Test 15 · ★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter I, part 3: The River Bank…
★★★ The Otter is «Proud, I'm sure» to meet the Mole, yet earlier said «Greedy beggars!» to them both. Was the Otter cross?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: ★, I · What happens: be, meet, say · To what, where: Mole, Greedy beggars, beggars, Otter cross · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 15 · ★★ of lesson 27 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter I, part 3: The River Bank (the Otter, a glimpse of Badger, and Toad in his new boat)» 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: ★★★ The Otter is «Proud, I'm sure» to meet the Mole, yet earlier said «Greedy beggars!» to them both.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ★ | ★ | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 Proud | nsubj |
| 2 | ★ | ★ | X | Foreign=Yes | 1 ★ | dep |
| 3 | ★ | ★ | ADP | _ | 5 Otter | case |
| 4 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 Otter | det |
| 5 | Otter | Otter | PROPN | Number=Sing | 1 ★ | nmod |
| 6 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 Proud | cop |
| 7 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 8 Proud | punct |
| 8 | Proud | proud | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 sure | punct |
| 10 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 12 sure | nsubj |
| 11 | 'm | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 sure | cop |
| 12 | sure | sure | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 Proud | conj |
| 13 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 12 sure | punct |
| 14 | to | to | PART | _ | 15 meet | mark |
| 15 | meet | meet | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 12 sure | xcomp |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 Mole | det |
| 17 | Mole | mole | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 meet | obj |
| 18 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 21 said | punct |
| 19 | yet | yet | CCONJ | _ | 21 said | cc |
| 20 | earlier | early | ADV | Degree=Cmp | 21 said | advmod |
| 21 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 8 Proud | conj |
| 22 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 24 beggars | punct |
| 23 | Greedy | greedy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 24 beggars | amod |
| 24 | beggars | beggar | NOUN | Number=Plur | 21 said | obj |
| 25 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 24 beggars | punct |
| 26 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 24 beggars | punct |
| 27 | to | to | ADP | _ | 28 them | case |
| 28 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 21 said | obl |
| 29 | both | both | DET | PronType=Tot | 21 said | obj |
| 30 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 8 Proud | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is in a quote | present | ★ ★ the Otter | proud property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | is in a quote | present | ★ ★ the Otter = ★ | sure property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | meet | to-infinitive | I not said here | the Mole | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mole=Co-Agent | ||||
| 4 | say speech: assert | past | ★ ★ the Otter not said here | Greedy beggars | beggars = beggar | early property | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent beggar=Theme both=Manner |
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: Was the Otter cross?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 cross | cop |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 cross | det |
| 3 | Otter | Otter | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 cross | compound |
| 4 | cross | cross | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 cross | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | past | the Otter cross | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
No: «Greedy beggars!» was a friendly tease
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 11 tease | det |
| 2 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 1 No | punct |
| 3 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 5 beggars | punct |
| 4 | Greedy | greedy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 beggars | amod |
| 5 | beggars | beggar | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 No | appos |
| 6 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 5 beggars | punct |
| 7 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 5 beggars | punct |
| 8 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 11 tease | cop |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 tease | det |
| 10 | friendly | friendly | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 tease | amod |
| 11 | tease | tease | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | past | no friendly tease | tree rules |
Option 2
No: he was actually furious, but he was too polite to show it at all
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 6 furious | det |
| 2 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 6 furious | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 furious | nsubj |
| 4 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 furious | cop |
| 5 | actually | actually | ADV | _ | 6 furious | advmod |
| 6 | furious | furious | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 polite | punct |
| 8 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 12 polite | cc |
| 9 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 polite | nsubj |
| 10 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 12 polite | cop |
| 11 | too | too | ADV | _ | 12 polite | advmod |
| 12 | polite | polite | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 furious | conj |
| 13 | to | to | PART | _ | 14 show | mark |
| 14 | show | show | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 12 polite | csubj |
| 15 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 14 show | obj |
| 16 | at | at | ADP | _ | 17 all | case |
| 17 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 14 show | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | he | actually, furious property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | is | past | he | polite property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | show | to-infinitive | it | all | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent it=Recipient |
Option 3
Yes, he was very cross
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 6 cross | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yes | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 cross | nsubj |
| 4 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 cross | cop |
| 5 | very | very | ADV | _ | 6 cross | advmod |
| 6 | cross | cross | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | he | cross property | tree rules |
Option 4
Yes: he was cross but hid it by pretending to make a friendly joke at them
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 5 cross | discourse |
| 2 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 5 cross | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 cross | nsubj |
| 4 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 cross | cop |
| 5 | cross | cross | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 6 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 7 hid | cc |
| 7 | hid | hide | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 cross | conj |
| 8 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 hid | obj |
| 9 | by | by | SCONJ | _ | 10 pretending | mark |
| 10 | pretending | pretend | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 7 hid | advcl |
| 11 | to | to | PART | _ | 12 make | mark |
| 12 | make | make | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 10 pretending | xcomp |
| 13 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 15 joke | det |
| 14 | friendly | friendly | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 joke | amod |
| 15 | joke | joke | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 make | obj |
| 16 | at | at | ADP | _ | 17 them | case |
| 17 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 make | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | he | cross property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | hide | past | he not said here | it | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient | ||||
| 3 | pretend | gerund | he not said here | tree rules | |||||
| 4 | make | to-infinitive | he not said here | a friendly joke | at them = they | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset joke=Product |
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