Test 11 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter II, part 4: The Open Road…
Looking back: on the first night the Rat thought about his river «all the time». How does the chapter end for him?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: Rat · What happens: look back, think, do · To what, where: chapter end
This is test 11 · ★★★ of lesson 32 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter II, part 4: The Open Road (the wreck of the cart, and Toad's new craze)» 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: Looking back: on the first night the Rat thought about his river «all the time».
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Looking | look | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 10 thought | advcl |
| 2 | back | back | ADV | _ | 1 Looking | advmod |
| 3 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 1 Looking | punct |
| 4 | on | on | ADP | _ | 7 night | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 night | det |
| 6 | first | first | ADJ | Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 7 night | amod |
| 7 | night | night | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Looking | obl |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 Rat | det |
| 9 | Rat | Rat | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 thought | nsubj |
| 10 | thought | think | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 11 | about | about | ADP | _ | 13 river | case |
| 12 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 13 river | nmod:poss |
| 13 | river | river | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 thought | obl |
| 14 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 17 time | punct |
| 15 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 17 time | det:predet |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 time | det |
| 17 | time | time | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 river | appos |
| 18 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 17 time | punct |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 10 thought | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | look back | gerund | the Rat not said here | night | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus | ||||
| 2 | think speech: other | past | the Rat | about Rat's river | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about river=Topic |
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: How does the chapter end for him?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | How | how | ADV | PronType=Int | 2 does | advmod |
| 2 | does | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 end | det |
| 4 | chapter | chapter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 end | compound |
| 5 | end | end | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 does | obj |
| 6 | for | for | ADP | _ | 7 him | case |
| 7 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 does | obl |
| 8 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 2 does | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | present | the chapter end | for Rat | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent end=Eventuality |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Home in his parlour, to his great joy
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Home | home | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 2 | in | in | ADP | _ | 4 parlour | case |
| 3 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 4 parlour | nmod:poss |
| 4 | parlour | parlour | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Home | nmod |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 joy | punct |
| 6 | to | to | ADP | _ | 9 joy | case |
| 7 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 joy | nmod:poss |
| 8 | great | great | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 joy | amod |
| 9 | joy | joy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Home | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | joy | his = he | nom joy «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 2
Home in his parlour, to his great joy, but still thinking of motor-cars all night
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Home | home | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 joy | nsubj |
| 2 | in | in | ADP | _ | 4 parlour | case |
| 3 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 4 parlour | nmod:poss |
| 4 | parlour | parlour | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Home | nmod |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 joy | punct |
| 6 | to | to | ADP | _ | 9 joy | case |
| 7 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 joy | nmod:poss |
| 8 | great | great | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 joy | amod |
| 9 | joy | joy | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 thinking | punct |
| 11 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 13 thinking | cc |
| 12 | still | still | ADV | _ | 13 thinking | advmod |
| 13 | thinking | think | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 9 joy | acl |
| 14 | of | of | ADP | _ | 17 cars | case |
| 15 | motor | motor | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 cars | compound |
| 16 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 15 motor | punct |
| 17 | cars | car | NOUN | Number=Plur | 13 thinking | obl |
| 18 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 19 night | det |
| 19 | night | night | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 thinking | obl:unmarked |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | think speech: other | gerund | Home's great joy not said here | still; night | of motor cars | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||
| 2 | joy | Home | nom joy «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 3
Out in the Wild Wood, looking for Toad
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Out | out | ADV | _ | 7 looking | advmod |
| 2 | in | in | ADP | _ | 5 Wood | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 Wood | det |
| 4 | Wild | Wild | PROPN | _ | 5 Wood | flat |
| 5 | Wood | Wood | PROPN | Number=Sing | 1 Out | obl |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Out | punct |
| 7 | looking | look | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 8 | for | for | ADP | _ | 9 Toad | case |
| 9 | Toad | Toad | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 looking | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | look | gerund | for Toad; out property | vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent for toad=Theme |
Option 4
Driving off again in a new motor-car with Toad, far away from his river home
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Driving | drive | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 2 | off | off | ADP | _ | 1 Driving | compound:prt |
| 3 | again | again | ADV | _ | 1 Driving | advmod |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 9 car | case |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 car | det |
| 6 | new | new | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 car | amod |
| 7 | motor | motor | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 car | compound |
| 8 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 7 motor | punct |
| 9 | car | car | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Driving | obl |
| 10 | with | with | ADP | _ | 11 Toad | case |
| 11 | Toad | Toad | PROPN | Number=Sing | 9 car | nmod |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 away | punct |
| 13 | far | far | ADV | Degree=Pos | 14 away | advmod |
| 14 | away | away | ADV | _ | 1 Driving | advmod |
| 15 | from | from | ADP | _ | 17 river | case |
| 16 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 17 river | nmod:poss |
| 17 | river | river | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 away | obl |
| 18 | home | home | ADV | _ | 14 away | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | drive off | gerund | a new motor car with Toad | again | away property | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |
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