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title: Why does Toad say «I'm more used to gentlemen's things myself»? — The Wind in the Willows, chapter X, pa… · tree and pragmatics
description: Why does Toad say «I'm more used to gentlemen's things myself»? Test 6 · ★★ of lesson 61 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter X, part 1: The Further Adventures of Toad (free, the canal and the barge-woman's washing)» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics 
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# Test 6 · ★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter X, part 1: The Further Ad…

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Why does Toad say «I'm more used to gentlemen's things myself»?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Toad · **What happens:** say, be · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 6 · ★★ of lesson 61 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter X, part 1: The Further Adventures of Toad (free, the canal and the barge-woman's washing)» 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/61-willows-ch10-part1-the-barge-woman/#t6).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:61-willows-ch10-part1-the-barge-woman:t6:1
# text = Why does Toad say «I'm more used to gentlemen's things myself»?
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	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	9	amod	_	_
9	used	used	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	ccomp	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	gentlemen	gentleman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
14	myself	myself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present · do-support | Toad |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | Toad |  |  |  |  | to gentlemen's things  myself; used *property* | 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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He is trying to get out of washing her clothes

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:61-willows-ch10-part1-the-barge-woman:t6:o1:1
# text = He is trying to get out of washing her clothes
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	aux	_	_
3	trying	try	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	out	out	ADP	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	washing	wash	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **try** | present · progressive | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **get out** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn withdraw-82-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **wash** | gerund | He *not said here* | her clothes |  |  |  |  | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent clothes=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He is really a gentleman who has been robbed of his fine clothes and wants his money back now

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:61-willows-ch10-part1-the-barge-woman:t6:o2:1
# text = He is really a gentleman who has been robbed of his fine clothes and wants his money back now
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	really	really	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	gentleman	gentleman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	robbed	rob	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl:relcl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
12	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	9	obl	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
16	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
18	back	back	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
19	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	15	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | He | a gentleman |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **rob** | present · perfect · passive |  | a gentleman |  |  |  | of gentleman's fine clothes | vn rob-10.6.4 «NP V NP PP.source»: subject=Theme of clothes=Source |
| 3 | **want back** | present |  | gentleman's money |  |  | now |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot money=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He wants her to believe he is a wealthy gentleman who has never worked with his hands in his life

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:61-willows-ch10-part1-the-barge-woman:t6:o3:1
# text = He wants her to believe he is a wealthy gentleman who has never worked with his hands in his life
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	believe	believe	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	wealthy	wealthy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	gentleman	gentleman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	ccomp	_	_
11	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	14	obl	_	_
12	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
13	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
14	worked	work	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	10	acl:relcl	_	_
15	with	with	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
20	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | He | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **believe** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | her *= she* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **is a** | present | he | a wealthy gentleman |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **not** **work** | present · perfect |  | a wealthy gentleman |  |  |  | with gentleman's hands; in gentleman's life | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in life=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He is pretending to be a true gentleman there

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:61-willows-ch10-part1-the-barge-woman:t6:o4:1
# text = He is pretending to be a true gentleman there
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	aux	_	_
3	pretending	pretend	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	gentleman	gentleman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	xcomp	_	_
9	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	8	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pretend** | present · progressive | He |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | a true gentleman |  | there |  |  | tree rules |

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