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title: ★★★ The Rat calls Toad «not very clever» and «conceited» — and then… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter II, p… · tree and pragmatics
description: ★★★ The Rat calls Toad «not very clever» and «conceited» — and then says «he has got some great qualities». What does this show about the Rat? Test 17 · ★★ of lesson 29 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter II, part 1: The Open Road (the Ducks' Ditty, and a visit to Toad Hall)» of the books course of Mo
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# Test 17 · ★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter II, part 1: The Open Road…

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★★★ The Rat calls Toad «not very clever» and «conceited» — and then says «he has got some great qualities». What does this show about the Rat?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** ★, this · **What happens:** call, conceit, say, get, show · **To what, where:** Toad, great qualities · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 17 · ★★ of lesson 29 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter II, part 1: The Open Road (the Ducks' Ditty, and a visit to Toad Hall)» 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/29-willows-ch2-part1-ducks-ditty-and-toad-hall/#t17).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* ★★★ The Rat calls Toad «not very clever» and «conceited» — and then says «he has got some great qualities».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:29-willows-ch2-part1-ducks-ditty-and-toad-hall:t17:1
# text = ★★★ The Rat calls Toad «not very clever» and «conceited» — and then says «he has got some great qualities».
1	★	★	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	★	★	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	1	dep	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	★	★	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
6	calls	call	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
10	very	very	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	clever	clever	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	conceited	conceit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	_
17	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	20	punct	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
19	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	20	advmod	_	_
20	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
21	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	24	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	24	nsubj	_	_
23	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	24	aux	_	_
24	got	get	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	20	ccomp	_	_
25	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	27	det	_	_
26	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	27	amod	_	_
27	qualities	quality	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	24	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** *speech: assert* | present | ★ ★ the Rat |  | Toad |  |  | clever *property* | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent toad=Recipient |
| 2 | **conceit** *in a quote* | past | ★ ★ the Rat *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | present |  |  |  |  | then |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **get** *in a quote* | present · perfect | ★ | some great qualities |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer quality=Stimulus |

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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 does this show about the Rat?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:29-willows-ch2-part1-ducks-ditty-and-toad-hall:t17:2
# text = What does this show about the Rat?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj	_	_
4	show	show	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present · do-support | this |  |  |  |  | about the Rat | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent what=Recipient about rat=Topic |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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He envies Toad's grand house and money

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:29-willows-ch2-part1-ducks-ditty-and-toad-hall:t17:o1:1
# text = He envies Toad's grand house and money
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	envies	envy	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	grand	grand	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **envy** | present | He | Toad's grand house and money |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer house=Stimulus |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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He sees Toad's faults and still likes him

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:29-willows-ch2-part1-ducks-ditty-and-toad-hall:t17:o2:1
# text = He sees Toad's faults and still likes him
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sees	see	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	faults	fault	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	still	still	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	likes	like	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | present | He | Toad's faults |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer fault=Stimulus |
| 2 | **like** | present | He *not said here* | Toad |  |  | still |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot he=Theme |
| 3 | **fault** |  | Toad |  |  |  |  |  | nom fault «act transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He sees Toad's faults but thinks he is too clever for the other animals of the river

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:29-willows-ch2-part1-ducks-ditty-and-toad-hall:t17:o3:1
# text = He sees Toad's faults but thinks he is too clever for the other animals of the river
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sees	see	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	faults	fault	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	thinks	think	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	too	too	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	clever	clever	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	ccomp	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | present | He | Toad's faults |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer fault=Stimulus |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | present | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | present | Toad |  |  |  |  | for the other animals of the river; clever *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **fault** |  | Toad |  |  |  |  |  | nom fault «act transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He sees Toad's faults and still likes him, and also is secretly jealous of his house

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:29-willows-ch2-part1-ducks-ditty-and-toad-hall:t17:o4:1
# text = He sees Toad's faults and still likes him, and also is secretly jealous of his house
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sees	see	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	faults	fault	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	still	still	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	likes	like	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
12	also	also	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
14	secretly	secretly	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	jealous	jealous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | present | He | Toad's faults |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer fault=Stimulus |
| 2 | **like** | present | He *not said here* | Toad |  |  | still |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot he=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | of Toad's house; jealous, secretly *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **fault** |  | Toad |  |  |  |  |  | nom fault «act transitive»: poss=agent |

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