Test 16 · ★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter I, part 4: The River Bank…
★★★ The book is called «The Wind in the Willows». Where does the title first show up in this chapter?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · What happens: call, do, show up · To what, where: ★, title, chapter · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 16 · ★★ of lesson 28 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter I, part 4: The River Bank (the Mole grabs the oars, the boat goes over, and a friendship begins)» 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 book is called «The Wind in the Willows».
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ★ | ★ | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 called | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | ★ | ★ | X | Foreign=Yes | 1 ★ | dep |
| 3 | ★ | ★ | ADP | _ | 5 book | case |
| 4 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 book | det |
| 5 | book | book | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 ★ | obl |
| 6 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 called | aux:pass |
| 7 | called | call | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 8 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 10 Wind | punct |
| 9 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 Wind | det |
| 10 | Wind | Wind | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 called | xcomp |
| 11 | in | in | ADP | _ | 13 Willows | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 Willows | det |
| 13 | Willows | Willow | PROPN | Number=Plur | 10 Wind | nmod |
| 14 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 10 Wind | punct |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 called | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | call | present · passive | ★ | vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |
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: Where does the title first show up in this chapter?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Where | where | ADV | PronType=Rel | 2 does | advmod |
| 2 | does | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 show | advcl |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 title | det |
| 4 | title | title | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 does | obj |
| 5 | first | first | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 6 show | advmod |
| 6 | show | show | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | up | up | ADP | _ | 6 show | compound:prt |
| 8 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 chapter | case |
| 9 | this | this | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 10 chapter | det |
| 10 | chapter | chapter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 show | obl |
| 11 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 6 show | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | present | the title | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent title=Eventuality | |||||
| 2 | show up | present | this chapter | first property | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in chapter=Location |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
The Otter names the wind in the reeds on the bank
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 Otter | det |
| 2 | Otter | Otter | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 names | nsubj |
| 3 | names | name | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 wind | det |
| 5 | wind | wind | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 names | obj |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 reeds | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 reeds | det |
| 8 | reeds | reed | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 names | obl |
| 9 | on | on | ADP | _ | 11 bank | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 bank | det |
| 11 | bank | bank | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 reeds | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | name | present | the Otter | the wind | the reeds on the bank | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wind=Theme |
Option 2
The title is in the first line
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 title | det |
| 2 | title | title | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 line | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 line | cop |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 line | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 line | det |
| 6 | first | first | ADJ | Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 7 line | amod |
| 7 | line | line | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | the title | the first line | tree rules |
Option 3
The Rat sings about the wind in the willows at lunch
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 Rat | det |
| 2 | Rat | Rat | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 sings | nsubj |
| 3 | sings | sing | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | about | about | ADP | _ | 6 wind | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 wind | det |
| 6 | wind | wind | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 sings | obl |
| 7 | in | in | ADP | _ | 9 willows | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 willows | det |
| 9 | willows | willow | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 sings | obl |
| 10 | at | at | ADP | _ | 11 lunch | case |
| 11 | lunch | lunch | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 sings | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sing speech: express | present | the Rat | the willows | about the wind; at lunch | vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme about wind=Location |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
The Mole hears what the wind whispers among the reeds
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 Mole | det |
| 2 | Mole | mole | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 hears | nsubj |
| 3 | hears | hear | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 7 whispers | obj |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 wind | det |
| 6 | wind | wind | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 whispers | nsubj |
| 7 | whispers | whisper | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 hears | ccomp |
| 8 | among | among | ADP | _ | 10 reeds | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 reeds | det |
| 10 | reeds | reed | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 whispers | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hear | present | the Mole | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | |||||
| 2 | whisper speech: assert | present | the wind | among the reeds | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Topic |
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