Test 9 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter V, part 1: Dulce Domum (t…
Looking back: in chapter II, the Mole whispered an offer to the homesick Rat. What was it?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: Mole · What happens: look back, whisper, be · To what, where: offer, homesick Rat
This is test 9 · ★★★ of lesson 41 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter V, part 1: Dulce Domum (the village windows and the call of home)» 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 II, the Mole whispered an offer to the homesick Rat.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Looking | look | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 10 whispered | advcl |
| 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 | II | II | NUM | NumForm=Roman NumType=Card | 5 chapter | flat |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Looking | punct |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 Mole | det |
| 9 | Mole | mole | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 whispered | nsubj |
| 10 | whispered | whisper | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 11 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 offer | det |
| 12 | offer | offer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 whispered | obj |
| 13 | to | to | ADP | _ | 16 Rat | case |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 Rat | det |
| 15 | homesick | homesick | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 16 Rat | amod |
| 16 | Rat | Rat | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 whispered | obl |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 10 whispered | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | look back | gerund | the Mole not said here | in chapter | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in chapter=Theme | ||||
| 2 | whisper speech: assert | past | the Mole | a offer | the homesick Rat | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent offer=Topic to rat=Recipient |
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 was it?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | root | root |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 it | cop |
| 3 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 What | nsubj |
| 4 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 What | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | past | offer | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
To run away very early and go back to the river
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 run | mark |
| 2 | run | run | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | away | away | ADV | _ | 2 run | advmod |
| 4 | very | very | ADV | _ | 5 early | advmod |
| 5 | early | early | ADV | Degree=Pos | 2 run | advmod |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 go | cc |
| 7 | go | go | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 2 run | conj |
| 8 | back | back | ADV | _ | 7 go | advmod |
| 9 | to | to | ADP | _ | 11 river | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 river | det |
| 11 | river | river | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 go | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | run away | to-infinitive | away, early property | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 2 | go back | infinitive | to the river result | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Patient to river=Result |
Option 2
To sneak off at dawn and take the Rat's boat
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 sneak | mark |
| 2 | sneak | sneak | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | off | off | ADP | _ | 2 sneak | compound:prt |
| 4 | at | at | ADP | _ | 5 dawn | case |
| 5 | dawn | dawn | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 sneak | obl |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 take | cc |
| 7 | take | take | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 2 sneak | conj |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 Rat | det |
| 9 | Rat | Rat | PROPN | Number=Sing | 11 boat | nmod:poss |
| 10 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 9 Rat | case |
| 11 | boat | boat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 take | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sneak off | to-infinitive | dawn | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 2 | take | infinitive | the Rat's boat | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent boat=Theme |
Option 3
To slip out before breakfast, row the boat to the river, and never come back to the caravan
The tree, 18 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 slip | mark |
| 2 | slip | slip | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | out | out | ADP | _ | 2 slip | compound:prt |
| 4 | before | before | ADP | _ | 5 breakfast | case |
| 5 | breakfast | breakfast | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 slip | obl |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 row | punct |
| 7 | row | row | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 2 slip | conj |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 boat | det |
| 9 | boat | boat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 row | obj |
| 10 | to | to | ADP | _ | 12 river | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 river | det |
| 12 | river | river | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 row | obl |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 come | punct |
| 14 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 16 come | cc |
| 15 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 16 come | advmod |
| 16 | come | come | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 2 slip | conj |
| 17 | back | back | ADV | _ | 16 come | advmod |
| 18 | to | to | ADP | _ | 20 caravan | case |
| 19 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 20 caravan | det |
| 20 | caravan | caravan | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 come | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | slip out | to-infinitive | before breakfast | vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute | |||||
| 2 | row | infinitive | the boat | the river | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent boat=Theme to river=Trajectory | ||||
| 3 | not come back | infinitive | the caravan | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to caravan=Initial_Location |
Option 4
To wake early and walk to the river alone
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 wake | mark |
| 2 | wake | wake | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | early | early | ADV | Degree=Pos | 2 wake | advmod |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 walk | cc |
| 5 | walk | walk | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 2 wake | conj |
| 6 | to | to | ADP | _ | 8 river | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 river | det |
| 8 | river | river | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 walk | obl |
| 9 | alone | alone | ADV | _ | 5 walk | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wake | to-infinitive | early property | vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | |||||
| 2 | walk | infinitive | to the river result; alone property | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to river=Result |
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