Test 7 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter V, part 2: Dulce Domum (t…
Looking back: in chapter I, after tipping the boat over, who said sorry and how?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · What happens: look back, tip over, say · To what, where: boat · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 7 · ★★★ of lesson 42 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter V, part 2: Dulce Domum (the Mole's sobs, the Rat turns back, and Mole End)» 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 | 15 said | 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 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 5 chapter | nsubj |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 tipping | punct |
| 8 | after | after | SCONJ | _ | 9 tipping | mark |
| 9 | tipping | tip | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 1 Looking | conj |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 boat | det |
| 11 | boat | boat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 tipping | obj |
| 12 | over | over | ADV | _ | 9 tipping | advmod |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 said | punct |
| 14 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 15 said | nsubj |
| 15 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 16 | sorry | sorry | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 said | xcomp |
| 17 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 18 how | cc |
| 18 | how | how | ADV | PronType=Int | 15 said | conj |
| 19 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 15 said | 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 | tip over | gerund | the boat | over property | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent boat=Theme | ||||
| 3 | say speech: apologize | past | sorry property | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: 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
The Rat: «I have been a silly pig»
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 | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 2 Rat | punct |
| 4 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 10 pig | punct |
| 5 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 10 pig | nsubj |
| 6 | have | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 pig | aux |
| 7 | been | be | AUX | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 10 pig | cop |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 pig | det |
| 9 | silly | silly | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 pig | amod |
| 10 | pig | pig | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 Rat | appos |
| 11 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 10 pig | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a in a quote | present · perfect | I | a silly pig | tree rules |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice
The Mole, who wrote a long letter of apology to the Rat the next morning
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 Mole | det |
| 2 | Mole | mole | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 wrote | nsubj |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 wrote | punct |
| 4 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 5 wrote | nsubj |
| 5 | wrote | write | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 letter | det |
| 7 | long | long | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 letter | amod |
| 8 | letter | letter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 wrote | obj |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 10 apology | case |
| 10 | apology | apology | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 letter | nmod |
| 11 | to | to | ADP | _ | 13 Rat | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 Rat | det |
| 13 | Rat | Rat | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 apology | nmod |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 morning | det |
| 15 | next | next | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 16 morning | amod |
| 16 | morning | morning | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 wrote | obl:unmarked |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | write | past | the Mole | a long letter of apology to the Rat | morning | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent letter=Theme | |||
| 2 | letter | apology to the Rat | nom letter «communication transitive»: of=patient |
Option 3
The Rat: «I was wrong, and I am sorry for it»
The tree, 11 words
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 | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 7 wrong | punct |
| 4 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 7 wrong | punct |
| 5 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 7 wrong | nsubj |
| 6 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 wrong | cop |
| 7 | wrong | wrong | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 Rat | parataxis |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 sorry | punct |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 sorry | cc |
| 10 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 12 sorry | nsubj |
| 11 | am | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 sorry | cop |
| 12 | sorry | sorry | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 wrong | conj |
| 13 | for | for | ADP | _ | 14 it | case |
| 14 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 sorry | obl |
| 15 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 7 wrong | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is in a quote | past | I | wrong property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | is in a quote | present | I | for Rat; sorry property | tree rules |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
The Mole: «I have been a complete ass, and I know it»
The tree, 12 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 Mole | det |
| 2 | Mole | mole | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 ass | nsubj |
| 3 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 2 Mole | punct |
| 4 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 10 ass | punct |
| 5 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 10 ass | nsubj |
| 6 | have | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 ass | aux |
| 7 | been | be | AUX | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 10 ass | cop |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 ass | det |
| 9 | complete | complete | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 ass | amod |
| 10 | ass | ass | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 know | punct |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 14 know | cc |
| 13 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 14 know | nsubj |
| 14 | know | know | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 ass | conj |
| 15 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 14 know | obj |
| 16 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 10 ass | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a in a quote | present · perfect | the Mole | a complete ass | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | know in a quote | present | I | Mole | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |
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