Test 4 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter VI, part 3: Mr. Toad (the…
«You may be saying to yourself, ‘O, if only I had noticed sooner!’» What is Toad trying to do to the Rat?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: You, I, Toad · What happens: say, notice, try, do · To what, where: yourself · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 4 · ★★★ 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. 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: «You may be saying to yourself, ‘O, if only I had noticed sooner!’»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 5 saying | punct |
| 2 | You | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 5 saying | nsubj |
| 3 | may | may | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 5 saying | aux |
| 4 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 5 saying | aux |
| 5 | saying | say | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 6 | to | to | ADP | _ | 7 yourself | case |
| 7 | yourself | yourself | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes | 5 saying | obl |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 O | punct |
| 9 | ‘ | ' | PUNCT | _ | 10 O | punct |
| 10 | O | o | INTJ | _ | 5 saying | discourse |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 noticed | punct |
| 12 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 16 noticed | mark |
| 13 | only | only | ADV | _ | 16 noticed | advmod |
| 14 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 16 noticed | nsubj |
| 15 | had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 16 noticed | aux |
| 16 | noticed | notice | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 5 saying | advcl |
| 17 | sooner | soon | ADV | Degree=Cmp | 16 noticed | advmod |
| 18 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 16 noticed | punct |
| 19 | ’ | ' | PUNCT | _ | 16 noticed | punct |
| 20 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 5 saying | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert in a quote | may · progressive | You | yourself | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to yourself=Recipient | ||||
| 2 | notice a condition, not said to happen, in a quote | past · perfect | I | soon property | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
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 is Toad trying to do to the Rat?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 trying | obj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 trying | aux |
| 3 | Toad | Toad | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 trying | nsubj |
| 4 | trying | try | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 do | mark |
| 6 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 trying | xcomp |
| 7 | to | to | ADP | _ | 9 Rat | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 Rat | det |
| 9 | Rat | Rat | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 do | obl |
| 10 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 trying | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | try | present · progressive | Toad | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | do not said to happen | to-infinitive | Toad not said here | to the Rat | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
The options
Option 1
Make him feel guilty for not noticing so that he'll leave Toad to his plan
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Make | make | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Make | obj |
| 3 | feel | feel | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Make | xcomp |
| 4 | guilty | guilty | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 feel | xcomp |
| 5 | for | for | SCONJ | _ | 7 noticing | mark |
| 6 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 7 noticing | advmod |
| 7 | noticing | notice | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 4 guilty | advcl |
| 8 | so | so | SCONJ | ExtPos=SCONJ | 12 leave | mark |
| 9 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 8 so | fixed |
| 10 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 leave | nsubj |
| 11 | 'll | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 12 leave | aux |
| 12 | leave | leave | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 noticing | advcl |
| 13 | Toad | Toad | PROPN | Number=Sing | 12 leave | obj |
| 14 | to | to | ADP | _ | 16 plan | case |
| 15 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 16 plan | nmod:poss |
| 16 | plan | plan | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 leave | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | make | imperative | you not said here | him = he | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | feel | infinitive | him = he not said here | guilty property | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus | ||||
| 3 | not notice | gerund | him = he not said here | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer | |||||
| 4 | leave | future | he | Toad | Toad's plan | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent toad=Theme to plan=Recipient | |||
| 5 | plan | Toad | nom plan «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice
Get the Rat to fetch the doctor
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Get | get | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 Rat | det |
| 3 | Rat | Rat | PROPN | Number=Sing | 1 Get | obj |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 fetch | mark |
| 5 | fetch | fetch | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Get | xcomp |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 doctor | det |
| 7 | doctor | doctor | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 fetch | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | get | imperative | you not said here | the Rat | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | fetch | to-infinitive | the Rat not said here | the doctor | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent doctor=Theme |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
Make him feel guilty so he'll go
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Make | make | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Make | obj |
| 3 | feel | feel | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Make | xcomp |
| 4 | guilty | guilty | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 feel | xcomp |
| 5 | so | so | ADV | _ | 8 go | advmod |
| 6 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 go | nsubj |
| 7 | 'll | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 8 go | aux |
| 8 | go | go | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Make | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | make | imperative | you not said here | him = he | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | feel | infinitive | him = he not said here | guilty property | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus | ||||
| 3 | go | future | he | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 4
Make the Rat feel sorry for him
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Make | make | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 Rat | det |
| 3 | Rat | Rat | PROPN | Number=Sing | 1 Make | obj |
| 4 | feel | feel | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Make | xcomp |
| 5 | sorry | sorry | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 feel | xcomp |
| 6 | for | for | ADP | _ | 7 him | case |
| 7 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 sorry | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | make | imperative | you not said here | the Rat | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | feel | infinitive | the Rat not said here | sorry property | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
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