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# Test 5 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter VI, part 2: Mr. Toad («I'…

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«Being ordered about by female nurses.» What do we say about this old idea today?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** female nurses, we · **What happens:** order about, say · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 5 · ★★★ of lesson 46 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter VI, part 2: Mr. Toad («I'm not sorry!» and the Toad locked in his bedroom)» 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/46-willows-ch6-part2-not-sorry-and-locked-up/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «Being ordered about by female nurses.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:46-willows-ch6-part2-not-sorry-and-locked-up:t5:1
# text = «Being ordered about by female nurses.»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	ordered	order	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	3	obl	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	female	female	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	nurses	nurse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **order about** *in a quote* | gerund · passive | female nurses |  |  |  |  |  | vn order-58.3-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

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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 do we say about this old idea today?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:46-willows-ch6-part2-not-sorry-and-locked-up:t5:2
# text = What do we say about this old idea today?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	det	_	_
7	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present · do-support | we |  |  |  | today | about this old idea | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic |

## The options {#options}

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

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It's wrong to think being helped by women is shameful; nurses are men or women

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:46-willows-ch6-part2-not-sorry-and-locked-up:t5:o1:1
# text = It's wrong to think being helped by women is shameful; nurses are men or women
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	think	think	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	csubj	_	_
6	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	helped	help	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	csubj	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	women	woman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	shameful	shameful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
13	nurses	nurse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nsubj	_	_
14	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
15	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	women	woman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | wrong *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **help** | gerund · passive | women |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | shameful *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **is a** | present | nurses | men or women |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Nurses should always be women, and men should not take help from them

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:46-willows-ch6-part2-not-sorry-and-locked-up:t5:o2:1
# text = Nurses should always be women, and men should not take help from them
1	Nurses	nurse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	5	advmod	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	cop	_	_
5	women	woman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
8	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
9	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl:relcl	_	_
12	help	help	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
13	from	from	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | should | Nurses | women |  |  |  | always *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **take** | should | men | help |  |  |  | from Nurses *= nurse* | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent help=Theme from they=Initial\_Location |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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It's wrong to think being helped by women is shameful, since nurses can be men or women and both are good

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:46-willows-ch6-part2-not-sorry-and-locked-up:t5:o3:1
# text = It's wrong to think being helped by women is shameful, since nurses can be men or women and both are good
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	think	think	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	csubj	_	_
6	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	helped	help	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	csubj	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	women	woman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	shameful	shameful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
13	since	since	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
14	nurses	nurse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nsubj	_	_
15	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
16	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	cop	_	_
17	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	women	woman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	conj	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
21	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	23	nsubj	_	_
22	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	23	cop	_	_
23	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | wrong *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **help** | gerund · passive | women |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | shameful *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **is** | can | nurses |  |  |  | since men or women |  | tree rules |
| 6 | **is** | present | both |  |  |  |  | good *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It's a silly idea, since anyone can be a nurse

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:46-willows-ch6-part2-not-sorry-and-locked-up:t5:o4:1
# text = It's a silly idea, since anyone can be a nurse
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	silly	silly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
7	since	since	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
8	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	12	nsubj	_	_
9	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
10	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	cop	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	nurse	nurse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a silly idea and a nurse |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | can | anyone | a nurse |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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