--- title: Ascertain the terms upon which the engine-driver consented to convey… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter VIII,… · tree and pragmatics description: Ascertain the terms upon which the engine-driver consented to convey the prisoner. Exam question 3 of lesson 54 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter VIII, part 3: Toad's Adventures (no money, no pocket, and the engine-driver)» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and p --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/54-willows-ch8-part3-no-money-no-pocket/e3/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/) / [The Wind in the Willows, chapter VIII,…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/54-willows-ch8-part3-no-money-no-pocket/) / e3 # Exam question 3 · The Wind in the Willows, chapter VIII, part 3: Toad's Adve… Ascertain the terms upon which the engine-driver consented to convey the prisoner. **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, engine driver · **What happens:** ascertain, consent, convey · **To what, where:** terms, prisoner This is exam question 3 of lesson 54 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter VIII, part 3: Toad's Adventures (no money, no pocket, and the engine-driver)» 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/54-willows-ch8-part3-no-money-no-pocket/#e3). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:54-willows-ch8-part3-no-money-no-pocket:e3:1 # text = Ascertain the terms upon which the engine-driver consented to convey the prisoner. 1 Ascertain ascertain VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 terms term NOUN NNS Number=Plur 1 obj _ _ 4 upon upon ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 10 obl _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 7 engine engine NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 8 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 9 driver driver NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nsubj _ _ 10 consented consent VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 acl:relcl _ _ 11 to to PART TO _ 12 mark _ _ 12 convey convey VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 10 xcomp _ _ 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 prisoner prisoner NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 15 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ascertain** | imperative | you *not said here* | the terms | | | | | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent term=Topic | | 2 | **consent** | participle | the engine driver | | | | | upon the terms | vn acquiesce-95.1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | | 3 | **convey** | to-infinitive | the engine driver *not said here* | the prisoner | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent prisoner=Topic | 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 {#o1} That the washerwoman pays for her own ride ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:54-willows-ch8-part3-no-money-no-pocket:e3:o1:1 # text = That the washerwoman pays for her own ride 1 That that DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 3 det _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 washerwoman washerwoman NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 pays pay VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 for for ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 6 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 8 nmod:poss _ _ 7 own own ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 amod _ _ 8 ride ride NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **pay** | present | that washerwoman | | | | | for washerwoman's own ride | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent for ride=Theme | | 2 | **ride** | | washerwoman | | | | | | nom ride «act transitive»: poss=agent | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2} That Toad gives him his motor-car keys ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:54-willows-ch8-part3-no-money-no-pocket:e3:o2:1 # text = That Toad gives him his motor-car keys 1 That that DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 2 det _ _ 2 Toad Toad PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 gives give VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 iobj _ _ 5 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 9 nmod:poss _ _ 6 motor motor NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 7 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 8 car car NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 compound _ _ 9 keys key NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **give** | present | that Toad | Toad's car keys | him *= he* | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient key=Theme | ### Option 3 {#o3} Shirts for free ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:54-willows-ch8-part3-no-money-no-pocket:e3:o3:1 # text = Shirts for free 1 Shirts shirt NOUN NNS Number=Plur 0 root _ _ 2 for for ADP IN _ 3 case _ _ 3 free free ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 1 nmod _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} That the supposed washerwoman should launder a number of his shirts ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:54-willows-ch8-part3-no-money-no-pocket:e3:o4:1 # text = That the supposed washerwoman should launder a number of his shirts 1 That that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 6 nsubj _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 3 supposed suppose VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 4 amod _ _ 4 washerwoman washerwoman NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 5 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 6 launder launder VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 7 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 number number NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ 9 of of ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 11 nmod:poss _ _ 11 shirts shirt NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **suppose** | participle | | | | | | | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **launder** | should | That | a number of washerwoman's shirts | | | | | tree rules | **Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. 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