Exam question 3 · The Wind in the Willows, chapter VII, part 2: The Piper at…
Ascertain the situation in which the missing young otter was discovered.
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you · What happens: ascertain, discover · To what, where: situation, missing young otter
This is exam question 3 of lesson 50 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter VII, part 2: The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (the music and the island)» 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 | Ascertain | ascertain | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 situation | det |
| 3 | situation | situation | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Ascertain | obj |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 5 which | case |
| 5 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 11 discovered | obl |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 otter | det |
| 7 | missing | missing | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 otter | amod |
| 8 | young | young | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 otter | amod |
| 9 | otter | otter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 discovered | nsubj:pass |
| 10 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 11 discovered | aux:pass |
| 11 | discovered | discover | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 situation | acl:relcl |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Ascertain | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ascertain | imperative | you not said here | the situation | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent situation=Topic | ||||
| 2 | discover | past · passive | the missing young otter | the situation | vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |
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 · ✓ the right answer
Asleep, in entire peace and contentment, between the hooves of the Friend and Helper
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asleep | asleep | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 peace | amod |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 peace | punct |
| 3 | in | in | ADP | _ | 5 peace | case |
| 4 | entire | entire | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 peace | amod |
| 5 | peace | peace | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 contentment | cc |
| 7 | contentment | contentment | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 peace | conj |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 hooves | punct |
| 9 | between | between | ADP | _ | 11 hooves | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 hooves | det |
| 11 | hooves | hoove | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 peace | conj |
| 12 | of | of | ADP | _ | 14 Friend | case |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 Friend | det |
| 14 | Friend | friend | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 hooves | nmod |
| 15 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 16 Helper | cc |
| 16 | Helper | Helper | PROPN | Number=Sing | 14 Friend | conj |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 2
Asleep, in entire peace and contentment, between the hooves of the Friend and Helper, having been brought there by the Rat and the Mole at dawn
The tree, 26 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asleep | asleep | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 peace | amod |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 peace | punct |
| 3 | in | in | ADP | _ | 5 peace | case |
| 4 | entire | entire | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 peace | amod |
| 5 | peace | peace | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 contentment | cc |
| 7 | contentment | contentment | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 peace | conj |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 hooves | punct |
| 9 | between | between | ADP | _ | 11 hooves | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 hooves | det |
| 11 | hooves | hoove | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 peace | conj |
| 12 | of | of | ADP | _ | 14 Friend | case |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 Friend | det |
| 14 | Friend | friend | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 hooves | nmod |
| 15 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 16 Helper | cc |
| 16 | Helper | Helper | PROPN | Number=Sing | 14 Friend | conj |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 20 brought | punct |
| 18 | having | have | AUX | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 20 brought | aux |
| 19 | been | be | AUX | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 20 brought | aux:pass |
| 20 | brought | bring | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 peace | conj |
| 21 | there | there | ADV | PronType=Dem | 20 brought | advmod |
| 22 | by | by | ADP | _ | 24 Rat | case |
| 23 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 24 Rat | det |
| 24 | Rat | Rat | PROPN | Number=Sing | 20 brought | obl |
| 25 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 27 Mole | cc |
| 26 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 27 Mole | det |
| 27 | Mole | mole | NOUN | Number=Sing | 24 Rat | conj |
| 28 | at | at | ADP | _ | 29 dawn | case |
| 29 | dawn | dawn | NOUN | Number=Sing | 20 brought | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bring | gerund · perfect · passive | the Rat and the Mole | there | dawn | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent |
Option 3
Asleep, in entire peace and contentment, between the hooves of the Friend and Helper, on the little island in the middle of the stream
The tree, 24 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asleep | asleep | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 peace | amod |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 peace | punct |
| 3 | in | in | ADP | _ | 5 peace | case |
| 4 | entire | entire | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 peace | amod |
| 5 | peace | peace | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 contentment | cc |
| 7 | contentment | contentment | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 peace | conj |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 hooves | punct |
| 9 | between | between | ADP | _ | 11 hooves | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 hooves | det |
| 11 | hooves | hoove | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 peace | conj |
| 12 | of | of | ADP | _ | 14 Friend | case |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 Friend | det |
| 14 | Friend | friend | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 hooves | nmod |
| 15 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 16 Helper | cc |
| 16 | Helper | Helper | PROPN | Number=Sing | 14 Friend | conj |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 21 island | punct |
| 18 | on | on | ADP | _ | 21 island | case |
| 19 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 21 island | det |
| 20 | little | little | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 21 island | amod |
| 21 | island | island | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 peace | conj |
| 22 | in | in | ADP | _ | 24 middle | case |
| 23 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 24 middle | det |
| 24 | middle | middle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 island | nmod |
| 25 | of | of | ADP | _ | 27 stream | case |
| 26 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 27 stream | det |
| 27 | stream | stream | NOUN | Number=Sing | 24 middle | nmod |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice
Sleeping in a hollow log, found by the Badger the next morning
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sleeping | sleep | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 7 found | csubj:pass |
| 2 | in | in | ADP | _ | 5 log | case |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 log | det |
| 4 | hollow | hollow | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 log | amod |
| 5 | log | log | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Sleeping | obl |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 found | punct |
| 7 | found | find | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 8 | by | by | ADP | _ | 10 Badger | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 Badger | det |
| 10 | Badger | Badger | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 found | obl |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 morning | det |
| 12 | next | next | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 morning | amod |
| 13 | morning | morning | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 found | obl:unmarked |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sleep | gerund | a hollow log | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in log=Location | |||||
| 2 | find | participle | Sleeping | morning | by the Badger | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent |
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