Test 3 · ★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter I, part 4: The River Bank…
The Rat is laughing while he saves the Mole. Is he being cruel?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Rat · What happens: laugh, save, be · To what, where: Mole
This is test 3 · ★★ 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 Rat is laughing while he saves the Mole.
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 | 4 laughing | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 laughing | aux |
| 4 | laughing | laugh | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 5 | while | while | SCONJ | _ | 7 saves | mark |
| 6 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 saves | nsubj |
| 7 | saves | save | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 laughing | advcl |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 Mole | det |
| 9 | Mole | mole | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 saves | obj |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 laughing | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | laugh | present · progressive | the Rat | vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | save | present | Rat | the Mole | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mole=Theme |
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: Is he being cruel?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 cruel | cop |
| 2 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 cruel | nsubj |
| 3 | being | be | AUX | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 4 cruel | cop |
| 4 | cruel | cruel | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 cruel | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | Rat | cruel property | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ✓ the right answer
No: he isn't worried — water is his home
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 6 worried | det |
| 2 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 6 worried | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 worried | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 worried | cop |
| 5 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 6 worried | advmod |
| 6 | worried | worried | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 water | amod |
| 7 | — | - | PUNCT | _ | 8 water | punct |
| 8 | water | water | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 home | nsubj |
| 9 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 home | cop |
| 10 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 11 home | nmod:poss |
| 11 | home | home | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not is | present | he | worried property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | is a | present | worried water | his home | tree rules |
Option 2
Yes, he finds the Mole's trouble funny
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 4 finds | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yes | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 finds | nsubj |
| 4 | finds | find | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 Mole | det |
| 6 | Mole | mole | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 trouble | nmod:poss |
| 7 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 6 Mole | case |
| 8 | trouble | trouble | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 finds | obj |
| 9 | funny | funny | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 finds | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | find | present | he | the Mole's trouble | funny property | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trouble=Topic | |||
| 2 | trouble | the Mole | nom trouble «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 3
No, he isn't worried, because water is his home, and he thinks the whole thing is very funny to watch
The tree, 21 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 6 worried | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 No | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 worried | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 worried | cop |
| 5 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 6 worried | advmod |
| 6 | worried | worried | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 22 funny | advcl |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 home | punct |
| 8 | because | because | SCONJ | _ | 12 home | mark |
| 9 | water | water | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 home | nsubj |
| 10 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 home | cop |
| 11 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 12 home | nmod:poss |
| 12 | home | home | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 worried | obl |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 thinks | punct |
| 14 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 16 thinks | cc |
| 15 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 16 thinks | nsubj |
| 16 | thinks | think | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 worried | advcl |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 thing | det |
| 18 | whole | whole | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 19 thing | amod |
| 19 | thing | thing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 thinks | obj |
| 20 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 22 funny | cop |
| 21 | very | very | ADV | _ | 22 funny | advmod |
| 22 | funny | funny | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 23 | to | to | PART | _ | 24 watch | mark |
| 24 | watch | watch | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 22 funny | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not is | present | he | worried property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | is a | present | water | his home | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | think speech: other | present | he | the whole thing | vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot thing=Theme | ||||
| 4 | is | present | funny property | tree rules | |||||
| 5 | watch | to-infinitive | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice
Yes: he laughs at the Mole, who is drowning and cannot swim at all in the river
The tree, 18 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 4 laughs | discourse |
| 2 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 4 laughs | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 laughs | nsubj |
| 4 | laughs | laugh | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | at | at | ADP | _ | 7 Mole | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 Mole | det |
| 7 | Mole | mole | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 laughs | obl |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 drowning | punct |
| 9 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 11 drowning | nsubj |
| 10 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 drowning | aux |
| 11 | drowning | drown | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 7 Mole | parataxis |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 15 swim | cc |
| 13 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 15 swim | aux |
| 14 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 15 swim | advmod |
| 15 | swim | swim | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 laughs | conj |
| 16 | at | at | ADP | _ | 17 all | case |
| 17 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 15 swim | obl |
| 18 | in | in | ADP | _ | 20 river | case |
| 19 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 20 river | det |
| 20 | river | river | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 swim | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | laugh | present | he | the Mole | vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | drown | present · progressive | the Mole | vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | not swim | can | he not said here | all | in the river | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at all=Trajectory |
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