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title: Tyler: «the stoats nearly had two fits laughing, so like, 4 fits tot… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter XI, p… · tree and pragmatics
description: Tyler: «the stoats nearly had two fits laughing, so like, 4 fits total?» Explain the joke. Test 5 · ★★★ of lesson 66 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter XI, part 2: «Like Summer Tempests Came His Tears» (how Toad Hall was taken, a gun at the gate and a sunken boat)» of the books course of Mova's prima
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# Test 5 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter XI, part 2: «Like Summer…

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Tyler: «the stoats nearly had two fits laughing, so like, 4 fits total?» Explain the joke.

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Tyler, two fits, you · **What happens:** have, laugh, explain · **To what, where:** two fits, joke

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This is test 5 · ★★★ of lesson 66 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter XI, part 2: «Like Summer Tempests Came His Tears» (how Toad Hall was taken, a gun at the gate and a sunken boat)» 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/66-willows-ch11-part2-the-wild-wooders-take-toad-hall/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Tyler: «the stoats nearly had two fits laughing, so like, 4 fits total?»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:66-willows-ch11-part2-the-wild-wooders-take-toad-hall:t5:1
# text = Tyler: «the stoats nearly had two fits laughing, so like, 4 fits total?»
1	Tyler	Tyler	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	stoats	stoat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
6	nearly	nearly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	fits	fit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	laughing	laugh	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
12	so	so	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
13	like	like	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
15	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	16	nummod	_	_
16	fits	fit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obl	_	_
17	total	total	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** *in a quote* | past | Tyler | two fits |  |  |  | nearly *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fit=Patient |
| 2 | **laugh** *in a quote* | gerund | two fits *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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:* Explain the joke.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:66-willows-ch11-part2-the-wild-wooders-take-toad-hall:t5:2
# text = Explain the joke.
1	Explain	explain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	joke	joke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **explain** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | the joke |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent joke=Topic |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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The joke is that fits are laughing and stoats are animals so they cannot have fits at all, only a laugh

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:66-willows-ch11-part2-the-wild-wooders-take-toad-hall:t5:o1:1
# text = The joke is that fits are laughing and stoats are animals so they cannot have fits at all, only a laugh
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	joke	joke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	fits	fit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	laughing	laugh	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	stoats	stoat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
10	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
12	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
13	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
14	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	16	advmod	_	_
16	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
17	fits	fit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obj	_	_
18	at	at	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
21	only	only	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	laugh	laugh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present · progressive | the joke |  |  |  |  | a laugh *obl*; laugh *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | stoats | animals |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **have** | can | stoats *= stoat* | fits |  | all |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fit=Patient |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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«Fits» here means seizures of laughing, so two stoats each having one fit makes two fits, not four

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:66-willows-ch11-part2-the-wild-wooders-take-toad-hall:t5:o2:1
# text = «Fits» here means seizures of laughing, so two stoats each having one fit makes two fits, not four
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Fits	fit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	2	advmod	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	seizures	seizure	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	laughing	laugh	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
10	so	so	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
11	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	stoats	stoat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
13	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	14	nsubj	_	_
14	having	have	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	17	csubj	_	_
15	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	16	nummod	_	_
16	fit	fit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
17	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
18	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	19	nummod	_	_
19	fits	fit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
21	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	22	advmod	_	_
22	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	17	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Fits | seizures |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent seizure=Topic |
| 2 | **laugh** | gerund | seizures *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **have** | gerund | two stoats | one fit |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fit=Patient |
| 4 | **make** | present | having | two fits |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset fit=Product |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Fits» means having fun, so two each

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:66-willows-ch11-part2-the-wild-wooders-take-toad-hall:t5:o3:1
# text = «Fits» means having fun, so two each
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Fits	fit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	having	have	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	xcomp	_	_
6	fun	fun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	ccomp	_	_
10	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	nmod:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Fits |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **have** *not said to happen* | gerund | Fits *not said here* | fun |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fun=Patient |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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«Two fits—that is, one fit each»: two stoats, one fit each, makes two

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:66-willows-ch11-part2-the-wild-wooders-take-toad-hall:t5:o4:1
# text = «Two fits—that is, one fit each»: two stoats, one fit each, makes two
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	fits	fit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	9	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	fit	fit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	acl	_	_
10	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
13	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	14	nummod	_	_
14	stoats	stoat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	17	nummod	_	_
17	fit	fit	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	acl:relcl	_	_
18	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
20	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
21	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	20	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | Two fits and two stoats | one fit |  |  |  | each *nmod:unmarked* | tree rules |
| 2 | **fit** | present | two stoats *not said here* | each |  |  |  |  | vn adjust-26.9 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent each=Patient |
| 3 | **make** | present | Two fits and two stoats | two |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset two=Product |

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