Exam question 3 · The Wind in the Willows, chapter VI, part 3: Mr. Toad (the…

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the means of Toad's escape from his bedroom?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: the, Toad · What happens: follow, characteris, mean, escape · To what, where: bedroom

This is exam question 3 of lesson 47 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter VI, part 3: Mr. Toad (the doctor, the lawyer, and the rope of sheets)» 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	Which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	8 characterises	nsubj
2	of	of	ADP	_	5 statements	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 statements	det
4	following	follow	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 statements	amod
5	statements	statement	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 characterises	obl
6	most	most	ADV	Degree=Sup	7 accurately	advmod
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	_	8 characterises	advmod
8	characterises	characteris	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 means	nsubj
10	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 characterises	ccomp
11	of	of	ADP	_	14 escape	case
12	Toad	Toad	PROPN	Number=Sing	14 escape	nmod:poss
13	's	's	PART	_	12 Toad	case
14	escape	escape	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 means	obl
15	from	from	ADP	_	17 bedroom	case
16	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	17 bedroom	nmod:poss
17	bedroom	bedroom	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 escape	nmod
18	?	?	PUNCT	_	8 characterises	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	where	other	roles by
1	follow	gerund				vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	characteris	present			of the following statements; accurately property	tree rules
3	mean	present	the		of Toad's escape from Toad's bedroom	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
4	escape		Toad	Toad's bedroom		nom escape «act intransitive»: poss=agent from=place

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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer

A rope of knotted sheets secured to the mullion of the window

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 rope	det
2	rope	rope	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 sheets	case
4	knotted	knot	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 sheets	amod
5	sheets	sheet	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 rope	nmod
6	secured	secure	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 sheets	acl
7	to	to	ADP	_	9 mullion	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 mullion	det
9	mullion	mullion	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 secured	obl
10	of	of	ADP	_	12 window	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 window	det
12	window	window	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 mullion	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	knot	participle							vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient
2	secure	participle		knotted sheets not said here				to the mullion of the window	vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent to mullion=Co-Patient

Option 2

A rope of knotted sheets secured to the mullion of the window, lowered quietly in the dark

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 rope	det
2	rope	rope	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 lowered	nsubj:pass
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 sheets	case
4	knotted	knot	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 sheets	amod
5	sheets	sheet	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 rope	nmod
6	secured	secure	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 sheets	acl
7	to	to	ADP	_	9 mullion	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 mullion	det
9	mullion	mullion	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 secured	obl
10	of	of	ADP	_	12 window	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 window	det
12	window	window	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 mullion	nmod
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 lowered	punct
14	lowered	lower	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
15	quietly	quietly	ADV	_	14 lowered	advmod
16	in	in	ADP	_	18 dark	case
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 dark	det
18	dark	dark	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 lowered	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	knot	participle				vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient
2	secure	participle	knotted sheets not said here		to the mullion of the window	vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent to mullion=Co-Patient
3	lower	participle · passive	a rope of knotted sheets	the dark	quietly property	vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in dark=Destination

Option 3

Knotted sheets lowered from the chimney stack

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Knotted	knot	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 sheets	amod
2	sheets	sheet	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	lowered	lower	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 sheets	acl
4	from	from	ADP	_	7 stack	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 stack	det
6	chimney	chimney	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 stack	compound
7	stack	stack	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 lowered	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	knot	participle							vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient
2	lower	participle		Knotted sheets not said here		the chimney stack			vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent from stack=Destination

Option 4

Knotted curtains fastened to the great oak door

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Knotted	knot	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 curtains	amod
2	curtains	curtain	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 fastened	nsubj
3	fastened	fasten	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	to	to	ADP	_	8 door	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 door	det
6	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 door	amod
7	oak	oak	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 door	compound
8	door	door	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 fastened	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	knot	participle							vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient
2	fasten	past	Knotted curtains					to the great oak door	vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle PP»: agent=Patient to door=Co-Patient

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