Test 9 · ★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter VIII, part 3: Toad's Adve…

Why does Toad think sending money will be «the same thing, or better»?

Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Toad, sending · What happens: think, send, be · To what, where: money, same thing · Speech: someone speaks here

This is test 9 · ★ of lesson 54 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter VIII, part 3: Toad's Adventures (no money, no pocket, and the engine-driver)» 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.

The question

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Why	why	ADV	PronType=Int	4 think	advmod
2	does	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 think	aux
3	Toad	Toad	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 think	nsubj
4	think	think	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	sending	send	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	12 thing	csubj
6	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 sending	obj
7	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	12 thing	aux
8	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	12 thing	cop
9	«	«	PUNCT	_	12 thing	punct
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 thing	det
11	same	same	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 thing	amod
12	thing	thing	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 think	parataxis
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 better	punct
14	or	or	CCONJ	_	15 better	cc
15	better	good	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	12 thing	conj
16	»	»	PUNCT	_	15 better	punct
17	?	?	PUNCT	_	4 think	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	think speech: other	present · do-support	Toad		vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
2	send	gerund		money	vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Theme
3	is a in a quote	future	sending	the same thing	tree rules
4	be in a quote		sending not said here		tree rules

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

Option 1

He thinks money always pays for a kind deed

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 thinks	nsubj
2	thinks	think	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 pays	nsubj
4	always	always	ADV	PronType=Tot	5 pays	advmod
5	pays	pay	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 thinks	ccomp
6	for	for	ADP	_	9 deed	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 deed	det
8	kind	kind	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 deed	amod
9	deed	deed	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 pays	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	think speech: other	present	He						vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
2	pay	present	money					for a kind deed; always property	vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent for deed=Theme

Option 2 · ← Mova's choice

He thinks money can always stand in for doing what he promised, because the driver will be paid well for his trouble and kindness at home

The tree, 26 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 thinks	nsubj
2	thinks	think	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 stand	nsubj
4	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	6 stand	aux
5	always	always	ADV	PronType=Tot	6 stand	advmod
6	stand	stand	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 thinks	ccomp
7	in	in	ADP	_	6 stand	obl
8	for	for	SCONJ	_	9 doing	mark
9	doing	do	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	6 stand	advcl
10	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	9 doing	obj
11	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 promised	nsubj
12	promised	promise	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	10 what	acl:relcl
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 paid	punct
14	because	because	SCONJ	_	19 paid	mark
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 driver	det
16	driver	driver	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 paid	nsubj:pass
17	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	19 paid	aux
18	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	19 paid	aux:pass
19	paid	pay	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 thinks	conj
20	well	well	ADV	Degree=Pos	19 paid	advmod
21	for	for	ADP	_	23 trouble	case
22	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	23 trouble	nmod:poss
23	trouble	trouble	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 paid	obl
24	and	and	CCONJ	_	25 kindness	cc
25	kindness	kindness	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 trouble	conj
26	at	at	ADP	_	27 home	case
27	home	home	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 trouble	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	think speech: other	present	He				vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
2	stand	can	money			always property	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	do	gerund	money not said here				vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality
4	promise speech: promise	past	money				vn promise-37.13 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
5	pay	future · passive		the driver		for driver's trouble at home and kindness; well property	vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Asset for trouble=Theme
6	trouble		driver		home		nom trouble «cognition transitive»: poss=agent at=place

Option 3 · ✓ the right answer

He thinks money can always stand in for doing what he promised

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 thinks	nsubj
2	thinks	think	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 stand	nsubj
4	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	6 stand	aux
5	always	always	ADV	PronType=Tot	6 stand	advmod
6	stand	stand	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 thinks	ccomp
7	in	in	ADP	_	6 stand	obl
8	for	for	SCONJ	_	9 doing	mark
9	doing	do	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	6 stand	advcl
10	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	9 doing	obj
11	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 promised	nsubj
12	promised	promise	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	10 what	acl:relcl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	think speech: other	present	He		vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
2	stand	can	money	always property	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	do	gerund	money not said here		vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality
4	promise speech: promise	past	money		vn promise-37.13 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent

Option 4

He thinks money is worth more than shirts and rides, so he can keep his promise by simply sending a large sum in the post later

The tree, 26 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 thinks	nsubj
2	thinks	think	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 worth	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 worth	cop
5	worth	worth	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 thinks	ccomp
6	more	more	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	5 worth	obj
7	than	than	ADP	_	8 shirts	case
8	shirts	shirt	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 more	obl
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 rides	cc
10	rides	ride	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 shirts	conj
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 keep	punct
12	so	so	ADV	_	15 keep	advmod
13	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	15 keep	nsubj
14	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	15 keep	aux
15	keep	keep	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 thinks	conj
16	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	17 promise	nmod:poss
17	promise	promise	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 keep	obj
18	by	by	SCONJ	_	20 sending	mark
19	simply	simply	ADV	_	20 sending	advmod
20	sending	send	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	15 keep	advcl
21	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	23 sum	det
22	large	large	ADJ	Degree=Pos	23 sum	amod
23	sum	sum	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 sending	obj
24	in	in	ADP	_	26 post	case
25	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	26 post	det
26	post	post	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 sending	obl
27	later	late	ADV	Degree=Cmp	20 sending	advmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	think speech: other	present	He				vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	is	present	money			worth property	tree rules
3	keep	can	he	his promise			vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent promise=Theme
4	send	gerund	he not said here	a large sum	the post	late, simply property	vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent sum=Theme in post=Destination
5	promise		his = he				nom promise «communication transitive»: poss=agent

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