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title: Ascertain the consideration in return for which the washerwoman surr… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter VIII,… · tree and pragmatics
description: Ascertain the consideration in return for which the washerwoman surrendered her garments. Exam question 2 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
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# Exam question 2 · The Wind in the Willows, chapter VIII, part 2: Toad's Adve…

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Ascertain the consideration in return for which the washerwoman surrendered her garments.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, washerwoman · **What happens:** ascertain, surrender · **To what, where:** consideration, return, garments

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This is exam question 2 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/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:53-willows-ch8-part2-the-washerwoman:e2:1
# text = Ascertain the consideration in return for which the washerwoman surrendered her garments.
1	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	consideration	consideration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	return	return	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	obl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	washerwoman	washerwoman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	surrendered	surrender	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
11	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	garments	garment	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ascertain** | imperative | you *not said here* | the consideration |  | return |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent consideration=Topic |
| 2 | **surrender** | past | the washerwoman | washerwoman's garments |  |  |  | for return | vn contribute-13.2-1-1 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent garment=Theme |

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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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A handsome payment in gold sovereigns, together with a new shawl and a promise of continued employment

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:53-willows-ch8-part2-the-washerwoman:e2:o1:1
# text = A handsome payment in gold sovereigns, together with a new shawl and a promise of continued employment
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	handsome	handsome	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	payment	payment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	sovereigns	sovereign	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	together	together	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	shawl	shawl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	promise	promise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	continued	continue	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	18	amod	_	_
18	employment	employment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **continue** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **promise** |  |  | continued employment |  |  |  |  | nom promise «communication transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A sum of banknotes, counted out in the corridor

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:53-willows-ch8-part2-the-washerwoman:e2:o2:1
# text = A sum of banknotes, counted out in the corridor
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sum	sum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	banknotes	banknote	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	counted	count	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	out	out	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	corridor	corridor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **count out** | participle · passive |  | a sum of banknotes |  | the corridor |  |  | vn multiply-108 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **sum** |  |  | banknotes |  |  |  |  | nom sum «possession transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A substantial sum in gold sovereigns, which was placed openly upon the table where she could see them clearly

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:53-willows-ch8-part2-the-washerwoman:e2:o3:1
# text = A substantial sum in gold sovereigns, which was placed openly upon the table where she could see them clearly
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	substantial	substantial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	sum	sum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	sovereigns	sovereign	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	placed	place	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
11	openly	openly	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
12	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
15	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	18	advmod	_	_
16	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
17	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
18	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	acl:relcl	_	_
19	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	obj	_	_
20	clearly	clearly	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **place** | past · passive |  | gold sovereigns |  | the table |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: subject=Theme upon table=Destination |
| 2 | **see** | could | she | sovereigns *= sovereign* |  |  |  | clearly *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer they=Stimulus |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A sum in gold sovereigns, placed upon the table in full view

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:53-willows-ch8-part2-the-washerwoman:e2:o4:1
# text = A sum in gold sovereigns, placed upon the table in full view
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sum	sum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	sovereigns	sovereign	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	placed	place	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
8	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	view	view	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **place** | participle |  | a sum in gold sovereigns *not said here* |  | full view |  | upon the table | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent upon table=Destination |

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