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title: What does Toad's rude joke about aunts show about him? — The Wind in the Willows, chapter VIII,… · tree and pragmatics
description: What does Toad's rude joke about aunts show about him? Test 4 · ★ 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 question and of each option; Mova's
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# Test 4 · ★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter VIII, part 2: Toad's Adve…

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What does Toad's rude joke about aunts show about him?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** aunts, Toad · **What happens:** do, show, joke · **To what, where:** rude joke

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This is test 4 · ★ 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/#t4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:53-willows-ch8-part2-the-washerwoman:t4:1
# text = What does Toad's rude joke about aunts show about him?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	2	nsubj	_	_
2	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	joke	joke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	about	about	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	aunts	aunt	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	show	show	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
10	about	about	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present |  | Toad's rude joke |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent joke=Eventuality |
| 2 | **show** | present | aunts |  |  |  |  | about Toad | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent about he=Topic |
| 3 | **joke** |  | Toad |  |  |  |  |  | nom joke «communication intransitive»: poss=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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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He looks down on working people, an old snobbish idea

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:53-willows-ch8-part2-the-washerwoman:t4:o1:1
# text = He looks down on working people, an old snobbish idea
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	looks	look	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	down	down	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	working	work	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	amod	_	_
6	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
9	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
10	snobbish	snobbish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look down** | present | He |  |  |  |  | on working people; down *property* | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent on people=Theme |
| 2 | **work** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He looks down on working people, which is an old snobbish idea that the book uses to show his foolishness

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:53-willows-ch8-part2-the-washerwoman:t4:o2:1
# text = He looks down on working people, which is an old snobbish idea that the book uses to show his foolishness
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	looks	look	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	down	down	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	working	work	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	amod	_	_
6	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
8	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
10	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
11	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
12	snobbish	snobbish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	parataxis	_	_
14	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
17	uses	use	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	advcl	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	19	mark	_	_
19	show	show	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	xcomp	_	_
20	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
21	foolishness	foolishness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look down** | present | He |  |  |  |  | on working people; down *property* | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent on people=Theme |
| 2 | **work** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is a** | present | working people | a old snobbish idea |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **use** | present | the book |  |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 5 | **show** | to-infinitive | the book *not said here* | book's foolishness |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent foolishness=Recipient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He has a low opinion of working people, and it shows how proud he is of his own rank and wealth

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:53-willows-ch8-part2-the-washerwoman:t4:o3:1
# text = He has a low opinion of working people, and it shows how proud he is of his own rank and wealth
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	low	low	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	opinion	opinion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	working	work	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	amod	_	_
8	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
13	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	14	advmod	_	_
14	proud	proud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	xcomp	_	_
15	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	cop	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
18	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
19	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	rank	rank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	parataxis	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	wealth	wealth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | He | a low opinion of working people |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent opinion=Patient |
| 2 | **work** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **show** | present | opinion |  |  |  |  | proud *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **is** | present | he |  |  |  |  | of his own rank and wealth | tree rules |
| 5 | **opine** |  |  | working people |  |  |  |  | nom opinion «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He is proud of his noble family and rich relations

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:53-willows-ch8-part2-the-washerwoman:t4:o4:1
# text = He is proud of his noble family and rich relations
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	proud	proud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	noble	noble	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	rich	rich	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	relations	relation	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  |  |  | of his noble family and rich relations; proud *property* | tree rules |

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