Test 3 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter VI, part 2: Mr. Toad («I'…
Toad says: «I find that I'm not a bit sorry … so it's no earthly good saying I am.» Is there anything good in this?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Toad, bit, anything · What happens: say, find, not be, be · To what, where: earthly good saying · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 3 · ★★★ of lesson 46 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter VI, part 2: Mr. Toad («I'm not sorry!» and the Toad locked in his bedroom)» 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: Toad says: «I find that I'm not a bit sorry … so it's no earthly good saying I am.»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toad | Toad | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 says | nsubj |
| 2 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 2 says | punct |
| 4 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 6 find | punct |
| 5 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 6 find | nsubj |
| 6 | find | find | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 says | ccomp |
| 7 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 13 sorry | mark |
| 8 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 13 sorry | nsubj |
| 9 | 'm | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 13 sorry | cop |
| 10 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 13 sorry | advmod |
| 11 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 bit | det |
| 12 | bit | bit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 sorry | obl:unmarked |
| 13 | sorry | sorry | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 find | ccomp |
| 14 | … | … | PUNCT | _ | 6 find | punct |
| 15 | so | so | ADV | _ | 21 saying | advmod |
| 16 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 21 saying | nsubj |
| 17 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 21 saying | cop |
| 18 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 21 saying | det |
| 19 | earthly | earthly | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 21 saying | amod |
| 20 | good | good | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 21 saying | amod |
| 21 | saying | saying | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 find | obl |
| 22 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 23 am | nsubj |
| 23 | am | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 21 saying | cop |
| 24 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 find | punct |
| 25 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 6 find | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | Toad | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | find in a quote | present | Toad | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | not is in a quote | present | Toad | a bit obl:unmarked; sorry property | tree rules | ||||
| 4 | is a in a quote | present | bit | no earthly good saying | tree rules |
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: Is there anything good in this?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Is | be | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | there | there | PRON | PronType=Dem | 1 Is | expl |
| 3 | anything | anything | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 1 Is | nsubj |
| 4 | good | good | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 anything | amod |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 this | case |
| 6 | this | this | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 4 good | obl |
| 7 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 Is | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be | present | anything | there | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
The options
Option 1
Yes, Toad is honest and truly sorry
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 5 honest | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yes | punct |
| 3 | Toad | Toad | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 honest | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 honest | cop |
| 5 | honest | honest | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 sorry | cc |
| 7 | truly | truly | ADV | _ | 8 sorry | advmod |
| 8 | sorry | sorry | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 honest | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | Toad | honest property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | be | Toad not said here | truly property | tree rules |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
He is honest about not being sorry — though that's not good news
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 honest | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 honest | cop |
| 3 | honest | honest | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | about | about | SCONJ | _ | 7 sorry | mark |
| 5 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 7 sorry | advmod |
| 6 | being | be | AUX | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 7 sorry | cop |
| 7 | sorry | sorry | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 honest | advcl |
| 8 | — | - | PUNCT | _ | 14 news | punct |
| 9 | though | though | SCONJ | _ | 14 news | mark |
| 10 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 14 news | nsubj |
| 11 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 14 news | cop |
| 12 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 13 good | advmod |
| 13 | good | good | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 news | amod |
| 14 | news | news | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 honest | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | He | honest property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | not is | gerund | He not said here | sorry property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | is a | present | that | good news | tree rules |
Option 3
He is sorry, so he is good now
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 sorry | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 sorry | cop |
| 3 | sorry | sorry | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 good | punct |
| 5 | so | so | ADV | _ | 8 good | advmod |
| 6 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 good | nsubj |
| 7 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 good | cop |
| 8 | good | good | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 sorry | parataxis |
| 9 | now | now | ADV | PronType=Dem | 8 good | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | He | sorry property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | is | present | he | now | good property | tree rules |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice
He is honest about not being sorry, and that means Toad is kind and sincere to his friends
The tree, 18 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 honest | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 honest | cop |
| 3 | honest | honest | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | about | about | SCONJ | _ | 7 sorry | mark |
| 5 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 7 sorry | advmod |
| 6 | being | be | AUX | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 7 sorry | cop |
| 7 | sorry | sorry | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 honest | advcl |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 means | punct |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 means | cc |
| 10 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 11 means | nsubj |
| 11 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 honest | conj |
| 12 | Toad | Toad | PROPN | Number=Sing | 14 kind | nsubj |
| 13 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 14 kind | cop |
| 14 | kind | kind | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 means | ccomp |
| 15 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 16 sincere | cc |
| 16 | sincere | sincere | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 kind | conj |
| 17 | to | to | ADP | _ | 19 friends | case |
| 18 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 19 friends | nmod:poss |
| 19 | friends | friend | NOUN | Number=Plur | 14 kind | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | He | honest property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | not is | gerund | He not said here | sorry property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | mean | present | that | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 4 | is | present | Toad | to Toad's friends; kind property | tree rules | ||||
| 5 | be | Toad not said here | tree rules |
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