Test 3 · ★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter VIII, part 1: Toad's Adve…
«That toast looks peng.» (peng = tasty) What does the toast do for Toad?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: toast · What happens: look, do · To what, where: peng, toast
This is test 3 · ★ of lesson 52 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter VIII, part 1: Toad's Adventures (the gaoler's daughter and the buttered toast)» 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: «That toast looks peng.»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 4 looks | punct |
| 2 | That | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 3 toast | det |
| 3 | toast | toast | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 looks | nsubj |
| 4 | looks | look | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | peng | peng | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 looks | obj |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 looks | punct |
| 7 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 4 looks | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | look in a quote | present | that toast | peng | vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme peng=Attribute |
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: (peng = tasty) What does the toast do for Toad?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 4 tasty | punct |
| 2 | peng | peng | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 tasty | nsubj |
| 3 | = | = | SYM | _ | 4 tasty | punct |
| 4 | tasty | tasty | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 4 tasty | punct |
| 6 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 7 does | nsubj |
| 7 | does | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 tasty | parataxis |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 toast | det |
| 9 | toast | toast | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 does | obj |
| 10 | do | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 does | xcomp |
| 11 | for | for | ADP | _ | 12 Toad | case |
| 12 | Toad | Toad | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 do | obl |
| 13 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 tasty | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | present | the toast | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent toast=Eventuality |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
He refuses the food and goes back to weeping
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 refuses | nsubj |
| 2 | refuses | refuse | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 food | det |
| 4 | food | food | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 refuses | obj |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 goes | cc |
| 6 | goes | go | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 refuses | conj |
| 7 | back | back | ADV | _ | 6 goes | advmod |
| 8 | to | to | ADP | _ | 9 weeping | case |
| 9 | weeping | weeping | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 goes | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | refuse | present | He | the food | vn reject-77.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Theme | ||||
| 2 | go back | present | He not said here | to weeping result | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Patient to weeping=Result |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
He sits up, eats, and talks happily about himself
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 sits | nsubj |
| 2 | sits | sit | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | up | up | ADP | _ | 2 sits | compound:prt |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 eats | punct |
| 5 | eats | eat | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 sits | conj |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 talks | punct |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 talks | cc |
| 8 | talks | talk | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 sits | conj |
| 9 | happily | happily | ADV | _ | 8 talks | advmod |
| 10 | about | about | ADP | _ | 11 himself | case |
| 11 | himself | himself | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes | 8 talks | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sit up | present | He | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | eat | present | He not said here | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | talk | present | He not said here | about himself = he; happily property | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about himself=Topic |
Option 3
He gets up, cries, and begs for his car back
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 gets | nsubj |
| 2 | gets | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | up | up | ADP | _ | 2 gets | compound:prt |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 cries | punct |
| 5 | cries | cry | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 gets | conj |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 begs | punct |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 begs | cc |
| 8 | begs | beg | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 gets | conj |
| 9 | for | for | ADP | _ | 11 car | case |
| 10 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 11 car | nmod:poss |
| 11 | car | car | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 begs | obl |
| 12 | back | back | ADV | _ | 8 begs | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | get up | present | He | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer | |||||
| 2 | cry speech: express | present | He not said here | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | beg speech: request | present | He not said here | for his car | vn beg-58.2-1-1 «NP V PP.Topic»: agent=Agent for car=Topic |
Option 4
He sits up, eats everything quickly, then talks happily about himself, his house and his importance
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 sits | nsubj |
| 2 | sits | sit | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | up | up | ADP | _ | 2 sits | compound:prt |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 eats | punct |
| 5 | eats | eat | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 sits | conj |
| 6 | everything | everything | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Tot | 5 eats | obj |
| 7 | quickly | quickly | ADV | _ | 5 eats | advmod |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 talks | punct |
| 9 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 10 talks | advmod |
| 10 | talks | talk | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 sits | conj |
| 11 | happily | happily | ADV | _ | 10 talks | advmod |
| 12 | about | about | ADP | _ | 13 himself | case |
| 13 | himself | himself | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes | 10 talks | obl |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 house | punct |
| 15 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 16 house | nmod:poss |
| 16 | house | house | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 himself | conj |
| 17 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 19 importance | cc |
| 18 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 19 importance | nmod:poss |
| 19 | importance | importance | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 himself | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sit up | present | He | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | eat | present | He not said here | everything | quickly property | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent everything=Patient | |||
| 3 | talk | present | He not said here | then | about himself = he; happily property | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about himself=Topic |
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