Test 16 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter V, part 4: Dulce Domum (t…

★★★ «His lady-love had gone into a convent.» In the field-mice's play, what made the ending sad?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: ★, field mice · What happens: go, love, make, play · To what, where: convent, ending, play

This is test 16 · ★★★ 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. 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: ★★★ «His lady-love had gone into a convent.»

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	★	★	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 gone	nsubj
2	★	★	X	Foreign=Yes	1 ★	dep
3	★	★	X	Foreign=Yes	1 ★	dep
4	«	«	PUNCT	_	10 gone	punct
5	His	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 love	nmod:poss
6	lady	lady	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 love	compound
7	-	-	PUNCT	_	6 lady	punct
8	love	love	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 gone	nsubj
9	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	10 gone	aux
10	gone	go	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	root	root
11	into	into	ADP	_	13 convent	case
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 convent	det
13	convent	convent	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 gone	obl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 gone	punct
15	»	»	PUNCT	_	10 gone	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	go in a quote	past · perfect	★			a convent			vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme into convent=Initial_Location
2	love in a quote		★						nom love «feeling transitive»: poss=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.

Sentence 2: In the field-mice's play, what made the ending sad?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	7 play	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 mice	det
3	field	field	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 mice	compound
4	-	-	PUNCT	_	3 field	punct
5	mice	mouse	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 play	nmod:poss
6	's	's	PART	_	5 mice	case
7	play	play	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 made	obl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 made	punct
9	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	10 made	nsubj
10	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 ending	det
12	ending	ending	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 made	obj
13	sad	sad	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 made	xcomp
14	?	?	PUNCT	_	10 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past		the ending		the field mice's play		sad property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material ending=Product
2	play		the field mice						nom play «communication intransitive»: poss=agent

The options

Option 1 · ← Mova's choice

The hero got home at last after years at sea, but found the one he loved had gone into a convent

The tree, 21 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 hero	det
2	hero	hero	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 got	nsubj
3	got	get	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	home	home	ADV	_	3 got	advmod
5	at	at	ADP	_	6 last	case
6	last	last	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 got	obl
7	after	after	ADP	_	8 years	case
8	years	year	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 got	obl
9	at	at	ADP	_	10 sea	case
10	sea	sea	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 years	nmod
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 found	punct
12	but	but	CCONJ	_	13 found	cc
13	found	find	VERB	Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 got	parataxis
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 one	det
15	one	one	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 gone	nsubj
16	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	17 loved	nsubj
17	loved	love	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	15 one	acl:relcl
18	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	19 gone	aux
19	gone	go	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	13 found	ccomp
20	into	into	ADP	_	22 convent	case
21	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	22 convent	det
22	convent	convent	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 gone	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	get	past	the hero		last	year	home property	vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
2	find	past						vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
3	love	past	hero	the one not said here				vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer one=Stimulus
4	go	past · perfect	the one		a convent			vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme into convent=Initial_Location

Option 2

The hero escaped the pirate ship and got home safely, but then the whole village was flooded and the lady was lost

The tree, 22 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 hero	det
2	hero	hero	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 escaped	nsubj
3	escaped	escape	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 ship	det
5	pirate	pirate	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 ship	compound
6	ship	ship	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 escaped	obj
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 got	cc
8	got	get	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 escaped	conj
9	home	home	ADV	_	8 got	advmod
10	safely	safely	ADV	_	8 got	advmod
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 flooded	punct
12	but	but	CCONJ	_	18 flooded	cc
13	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	18 flooded	advmod
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 village	det
15	whole	whole	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 village	amod
16	village	village	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 flooded	nsubj:pass
17	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	18 flooded	aux:pass
18	flooded	flood	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 escaped	parataxis
19	and	and	CCONJ	_	23 lost	cc
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 lady	det
21	lady	lady	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 lost	nsubj:pass
22	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	23 lost	aux:pass
23	lost	lose	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	18 flooded	conj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	other	roles by
1	escape	past	the hero	the pirate ship			vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme ship=Initial_Location
2	get	past	the hero not said here			home, safely property	vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
3	flood	past · passive		the whole village	then		vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient
4	lose	past · passive		the lady			vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality

Option 3 · ✓ the right answer

The hero got home, but the one he loved had gone away for good

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 hero	det
2	hero	hero	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 got	nsubj
3	got	get	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	home	home	ADV	_	3 got	advmod
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 gone	punct
6	but	but	CCONJ	_	12 gone	cc
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 one	det
8	one	one	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 gone	nsubj
9	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 loved	nsubj
10	loved	love	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 one	acl:relcl
11	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	12 gone	aux
12	gone	go	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	3 got	conj
13	away	away	ADV	_	12 gone	advmod
14	for	for	ADP	_	15 good	case
15	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 gone	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	get	past	the hero		home property	vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
2	love	past	hero	the one not said here		vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer one=Stimulus
3	go away	past · perfect	the one		for good; away property	vn help-72.1-2 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for good=Beneficiary

Option 4

The hero reached the castle, but the king had died of grief

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 hero	det
2	hero	hero	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 reached	nsubj
3	reached	reach	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 castle	det
5	castle	castle	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 reached	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 died	punct
7	but	but	CCONJ	_	11 died	cc
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 king	det
9	king	king	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 died	nsubj
10	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	11 died	aux
11	died	die	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	3 reached	conj
12	of	of	ADP	_	13 grief	case
13	grief	grief	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 died	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	reach	past	the hero	the castle					vn body_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent castle=Theme
2	die	past · perfect	the king					of grief	vn die-42.4-1 «NP V PP.cause»: agent=Patient of grief=Causer

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