---
title: did Toomai get told off or nah? — The Jungle Book, Toomai of the Elephan… · tree and pragmatics
description: did Toomai get told off or nah? Test 10 · ★ of lesson 625 «The Jungle Book, Toomai of the Elephants, part 26: Toomai is scolded, then brought before Petersen Sahib» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice
---

<!-- md -->
[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/625-pg236-part26/t10/)

<!-- crumbs -->
[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 Jungle Book, Toomai of the Elephan…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/625-pg236-part26/) / t10

# Test 10 · ★ · The Jungle Book, Toomai of the Elephants, part 26: Toomai…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
did Toomai get told off or nah?

<!-- .vintro -->
**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **What happens:** tell off · **To what, where:** Toomai

<!-- .vabout -->
This is test 10 · ★ of lesson 625 «The Jungle Book, Toomai of the Elephants, part 26: Toomai is scolded, then brought before Petersen Sahib» 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/625-pg236-part26/#t10).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:625-pg236-part26:t10:1
# text = did Toomai get told off or nah?
1	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	aux	_	_
2	Toomai	Toomai	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	get	get	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	told	tell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	off	off	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	4	iobj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell off** *speech: assert* | infinitive · passive |  | Toomai |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: subject=Recipient nah=Topic |

<!-- .note -->
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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yep, Big Toomai scolded him next morning and sent him off to wash the elephants

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:625-pg236-part26:t10:o1:1
# text = yep, Big Toomai scolded him next morning and sent him off to wash the elephants
1	yep	yep	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	Big	Big	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	Toomai	Toomai	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	scolded	scold	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	sent	send	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
11	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	off	off	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	wash	wash	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	advcl	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	elephants	elephant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scold** | past | Big Toomai | him *= he* |  |  | morning |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
| 2 | **send off** | past | Big Toomai *not said here* | Toomai |  |  |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
| 3 | **wash** | to-infinitive | Big Toomai *not said here* | the elephants |  |  |  |  | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent elephant=Patient |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yep, Big Toomai scolded him next morning

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:625-pg236-part26:t10:o2:1
# text = yep, Big Toomai scolded him next morning
1	yep	yep	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	Big	Big	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	Toomai	Toomai	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	scolded	scold	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scold** | past | Big Toomai | him *= he* |  |  | morning |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yep, Big Toomai scolded him harshly the next morning and made him wash the whole herd

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:625-pg236-part26:t10:o3:1
# text = yep, Big Toomai scolded him harshly the next morning and made him wash the whole herd
1	yep	yep	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	Big	Big	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	Toomai	Toomai	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	scolded	scold	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	harshly	harshly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
13	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	wash	wash	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	xcomp	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	herd	herd	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scold** | past | Big Toomai | him *= he* |  |  | morning | harshly *property* | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
| 2 | **make** | past | Big Toomai *not said here* | Toomai |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **wash** | infinitive | Toomai *not said here* | the whole herd |  |  |  |  | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent herd=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
nope, he got a warm welcome

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:625-pg236-part26:t10:o4:1
# text = nope, he got a warm welcome
1	nope	nope	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	welcome	welcome	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | he | a warm welcome |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer welcome=Stimulus |

<!-- div src -->

**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.

<!-- /div -->

<!-- pn -->
- ← previous: [The Jungle Book, Toomai of the Elephan…, test 9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/625-pg236-part26/t9/)
- next →: [The Jungle Book, Toomai of the Elephan…, test 11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/625-pg236-part26/t11/)
- ↑ back to [The Jungle Book, Toomai of the Elephants, part 26: Toomai is scolded, then brought before Petersen Sahib](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/625-pg236-part26/)