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title: Why does Toad think sending money will be «the same thing, or better»? — The Wind in the Willows, chapter VIII,… · tree and pragmatics
description: Why does Toad think sending money will be «the same thing, or better»? Test 9 · ★ 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 the 
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# Test 9 · ★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter VIII, part 3: Toad's Adve…

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Why does Toad think sending money will be «the same thing, or better»?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Toad, sending · **What happens:** think, send, be · **To what, where:** money, same thing · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 9 · ★ 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/#t9).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:54-willows-ch8-part3-no-money-no-pocket:t9:1
# text = Why does Toad think sending money will be «the same thing, or better»?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	think	think	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	sending	send	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	csubj	_	_
6	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	cop	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | present · do-support | Toad |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **send** | gerund |  | money |  |  |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Theme |
| 3 | **is a** *in a quote* | future | sending | the same thing |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **be** *in a quote* |  | sending *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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 {#o1}

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He thinks money always pays for a kind deed

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:54-willows-ch8-part3-no-money-no-pocket:t9:o1:1
# text = He thinks money always pays for a kind deed
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	thinks	think	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	5	advmod	_	_
5	pays	pay	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	deed	deed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | present | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **pay** | present | money |  |  |  |  | for a kind deed; always *property* | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent for deed=Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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He thinks money can always stand in for doing what he promised, because the driver will be paid well for his trouble and kindness at home

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:54-willows-ch8-part3-no-money-no-pocket:t9:o2:1
# text = He thinks money can always stand in for doing what he promised, because the driver will be paid well for his trouble and kindness at home
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	thinks	think	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	6	advmod	_	_
6	stand	stand	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	obl	_	_
8	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	doing	do	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
10	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	9	obj	_	_
11	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	promised	promise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
14	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	driver	driver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj:pass	_	_
17	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
18	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	19	aux:pass	_	_
19	paid	pay	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
20	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	19	advmod	_	_
21	for	for	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	23	nmod:poss	_	_
23	trouble	trouble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
25	kindness	kindness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	conj	_	_
26	at	at	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
27	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | present | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **stand** | can | money |  |  |  |  | always *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **do** | gerund | money *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |
| 4 | **promise** *speech: promise* | past | money |  |  |  |  |  | vn promise-37.13 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **pay** | future · passive |  | the driver |  |  |  | for driver's trouble at home and kindness; well *property* | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Asset for trouble=Theme |
| 6 | **trouble** |  | driver |  |  | home |  |  | nom trouble «cognition transitive»: poss=agent at=place |

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

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He thinks money can always stand in for doing what he promised

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:54-willows-ch8-part3-no-money-no-pocket:t9:o3:1
# text = He thinks money can always stand in for doing what he promised
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	thinks	think	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	6	advmod	_	_
6	stand	stand	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	obl	_	_
8	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	doing	do	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
10	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	9	obj	_	_
11	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	promised	promise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | present | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **stand** | can | money |  |  |  |  | always *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **do** | gerund | money *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |
| 4 | **promise** *speech: promise* | past | money |  |  |  |  |  | vn promise-37.13 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He thinks money is worth more than shirts and rides, so he can keep his promise by simply sending a large sum in the post later

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:54-willows-ch8-part3-no-money-no-pocket:t9:o4:1
# text = He thinks money is worth more than shirts and rides, so he can keep his promise by simply sending a large sum in the post later
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	thinks	think	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	worth	worth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	_
6	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	obj	_	_
7	than	than	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	shirts	shirt	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	rides	ride	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	so	so	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
13	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
14	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
15	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
16	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	promise	promise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
18	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	20	mark	_	_
19	simply	simply	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
20	sending	send	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	15	advcl	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
22	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	sum	sum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	_
24	in	in	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	post	post	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	_
27	later	late	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	20	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | present | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | money |  |  |  |  | worth *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **keep** | can | he | his promise |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent promise=Theme |
| 4 | **send** | gerund | he *not said here* | a large sum |  | the post |  | late, simply *property* | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent sum=Theme in post=Destination |
| 5 | **promise** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom promise «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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