Test 8 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter V, part 2: Dulce Domum (t…

So in chapter I the Mole called himself an ass; now the Rat calls himself a pig. What do both scenes show?

Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Mole, Rat, scenes · What happens: call, be, show · To what, where: Mole, chapter · Speech: someone speaks here

This is test 8 · ★★★ 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

Sentence 1: So in chapter I the Mole called himself an ass; now the Rat calls himself a pig.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	So	so	ADV	_	7 called	advmod
2	in	in	ADP	_	3 chapter	case
3	chapter	chapter	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 called	obl
4	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 chapter	nsubj
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 Mole	det
6	Mole	mole	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 called	nsubj
7	called	call	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	himself	himself	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	7 called	obj
9	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 ass	det
10	ass	ass	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 called	xcomp
11	;	;	PUNCT	_	15 calls	punct
12	now	now	ADV	PronType=Dem	15 calls	advmod
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 Rat	det
14	Rat	Rat	PROPN	Number=Sing	15 calls	nsubj
15	calls	call	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 called	parataxis
16	himself	himself	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	15 calls	obj
17	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	18 pig	det
18	pig	pig	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 calls	xcomp
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 called	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	call speech: assert	past	the Mole	Mole		chapter			vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent himself=Recipient
2	call	present	the Rat	Mole			now		vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent himself=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 do both scenes show?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	What	what	PRON	PronType=Int	5 show	obj
2	do	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 What	cop
3	both	both	DET	PronType=Tot	4 scenes	det
4	scenes	scene	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 show	nsubj
5	show	show	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	?	?	PUNCT	_	5 show	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present							tree rules
2	show	present	both scenes						vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

The options

Option 1

A good friend owns up when he is wrong and then goes back for others too

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 friend	det
2	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 friend	amod
3	friend	friend	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 owns	nsubj
4	owns	own	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	up	up	ADP	_	4 owns	compound:prt
6	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	9 wrong	advmod
7	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 wrong	nsubj
8	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 wrong	cop
9	wrong	wrong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 owns	advcl
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 goes	cc
11	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	12 goes	advmod
12	goes	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 owns	conj
13	back	back	ADV	_	12 goes	advmod
14	for	for	ADP	_	15 others	case
15	others	other	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 goes	obl
16	too	too	ADV	_	12 goes	advmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	when	other	roles by
1	own up	present	a good friend			vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot
2	is	present	friend		wrong property	tree rules
3	go back	present	a good friend not said here	then	for others	vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Patient

Option 2 · ← Mova's choice

Animals should never go out in the Wild Wood after dark at all

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Animals	animal	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 go	nsubj
2	should	should	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 go	aux
3	never	never	ADV	PronType=Neg	4 go	advmod
4	go	go	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	out	out	ADV	_	4 go	advmod
6	in	in	ADP	_	9 Wood	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 Wood	det
8	Wild	Wild	PROPN	_	9 Wood	flat
9	Wood	Wood	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 go	obl
10	after	after	ADP	_	11 dark	case
11	dark	dark	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 go	obl
12	at	at	ADP	_	13 all	case
13	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	4 go	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not go out	should	Animals			the Wild Wood	after dark	at all; out property	vn interact-36.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Option 3 · ✓ the right answer

A good friend owns up when he is wrong

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 friend	det
2	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 friend	amod
3	friend	friend	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 owns	nsubj
4	owns	own	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	up	up	ADP	_	4 owns	compound:prt
6	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	9 wrong	advmod
7	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 wrong	nsubj
8	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 wrong	cop
9	wrong	wrong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 owns	advcl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	own up	present	a good friend						vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot
2	is	present	friend					wrong property	tree rules

Option 4

Friends should never fight at all

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Friends	friend	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 fight	nsubj
2	should	should	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 fight	aux
3	never	never	ADV	PronType=Neg	4 fight	advmod
4	fight	fight	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	at	at	ADP	_	6 all	case
6	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	4 fight	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not fight	should	Friends			all			vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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