Test 17 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter III, part 4: The Wild Woo…
★★★ Alice (lessons 1–24) also met puzzles: the Caterpillar's «Who are YOU?», the Hatter's riddle with no answer. How is the Rat's puzzle different?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: ★, YOU, Hatter, puzzle, Rat · What happens: meet, be, riddle, puzzle · To what, where: puzzles · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 17 · ★★★ 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: ★★★ Alice (lessons 1–24) also met puzzles: the Caterpillar's «Who are YOU?», the Hatter's riddle with no answer.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ★ | ★ | PROPN | Number=Sing | 12 met | nsubj |
| 2 | ★ | ★ | X | Foreign=Yes | 1 ★ | dep |
| 3 | ★ | ★ | ADP | _ | 4 Alice | case |
| 4 | Alice | Alice | PROPN | Number=Sing | 1 ★ | nmod |
| 5 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 6 lessons | punct |
| 6 | lessons | lesson | NOUN | Number=Plur | 12 met | nsubj |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 6 lessons | flat |
| 8 | – | – | SYM | ExtPos=ADP | 9 24 | case |
| 9 | 24 | 24 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 7 1 | nmod |
| 10 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 6 lessons | punct |
| 11 | also | also | ADV | _ | 12 met | advmod |
| 12 | met | meet | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 13 | puzzles | puzzle | NOUN | Number=Plur | 12 met | obj |
| 14 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 19 Who | punct |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 Caterpillar | det |
| 16 | Caterpillar | Caterpillar | PROPN | Number=Sing | 19 Who | nmod:poss |
| 17 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 16 Caterpillar | case |
| 18 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 19 Who | punct |
| 19 | Who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 12 met | parataxis |
| 20 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 19 Who | cop |
| 21 | YOU | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 19 Who | nsubj |
| 22 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 12 met | punct |
| 23 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 12 met | punct |
| 24 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 28 riddle | punct |
| 25 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 26 Hatter | det |
| 26 | Hatter | Hatter | PROPN | Number=Sing | 28 riddle | nmod:poss |
| 27 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 26 Hatter | case |
| 28 | riddle | riddle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 met | obl |
| 29 | with | with | ADP | _ | 31 answer | case |
| 30 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 31 answer | det |
| 31 | answer | answer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 28 riddle | nmod |
| 32 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 12 met | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | meet | past | ★ ★ Alice | puzzles | the Hatter's riddle with no answer obl | tree rules | |||
| 2 | is a in a quote | present | YOU | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | riddle | the Hatter | with no answer | nom riddle «communication intransitive»: poss=agent with=obl |
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 the Rat's puzzle different?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | How | how | ADV | PronType=Int | root | root |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 How | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 Rat | det |
| 4 | Rat | Rat | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 puzzle | nmod:poss |
| 5 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 4 Rat | case |
| 6 | puzzle | puzzle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 How | nsubj |
| 7 | different | different | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 puzzle | amod |
| 8 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 How | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | the Rat's puzzle | how property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | puzzle | the Rat | nom puzzle «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |
The options
Option 1
It is solved by clever reasoning
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 solved | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 solved | aux:pass |
| 3 | solved | solve | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | by | by | ADP | _ | 6 reasoning | case |
| 5 | clever | clever | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 reasoning | amod |
| 6 | reasoning | reasoning | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 solved | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | solve | present · passive | clever reasoning | It | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Topic |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
It has a real answer, found from clues
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 | 2 has | nsubj |
| 2 | has | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 answer | det |
| 4 | real | real | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 answer | amod |
| 5 | answer | answer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 has | obj |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 found | punct |
| 7 | found | find | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 answer | acl |
| 8 | from | from | ADP | _ | 9 clues | case |
| 9 | clues | clue | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 found | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | present | It | a real answer | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent answer=Patient | ||||
| 2 | find | participle | a real answer not said here | clues | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent from clue=Source |
Option 3
It has a real answer, but only after the Mole's help
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 | 2 has | nsubj |
| 2 | has | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 answer | det |
| 4 | real | real | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 answer | amod |
| 5 | answer | answer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 has | obj |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 help | punct |
| 7 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 13 help | cc |
| 8 | only | only | ADV | _ | 13 help | advmod |
| 9 | after | after | ADP | _ | 13 help | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 Mole | det |
| 11 | Mole | mole | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 help | nmod:poss |
| 12 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 11 Mole | case |
| 13 | help | help | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 has | parataxis |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | present | It | a real answer | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent answer=Patient | ||||
| 2 | help | the Mole | nom help «act transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice
It is a game of hide and seek
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 | 4 game | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 game | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 game | det |
| 4 | game | game | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 hide | case |
| 6 | hide | hide | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 game | nmod |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 seek | cc |
| 8 | seek | seek | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 game | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | It | a game | of hide | tree rules | |||
| 2 | seek | infinitive | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Text: the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (world/data/school/), as the course runner gave them to the student. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
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