Test 17 · ★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter II, part 1: The Open Road…
★★★ The Rat calls Toad «not very clever» and «conceited» — and then says «he has got some great qualities». What does this show about the Rat?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: ★, this · What happens: call, conceit, say, get, show · To what, where: Toad, great qualities · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 17 · ★★ of lesson 29 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter II, part 1: The Open Road (the Ducks' Ditty, and a visit to Toad Hall)» 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 calls Toad «not very clever» and «conceited» — and then says «he has got some great qualities».
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ★ | ★ | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 calls | nsubj |
| 2 | ★ | ★ | X | Foreign=Yes | 1 ★ | dep |
| 3 | ★ | ★ | ADP | _ | 5 Rat | case |
| 4 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 Rat | det |
| 5 | Rat | Rat | PROPN | Number=Sing | 1 ★ | nmod |
| 6 | calls | call | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | Toad | Toad | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 calls | obj |
| 8 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 11 clever | punct |
| 9 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 11 clever | advmod |
| 10 | very | very | ADV | _ | 11 clever | advmod |
| 11 | clever | clever | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 calls | xcomp |
| 12 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 11 clever | punct |
| 13 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 15 conceited | cc |
| 14 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 15 conceited | punct |
| 15 | conceited | conceit | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 calls | conj |
| 16 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 15 conceited | punct |
| 17 | — | - | PUNCT | _ | 20 says | punct |
| 18 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 20 says | cc |
| 19 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 20 says | advmod |
| 20 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 calls | parataxis |
| 21 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 24 got | punct |
| 22 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 24 got | nsubj |
| 23 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 24 got | aux |
| 24 | got | get | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 20 says | ccomp |
| 25 | some | some | DET | PronType=Ind | 27 qualities | det |
| 26 | great | great | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 27 qualities | amod |
| 27 | qualities | quality | NOUN | Number=Plur | 24 got | obj |
| 28 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 24 got | punct |
| 29 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 calls | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | call speech: assert | present | ★ ★ the Rat | Toad | clever property | vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent toad=Recipient | |||
| 2 | conceit in a quote | past | ★ ★ the Rat not said here | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | say speech: assert | present | then | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 4 | get in a quote | present · perfect | ★ | some great qualities | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer quality=Stimulus |
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: What does this show about the Rat?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 show | obj |
| 2 | does | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 show | aux |
| 3 | this | this | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 4 show | nsubj |
| 4 | show | show | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | about | about | ADP | _ | 7 Rat | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 Rat | det |
| 7 | Rat | Rat | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 show | obl |
| 8 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 show | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | show | present · do-support | this | about the Rat | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent what=Recipient about rat=Topic |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
He envies Toad's grand house and money
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 envies | nsubj |
| 2 | envies | envy | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | Toad | Toad | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 house | nmod:poss |
| 4 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 3 Toad | case |
| 5 | grand | grand | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 house | amod |
| 6 | house | house | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 envies | obj |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 money | cc |
| 8 | money | money | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 house | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | envy | present | He | Toad's grand house and money | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer house=Stimulus |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
He sees Toad's faults and still likes him
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 sees | nsubj |
| 2 | sees | see | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | Toad | Toad | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 faults | nmod:poss |
| 4 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 3 Toad | case |
| 5 | faults | fault | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 sees | obj |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 likes | cc |
| 7 | still | still | ADV | _ | 8 likes | advmod |
| 8 | likes | like | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 sees | conj |
| 9 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 likes | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | see | present | He | Toad's faults | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer fault=Stimulus | ||||
| 2 | like | present | He not said here | Toad | still | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot he=Theme | |||
| 3 | fault | Toad | nom fault «act transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 3
He sees Toad's faults but thinks he is too clever for the other animals of the river
The tree, 18 words
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 sees | nsubj |
| 2 | sees | see | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | Toad | Toad | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 faults | nmod:poss |
| 4 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 3 Toad | case |
| 5 | faults | fault | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 sees | obj |
| 6 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 7 thinks | cc |
| 7 | thinks | think | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 sees | conj |
| 8 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 clever | nsubj |
| 9 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 clever | cop |
| 10 | too | too | ADV | _ | 11 clever | advmod |
| 11 | clever | clever | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 thinks | ccomp |
| 12 | for | for | ADP | _ | 15 animals | case |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 animals | det |
| 14 | other | other | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 animals | amod |
| 15 | animals | animal | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 clever | obl |
| 16 | of | of | ADP | _ | 18 river | case |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 river | det |
| 18 | river | river | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 animals | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | see | present | He | Toad's faults | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer fault=Stimulus | ||||
| 2 | think speech: other | present | He not said here | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | is | present | Toad | for the other animals of the river; clever property | tree rules | ||||
| 4 | fault | Toad | nom fault «act transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 4
He sees Toad's faults and still likes him, and also is secretly jealous of his house
The tree, 17 words
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 sees | nsubj |
| 2 | sees | see | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | Toad | Toad | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 faults | nmod:poss |
| 4 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 3 Toad | case |
| 5 | faults | fault | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 sees | obj |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 likes | cc |
| 7 | still | still | ADV | _ | 8 likes | advmod |
| 8 | likes | like | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 sees | conj |
| 9 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 likes | obj |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 jealous | punct |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 15 jealous | cc |
| 12 | also | also | ADV | _ | 15 jealous | advmod |
| 13 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 15 jealous | cop |
| 14 | secretly | secretly | ADV | _ | 15 jealous | advmod |
| 15 | jealous | jealous | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 sees | parataxis |
| 16 | of | of | ADP | _ | 18 house | case |
| 17 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 18 house | nmod:poss |
| 18 | house | house | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 jealous | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | see | present | He | Toad's faults | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer fault=Stimulus | ||||
| 2 | like | present | He not said here | Toad | still | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot he=Theme | |||
| 3 | is | present | of Toad's house; jealous, secretly property | tree rules | |||||
| 4 | fault | Toad | nom fault «act transitive»: poss=agent |
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