Test 4 · ★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter II, part 2: The Open Road…
«Of course, I don't really care.» Does Toad mean it?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: I, Toad · What happens: not care, mean · To what, where: course
This is test 4 · ★★ of lesson 30 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter II, part 2: The Open Road (Toad's canary-coloured caravan)» 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: «Of course, I don't really care.»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 9 care | punct |
| 2 | Of | of | ADP | ExtPos=ADV | 9 care | advmod |
| 3 | course | course | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 Of | fixed |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 2 Of | punct |
| 5 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 9 care | nsubj |
| 6 | do | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 care | aux |
| 7 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 9 care | advmod |
| 8 | really | really | ADV | _ | 9 care | advmod |
| 9 | care | care | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 9 care | punct |
| 11 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 9 care | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not care in a quote | present · do-support | I | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
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: Does Toad mean it?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Does | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 mean | aux |
| 2 | Toad | Toad | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 mean | nsubj |
| 3 | mean | mean | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 4 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 mean | obj |
| 5 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 mean | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present · do-support | Toad | course | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic |
The options
Option 1
Yes, he really is indifferent to them all
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 6 indifferent | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yes | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 indifferent | nsubj |
| 4 | really | really | ADV | _ | 6 indifferent | advmod |
| 5 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 indifferent | cop |
| 6 | indifferent | indifferent | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 7 | to | to | ADP | _ | 8 them | case |
| 8 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 indifferent | obl |
| 9 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 8 them | nmod:unmarked |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | he | them = they | indifferent property | tree rules |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice
Yes, he means it, and is simply telling them the honest truth about it
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 4 means | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yes | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 means | nsubj |
| 4 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 means | obj |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 telling | punct |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 telling | cc |
| 8 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 telling | aux |
| 9 | simply | simply | ADV | _ | 10 telling | advmod |
| 10 | telling | tell | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 4 means | parataxis |
| 11 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 telling | iobj |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 truth | det |
| 13 | honest | honest | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 truth | amod |
| 14 | truth | truth | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 telling | obj |
| 15 | about | about | ADP | _ | 16 it | case |
| 16 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 14 truth | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | he | it | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic | ||||
| 2 | tell speech: assert | present · progressive | the honest truth | them = they | about truth; simply property | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent they=Recipient truth=Topic |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
No — he cares a lot and is being crafty
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 2 — | det |
| 2 | — | - | PUNCT | _ | 4 cares | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 cares | nsubj |
| 4 | cares | care | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 lot | det |
| 6 | lot | lot | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 cares | obj |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 crafty | cc |
| 8 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 crafty | cop |
| 9 | being | be | AUX | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 10 crafty | cop |
| 10 | crafty | crafty | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 cares | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | care | present | he | a lot | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | is | present | he not said here | crafty property | tree rules |
Option 4
No, he cares a lot, and is trying very cleverly to get them to beg him to go
The tree, 18 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 4 cares | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 cares | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 cares | nsubj |
| 4 | cares | care | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 lot | det |
| 6 | lot | lot | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 cares | obj |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 trying | punct |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 trying | cc |
| 9 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 trying | aux |
| 10 | trying | try | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 4 cares | advcl |
| 11 | very | very | ADV | _ | 12 cleverly | advmod |
| 12 | cleverly | cleverly | ADV | _ | 10 trying | advmod |
| 13 | to | to | PART | _ | 14 get | mark |
| 14 | get | get | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 10 trying | xcomp |
| 15 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 14 get | obj |
| 16 | to | to | PART | _ | 17 beg | mark |
| 17 | beg | beg | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 14 get | xcomp |
| 18 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 17 beg | obj |
| 19 | to | to | PART | _ | 20 go | mark |
| 20 | go | go | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 17 beg | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | care | present | he | a lot | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | try | present · progressive | he not said here | cleverly property | vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | ||||
| 3 | get not said to happen | to-infinitive | he not said here | them = they | tree rules | ||||
| 4 | beg speech: request | to-infinitive | them = they not said here | him = he | vn beg-58.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent he=Recipient clause=Topic | ||||
| 5 | go not said to happen | to-infinitive | them = they not said here | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
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