--- title: Looking back: Rat said in chapter II that Toad «may be both boastful… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter VIII,… · tree and pragmatics description: Looking back: Rat said in chapter II that Toad «may be both boastful and conceited», but has «great qualities». Which good quality shows here? 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Which good quality shows here? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Rat, chapter, good quality · **What happens:** look back, say, be, have, show · **To what, where:** chapter, great qualities · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 11 · ★ of lesson 53 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter VIII, part 2: Toad's Adventures (the washerwoman's dress)» 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/53-willows-ch8-part2-the-washerwoman/#t11). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Looking back: Rat said in chapter II that Toad «may be both boastful and conceited», but has «great qualities». ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:53-willows-ch8-part2-the-washerwoman:t11:1 # text = Looking back: Rat said in chapter II that Toad «may be both boastful and conceited», but has «great qualities». 1 Looking look VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 5 advcl _ _ 2 back back ADV RB _ 1 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 3 : : PUNCT : _ 1 punct _ _ 4 Rat Rat PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 5 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 in in ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 chapter chapter NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ 8 II II NUM CD NumForm=Roman|NumType=Card 7 flat _ _ 9 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 15 nsubj _ _ 10 Toad Toad PROPN NNP Number=Sing 15 nsubj _ _ 11 « « PUNCT `` _ 15 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 12 may may AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 15 aux _ _ 13 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 15 cop _ _ 14 both both CCONJ CC _ 15 cc:preconj _ _ 15 boastful boastful ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 acl:relcl _ _ 16 and and CCONJ CC _ 17 cc _ _ 17 conceited conceited ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 15 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 18 » » PUNCT '' _ 15 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 19 , , PUNCT , _ 21 punct _ _ 20 but but CCONJ CC _ 21 cc _ _ 21 has have VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 conj _ _ 22 « « PUNCT `` _ 24 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 23 great great ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 24 amod _ _ 24 qualities quality NOUN NNS Number=Plur 21 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 25 » » PUNCT '' _ 24 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 26 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **look back** | gerund | Rat *not said here* | | | | | | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus | | 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Rat | | | chapter | | | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent in chapter=Manner | | 3 | **is** *in a quote* | may | chapter | | | | | boastful *property* | tree rules | | 4 | **be** *in a quote* | | chapter *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | | 5 | **have** | present | Rat *not said here* | great qualities | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent quality=Patient | 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. *Sentence 2:* Which good quality shows here? ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:53-willows-ch8-part2-the-washerwoman:t11:2 # text = Which good quality shows here? 1 Which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 4 obj _ _ 2 good good ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 quality quality NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 shows show VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 here here ADV RB PronType=Dem 4 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **show** | present | good quality | | | here | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent which=Recipient | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1} Honest Toad is ready to admit himself in the wrong ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:53-willows-ch8-part2-the-washerwoman:t11:o1:1 # text = Honest Toad is ready to admit himself in the wrong 1 Honest honest ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 amod _ _ 2 Toad Toad PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 3 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 4 ready ready ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 5 to to PART TO _ 6 mark _ _ 6 admit admit VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 xcomp _ _ 7 himself himself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 6 obj _ _ 8 in in ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 wrong wrong ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | Honest Toad | | | | | ready *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **admit** *speech: other* | to-infinitive | Honest Toad *not said here* | Toad | | the wrong | | | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent himself=Theme in wrong=Location | ### Option 2 {#o2} He is very brave ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:53-willows-ch8-part2-the-washerwoman:t11:o2:1 # text = He is very brave 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 3 very very ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 4 brave brave ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | He | | | | | brave *property* | tree rules | ### Option 3 {#o3} Toad is clever at planning and never gives up ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:53-willows-ch8-part2-the-washerwoman:t11:o3:1 # text = Toad is clever at planning and never gives up 1 Toad Toad PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 clever clever ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 4 at at ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 planning planning NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 6 and and CCONJ CC _ 8 cc _ _ 7 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 8 advmod _ _ 8 gives give VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 9 up up ADP RP _ 8 compound:prt _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | Toad | | | planning | | clever *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **not** **give up** | present | Toad *not said here* | | | | | | vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 4 {#o4} Toad is kind to the girl and her aunt ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:53-willows-ch8-part2-the-washerwoman:t11:o4:1 # text = Toad is kind to the girl and her aunt 1 Toad Toad PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 kind kind ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 4 to to ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 girl girl NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 7 and and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 8 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 9 nmod:poss _ _ 9 aunt aunt NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | Toad | | | | | to the girl and Toad's aunt; kind *property* | tree rules | **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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