Test 11 · ★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter I, part 1: The River Bank…
Finn, wee (small) brother of Isla, says the Rat was angry at the Mole after the crash. Put it right.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Finn, Rat, you · What happens: say, be, put · To what, where: Mole, Rat · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 11 · ★★ of lesson 25 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter I, part 1: The River Bank (the Mole leaves his spring-cleaning and meets the Rat)» 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
Sentence 1: Finn, wee (small) brother of Isla, says the Rat was angry at the Mole after the crash.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finn | Finn | PROPN | Number=Sing | 11 says | nsubj |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 wee | punct |
| 3 | wee | wee | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 brother | amod |
| 4 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 5 small | punct |
| 5 | small | small | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 brother | amod |
| 6 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 5 small | punct |
| 7 | brother | brother | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Finn | appos |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 Isla | case |
| 9 | Isla | Isla | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 brother | nmod |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Finn | punct |
| 11 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 Rat | det |
| 13 | Rat | Rat | PROPN | Number=Sing | 15 angry | nsubj |
| 14 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 15 angry | cop |
| 15 | angry | angry | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 says | ccomp |
| 16 | at | at | ADP | _ | 18 Mole | case |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 Mole | det |
| 18 | Mole | mole | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 angry | obl |
| 19 | after | after | ADP | _ | 21 crash | case |
| 20 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 21 crash | det |
| 21 | crash | crash | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 Mole | nmod |
| 22 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 11 says | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | Finn | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | is | past | the Rat | the Mole after the crash | angry property | 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.
Sentence 2: Put it right.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Put | put | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Put | obj |
| 3 | right | right | ADV | _ | 1 Put | advmod |
| 4 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Put | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | put | imperative | you not said here | Rat | right property | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent it=Goal |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
He rowed off without a word
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 rowed | nsubj |
| 2 | rowed | row | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | off | off | ADP | _ | 2 rowed | compound:prt |
| 4 | without | without | ADP | _ | 6 word | case |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 word | det |
| 6 | word | word | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 rowed | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | row off | past | He | without a word | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
He got up «with a pleasant laugh»
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 got | nsubj |
| 2 | got | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | up | up | ADP | _ | 2 got | compound:prt |
| 4 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 8 laugh | punct |
| 5 | with | with | ADP | _ | 8 laugh | case |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 laugh | det |
| 7 | pleasant | pleasant | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 laugh | amod |
| 8 | laugh | laugh | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 got | obl |
| 9 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 8 laugh | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | get up | past | He | with a pleasant laugh | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
Option 3
He sat down and scolded the Mole
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 sat | nsubj |
| 2 | sat | sit | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | down | down | ADP | _ | 2 sat | compound:prt |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 scolded | cc |
| 5 | scolded | scold | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 sat | conj |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 Mole | det |
| 7 | Mole | mole | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 scolded | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sit down | past | He | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | scold | past | He not said here | the Mole | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mole=Theme |
Option 4
He got up and shouted angrily at the Mole for steering badly
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 got | nsubj |
| 2 | got | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | up | up | ADP | _ | 2 got | compound:prt |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 shouted | cc |
| 5 | shouted | shout | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 got | conj |
| 6 | angrily | angrily | ADV | _ | 5 shouted | advmod |
| 7 | at | at | ADP | _ | 9 Mole | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 Mole | det |
| 9 | Mole | mole | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 shouted | obl |
| 10 | for | for | SCONJ | _ | 11 steering | mark |
| 11 | steering | steer | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 5 shouted | advcl |
| 12 | badly | badly | ADV | Degree=Pos | 11 steering | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | get up | past | He | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer | |||||
| 2 | shout speech: express | past | He not said here | the Mole | angrily property | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||
| 3 | steer | gerund | He not said here | badly property | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
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