Test 12 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter III, part 4: The Wild Woo…
Looking back: in chapter I the Mole grabbed the oars thinking «he could do it every bit as well». What does he think of the Rat's brains now?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: I, Mole · What happens: look back, grab, think, do · To what, where: oars, chapter · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 12 · ★★★ of lesson 36 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter III, part 4: The Wild Wood (the door-scraper, the door-mat, and a green door)» 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 Mole grabbed the oars thinking «he could do it every bit as well».
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 | _ | 9 grabbed | punct |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 5 chapter | case |
| 5 | chapter | chapter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 grabbed | obl |
| 6 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 9 grabbed | nsubj |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 Mole | det |
| 8 | Mole | mole | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 grabbed | nsubj |
| 9 | grabbed | grab | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 1 Looking | conj |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 oars | det |
| 11 | oars | oar | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 grabbed | obj |
| 12 | thinking | think | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 9 grabbed | advcl |
| 13 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 16 do | punct |
| 14 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 16 do | nsubj |
| 15 | could | could | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 16 do | aux |
| 16 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 12 thinking | ccomp |
| 17 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 16 do | obj |
| 18 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 19 bit | det |
| 19 | bit | bit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 do | obl:unmarked |
| 20 | as | as | ADV | ExtPos=ADV | 16 do | advmod |
| 21 | well | well | ADV | Degree=Pos | 20 as | fixed |
| 22 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 16 do | punct |
| 23 | . | . | 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 | grab | past | I | the oars | chapter | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent oar=Theme | |||
| 3 | think speech: other | gerund | I not said here | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | |||||
| 4 | do in a quote | could | Mole | chapter | every bit obl:unmarked | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality |
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: What does he think of the Rat's brains now?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 think | obj |
| 2 | does | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 think | aux |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 think | nsubj |
| 4 | think | think | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 brains | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 Rat | det |
| 7 | Rat | Rat | PROPN | Number=Sing | 9 brains | nmod:poss |
| 8 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 7 Rat | case |
| 9 | brains | brain | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 think | obl |
| 10 | now | now | ADV | PronType=Dem | 4 think | advmod |
| 11 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 think | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | think speech: other | present · do-support | Mole | now | of the Rat's brains | vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot what=Theme |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
«If I only had your head, Ratty——»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 5 had | punct |
| 2 | If | if | SCONJ | _ | 5 had | mark |
| 3 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 5 had | nsubj |
| 4 | only | only | ADV | _ | 5 had | advmod |
| 5 | had | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 head | nmod:poss |
| 7 | head | head | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 had | obj |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 Ratty | punct |
| 9 | Ratty | Ratty | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 head | vocative |
| 10 | — | - | PUNCT | _ | 5 had | punct |
| 11 | — | - | PUNCT | _ | 5 had | punct |
| 12 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 5 had | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have in a quote | past | I | your head | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent head=Patient |
Option 2
«Your head is very fine, Ratty»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 6 fine | punct |
| 2 | Your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 3 head | nmod:poss |
| 3 | head | head | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 fine | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 fine | cop |
| 5 | very | very | ADV | _ | 6 fine | advmod |
| 6 | fine | fine | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 Ratty | punct |
| 8 | Ratty | Ratty | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 fine | vocative |
| 9 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 6 fine | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is in a quote | present | Your head | Ratty vocative; fine property | tree rules |
Option 3
«What a clever head you have»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 7 have | punct |
| 2 | What | what | DET | PronType=Int | 5 head | det:predet |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 head | det |
| 4 | clever | clever | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 head | amod |
| 5 | head | head | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 have | obl |
| 6 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 7 have | nsubj |
| 7 | have | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 7 have | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have in a quote | present | you | what clever head | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
Option 4
«If I only had your head, Ratty, I'd be a genius by now»
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 5 had | punct |
| 2 | If | if | SCONJ | _ | 5 had | mark |
| 3 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 5 had | nsubj |
| 4 | only | only | ADV | _ | 5 had | advmod |
| 5 | had | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 head | nmod:poss |
| 7 | head | head | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 had | obj |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 Ratty | punct |
| 9 | Ratty | Ratty | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 head | vocative |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 genius | punct |
| 11 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 15 genius | nsubj |
| 12 | 'd | would | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 15 genius | aux |
| 13 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 15 genius | cop |
| 14 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 15 genius | det |
| 15 | genius | genius | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 had | obl |
| 16 | by | by | ADP | _ | 17 now | case |
| 17 | now | now | ADV | PronType=Dem | 15 genius | nmod |
| 18 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 15 genius | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have in a quote | past | I | your head | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent head=Patient | ||||
| 2 | is a in a quote | would | I | a genius | tree rules |
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