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title: «A (comparatively) good-looking Toad.» Why the brackets around «comp… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter VI, p… · tree and pragmatics
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# Test 4 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter VI, part 1: Mr. Toad (the…

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«A (comparatively) good-looking Toad.» Why the brackets around «comparatively»?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** look

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This is test 4 · ★★★ 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/#t4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «A (comparatively) good-looking Toad.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:45-willows-ch6-part1-the-hour-of-toad:t4:1
# text = «A (comparatively) good-looking Toad.»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
3	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	comparatively	comparatively	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	4	punct	_	_
6	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	looking	look	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	amod	_	_
9	Toad	toad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** *in a quote* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | comparatively *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

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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:* Why the brackets around «comparatively»?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:45-willows-ch6-part1-the-hour-of-toad:t4:2
# text = Why the brackets around «comparatively»?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	brackets	bracket	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nsubj	_	_
4	around	around	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	comparatively	comparatively	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Just a joke about Toad's neat new hat and coat

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:45-willows-ch6-part1-the-hour-of-toad:t4:o1:1
# text = Just a joke about Toad's neat new hat and coat
1	Just	just	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	joke	joke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
5	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	neat	neat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	hat	hat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	coat	coat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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It is a joke about how Toad looks handsome only when he is compared with his own ugly motoring clothes and goggles

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:45-willows-ch6-part1-the-hour-of-toad:t4:o2:1
# text = It is a joke about how Toad looks handsome only when he is compared with his own ugly motoring clothes and goggles
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	joke	joke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	about	about	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
7	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	looks	look	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
9	handsome	handsome	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	_
10	only	only	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
11	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	14	advmod	_	_
12	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj:pass	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	compared	compare	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	advcl	_	_
15	with	with	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
16	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
17	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
18	ugly	ugly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
19	motoring	motoring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	compound	_	_
20	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	14	obl	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	goggles	goggle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** *speech: other* | present | It | a joke |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **look** | present | Toad |  |  |  |  | handsome *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 3 | **compare** | present · passive |  | Toad |  |  |  | with Toad's own ugly motoring clothes and goggles | vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: subject=Patient with clothes=Co-Patient |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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A joke — Toad is only good-looking compared with how he looks in goggles

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:45-willows-ch6-part1-the-hour-of-toad:t4:o3:1
# text = A joke — Toad is only good-looking compared with how he looks in goggles
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	joke	joke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
4	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
6	only	only	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
7	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
10	compared	compare	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	advcl	_	_
11	with	with	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
12	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	14	advmod	_	_
13	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	looks	look	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	advcl	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	goggles	goggle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Toad |  |  |  |  | look *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **compare** | participle | Toad *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **look** | present | Toad |  |  |  |  | in goggles | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in goggle=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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A joke: Toad only looks good-looking compared with how he looks in his goggles, dust and driving cap

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:45-willows-ch6-part1-the-hour-of-toad:t4:o4:1
# text = A joke: Toad only looks good-looking compared with how he looks in his goggles, dust and driving cap
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	joke	joke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
4	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	only	only	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	looks	look	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
7	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
10	compared	compare	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	advcl	_	_
11	with	with	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
12	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	14	advmod	_	_
13	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	looks	look	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	advcl	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	goggles	goggle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	dust	dust	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	driving	drive	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	17	conj	_	_
22	cap	cap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | present | Toad | a joke *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme joke=Attribute |
| 2 | **look** | gerund | Toad *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 3 | **compare** | participle | Toad *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **look** | present | Toad |  |  |  |  | in Toad's goggles and dust | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in goggle=Theme |
| 5 | **drive** | gerund | Toad *not said here* | cap |  |  |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme cap=Trajectory |

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