Exam question 1 · The Wind in the Willows, chapter V, part 4: Dulce Domum (t…

Identify the means by which provisions were procured for the entertainment of the field-mice.

Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: you, the · What happens: identify, mean, procure, entertain · To what, where: provisions, field mice · Speech: someone speaks here

This is exam question 1 of lesson 44 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter V, part 4: Dulce Domum (the carol, a magic supper, and a home to come back to)» 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

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Identify	identify	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 means	nsubj
3	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 Identify	ccomp
4	by	by	ADP	_	5 which	case
5	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	8 procured	obl
6	provisions	provision	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 procured	nsubj:pass
7	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 procured	aux:pass
8	procured	procure	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 means	ccomp
9	for	for	ADP	_	11 entertainment	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 entertainment	det
11	entertainment	entertainment	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 procured	obl
12	of	of	ADP	_	16 mice	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 mice	det
14	field	field	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 mice	compound
15	-	-	PUNCT	_	14 field	punct
16	mice	mouse	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 entertainment	nmod
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Identify	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	identify	imperative	you not said here			vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
2	mean	present	the			vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	procure	past · passive		provisions	for the entertainment of the field mice	vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: subject=Theme for entertainment=Beneficiary
4	entertain			the field mice		nom entertainment «act transitive»: of=patient

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

Food bought at the shop by a mouse, paid for by the Rat's sister

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Food	food	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	bought	buy	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	1 Food	acl
3	at	at	ADP	_	5 shop	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 shop	det
5	shop	shop	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 bought	obl
6	by	by	ADP	_	8 mouse	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 mouse	det
8	mouse	mouse	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 bought	obl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 paid	punct
10	paid	pay	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	1 Food	acl
11	for	for	ADP	_	16 sister	case
12	by	by	ADP	_	16 sister	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 Rat	det
14	Rat	Rat	PROPN	Number=Sing	16 sister	nmod:poss
15	's	's	PART	_	14 Rat	case
16	sister	sister	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 paid	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	buy	participle		Food not said here		the shop		by a mouse	vn accept-77.1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent
2	pay	participle		Food not said here				for the Rat's sister	vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent for sister=Theme

Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer

A purchase made at the shops by a field-mouse, on the Rat's commission

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 purchase	det
2	purchase	purchase	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 purchase	acl
4	at	at	ADP	_	6 shops	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 shops	det
6	shops	shop	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 made	obl
7	by	by	ADP	_	11 mouse	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 mouse	det
9	field	field	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 mouse	compound
10	-	-	PUNCT	_	9 field	punct
11	mouse	mouse	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 made	obl
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 commission	punct
13	on	on	ADP	_	17 commission	case
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 Rat	det
15	Rat	Rat	PROPN	Number=Sing	17 commission	nmod:poss
16	's	's	PART	_	15 Rat	case
17	commission	commission	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 purchase	conj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	participle		a purchase and the Rat's commission not said here		the shops		by a field mouse	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset

Option 3

Stolen from the village grocer by two field-mice

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Stolen	steal	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
2	from	from	ADP	_	5 grocer	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 grocer	det
4	village	village	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 grocer	compound
5	grocer	grocer	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Stolen	obl
6	by	by	ADP	_	10 mice	case
7	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	10 mice	nummod
8	field	field	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 mice	compound
9	-	-	PUNCT	_	8 field	punct
10	mice	mouse	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Stolen	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	steal	participle				the village grocer		by two field mice	vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by mouse=Location

Option 4

A purchase made by the field-mouse at the shops, on the Rat's commission, with the Mole's money from the old tin

The tree, 24 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 purchase	det
2	purchase	purchase	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 purchase	acl
4	by	by	ADP	_	8 mouse	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 mouse	det
6	field	field	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 mouse	compound
7	-	-	PUNCT	_	6 field	punct
8	mouse	mouse	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 made	obl
9	at	at	ADP	_	11 shops	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 shops	det
11	shops	shop	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 made	obl
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 commission	punct
13	on	on	ADP	_	17 commission	case
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 Rat	det
15	Rat	Rat	PROPN	Number=Sing	17 commission	nmod:poss
16	's	's	PART	_	15 Rat	case
17	commission	commission	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 purchase	conj
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	23 money	punct
19	with	with	ADP	_	23 money	case
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 Mole	det
21	Mole	mole	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 money	nmod:poss
22	's	's	PART	_	21 Mole	case
23	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 purchase	conj
24	from	from	ADP	_	27 tin	case
25	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	27 tin	det
26	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	27 tin	amod
27	tin	tin	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 purchase	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	participle		a purchase from the old tin and the Rat's commission and the Mole's money not said here		the shops		by the field mouse	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset

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