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title: «Gipsies were very fond of horse-dealing.» What should a reader toda… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter X, pa… · tree and pragmatics
description: «Gipsies were very fond of horse-dealing.» What should a reader today think of this line? Test 5 · ★★★ of lesson 62 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter X, part 2: The Further Adventures of Toad (into the canal, the stolen horse and «a shilling a leg»)» of the books course of Mova's primary school, wit
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# Test 5 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter X, part 2: The Further Ad…

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«Gipsies were very fond of horse-dealing.» What should a reader today think of this line?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Gipsies, reader · **What happens:** be, think

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This is test 5 · ★★★ of lesson 62 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter X, part 2: The Further Adventures of Toad (into the canal, the stolen horse and «a shilling a leg»)» 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/62-willows-ch10-part2-a-shilling-a-leg/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «Gipsies were very fond of horse-dealing.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:62-willows-ch10-part2-a-shilling-a-leg:t5:1
# text = «Gipsies were very fond of horse-dealing.»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Gipsies	gipsy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	fond	fond	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	dealing	dealing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | past | Gipsies |  |  |  |  | of horse dealing; fond *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.

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*Sentence 2:* What should a reader today think of this line?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:62-willows-ch10-part2-a-shilling-a-leg:t5:2
# text = What should a reader today think of this line?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	6	obj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	reader	reader	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:unmarked	_	_
6	think	think	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	9	det	_	_
9	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | should | a reader  today |  |  |  |  | of this line | vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot what=Theme |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is a fair description of the gipsies, since they dealt in horses for centuries.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:62-willows-ch10-part2-a-shilling-a-leg:t5:o1:1
# text = It is a fair description of the gipsies, since they dealt in horses for centuries.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|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	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	description	description	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	gipsies	gipsy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	since	since	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
11	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	dealt	deal	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	horses	horse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	_
15	for	for	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	centuries	century	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a fair description |  |  |  | of the gipsies | tree rules |
| 2 | **deal** | past | gipsies *= gipsy* |  |  |  | century | in horses | vn cope-83 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is an old idea about a whole people; we should not judge anyone by their group

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:62-willows-ch10-part2-a-shilling-a-leg:t5:o2:1
# text = It is an old idea about a whole people; we should not judge anyone by their group
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|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	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
11	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
12	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
13	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
14	judge	judge	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	parataxis	_	_
15	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	14	obj	_	_
16	by	by	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a old idea |  |  |  | about a whole people | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **judge** | should | we | anyone |  |  |  | by people's group | vn estimate-34.2-1-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Agent anyone=Value |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is a stereotype about one people; it is an accurate fact.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:62-willows-ch10-part2-a-shilling-a-leg:t5:o3:1
# text = It is a stereotype about one people; it is an accurate fact.
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	stereotype	stereotype	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
11	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	accurate	accurate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	fact	fact	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a stereotype and a accurate fact |  |  |  | about one people | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | it | a accurate fact |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is just a fact.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:62-willows-ch10-part2-a-shilling-a-leg:t5:o4:1
# text = It is just a fact.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|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	just	just	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	fact	fact	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a fact |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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