Exam question 4 · The Wind in the Willows, chapter VII, part 2: The Piper at…

Which of the following statements is consistent with the established facts concerning the two animals' conduct in the Presence?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: established facts, two animals · What happens: follow, be, establish, concern, conduct · To what, where: conduct, Presence

This is exam question 4 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	Which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 consistent	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	7 consistent	obl
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 consistent	cop
7	consistent	consistent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
8	with	with	ADP	_	11 facts	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 facts	det
10	established	establish	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	11 facts	amod
11	facts	fact	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 consistent	obl
12	concerning	concern	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	11 facts	acl
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 animals	det
14	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	15 animals	nummod
15	animals	animal	NOUN	Number=Plur	17 conduct	nmod:poss
16	'	's	PART	_	15 animals	case
17	conduct	conduct	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 concerning	obj
18	in	in	ADP	_	20 Presence	case
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 Presence	det
20	Presence	presence	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 concerning	obl
21	?	?	PUNCT	_	7 consistent	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	follow	gerund					vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	is	present				of the following statements; with the established facts; consistent property	tree rules
3	establish	participle					vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot
4	concern	gerund	the established facts not said here	the two animals's conduct	the Presence		vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus conduct=Experiencer
5	conduct		the two animals				nom conduct «act transitive»: poss=agent

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

Crouching to the earth, they bowed their heads and did worship

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Crouching	crouch	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	7 bowed	advcl
2	to	to	ADP	_	4 earth	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 earth	det
4	earth	earth	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Crouching	obl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Crouching	punct
6	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 bowed	nsubj
7	bowed	bow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 heads	nmod:poss
9	heads	head	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 bowed	obj
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 did	cc
11	did	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 bowed	conj
12	worship	worship	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 did	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	crouch	gerund	they not said here		to the earth	vn spatial_configuration-47.6 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	bow	past	they	their heads		vn curtsey-40.3.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent head=Topic
3	do	past	they not said here	worship		vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent worship=Eventuality

Option 2

They fled from the Piper into the cold reeds at once

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	They	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 fled	nsubj
2	fled	flee	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	from	from	ADP	_	5 Piper	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 Piper	det
5	Piper	Piper	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 fled	obl
6	into	into	SCONJ	_	9 reeds	mark
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 cold	det
8	cold	cold	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 reeds	nsubj
9	reeds	reed	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 fled	advcl
10	at	at	ADP	_	11 once	case
11	once	once	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Mult	9 reeds	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	flee	past	They			the Piper			vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from piper=Initial_Location
2	reed	present	the cold						tree rules

Option 3

Crouching to the earth, they bowed their heads and did worship, as the Mole and the Rat had both been taught by the Badger

The tree, 24 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Crouching	crouch	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	7 bowed	advcl
2	to	to	ADP	_	4 earth	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 earth	det
4	earth	earth	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Crouching	obl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Crouching	punct
6	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 bowed	nsubj
7	bowed	bow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 heads	nmod:poss
9	heads	head	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 bowed	obj
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 did	cc
11	did	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 bowed	conj
12	worship	worship	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 did	obj
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 Mole	punct
14	as	as	ADP	_	16 Mole	case
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 Mole	det
16	Mole	mole	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 bowed	obl
17	and	and	CCONJ	_	23 taught	cc
18	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 Rat	det
19	Rat	Rat	PROPN	Number=Sing	23 taught	nsubj:pass
20	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	23 taught	aux
21	both	both	ADV	_	23 taught	advmod
22	been	be	AUX	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	23 taught	aux:pass
23	taught	teach	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	16 Mole	conj
24	by	by	ADP	_	26 Badger	case
25	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	26 Badger	det
26	Badger	Badger	PROPN	Number=Sing	23 taught	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	crouch	gerund	they not said here		to the earth	vn spatial_configuration-47.6 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	bow	past	they	their heads	as the Mole	vn curtsey-40.3.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent head=Topic
3	do	past	they not said here	worship		vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent worship=Eventuality
4	teach speech: other	past · perfect · passive	the Badger	the Rat	both property	vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent subject=Recipient

Option 4

Crouching to the earth, they bowed their heads and did worship, while the Piper's music rose and fell about them

The tree, 21 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Crouching	crouch	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	7 bowed	advcl
2	to	to	ADP	_	4 earth	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 earth	det
4	earth	earth	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Crouching	obl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Crouching	punct
6	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 bowed	nsubj
7	bowed	bow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 heads	nmod:poss
9	heads	head	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 bowed	obj
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 did	cc
11	did	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 bowed	conj
12	worship	worship	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 did	obj
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 rose	punct
14	while	while	SCONJ	_	19 rose	mark
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 Piper	det
16	Piper	Piper	PROPN	Number=Sing	18 music	nmod:poss
17	's	's	PART	_	16 Piper	case
18	music	music	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 rose	nsubj
19	rose	rise	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 bowed	conj
20	and	and	CCONJ	_	21 fell	cc
21	fell	fall	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	19 rose	conj
22	about	about	ADP	_	23 them	case
23	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	21 fell	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	crouch	gerund	they not said here		to the earth	vn spatial_configuration-47.6 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	bow	past	they	their heads		vn curtsey-40.3.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent head=Topic
3	do	past	they not said here	worship		vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent worship=Eventuality
4	rise	past	the Piper's music			vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent
5	fall	past	the Piper's music not said here		about heads = head	vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme about they=Location

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