Test 11 · ★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter III, part 3: The Wild Woo… Looking back: in chapter I the Rat said: «there's Badger, of course ... Nobody interferes with him». How does that fit «if you were Badger, it would be quite another matter»?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: I, Badger, Nobody, that, you, it · What happens: look back, say, be, interfere, fit · To what, where: chapter, Badger, matter · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 11 · ★★ of lesson 35 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter III, part 3: The Wild Wood (the Rat finds the Mole, and the snow comes)» 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 said: «there's Badger, of course ...
advcl advmod punct case obl nsubj det nsubj punct punct expl ccomp nsubj punct advmod fixed punct root Looking VERB back ADV : PUNCT in ADP chapter NOUN I PRON the DET Rat PROPN said VERB : PUNCT « PUNCT there PRON 's VERB Badger PROPN , PUNCT of ADP course NOUN ... PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Looking look VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 9 said advcl 2 back back ADV _ 1 Looking advmod 3 : : PUNCT _ 1 Looking punct 4 in in ADP _ 5 chapter case 5 chapter chapter NOUN Number=Sing 9 said obl 6 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 9 said nsubj 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 Rat det 8 Rat Rat PROPN Number=Sing 9 said nsubj 9 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 10 : : PUNCT _ 13 's punct 11 « « PUNCT _ 13 's punct 12 there there PRON PronType=Dem 13 's expl 13 's be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 said ccomp 14 Badger Badger PROPN Number=Sing 13 's nsubj 15 , , PUNCT _ 16 of punct 16 of of ADP ExtPos=ADV 13 's advmod 17 course course NOUN Number=Sing 16 of fixed 18 ... ... PUNCT _ 9 said punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 look back gerund I not said here vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus 2 say speech: assert past I chapter vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 be in a quote present Badger there vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=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: Nobody interferes with him».
nsubj case obl punct punct root Nobody PRON interferes VERB with ADP him PRON » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Nobody nobody PRON Number=Sing PronType=Neg 2 interferes nsubj 2 interferes interfere VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 with with ADP _ 4 him case 4 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 interferes obl 5 » » PUNCT _ 2 interferes punct 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 interferes punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 interfere present Nobody with Badger tree rules
Sentence 3: How does that fit «if you were Badger, it would be quite another matter»?
advmod aux nsubj punct mark nsubj cop parataxis punct nsubj aux cop advmod det appos punct punct root How ADV does AUX that PRON fit VERB « PUNCT if SCONJ you PRON were AUX Badger PROPN , PUNCT it PRON would AUX be AUX quite ADV another DET matter NOUN » PUNCT ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 How how ADV PronType=Int 4 fit advmod 2 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 fit aux 3 that that PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 4 fit nsubj 4 fit fit VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 « « PUNCT _ 9 Badger punct 6 if if SCONJ _ 9 Badger mark 7 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 9 Badger nsubj 8 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 Badger cop 9 Badger Badger PROPN Number=Sing 4 fit parataxis 10 , , PUNCT _ 16 matter punct 11 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 16 matter nsubj 12 would would AUX VerbForm=Fin 16 matter aux 13 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 16 matter cop 14 quite quite ADV _ 16 matter advmod 15 another another DET PronType=Ind 16 matter det 16 matter matter NOUN Number=Sing 9 Badger appos 17 » » PUNCT _ 16 matter punct 18 ? ? PUNCT _ 4 fit punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 fit present · do-support that tree rules 2 is a a condition, not said to happen, in a quote past you Badger tree rules 3 is a in a quote would it another matter tree rules
The options Option 1 · ✓ the right answer Badger is strong, so the Wood is safe for him
nsubj cop punct advmod det nsubj cop conj case obl root Badger PROPN is AUX strong ADJ , PUNCT so ADV the DET Wood PROPN is AUX safe ADJ for ADP him PRON The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Badger Badger PROPN Number=Sing 3 strong nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 strong cop 3 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 9 safe punct 5 so so ADV _ 9 safe advmod 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 Wood det 7 Wood Wood PROPN Number=Sing 9 safe nsubj 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 safe cop 9 safe safe ADJ Degree=Pos 3 strong conj 10 for for ADP _ 11 him case 11 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 safe obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present Badger strong property tree rules 2 is present the Wood for Badger; safe property tree rules
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice Badger is so strong that the wood would never trouble him, even at night
The tree, 14 words nsubj cop advmod mark det nsubj aux advmod parataxis obj punct advmod case conj root Badger PROPN is AUX so ADV strong ADJ that SCONJ the DET wood NOUN would AUX never ADV trouble NOUN him PRON , PUNCT even ADV at ADP night NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Badger Badger PROPN Number=Sing 4 strong nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 strong cop 3 so so ADV _ 4 strong advmod 4 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 that that SCONJ _ 10 trouble mark 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 wood det 7 wood wood NOUN Number=Sing 10 trouble nsubj 8 would would AUX VerbForm=Fin 10 trouble aux 9 never never ADV PronType=Neg 10 trouble advmod 10 trouble trouble NOUN Number=Sing 4 strong parataxis 11 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 trouble obj 12 , , PUNCT _ 15 night punct 13 even even ADV _ 15 night advmod 14 at at ADP _ 15 night case 15 night night NOUN Number=Sing 4 strong conj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present Badger strong property tree rules 2 not trouble would the wood Badger tree rules
Option 3 Badger is wise, so the wood is calm for him
nsubj cop punct advmod det nsubj cop conj case obl root Badger PROPN is AUX wise ADJ , PUNCT so ADV the DET wood NOUN is AUX calm ADJ for ADP him PRON The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Badger Badger PROPN Number=Sing 3 wise nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 wise cop 3 wise wise ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 9 calm punct 5 so so ADV _ 9 calm advmod 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 wood det 7 wood wood NOUN Number=Sing 9 calm nsubj 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 calm cop 9 calm calm ADJ Degree=Pos 3 wise conj 10 for for ADP _ 11 him case 11 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 calm obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present Badger wise property tree rules 2 is present the wood for Badger; calm property tree rules
Option 4 Badger is the Rat's friend, so he has never once needed to fear the wood
The tree, 16 words nsubj cop det nmod:poss case punct advmod nsubj aux advmod advmod conj mark advcl det obj root Badger PROPN is AUX the DET Rat PROPN 's PART friend NOUN , PUNCT so ADV he PRON has AUX never ADV once ADV needed VERB to PART fear VERB the DET wood NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Badger Badger PROPN Number=Sing 6 friend nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 friend cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 Rat det 4 Rat Rat PROPN Number=Sing 6 friend nmod:poss 5 's 's PART _ 4 Rat case 6 friend friend NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 , , PUNCT _ 13 needed punct 8 so so ADV _ 13 needed advmod 9 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 needed nsubj 10 has have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 needed aux 11 never never ADV PronType=Neg 12 once advmod 12 once once ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Mult 13 needed advmod 13 needed need VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 6 friend conj 14 to to PART _ 15 fear mark 15 fear fear VERB VerbForm=Inf 13 needed advcl 16 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 17 wood det 17 wood wood NOUN Number=Sing 15 fear obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present Badger the Rat's friend tree rules 2 need present · perfect Badger once property vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot 3 fear to-infinitive Badger not said here the wood vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer wood=Stimulus
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