Test 17 · ★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter VII, part 2: The Piper at…
★★★ The Mole is «wonderfully at peace and happy», yet his muscles turn «to water». How can both be true?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: ★, muscles · What happens: be, turn · To what, where: peace, water · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 17 · ★ 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. 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: ★★★ The Mole is «wonderfully at peace and happy», yet his muscles turn «to water».
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ★ | ★ | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 peace | nsubj |
| 2 | ★ | ★ | X | Foreign=Yes | 1 ★ | dep |
| 3 | ★ | ★ | ADP | _ | 5 Mole | case |
| 4 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 Mole | det |
| 5 | Mole | mole | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 ★ | nmod |
| 6 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 peace | cop |
| 7 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 8 wonderfully | punct |
| 8 | wonderfully | wonderfully | ADV | _ | 10 peace | advmod |
| 9 | at | at | ADP | _ | 10 peace | case |
| 10 | peace | peace | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 happy | cc |
| 12 | happy | happy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 peace | conj |
| 13 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 12 happy | punct |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 turn | punct |
| 15 | yet | yet | CCONJ | _ | 18 turn | cc |
| 16 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 17 muscles | nmod:poss |
| 17 | muscles | muscle | NOUN | Number=Plur | 18 turn | nsubj |
| 18 | turn | turn | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 peace | parataxis |
| 19 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 20 to | punct |
| 20 | to | to | ADP | _ | 21 water | case |
| 21 | water | water | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 turn | obl |
| 22 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 18 turn | punct |
| 23 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 10 peace | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is in a quote | present | ★ | peace | wonderfully property | tree rules | |||
| 2 | be in a quote | ★ not said here | tree rules | ||||||
| 3 | turn | present | ★'s muscles | water | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme to water=Trajectory |
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: How can both be true?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | How | how | ADV | PronType=Int | 5 true | advmod |
| 2 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 5 true | aux |
| 3 | both | both | ADV | _ | 5 true | advmod |
| 4 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 5 true | cop |
| 5 | true | true | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 6 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 true | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | can | both, true property | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Awe is peace and wonder mixed with trembling
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Awe | awe | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 peace | compound |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 peace | cop |
| 3 | peace | peace | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 wonder | cc |
| 5 | wonder | wonder | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 peace | conj |
| 6 | mixed | mix | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 peace | acl |
| 7 | with | with | ADP | _ | 8 trembling | case |
| 8 | trembling | trembling | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 mixed | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | Awe peace and wonder | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | mix | participle | Awe peace and wonder not said here | with trembling | vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V PP.co-patient»: agent=Patient with trembling=Co-Patient |
Option 2
Happiness and fear can share the same moment, though
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Happiness | happiness | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 share | nsubj |
| 2 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 3 fear | cc |
| 3 | fear | fear | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Happiness | conj |
| 4 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 5 share | aux |
| 5 | share | share | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 moment | det |
| 7 | same | same | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 moment | amod |
| 8 | moment | moment | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 share | obj |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 though | punct |
| 10 | though | though | SCONJ | _ | 5 share | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | share | can | Happiness and fear | moment | tree rules |
Option 3
Fear and peace are the same thing
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fear | fear | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 thing | nsubj |
| 2 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 3 peace | cc |
| 3 | peace | peace | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Fear | conj |
| 4 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 thing | cop |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 thing | det |
| 6 | same | same | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 thing | amod |
| 7 | thing | thing | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | Fear and peace | the same thing | tree rules |
Option 4
Awe is peace and wonder mixed with trembling, so the Mole can be both happy and weak-kneed at the same time
The tree, 22 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Awe | awe | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 peace | compound |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 peace | cop |
| 3 | peace | peace | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 wonder | cc |
| 5 | wonder | wonder | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 peace | conj |
| 6 | mixed | mix | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 wonder | acl |
| 7 | with | with | ADP | _ | 8 trembling | case |
| 8 | trembling | trembling | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 mixed | obl |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 happy | punct |
| 10 | so | so | ADV | _ | 16 happy | advmod |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 Mole | det |
| 12 | Mole | mole | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 happy | nsubj |
| 13 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 16 happy | aux |
| 14 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 16 happy | cop |
| 15 | both | both | CCONJ | _ | 16 happy | cc:preconj |
| 16 | happy | happy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 peace | parataxis |
| 17 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 20 kneed | cc |
| 18 | weak | weak | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 20 kneed | compound |
| 19 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 18 weak | punct |
| 20 | kneed | knee | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 16 happy | conj |
| 21 | at | at | ADP | _ | 24 time | case |
| 22 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 24 time | det |
| 23 | same | same | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 24 time | amod |
| 24 | time | time | NOUN | Number=Sing | 20 kneed | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | Awe peace and wonder | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | mix | participle | wonder not said here | with trembling | vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V PP.co-patient»: agent=Patient with trembling=Co-Patient | ||||
| 3 | is | can | the Mole | happy property | tree rules | ||||
| 4 | knee | participle | the Mole not said here | time | vn spank-18.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
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