Test 4 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter III, part 2: The Wild Woo…
Tyler, bit sketchy about it: «the rabbit came to help the Mole, yer man (that fella) was dead kind.» Is he right?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 3 · right ✓ · Who acts: Tyler, rabbit, man · What happens: bite, come, help, be · To what, where: Mole, dead kind
This is test 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. 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: Tyler, bit sketchy about it: «the rabbit came to help the Mole, yer man (that fella) was dead kind.»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyler | Tyler | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 bit | nsubj |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Tyler | punct |
| 3 | bit | bite | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | sketchy | sketchy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 bit | xcomp |
| 5 | about | about | ADP | _ | 6 it | case |
| 6 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 sketchy | obl |
| 7 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 11 came | punct |
| 8 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 11 came | punct |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 rabbit | det |
| 10 | rabbit | rabbit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 came | nsubj |
| 11 | came | come | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 25 kind | advcl |
| 12 | to | to | PART | _ | 13 help | mark |
| 13 | help | help | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 11 came | xcomp |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 Mole | det |
| 15 | Mole | mole | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 help | obj |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 25 kind | punct |
| 17 | yer | yer | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 18 man | nmod:poss |
| 18 | man | man | NOUN | Number=Sing | 25 kind | nsubj |
| 19 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 21 fella | punct |
| 20 | that | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 21 fella | det |
| 21 | fella | fella | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 man | appos |
| 22 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 21 fella | punct |
| 23 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 25 kind | cop |
| 24 | dead | dead | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 25 kind | amod |
| 25 | kind | kind | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 bit | obj |
| 26 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 25 kind | punct |
| 27 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 25 kind | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bite | past | Tyler | sketchy property | vn swat-18.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | come in a quote | past | the rabbit | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | help in a quote | to-infinitive | the rabbit not said here | the Mole | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mole=Beneficiary | ||||
| 4 | is a in a quote | past | yer's man | dead kind | tree rules |
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: Is he right?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 right | cop |
| 2 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 right | nsubj |
| 3 | right | right | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 right | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | man | right property | tree rules |
The options
Option 1
No, he ran off to fetch help
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 4 ran | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 ran | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 ran | nsubj |
| 4 | ran | run | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | off | off | ADP | _ | 4 ran | compound:prt |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 fetch | mark |
| 7 | fetch | fetch | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 ran | advcl |
| 8 | help | help | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 fetch | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | run off | past | he | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 2 | fetch | to-infinitive | he not said here | help | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent help=Theme |
Option 2
No: he just dashed by and yelled
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 5 dashed | det |
| 2 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 5 dashed | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 dashed | nsubj |
| 4 | just | just | ADV | _ | 5 dashed | advmod |
| 5 | dashed | dash | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | by | by | ADP | _ | 5 dashed | obl |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 yelled | cc |
| 8 | yelled | yell | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 dashed | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | dash | past | he | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 2 | yell speech: express | participle | he not said here | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
No: he dashed past and only shouted «get out!»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 4 dashed | det |
| 2 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 4 dashed | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 dashed | nsubj |
| 4 | dashed | dash | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | past | past | ADV | _ | 4 dashed | advmod |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 shouted | cc |
| 7 | only | only | ADV | _ | 8 shouted | advmod |
| 8 | shouted | shout | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 dashed | conj |
| 9 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 10 get | punct |
| 10 | get | get | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 8 shouted | ccomp |
| 11 | out | out | ADV | _ | 10 get | advmod |
| 12 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 10 get | punct |
| 13 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 10 get | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | dash | past | he | past property | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | shout speech: express | past | he not said here | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 3 | get out in a quote | infinitive | out property | vn withdraw-82-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 4
Yes: he stopped to help the Mole out
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 4 stopped | discourse |
| 2 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 4 stopped | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 stopped | nsubj |
| 4 | stopped | stop | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 help | mark |
| 6 | help | help | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 stopped | xcomp |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 Mole | det |
| 8 | Mole | mole | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 help | obj |
| 9 | out | out | ADP | _ | 6 help | compound:prt |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stop | past | he | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality | |||||
| 2 | help out | to-infinitive | he not said here | the Mole | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mole=Beneficiary |
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