--- title: Why was paying the barge-woman fair, even though Toad grumbled? — The Wind in the Willows, chapter XII,… · tree and pragmatics description: Why was paying the barge-woman fair, even though Toad grumbled? Test 8 · ★★★ of lesson 73 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter XII, part 4: The Return of Ulysses (Toad's last little song, an altered Toad, and the end of the book)» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree a --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/73-willows-ch12-part4-an-altered-toad/t8/) [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 Wind in the Willows, chapter XII,…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/73-willows-ch12-part4-an-altered-toad/) / t8 # Test 8 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter XII, part 4: The Return o… Why was paying the barge-woman fair, even though Toad grumbled? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Toad · **What happens:** pay, grumble · **To what, where:** barge woman This is test 8 · ★★★ of lesson 73 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter XII, part 4: The Return of Ulysses (Toad's last little song, an altered Toad, and the end of the book)» 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/73-willows-ch12-part4-an-altered-toad/#t8). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:73-willows-ch12-part4-an-altered-toad:t8:1 # text = Why was paying the barge-woman fair, even though Toad grumbled? 1 Why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 3 advmod _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 paying pay VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 5 barge barge NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 6 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 7 woman woman NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 8 fair fair ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 10 even even ADV RB _ 13 advmod _ _ 11 though though SCONJ IN _ 13 mark _ _ 12 Toad Toad PROPN NNP Number=Sing 13 nsubj _ _ 13 grumbled grumble VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 14 ? ? PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **pay** | past · progressive | | the barge woman | | | | fair *property* | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent woman=Asset | | 2 | **grumble** *speech: other* | past | Toad | | | | | | vn complain-37.8 «NP V»: agent=Agent | 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} He had stolen and sold her horse ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:73-willows-ch12-part4-an-altered-toad:t8:o1:1 # text = He had stolen and sold her horse 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 stolen steal VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 4 and and CCONJ CC _ 5 cc _ _ 5 sold sell VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 6 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 7 nmod:poss _ _ 7 horse horse NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **steal** | past · perfect | He | | | | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **sell** | past | He *not said here* | her horse | | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent horse=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} He had lost her horse ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:73-willows-ch12-part4-an-altered-toad:t8:o2:1 # text = He had lost her horse 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 lost lose VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 4 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 5 nmod:poss _ _ 5 horse horse NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **lose** | past · perfect | He | her horse | | | | | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent horse=Eventuality | ### Option 3 {#o3} He had broken her barge ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:73-willows-ch12-part4-an-altered-toad:t8:o3:1 # text = He had broken her barge 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 broken break VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 4 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 5 nmod:poss _ _ 5 barge barge NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **break** | past · perfect | He | her barge | | | | | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer barge=Patient | ### Option 4 {#o4} He had borrowed her boat ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:73-willows-ch12-part4-an-altered-toad:t8:o4:1 # text = He had borrowed her boat 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 borrowed borrow VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 4 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 5 nmod:poss _ _ 5 boat boat NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **borrow** | past · perfect | He | her boat | | | | | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent boat=Theme | **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. 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