--- title: Daisy, «humble brag» alert: «Toad's 'I did little or nothing' is fak… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter XII,… · tree and pragmatics description: Daisy, «humble brag» alert: «Toad's 'I did little or nothing' is fake, he's boasting!» Best answer from the book? Test 1 · ★★★ 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](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/t1/) [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/) / t1 # Test 1 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter XII, part 4: The Return o… Daisy, «humble brag» alert: «Toad's 'I did little or nothing' is fake, he's boasting!» Best answer from the book? **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Toad · **What happens:** be, boast This is test 1 · ★★★ 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/#t1). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Daisy, «humble brag» alert: «Toad's 'I did little or nothing' is fake, he's boasting!» ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:73-willows-ch12-part4-an-altered-toad:t1:1 # text = Daisy, «humble brag» alert: «Toad's 'I did little or nothing' is fake, he's boasting!» 1 Daisy Daisy PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 3 « « PUNCT `` _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 humble humble ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 brag brag NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 6 » » PUNCT '' _ 5 punct _ _ 7 alert alert NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 8 : : PUNCT : _ 20 punct _ _ 9 « « PUNCT `` _ 14 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 10 Toad Toad PROPN NNP Number=Sing 14 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 11 's 's PART POS _ 10 case _ _ 12 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 14 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 13 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 14 nsubj _ _ 14 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 20 aux _ _ 15 little little ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 17 amod _ _ 16 or or CCONJ CC _ 17 cc _ _ 17 nothing nothing PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Neg 14 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 18 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 17 punct _ _ 19 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 20 cop _ _ 20 fake fake ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 21 , , PUNCT , _ 24 punct _ _ 22 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 24 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 23 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 24 aux _ _ 24 boasting boast VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 20 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 25 ! ! PUNCT . _ 24 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 26 » » PUNCT '' _ 20 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** *in a quote* | past · do-support | | | | | | fake *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **boast** *speech: other* *in a quote* | present · progressive | 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. *Sentence 2:* Best answer from the book? ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:73-willows-ch12-part4-an-altered-toad:t1:2 # text = Best answer from the book? 1 Best good ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 2 amod _ _ 2 answer answer NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 from from ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 book book NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ? ? PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} He is truly humble ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:73-willows-ch12-part4-an-altered-toad:t1:o1:1 # text = He is truly humble 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 truly truly ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 4 humble humble ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | He | | | | | humble, truly *property* | tree rules | ### Option 2 {#o2} He thinks he did everything ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:73-willows-ch12-part4-an-altered-toad:t1:o2:1 # text = He thinks he did everything 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 thinks think VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 did do VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 ccomp _ _ 5 everything everything PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Tot 4 obj _ _ ``` | # | 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 | **do** | past | he | everything | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent everything=Eventuality | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3} He wants to look grand, so he brags ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:73-willows-ch12-part4-an-altered-toad:t1:o3:1 # text = He wants to look grand, so he brags 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 wants want VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 to to PART TO _ 4 mark _ _ 4 look look VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 xcomp _ _ 5 grand grand ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 7 so so ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ _ 8 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ _ 9 brags brag VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **want** | present | He | | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | | 2 | **look** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | | | | | grand *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus | | 3 | **brag** *speech: other* | present | he | | | | | | vn complain-37.8 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} He enjoys seeming modest, but gives the credit away ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:73-willows-ch12-part4-an-altered-toad:t1:o4:1 # text = He enjoys seeming modest, but gives the credit away 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 enjoys enjoy VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 seeming seem VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 2 xcomp _ _ 4 modest modest ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 6 but but CCONJ CC _ 7 cc _ _ 7 gives give VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 credit credit NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ _ 10 away away ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **enjoy** | present | He | | | | | | vn admire-31.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 2 | **seem** | gerund | He *not said here* | | | | | modest *property* | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **give away** | present | He *not said here* | the credit | | | | away *property* | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent credit=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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