Test 12 · ★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter VII, part 3: The Piper at…
Looking back: in chapter V the Rat helped the Mole quietly, without fuss. Which act in this part shows the same quiet kindness?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: Looking, act · What happens: look back, help, show · To what, where: Mole, same quiet kindness
This is test 12 · ★ of lesson 51 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter VII, part 3: The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (the gift of forgetfulness)» 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: Looking back: in chapter V the Rat helped the Mole quietly, without fuss.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Looking | look | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 9 helped | csubj |
| 2 | back | back | ADV | _ | 1 Looking | advmod |
| 3 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 5 chapter | punct |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 5 chapter | case |
| 5 | chapter | chapter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Looking | obl |
| 6 | V | v | ADP | _ | 8 Rat | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 Rat | det |
| 8 | Rat | Rat | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 chapter | nmod |
| 9 | helped | help | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 Mole | det |
| 11 | Mole | mole | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 helped | obj |
| 12 | quietly | quietly | ADV | _ | 9 helped | advmod |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 fuss | punct |
| 14 | without | without | ADP | _ | 15 fuss | case |
| 15 | fuss | fuss | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 helped | obl:unmarked |
| 16 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 9 helped | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | look back | gerund | in chapter v the Rat | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in chapter=Theme | |||||
| 2 | help | past | Looking | the Mole | without fuss; quietly property | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mole=Beneficiary |
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: Which act in this part shows the same quiet kindness?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Which | which | DET | PronType=Int | 2 act | det |
| 2 | act | act | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 shows | nsubj |
| 3 | in | in | ADP | _ | 5 part | case |
| 4 | this | this | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 5 part | det |
| 5 | part | part | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 act | nmod |
| 6 | shows | show | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 kindness | det |
| 8 | same | same | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 kindness | amod |
| 9 | quiet | quiet | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 kindness | amod |
| 10 | kindness | kindness | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 shows | obj |
| 11 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 6 shows | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | show | present | which act in this part | the same quiet kindness | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent kindness=Recipient |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
They let Portly go to Otter alone, and slip away
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 let | nsubj |
| 2 | let | let | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | Portly | Portly | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 go | nsubj |
| 4 | go | go | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 let | xcomp |
| 5 | to | to | ADP | _ | 6 Otter | case |
| 6 | Otter | Otter | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 go | obl |
| 7 | alone | alone | ADV | _ | 4 go | advmod |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 slip | punct |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 slip | cc |
| 10 | slip | slip | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 let | advcl |
| 11 | away | away | ADV | _ | 10 slip | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | let | past | They | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | go | infinitive | Portly | Otter | alone property | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to otter=Initial_Location | |||
| 3 | slip away | infinitive | They not said here | away property | vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
Option 2
They wave flags and call Otter over loudly
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 wave | nsubj |
| 2 | wave | wave | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | flags | flag | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 wave | obj |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 call | cc |
| 5 | call | call | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 wave | conj |
| 6 | Otter | Otter | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 call | obj |
| 7 | over | over | ADV | _ | 8 loudly | advmod |
| 8 | loudly | loudly | ADV | _ | 5 call | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wave | present | They | flags | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flag=Patient | ||||
| 2 | call | infinitive | They not said here | Otter | loudly property | vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent otter=Recipient |
Option 3
They leave quietly
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 leave | nsubj |
| 2 | leave | leave | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | quietly | quietly | ADV | _ | 2 leave | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | leave | present | They | quietly property | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 4
They shout loudly and rush to Otter's bank
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 shout | nsubj |
| 2 | shout | shout | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | loudly | loudly | ADV | _ | 2 shout | advmod |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 rush | cc |
| 5 | rush | rush | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 shout | conj |
| 6 | to | to | ADP | _ | 9 bank | case |
| 7 | Otter | Otter | PROPN | Number=Sing | 9 bank | nmod:poss |
| 8 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 7 Otter | case |
| 9 | bank | bank | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 rush | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | shout speech: express | present | They | loudly property | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | rush | infinitive | They not said here | to Otter's bank result | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to bank=Result |
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