Test 9 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter IV, part 1: Mr. Badger (t…
Looking back: in chapter I, how did the Badger behave at the picnic by the river?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Badger · What happens: look back, behave · To what, where: picnic
This is test 9 · ★★★ of lesson 37 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter IV, part 1: Mr. Badger (the door in the snow and the fire-lit kitchen)» 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
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 | _ | 5 chapter | punct |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 5 chapter | case |
| 5 | chapter | chapter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Looking | obl |
| 6 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 5 chapter | nsubj |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 behave | punct |
| 8 | how | how | ADV | PronType=Int | 12 behave | advmod |
| 9 | did | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 12 behave | aux |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 Badger | det |
| 11 | Badger | Badger | PROPN | Number=Sing | 12 behave | nsubj |
| 12 | behave | behave | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Looking | parataxis |
| 13 | at | at | ADP | _ | 15 picnic | case |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 picnic | det |
| 15 | picnic | picnic | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 behave | obl |
| 16 | by | by | ADP | _ | 18 river | case |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 river | det |
| 18 | river | river | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 behave | obl |
| 19 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 Looking | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | look back | gerund | in chapter | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in chapter=Theme | |||||
| 2 | behave | past · do-support | the Badger | the picnic | by the river | vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent |
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.
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
Gave them a cold, grumpy welcome
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gave | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Gave | obj |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 cold | det |
| 4 | cold | cold | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Gave | obj |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 welcome | punct |
| 6 | grumpy | grumpy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 welcome | amod |
| 7 | welcome | welcome | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 cold | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give | past | them = they | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent they=Recipient cold=Theme |
Option 2
Grunted «H'm! Company» and turned away, then sulked all afternoon before leaving them alone by the river
Sentence 1: Grunted «H'm!
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grunted | grunt | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 2 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 3 H | punct |
| 3 | H | h | INTJ | _ | 4 'm | discourse |
| 4 | 'm | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Grunted | advcl |
| 5 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 1 Grunted | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | grunt | participle | vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Sentence 2: Company» and turned away, then sulked all afternoon before leaving them alone by the river
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Company | company | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 turned | nsubj |
| 2 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 1 Company | punct |
| 3 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 4 turned | cc |
| 4 | turned | turn | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | away | away | ADV | _ | 4 turned | advmod |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 sulked | punct |
| 7 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 8 sulked | advmod |
| 8 | sulked | sulk | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 turned | conj |
| 9 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 10 afternoon | det |
| 10 | afternoon | afternoon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 sulked | obl:unmarked |
| 11 | before | before | SCONJ | _ | 12 leaving | mark |
| 12 | leaving | leave | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 8 sulked | advcl |
| 13 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 leaving | obj |
| 14 | alone | alone | ADV | _ | 12 leaving | advmod |
| 15 | by | by | ADP | _ | 17 river | case |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 river | det |
| 17 | river | river | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 leaving | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | turn away in a quote | past | Company | away property | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | sulk in a quote | past | Company not said here | then; afternoon | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | ||||
| 3 | leave in a quote | gerund | Company not said here | them = they | by the river; alone property | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent they=Theme by river=Location |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
Grunted «H'm! Company» and turned away
Sentence 1: Grunted «H'm!
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grunted | grunt | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 2 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 3 H | punct |
| 3 | H | h | INTJ | _ | 4 'm | discourse |
| 4 | 'm | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Grunted | advcl |
| 5 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 1 Grunted | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | grunt | participle | vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Sentence 2: Company» and turned away
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Company | company | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 turned | nsubj |
| 2 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 1 Company | punct |
| 3 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 4 turned | cc |
| 4 | turned | turn | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | away | away | ADV | _ | 4 turned | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | turn away in a quote | past | Company | away property | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
Option 4
Grunted «H'm! Company» and turned away, refusing even to look at the Mole's picnic basket or lunch
Sentence 1: Grunted «H'm!
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grunted | grunt | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 2 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 3 H | punct |
| 3 | H | h | INTJ | _ | 4 'm | discourse |
| 4 | 'm | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Grunted | advcl |
| 5 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 1 Grunted | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | grunt | participle | vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Sentence 2: Company» and turned away, refusing even to look at the Mole's picnic basket or lunch
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Company | company | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 turned | nsubj |
| 2 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 1 Company | punct |
| 3 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 4 turned | cc |
| 4 | turned | turn | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | away | away | ADV | _ | 4 turned | advmod |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 refusing | punct |
| 7 | refusing | refuse | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 4 turned | advcl |
| 8 | even | even | ADV | _ | 10 look | advmod |
| 9 | to | to | PART | _ | 10 look | mark |
| 10 | look | look | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 refusing | xcomp |
| 11 | at | at | ADP | _ | 16 basket | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 Mole | det |
| 13 | Mole | mole | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 basket | nmod:poss |
| 14 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 13 Mole | case |
| 15 | picnic | picnic | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 basket | compound |
| 16 | basket | basket | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 look | obl |
| 17 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 18 lunch | cc |
| 18 | lunch | lunch | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 basket | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | turn away in a quote | past | Company | away property | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | refuse in a quote | gerund | Company not said here | vn reject-77.2 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | |||||
| 3 | not look in a quote | to-infinitive | Company not said here | at the Mole's picnic basket or lunch | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at basket=Theme |
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