Exam question 2 · The Wind in the Willows, chapter VIII, part 2: Toad's Adve…

Ascertain the consideration in return for which the washerwoman surrendered her garments.

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you, washerwoman · What happens: ascertain, surrender · To what, where: consideration, return, garments

This is exam question 2 of lesson 53 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter VIII, part 2: Toad's Adventures (the washerwoman's dress)» 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 consideration	det
3	consideration	consideration	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Ascertain	obj
4	in	in	ADP	_	5 return	case
5	return	return	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Ascertain	obl
6	for	for	ADP	_	7 which	case
7	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	10 surrendered	obl
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 washerwoman	det
9	washerwoman	washerwoman	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 surrendered	nsubj
10	surrendered	surrender	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 return	acl:relcl
11	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	12 garments	nmod:poss
12	garments	garment	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 surrendered	obj
13	.	.	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 consideration		return			vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent consideration=Topic
2	surrender	past	the washerwoman	washerwoman's garments				for return	vn contribute-13.2-1-1 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent garment=Theme

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

A handsome payment in gold sovereigns, together with a new shawl and a promise of continued employment

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 payment	det
2	handsome	handsome	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 payment	amod
3	payment	payment	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 sovereigns	case
5	gold	gold	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 sovereigns	compound
6	sovereigns	sovereign	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 payment	nmod
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 shawl	punct
8	together	together	ADV	_	12 shawl	advmod
9	with	with	ADP	_	12 shawl	case
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 shawl	det
11	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 shawl	amod
12	shawl	shawl	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 payment	conj
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 promise	cc
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 promise	det
15	promise	promise	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 payment	conj
16	of	of	ADP	_	18 employment	case
17	continued	continue	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	18 employment	amod
18	employment	employment	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 promise	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	continue	participle							vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	promise			continued employment					nom promise «communication transitive»: of=patient

Option 2

A sum of banknotes, counted out in the corridor

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 sum	det
2	sum	sum	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 counted	nsubj:pass
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 banknotes	case
4	banknotes	banknote	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 sum	nmod
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 counted	punct
6	counted	count	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
7	out	out	ADP	_	6 counted	compound:prt
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 corridor	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 corridor	det
10	corridor	corridor	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 counted	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	count out	participle · passive		a sum of banknotes		the corridor			vn multiply-108 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
2	sum			banknotes					nom sum «possession transitive»: of=patient

Option 3

A substantial sum in gold sovereigns, which was placed openly upon the table where she could see them clearly

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 sum	det
2	substantial	substantial	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 sum	amod
3	sum	sum	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 sovereigns	case
5	gold	gold	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 sovereigns	compound
6	sovereigns	sovereign	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 sum	nmod
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 placed	punct
8	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	10 placed	nsubj:pass
9	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	10 placed	aux:pass
10	placed	place	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 sovereigns	acl
11	openly	openly	ADV	_	14 table	advmod
12	upon	upon	ADP	_	14 table	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 table	det
14	table	table	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 placed	obl
15	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	18 see	advmod
16	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	18 see	nsubj
17	could	could	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	18 see	aux
18	see	see	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	14 table	acl:relcl
19	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	18 see	obj
20	clearly	clearly	ADV	_	18 see	advmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	place	past · passive		gold sovereigns		the table			vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: subject=Theme upon table=Destination
2	see	could	she	sovereigns = sovereign				clearly property	vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer they=Stimulus

Option 4 · ✓ the right answer

A sum in gold sovereigns, placed upon the table in full view

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 sum	det
2	sum	sum	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	in	in	ADP	_	5 sovereigns	case
4	gold	gold	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 sovereigns	compound
5	sovereigns	sovereign	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 sum	nmod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 placed	punct
7	placed	place	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 sum	acl
8	upon	upon	ADP	_	10 table	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 table	det
10	table	table	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 placed	obl
11	in	in	ADP	_	13 view	case
12	full	full	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 view	amod
13	view	view	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 placed	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	place	participle		a sum in gold sovereigns not said here		full view		upon the table	vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent upon table=Destination

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