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title: Is this TRUE or FALSE? «Toad hands over his motor-clothes politely.» — The Wind in the Willows, chapter VI, p… · tree and pragmatics
description: Is this TRUE or FALSE? «Toad hands over his motor-clothes politely.» Test 2 · ★★★ of lesson 45 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter VI, part 1: Mr. Toad (the hour of Toad, and off with those motor-clothes!)» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the qu
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# Test 2 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter VI, part 1: Mr. Toad (the…

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Is this TRUE or FALSE? «Toad hands over his motor-clothes politely.»

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** this, Toad · **What happens:** be, hand · **To what, where:** motor clothes

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This is test 2 · ★★★ of lesson 45 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter VI, part 1: Mr. Toad (the hour of Toad, and off with those motor-clothes!)» 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/45-willows-ch6-part1-the-hour-of-toad/#t2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Is this TRUE or FALSE?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:45-willows-ch6-part1-the-hour-of-toad:t2:1
# text = Is this TRUE or FALSE?
1	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
2	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	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 | this |  |  |  |  | true *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | this *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | 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:* «Toad hands over his motor-clothes politely.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:45-willows-ch6-part1-the-hour-of-toad:t2:2
# text = «Toad hands over his motor-clothes politely.»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	hands	hand	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	over	over	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
6	motor	motor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	3	obl	_	_
9	politely	politely	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	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 | **hand** *in a quote* | present | Toad |  |  | Toad's motor clothes |  | politely *property* | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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True: Toad hands over every item politely, then the Badger thanks him very warmly for his cooperation

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:45-willows-ch6-part1-the-hour-of-toad:t2:o1:1
# text = True: Toad hands over every item politely, then the Badger thanks him very warmly for his cooperation
1	True	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
3	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	hands	hand	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	over	over	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	item	item	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	politely	politely	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	13	advmod	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	Badger	Badger	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	thanks	thank	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
14	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
15	very	very	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	warmly	warmly	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
17	for	for	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	cooperation	cooperation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hand over** | present | Toad | every item |  |  |  | over, politely *property* | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent item=Theme |
| 2 | **thank** *speech: thank* | present | the Badger |  | Toad |  | then | for Toad's cooperation; warmly *property* | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent he=Theme for cooperation=Attribute |
| 3 | **cooperate** |  | Toad |  |  |  |  |  | nom cooperation «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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False: the Rat sits on him and the Mole pulls them off

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:45-willows-ch6-part1-the-hour-of-toad:t2:o2:1
# text = False: the Rat sits on him and the Mole pulls them off
1	False	false	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	sits	sit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Mole	mole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	pulls	pull	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
12	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
13	off	off	ADP	RP	_	11	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit** | present | the Rat |  |  |  |  | on him *= he* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on he=Location |
| 2 | **pull off** | present | the Mole | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn complete-55.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Eventuality |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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True: Toad hands them over, very politely and calmly

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:45-willows-ch6-part1-the-hour-of-toad:t2:o3:1
# text = True: Toad hands them over, very politely and calmly
1	True	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
3	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	hands	hand	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	iobj	_	_
6	over	over	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	very	very	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	politely	politely	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	calmly	calmly	ADV	RB	_	9	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hand over** | present | Toad |  | them *= they* |  |  | politely *property* | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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True: Toad hands over his motor-clothes politely, folds them neatly and bows to his friends

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:45-willows-ch6-part1-the-hour-of-toad:t2:o4:1
# text = True: Toad hands over his motor-clothes politely, folds them neatly and bows to his friends
1	True	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
3	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	hands	hand	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	over	over	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
7	motor	motor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	4	obl	_	_
10	politely	politely	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	folds	fold	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
13	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	neatly	neatly	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	bows	bow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	conj	_	_
17	to	to	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hand** | present | Toad |  |  | Toad's motor clothes |  | politely *property* | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **fold** | present | Toad *not said here* | clothes |  |  |  | neatly *property* | vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent they=Patient |
| 3 | **bow** | present | Toad *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to Toad's friends | vn acquiesce-95.1-1 «NP V PP.pivot»: agent=Agent to friend=Pivot |

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