--- title: Why is it funny that the clerk says Toad must be «pretty well known»… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter VIII,… · tree and pragmatics description: Why is it funny that the clerk says Toad must be «pretty well known» there? Test 5 · ★ 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 pragmatics of --- [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/t5/) [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/) / t5 # Test 5 · ★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter VIII, part 3: Toad's Adve… Why is it funny that the clerk says Toad must be «pretty well known» there? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** it, clerk · **What happens:** be, say, know · **To what, where:** Toad · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 5 · ★ 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. 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/#t5). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:54-willows-ch8-part3-no-money-no-pocket:t5:1 # text = Why is it funny that the clerk says Toad must be «pretty well known» there? 1 Why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 4 advmod _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 3 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 funny funny ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 ccomp _ _ 5 that that SCONJ IN _ 8 mark _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 clerk clerk NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 8 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 9 Toad Toad PROPN NNP Number=Sing 15 nsubj:pass _ _ 10 must must AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 15 aux _ _ 11 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 15 aux:pass _ _ 12 « « PUNCT `` _ 15 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 13 pretty pretty ADV RB _ 14 advmod _ _ 14 well well ADV RB Degree=Pos 15 advmod _ _ 15 known know VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 8 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 16 » » PUNCT '' _ 15 punct _ _ 17 there there ADV RB PronType=Dem 15 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 18 ? ? PUNCT . _ 8 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | it | | | | | funny *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the clerk | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 3 | **know** *in a quote* | must · passive | | Toad | | there | | well *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Stimulus | 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} He means the clerk knows his face well ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:54-willows-ch8-part3-no-money-no-pocket:t5:o1:1 # text = He means the clerk knows his face well 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 clerk clerk NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 5 knows know VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 ccomp _ _ 6 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 7 nmod:poss _ _ 7 face face NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ 8 well well ADV RB Degree=Pos 5 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **mean** | present | He | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **know** | present | the clerk | clerk's face | | | | well *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer face=Stimulus | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2} He means well known as a cheat, not famous ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:54-willows-ch8-part3-no-money-no-pocket:t5:o2:1 # text = He means well known as a cheat, not famous 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux:pass _ _ 3 well well ADV RB Degree=Pos 4 advmod _ _ 4 known know VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 5 as as ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 cheat cheat NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 9 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 10 advmod _ _ 10 famous famous ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **know** | present · passive | | He | | | | as a cheat; well *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Stimulus as cheat=Attribute | ### Option 3 {#o3} He is famous for his motor-car ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:54-willows-ch8-part3-no-money-no-pocket:t5:o3:1 # text = He is famous for his motor-car 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 famous famous ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 4 for for ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 5 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 8 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 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | He | | | | | for his motor car; famous *property* | tree rules | ### Option 4 {#o4} It is a compliment ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:54-willows-ch8-part3-no-money-no-pocket:t5:o4:1 # text = It is a compliment 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 compliment compliment NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | It | a compliment | | | | | 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. Elamur Cosmic License. - ← previous: [The Wind in the Willows, chapter VIII,…, test 4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/54-willows-ch8-part3-no-money-no-pocket/t4/) - next →: [The Wind in the Willows, chapter VIII,…, test 6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/54-willows-ch8-part3-no-money-no-pocket/t6/) - ↑ back to [The Wind in the Willows, chapter VIII, part 3: Toad's Adventures (no money, no pocket, and the engine-driver)](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/54-willows-ch8-part3-no-money-no-pocket/)