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title: «The aunt was wicked angry and fought Toad for her dress.» (wicked =… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter VIII,… · tree and pragmatics
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# Test 2 · ★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter VIII, part 2: Toad's Adve…

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«The aunt was wicked angry and fought Toad for her dress.» (wicked = really) Put it right.

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** aunt · **What happens:** be, fight, put · **To what, where:** Toad, dress

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This is test 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. 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/#t2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «The aunt was wicked angry and fought Toad for her dress.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:53-willows-ch8-part2-the-washerwoman:t2:1
# text = «The aunt was wicked angry and fought Toad for her dress.»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	aunt	aunt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	wicked	wicked	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	angry	angry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	fought	fight	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
9	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	dress	dress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | past | the aunt |  |  |  |  | angry *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **fight** *in a quote* | past | the aunt *not said here* | Toad |  |  |  | for Toad's dress | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent toad=Co-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:* (wicked = really) Put it right.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:53-willows-ch8-part2-the-washerwoman:t2:2
# text = (wicked = really) Put it right.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	wicked	wicked	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
3	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	6	punct	_	_
4	really	really	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	4	punct	_	_
6	Put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	right	right	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | infinitive |  | dress |  |  |  | right *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent it=Goal |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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She agreed for gold and asked to be tied up and gagged, as if she had been attacked by a strong robber

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:53-willows-ch8-part2-the-washerwoman:t2:o1:1
# text = She agreed for gold and asked to be tied up and gagged, as if she had been attacked by a strong robber
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	agreed	agree	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	tied	tie	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	xcomp	_	_
10	up	up	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	gagged	gag	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
14	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
15	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
16	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj:pass	_	_
17	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
18	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	19	aux:pass	_	_
19	attacked	attack	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	conj	_	_
20	by	by	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
22	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	robber	robber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **agree** *speech: agree* | past | She |  |  |  |  | for gold | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **tie up** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive · passive | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle» |
| 4 | **gag** | participle | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **attack** *a condition, not said to happen* | past · perfect · passive | a strong robber | she |  |  |  |  | vn attack-60.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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She refused the gold and gave him the dress for free

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:53-willows-ch8-part2-the-washerwoman:t2:o2:1
# text = She refused the gold and gave him the dress for free
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	refused	refuse	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	iobj	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	dress	dress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **refuse** | past | She | the gold |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gold=Theme |
| 2 | **give** | past | She *not said here* | the dress | him *= he* |  |  | for free | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent he=Recipient dress=Theme for free=Asset |

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

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She agreed for gold, and asked to be tied up as a pretend

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:53-willows-ch8-part2-the-washerwoman:t2:o3:1
# text = She agreed for gold, and asked to be tied up as a pretend
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	agreed	agree	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
9	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	tied	tie	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	xcomp	_	_
11	up	up	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	_
12	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	pretend	pretend	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **agree** *speech: agree* | past | She |  |  |  |  | for gold | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **tie up** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive · passive | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle» |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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She sold her dress for gold at once, and asked the girl to tie her up in the corner of the cell as a pretend prisoner

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:53-willows-ch8-part2-the-washerwoman:t2:o4:1
# text = She sold her dress for gold at once, and asked the girl to tie her up in the corner of the cell as a pretend prisoner
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sold	sell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	dress	dress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	tie	tie	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	xcomp	_	_
16	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	_
17	up	up	ADP	RP	_	15	compound:prt	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	corner	corner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
21	of	of	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	cell	cell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod	_	_
24	as	as	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
25	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
26	pretend	pretend	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	27	amod	_	_
27	prisoner	prisoner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sell** | past | She | her dress |  |  |  | for gold | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent dress=Theme for gold=Asset |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | She *not said here* |  | the girl |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S\_INF»: agent=Agent girl=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 3 | **tie up** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | girl |  | the corner of the cell |  | as a pretend prisoner | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Patient |

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