Exam question 4 · The Wind in the Willows, chapter III, part 2: The Wild Woo…
It is given that the Rat departed in search of the Mole. Identify the articles with which he equipped himself.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Rat, you · What happens: give, depart, search, identify, equip · To what, where: It, search, Mole, articles, Rat
This is exam question 4 of lesson 34 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter III, part 2: The Wild Wood (the faces, the whistling, the pattering — and the Rat sets out)» of the books course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. 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: It is given that the Rat departed in search of the Mole.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 given | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 given | aux:pass |
| 3 | given | give | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 7 departed | mark |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 Rat | det |
| 6 | Rat | Rat | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 departed | nsubj |
| 7 | departed | depart | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 given | advcl |
| 8 | in | in | ADP | _ | 9 search | case |
| 9 | search | search | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 departed | obl |
| 10 | of | of | ADP | _ | 12 Mole | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 Mole | det |
| 12 | Mole | mole | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 search | nmod |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 given | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give | present · passive | It | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | |||||
| 2 | depart | past | the Rat | search of the Mole | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 3 | search | the Mole | nom search «act transitive»: of=patient |
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: Identify the articles with which he equipped himself.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Identify | identify | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 articles | det |
| 3 | articles | article | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Identify | obj |
| 4 | with | with | ADP | _ | 5 which | case |
| 5 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 7 equipped | obl |
| 6 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 equipped | nsubj |
| 7 | equipped | equip | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 articles | acl:relcl |
| 8 | himself | himself | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes | 7 equipped | obj |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Identify | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | identify | imperative | you not said here | the articles | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent article=Theme | ||||
| 2 | equip | past | Rat | Rat | with the articles | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP-Fulfilling PP»: agent=Agent himself=Recipient with which=Theme |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
A sword, a pistol and a long rope
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 sword | det |
| 2 | sword | sword | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 pistol | punct |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 pistol | det |
| 5 | pistol | pistol | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 sword | conj |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 rope | cc |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 rope | det |
| 8 | long | long | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 rope | amod |
| 9 | rope | rope | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 sword | conj |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 2
A cudgel, a lamp and a belt
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 cudgel | det |
| 2 | cudgel | cudgel | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 lamp | punct |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 lamp | det |
| 5 | lamp | lamp | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 cudgel | conj |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 belt | cc |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 belt | det |
| 8 | belt | belt | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 cudgel | conj |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 3
Two heavy swords, a flask of cordial, a helmet, and a long coil of rope
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Two | two | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 3 swords | nummod |
| 2 | heavy | heavy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 swords | amod |
| 3 | swords | sword | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 flask | punct |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 flask | det |
| 6 | flask | flask | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 swords | conj |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 cordial | case |
| 8 | cordial | cordial | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 flask | nmod |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 helmet | punct |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 helmet | det |
| 11 | helmet | helmet | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 flask | conj |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 coil | punct |
| 13 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 16 coil | cc |
| 14 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 16 coil | det |
| 15 | long | long | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 16 coil | amod |
| 16 | coil | coil | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 swords | conj |
| 17 | of | of | ADP | _ | 18 rope | case |
| 18 | rope | rope | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 coil | nmod |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
A belt, a brace of pistols and a stout cudgel
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 belt | det |
| 2 | belt | belt | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 brace | punct |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 brace | det |
| 5 | brace | brace | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 belt | conj |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 pistols | case |
| 7 | pistols | pistol | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 brace | nmod |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 cudgel | cc |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 cudgel | det |
| 10 | stout | stout | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 cudgel | amod |
| 11 | cudgel | cudgel | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 belt | conj |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
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