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title: Looking back: in chapter II the Rat said Toad was «both boastful and… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter VIII,… · tree and pragmatics
description: Looking back: in chapter II the Rat said Toad was «both boastful and conceited». Which line here shows that best? Test 15 · ★ of lesson 52 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter VIII, part 1: Toad's Adventures (the gaoler's daughter and the buttered toast)» of the books course of Mova's primary school, w
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# Test 15 · ★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter VIII, part 1: Toad's Adve…

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Looking back: in chapter II the Rat said Toad was «both boastful and conceited». Which line here shows that best?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Rat, Toad, line · **What happens:** look back, say, be, show · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 15 · ★ of lesson 52 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter VIII, part 1: Toad's Adventures (the gaoler's daughter and the buttered toast)» 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/52-willows-ch8-part1-the-gaolers-daughter/#t15).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Looking back: in chapter II the Rat said Toad was «both boastful and conceited».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:52-willows-ch8-part1-the-gaolers-daughter:t15:1
# text = Looking back: in chapter II the Rat said Toad was «both boastful and conceited».
1	Looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	advcl	_	_
2	back	back	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	chapter	chapter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	II	II	NUM	CD	NumForm=Roman|NumType=Card	5	flat	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	14	advmod	_	_
14	boastful	boastful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	ccomp	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	conceited	conceited	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look back** | gerund | the Rat *not said here* |  |  |  |  | in chapter | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in chapter=Theme |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the Rat |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** *in a quote* | past | Toad |  |  |  |  | boastful *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **be** *in a quote* |  | Toad *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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:* Which line here shows that best?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:52-willows-ch8-part1-the-gaolers-daughter:t15:2
# text = Which line here shows that best?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	2	advmod	_	_
4	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	6	nsubj	_	_
6	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	4	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | which line |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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«an eligible self-contained gentleman's residence very unique»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:52-willows-ch8-part1-the-gaolers-daughter:t15:o1:1
# text = «an eligible self-contained gentleman's residence very unique»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
3	eligible	eligible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
4	self	self	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	contained	contain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	gentleman	gentleman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	residence	residence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
10	very	very	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	unique	unique	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **contain** *in a quote* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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«I am the cleverest toad in all England, and my residence is the most elegant of any gentleman's home around»

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:52-willows-ch8-part1-the-gaolers-daughter:t15:o2:1
# text = «I am the cleverest toad in all England, and my residence is the most elegant of any gentleman's home around»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
3	am	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	cleverest	clever	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	amod	_	_
6	toad	toad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	England	England	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
12	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	residence	residence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	17	advmod	_	_
17	elegant	elegant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	parataxis	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
19	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	20	det	_	_
20	gentleman	gentleman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	's	's	PART	POS	_	20	case	_	_
22	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
23	around	around	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | I | the cleverest toad |  | all England |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | my residence |  |  |  |  | of any gentleman's home; around, elegant *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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«an eligible self-contained gentleman's residence, the finest and most unique property of its kind in the whole county»

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:52-willows-ch8-part1-the-gaolers-daughter:t15:o3:1
# text = «an eligible self-contained gentleman's residence, the finest and most unique property of its kind in the whole county»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
3	eligible	eligible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
4	self	self	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	contained	contain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	gentleman	gentleman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	residence	residence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
12	finest	fine	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	16	amod	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
14	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	15	advmod	_	_
15	unique	unique	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	property	property	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
22	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	county	county	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **contain** *in a quote* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Toad Hall, my beautiful property, and my famous motor-car»

<!-- fold The tree, 10 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:52-willows-ch8-part1-the-gaolers-daughter:t15:o4:1
# text = «Toad Hall, my beautiful property, and my famous motor-car»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	Hall	Hall	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	beautiful	beautiful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	property	property	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
10	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
11	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
12	motor	motor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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