Test 15 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter IV, part 3: Mr. Badger (t…
★★★ «There's no security, or peace and tranquillity, except underground.» Who in this book so far would most DISAGREE?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 3 · right ✓ · Who acts: ★ · What happens: be, disagree · To what, where: peace, book
This is test 15 · ★★★ 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. 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: ★★★ «There's no security, or peace and tranquillity, except underground.»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ★ | ★ | PROPN | Number=Sing | 11 peace | nsubj |
| 2 | ★ | ★ | X | Foreign=Yes | 1 ★ | dep |
| 3 | ★ | ★ | X | Foreign=Yes | 1 ★ | dep |
| 4 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 6 's | punct |
| 5 | There | there | PRON | PronType=Dem | 6 's | expl |
| 6 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 peace | cop |
| 7 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 8 security | det |
| 8 | security | security | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 's | nsubj |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 peace | punct |
| 10 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 11 peace | cc |
| 11 | peace | peace | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 13 tranquillity | cc |
| 13 | tranquillity | tranquillity | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 peace | conj |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 underground | punct |
| 15 | except | except | ADP | _ | 16 underground | case |
| 16 | underground | underground | ADV | _ | 11 peace | advmod |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 11 peace | punct |
| 18 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 11 peace | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a in a quote | present | ★ | peace and tranquillity | underground property | tree rules |
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: Who in this book so far would most DISAGREE?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 9 DISAGREE | nsubj |
| 2 | in | in | ADP | _ | 4 book | case |
| 3 | this | this | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 4 book | det |
| 4 | book | book | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 DISAGREE | obl |
| 5 | so | so | ADV | _ | 6 far | advmod |
| 6 | far | far | ADV | Degree=Pos | 9 DISAGREE | advmod |
| 7 | would | would | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 9 DISAGREE | aux |
| 8 | most | most | ADV | Degree=Sup | 9 DISAGREE | advmod |
| 9 | DISAGREE | disagree | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 10 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 9 DISAGREE | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | disagree | would | this book | far property | vn correspond-36.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
The options
Option 1
The Otter, who loves the cold river
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 Otter | det |
| 2 | Otter | Otter | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 loves | nsubj |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 loves | punct |
| 4 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 5 loves | nsubj |
| 5 | loves | love | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 river | det |
| 7 | cold | cold | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 river | amod |
| 8 | river | river | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 loves | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | love | present | the Otter | the cold river | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer river=Stimulus |
Option 2
The Otter
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 Otter | det |
| 2 | Otter | Otter | PROPN | Number=Sing | root | root |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
The Rat, who loves his breezy river home
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 Rat | det |
| 2 | Rat | Rat | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 loves | nsubj |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 loves | punct |
| 4 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 5 loves | nsubj |
| 5 | loves | love | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 river | nmod:poss |
| 7 | breezy | breezy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 river | amod |
| 8 | river | river | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 loves | obj |
| 9 | home | home | ADV | _ | 5 loves | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | love | present | the Rat | Rat's breezy river | home property | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer river=Stimulus |
Option 4
The Badger, who lives in his warm sett
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 Badger | det |
| 2 | Badger | Badger | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 lives | nsubj |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 lives | punct |
| 4 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 5 lives | nsubj |
| 5 | lives | live | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 9 sett | case |
| 7 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 sett | nmod:poss |
| 8 | warm | warm | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 sett | amod |
| 9 | sett | sett | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 lives | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | live | present | the Badger | Badger's warm sett | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in sett=Location |
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