Exam question 3 · The Wind in the Willows, chapter IV, part 3: Mr. Badger (t…
It is given that the Badger dismissed the hedgehogs. Ascertain the provision made for them.
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Badger, you · What happens: give, dismiss, ascertain, make · To what, where: It, hedgehogs, provision
This is exam question 3 of lesson 39 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter IV, part 3: Mr. Badger (the Otter comes through the snow, and the best home is underground)» of the books course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. 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: It is given that the Badger dismissed the hedgehogs.
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 given | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 given | aux:pass |
| 3 | given | give | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 7 dismissed | mark |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 Badger | det |
| 6 | Badger | Badger | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 dismissed | nsubj |
| 7 | dismissed | dismiss | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 given | advcl |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 hedgehogs | det |
| 9 | hedgehogs | hedgehog | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 dismissed | obj |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 given | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give | present · passive | It | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | |||||
| 2 | dismiss | past | the Badger | the hedgehogs | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hedgehog=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: Ascertain the provision made for them.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ascertain | ascertain | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 provision | det |
| 3 | provision | provision | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Ascertain | obj |
| 4 | made | make | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 provision | acl |
| 5 | for | for | ADP | _ | 6 them | case |
| 6 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 made | obl |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Ascertain | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ascertain | imperative | you not said here | the provision | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent provision=Topic | ||||
| 2 | make | participle | the provision not said here | for hedgehogs = hedgehog | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP P.asset»: agent=Agent for they=Asset |
The options
Option 1
Sixpence each and a kiss goodbye
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sixpence | sixpence | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 2 | each | each | DET | PronType=Tot | 1 Sixpence | nmod:unmarked |
| 3 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 goodbye | cc |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 goodbye | det |
| 5 | kiss | kiss | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 goodbye | compound |
| 6 | goodbye | goodbye | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Sixpence | conj |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
Sixpence apiece and a pat on the head
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sixpence | sixpence | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 apiece | compound |
| 2 | apiece | apiece | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 pat | cc |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 pat | det |
| 5 | pat | pat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 apiece | conj |
| 6 | on | on | ADP | _ | 8 head | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 head | det |
| 8 | head | head | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 pat | nmod |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice
Two pennies apiece, a pat on the head, and a long lecture on the proper way to fry ham.
The tree, 19 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Two | two | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 2 pennies | nummod |
| 2 | pennies | penny | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 3 | apiece | apiece | ADV | _ | 2 pennies | advmod |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 pat | punct |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 pat | det |
| 6 | pat | pat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 pennies | conj |
| 7 | on | on | ADP | _ | 9 head | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 head | det |
| 9 | head | head | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 pat | nmod |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 lecture | punct |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 14 lecture | cc |
| 12 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 lecture | det |
| 13 | long | long | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 lecture | amod |
| 14 | lecture | lecture | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 pennies | conj |
| 15 | on | on | ADP | _ | 18 way | case |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 way | det |
| 17 | proper | proper | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 18 way | amod |
| 18 | way | way | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 lecture | nmod |
| 19 | to | to | PART | _ | 20 fry | mark |
| 20 | fry | fry | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 18 way | acl |
| 21 | ham | ham | NOUN | Number=Sing | 20 fry | obj |
| 22 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 pennies | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fry | to-infinitive | ham | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent ham=Patient |
Option 4
A slice of bread and a ride home
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 slice | det |
| 2 | slice | slice | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 4 bread | case |
| 4 | bread | bread | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 slice | nmod |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 ride | cc |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 ride | det |
| 7 | ride | ride | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 slice | conj |
| 8 | home | home | ADV | _ | 2 slice | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | slice | bread | nom slice «possession transitive»: of=patient |
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