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title: Identify the means of escape proposed to the prisoner by the gaoler'… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter VIII,… · tree and pragmatics
description: Identify the means of escape proposed to the prisoner by the gaoler's daughter. Exam question 1 of lesson 53 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter VIII, part 2: Toad's Adventures (the washerwoman's dress)» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the quest
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# Exam question 1 · The Wind in the Willows, chapter VIII, part 2: Toad's Adve…

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Identify the means of escape proposed to the prisoner by the gaoler's daughter.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, the · **What happens:** identify, mean, propose · **To what, where:** escape

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 53 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter VIII, part 2: Toad's Adventures (the washerwoman's dress)» 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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/books/53-willows-ch8-part2-the-washerwoman/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:53-willows-ch8-part2-the-washerwoman:e1:1
# text = Identify the means of escape proposed to the prisoner by the gaoler's daughter.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	nsubj	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	ccomp	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	escape	escape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	proposed	propose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	prisoner	prisoner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl:agent	_	_
10	by	by	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	gaoler	gaoler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	_
14	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **mean** | present | the |  |  |  |  | of escape | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **propose** | participle |  | escape *not said here* |  |  |  | by the gaoler's daughter | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that 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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Hiding in the laundry basket

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:53-willows-ch8-part2-the-washerwoman:e1:o1:1
# text = Hiding in the laundry basket
1	Hiding	hide	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	laundry	laundry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	basket	basket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hide** | gerund |  |  |  | the laundry basket |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in basket=Location |

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

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The assumption of the dress and character of the castle washerwoman

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:53-willows-ch8-part2-the-washerwoman:e1:o2:1
# text = The assumption of the dress and character of the castle washerwoman
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	assumption	assumption	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	dress	dress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	character	character	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	washerwoman	washerwoman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **assume** |  |  | the dress and character of the castle washerwoman |  |  |  |  | nom assumption «communication transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Dressing as the cook's helper and walking out

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:53-willows-ch8-part2-the-washerwoman:e1:o3:1
# text = Dressing as the cook's helper and walking out
1	Dressing	dress	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	as	as	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	cook	cook	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	helper	helper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	walking	walk	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
9	out	out	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dress** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | as the cook's helper | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **walk out** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn resign-10.11 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The taking on of the dress and manner of the castle washerwoman, so as to pass out of the gate

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:53-willows-ch8-part2-the-washerwoman:e1:o4:1
# text = The taking on of the dress and manner of the castle washerwoman, so as to pass out of the gate
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	taking	taking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	fixed	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	dress	dress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	washerwoman	washerwoman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	so	so	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
15	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	pass	pass	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
18	out	out	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	gate	gate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pass out** | to-infinitive | the taking on the dress and manner of the castle washerwoman | the gate |  |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent gate=Theme |

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