubs	club	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 guarding	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	take	past · perfect	That	possession of Toad Hall		vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent possession=Theme
2	guard	past · progressive	That not said here	the front gate	with clubs	vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gate=Beneficiary
3	possess			Toad Hall		nom possession «act transitive»: of=patient

Option 4

That the Wild Wooders had fled and Toad Hall was safe

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	That	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	6 fled	nsubj:pass
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 Wooders	det
3	Wild	Wild	PROPN	_	4 Wooders	flat
4	Wooders	Wooders	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 fled	nsubj
5	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 fled	aux
6	fled	flee	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 safe	cc
8	Toad	Toad	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 Hall	compound
9	Hall	Hall	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 safe	nsubj
10	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	11 safe	cop
11	safe	safe	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 fled	conj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	flee	past · perfect · passive		That					vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Initial_Location
2	is	past	Toad Hall					safe property	tree rules

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