Test 11 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter III, part 2: The Wild Woo…
Looking back: in chapter I the Rat «laughed» as he rescued the Mole. How is his mood different now?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: I, Rat, mood · What happens: look back, laugh, rescue, be · To what, where: Mole
This is test 11 · ★★★ 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. 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: in chapter I the Rat «laughed» as he rescued the Mole.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Looking | look | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 2 | back | back | ADV | _ | 1 Looking | advmod |
| 3 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 10 laughed | punct |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 5 chapter | case |
| 5 | chapter | chapter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 laughed | obl |
| 6 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 10 laughed | nsubj |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 Rat | det |
| 8 | Rat | Rat | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 laughed | nsubj |
| 9 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 10 laughed | punct |
| 10 | laughed | laugh | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 1 Looking | conj |
| 11 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 10 laughed | punct |
| 12 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 14 rescued | mark |
| 13 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 14 rescued | nsubj |
| 14 | rescued | rescue | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 10 laughed | advcl |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 Mole | det |
| 16 | Mole | mole | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 rescued | obj |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Looking | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | look back | gerund | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus | ||||||
| 2 | laugh in a quote | past | I | in chapter | vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in chapter=Theme | ||||
| 3 | rescue | past | Rat | the Mole | vn steal-10.5 «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: How is his mood different now?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | How | how | ADV | PronType=Int | 5 different | advmod |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 different | cop |
| 3 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 4 mood | nmod:poss |
| 4 | mood | mood | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 different | nsubj |
| 5 | different | different | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 6 | now | now | ADV | PronType=Dem | 5 different | advmod |
| 7 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 different | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | Rat's mood | now | different property | tree rules |
The options
Option 1
He grins, and he knows it's dangerous
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 grins | nsubj |
| 2 | grins | grin | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 knows | punct |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 knows | cc |
| 5 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 knows | nsubj |
| 6 | knows | know | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 grins | ccomp |
| 7 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 dangerous | nsubj |
| 8 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 dangerous | cop |
| 9 | dangerous | dangerous | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 knows | ccomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | grin | present | He | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | know | present | he | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | |||||
| 3 | is | present | it | dangerous property | tree rules |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
He looks very grave — this danger is real
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 looks | nsubj |
| 2 | looks | look | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | very | very | ADV | _ | 4 grave | advmod |
| 4 | grave | grave | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 looks | xcomp |
| 5 | — | - | PUNCT | _ | 9 real | punct |
| 6 | this | this | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 7 danger | det |
| 7 | danger | danger | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 real | nsubj |
| 8 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 real | cop |
| 9 | real | real | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 looks | parataxis |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | look | present | He | grave property | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus | ||||
| 2 | is | present | this danger | real property | tree rules |
Option 3
He looks very grave, because he is worried and has decided to take real precautions this time
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 looks | nsubj |
| 2 | looks | look | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | very | very | ADV | _ | 4 grave | advmod |
| 4 | grave | grave | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 looks | xcomp |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 worried | punct |
| 6 | because | because | SCONJ | _ | 9 worried | mark |
| 7 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 worried | nsubj |
| 8 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 worried | cop |
| 9 | worried | worried | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 looks | conj |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 decided | cc |
| 11 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 decided | aux |
| 12 | decided | decide | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 2 looks | conj |
| 13 | to | to | PART | _ | 14 take | mark |
| 14 | take | take | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 12 decided | xcomp |
| 15 | real | real | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 16 precautions | amod |
| 16 | precautions | precaution | NOUN | Number=Plur | 14 take | obj |
| 17 | this | this | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 18 time | det |
| 18 | time | time | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 take | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | look | present | He | grave property | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus | ||||
| 2 | is | present | he | worried property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | decide | present · perfect | He not said here | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 4 | take not said to happen | to-infinitive | He not said here | real precautions | time | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent precaution=Theme |
Option 4
He is grinning widely, although he has now begun to feel a little uneasy about the whole adventure
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 | 3 grinning | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 grinning | aux |
| 3 | grinning | grin | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 4 | widely | widely | ADV | _ | 3 grinning | advmod |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 begun | punct |
| 6 | although | although | SCONJ | _ | 10 begun | mark |
| 7 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 begun | nsubj |
| 8 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 begun | aux |
| 9 | now | now | ADV | PronType=Dem | 10 begun | advmod |
| 10 | begun | begin | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 3 grinning | parataxis |
| 11 | to | to | PART | _ | 12 feel | mark |
| 12 | feel | feel | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 10 begun | xcomp |
| 13 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 15 uneasy | det |
| 14 | little | little | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 uneasy | amod |
| 15 | uneasy | uneasy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 feel | xcomp |
| 16 | about | about | ADP | _ | 19 adventure | case |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 adventure | det |
| 18 | whole | whole | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 19 adventure | amod |
| 19 | adventure | adventure | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 uneasy | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | grin | present · progressive | He | widely property | vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | begin | present · perfect | he | now | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | ||||
| 3 | feel | to-infinitive | he not said here | uneasy property | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
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