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title: ★★★ «Which was intelligent of Mole, because that was exactly what it… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter IV, p… · tree and pragmatics
description: ★★★ «Which was intelligent of Mole, because that was exactly what it was.» What is the joke? Test 18 · ★★★ of lesson 37 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter IV, part 1: Mr. Badger (the door in the snow and the fire-lit kitchen)» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and
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# Test 18 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter IV, part 1: Mr. Badger (t…

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★★★ «Which was intelligent of Mole, because that was exactly what it was.» What is the joke?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** ★, that, joke · **What happens:** be

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This is test 18 · ★★★ of lesson 37 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter IV, part 1: Mr. Badger (the door in the snow and the fire-lit kitchen)» 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/37-willows-ch4-part1-mr-badger/#t18).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* ★★★ «Which was intelligent of Mole, because that was exactly what it was.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:37-willows-ch4-part1-mr-badger:t18:1
# text = ★★★ «Which was intelligent of Mole, because that was exactly what it was.»
1	★	★	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	★	★	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	1	dep	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	★	★	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	1	dep	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	intelligent	intelligent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Mole	Mole	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
12	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	15	nsubj	_	_
13	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
14	exactly	exactly	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	7	advcl	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | past | ★ |  |  |  |  | of Mole; intelligent *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | past | that |  |  |  |  | exactly *property* | 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:* What is the joke?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:37-willows-ch4-part1-mr-badger:t18:2
# text = What is the joke?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	joke	joke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the joke |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Mole is praised like a detective — after being so slow with the door-mat

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:37-willows-ch4-part1-mr-badger:t18:o1:1
# text = Mole is praised like a detective — after being so slow with the door-mat
1	Mole	Mole	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	praised	praise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	like	like	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	detective	detective	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
8	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
9	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	cop	_	_
10	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	slow	slow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	parataxis	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
14	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	mat	mat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **praise** | present · passive |  | Mole |  |  |  | like a detective | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | with the door mat; slow *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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Mole sounds clever, but he is really wrong about the slippers

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:37-willows-ch4-part1-mr-badger:t18:o2:1
# text = Mole sounds clever, but he is really wrong about the slippers
1	Mole	Mole	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sounds	sound	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	clever	clever	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
5	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	really	really	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
10	about	about	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	slippers	slipper	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sound** | present | Mole |  |  |  |  | clever *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is** | present | Mole |  |  |  |  | about the slippers; wrong *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Mole is praised like a detective, though the joke is that he got the slippers right only after being so slow with the door-mat and the knocking

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:37-willows-ch4-part1-mr-badger:t18:o3:1
# text = Mole is praised like a detective, though the joke is that he got the slippers right only after being so slow with the door-mat and the knocking
1	Mole	Mole	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	praised	praise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	like	like	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	detective	detective	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
8	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	joke	joke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
12	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
13	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	slippers	slipper	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obj	_	_
17	right	right	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
18	only	only	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
19	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	22	mark	_	_
20	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	22	cop	_	_
21	so	so	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
22	slow	slow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	conj	_	_
23	with	with	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
25	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	25	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	mat	mat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	_
28	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	30	cc	_	_
29	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
30	knocking	knocking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **praise** | present · passive |  | Mole |  |  |  | like a detective | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | the joke |  |  |  |  | get *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | gerund | the joke *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with the door mat; right, slow *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Mole is praised ironically for being slow at the door

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:37-willows-ch4-part1-mr-badger:t18:o4:1
# text = Mole is praised ironically for being slow at the door
1	Mole	Mole	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	praised	praise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	ironically	ironically	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	cop	_	_
7	slow	slow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	obl	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **praise** | present · passive |  | Mole |  | the door |  | ironically *property* | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | slow *property* | tree rules |

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