Test 17 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter VI, part 4: Mr. Toad (the…
★★★ Toad says «brain came out on the top». Count: in this chapter, how many of these did Toad do — escape, steal a car, get caught?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: ★ ★, brain, you, many · What happens: say, come out, count, do, escape, steal · To what, where: top, chapter, car · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 17 · ★★★ of lesson 48 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter VI, part 4: Mr. Toad (the car in the inn-yard, twenty years, and the deepest dungeon)» 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 «brain came out on the top».
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ★ | ★ | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 ★ | compound |
| 2 | ★ | ★ | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 says | nsubj |
| 3 | ★ | ★ | ADP | _ | 4 Toad | case |
| 4 | Toad | Toad | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 ★ | nmod |
| 5 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 8 came | punct |
| 7 | brain | brain | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 came | nsubj |
| 8 | came | come | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 says | ccomp |
| 9 | out | out | ADV | _ | 8 came | advmod |
| 10 | on | on | ADP | _ | 12 top | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 top | det |
| 12 | top | top | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 came | obl |
| 13 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 8 came | punct |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 says | 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 | come out in a quote | past | brain | the top | out property | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=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.
Sentence 2: Count: in this chapter, how many of these did Toad do — escape, steal a car, get caught?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Count | count | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 1 Count | punct |
| 3 | in | in | ADP | _ | 5 chapter | case |
| 4 | this | this | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 5 chapter | det |
| 5 | chapter | chapter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Count | obl |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 many | punct |
| 7 | how | how | ADV | PronType=Int | 8 many | advmod |
| 8 | many | many | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 do | nsubj |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 10 these | case |
| 10 | these | this | PRON | Number=Plur PronType=Dem | 8 many | nmod |
| 11 | did | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 13 do | aux |
| 12 | Toad | Toad | PROPN | Number=Sing | 13 do | nsubj |
| 13 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Count | parataxis |
| 14 | — | - | PUNCT | _ | 15 escape | punct |
| 15 | escape | escape | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 13 do | conj |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 17 steal | punct |
| 17 | steal | steal | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 15 escape | conj |
| 18 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 19 car | det |
| 19 | car | car | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 steal | obj |
| 20 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 22 caught | punct |
| 21 | get | get | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 22 caught | aux:pass |
| 22 | caught | catch | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 13 do | advcl |
| 23 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 Count | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | count | imperative | you not said here | this chapter | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus | ||||
| 2 | do | past · do-support | many of these | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | escape | infinitive | many of these not said here | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 4 | steal | infinitive | many of these not said here | a car | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location car=Theme | ||||
| 5 | catch | infinitive · passive | many of these not said here | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP» |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
All three
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | All | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 2 three | det |
| 2 | three | three | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | root | root |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 2
Two only
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Two | two | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | root | root |
| 2 | only | only | ADV | _ | 1 Two | advmod |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 3
Escape, steal and get caught again
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Escape | escape | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 steal | punct |
| 3 | steal | steal | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Escape | conj |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 get | cc |
| 5 | get | get | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Escape | conj |
| 6 | caught | catch | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 get | xcomp |
| 7 | again | again | ADV | _ | 5 get | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | escape | imperative | you not said here | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 2 | steal | infinitive | you not said here | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 3 | get | infinitive | you not said here | again | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | ||||
| 4 | catch | participle | you not said here | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
Option 4
Escape and steal, not caught
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Escape | escape | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 3 steal | cc |
| 3 | steal | steal | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Escape | conj |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 caught | punct |
| 5 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 6 caught | advmod |
| 6 | caught | catch | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 1 Escape | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | escape | imperative | you not said here | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 2 | steal | infinitive | you not said here | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 3 | not catch | participle | you not said here | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
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