Test 6 · ★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter VIII, part 2: Toad's Adve…
«Proper job, Toad, you're humble now for ever.» (proper job = well done) Is that likely, from what we know of him?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you, proper job, we · What happens: be, do, know · To what, where: proper job
This is test 6 · ★ 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. 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: «Proper job, Toad, you're humble now for ever.»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 3 job | punct |
| 2 | Proper | proper | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 job | amod |
| 3 | job | job | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 Toad | punct |
| 5 | Toad | Toad | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 job | appos |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 humble | punct |
| 7 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 9 humble | nsubj |
| 8 | 're | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 humble | cop |
| 9 | humble | humble | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 job | conj |
| 10 | now | now | ADV | PronType=Dem | 9 humble | advmod |
| 11 | for | for | ADP | _ | 12 ever | case |
| 12 | ever | ever | ADV | PronType=Ind | 9 humble | obl |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 job | punct |
| 14 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 3 job | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is in a quote | present | you | now | humble property | tree rules |
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: (proper job = well done) Is that likely, from what we know of him?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 3 job | punct |
| 2 | proper | proper | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 job | amod |
| 3 | job | job | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 likely | nsubj |
| 4 | = | = | SYM | _ | 6 done | punct |
| 5 | well | well | ADV | Degree=Pos | 6 done | advmod |
| 6 | done | do | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 job | acl |
| 7 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 6 done | punct |
| 8 | Is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 likely | cop |
| 9 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 10 likely | nsubj |
| 10 | likely | likely | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 what | punct |
| 12 | from | from | ADP | _ | 13 what | case |
| 13 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Rel | 10 likely | conj |
| 14 | we | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 15 know | nsubj |
| 15 | know | know | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 13 what | acl:relcl |
| 16 | of | of | ADP | _ | 17 him | case |
| 17 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 15 know | obl |
| 18 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 10 likely | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | participle | proper job not said here | well property | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | is | present | proper job | likely property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | know | present | we | of Toad | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer of he=Stimulus |
The options
Option 1 · ✓ the right answer
No: he admits he was wrong, but his pride always comes back
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 4 admits | det |
| 2 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 4 admits | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 admits | nsubj |
| 4 | admits | admit | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 wrong | nsubj |
| 6 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 wrong | cop |
| 7 | wrong | wrong | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 admits | ccomp |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 comes | punct |
| 9 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 13 comes | cc |
| 10 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 11 pride | nmod:poss |
| 11 | pride | pride | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 comes | nsubj |
| 12 | always | always | ADV | PronType=Tot | 13 comes | advmod |
| 13 | comes | come | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 admits | conj |
| 14 | back | back | ADV | _ | 13 comes | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | admit speech: other | present | he | vn confess-37.10 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | is | past | he | wrong property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | come back | present | his pride | always property | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 4 | pride | his = he | nom pride «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice
Yes, he will be humble for ever after this, since he has seen the trouble his pride caused him in prison
The tree, 21 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 6 humble | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yes | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 humble | nsubj |
| 4 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 6 humble | aux |
| 5 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 6 humble | cop |
| 6 | humble | humble | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 20 caused | nsubj |
| 7 | for | for | ADP | _ | 8 ever | case |
| 8 | ever | ever | ADV | PronType=Ind | 6 humble | obl |
| 9 | after | after | ADP | _ | 10 this | case |
| 10 | this | this | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 6 humble | obl |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 seen | punct |
| 12 | since | since | SCONJ | _ | 15 seen | mark |
| 13 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 15 seen | nsubj |
| 14 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 15 seen | aux |
| 15 | seen | see | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 6 humble | advcl |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 trouble | det |
| 17 | trouble | trouble | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 seen | obj |
| 18 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 19 pride | nmod:poss |
| 19 | pride | pride | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 seen | obj |
| 20 | caused | cause | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 21 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 20 caused | iobj |
| 22 | in | in | ADP | _ | 23 prison | case |
| 23 | prison | prison | NOUN | Number=Sing | 20 caused | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | future | he | after this | humble property | tree rules | |||
| 2 | see | present · perfect | he | the trouble | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | cause | past | humble | him = he | prison | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition he=Patient | |||
| 4 | pride | his = he | nom pride «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 3
Yes, he has learned his lesson for good now
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 5 learned | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yes | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 learned | nsubj |
| 4 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 learned | aux |
| 5 | learned | learn | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 6 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 lesson | nmod:poss |
| 7 | lesson | lesson | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 learned | obj |
| 8 | for | for | ADP | _ | 9 good | case |
| 9 | good | good | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 learned | obl |
| 10 | now | now | ADV | PronType=Dem | 5 learned | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | learn | present · perfect | he | his lesson | now | for good | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lesson=Topic |
Option 4
No: he admits he was wrong for a moment, but his pride always comes back as soon as he feels safe
The tree, 21 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 4 admits | det |
| 2 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 4 admits | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 admits | nsubj |
| 4 | admits | admit | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 wrong | nsubj |
| 6 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 wrong | cop |
| 7 | wrong | wrong | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 admits | ccomp |
| 8 | for | for | ADP | _ | 10 moment | case |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 moment | det |
| 10 | moment | moment | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 wrong | obl |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 comes | punct |
| 12 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 16 comes | cc |
| 13 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 14 pride | nmod:poss |
| 14 | pride | pride | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 comes | nsubj |
| 15 | always | always | ADV | PronType=Tot | 16 comes | advmod |
| 16 | comes | come | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 admits | conj |
| 17 | back | back | ADV | _ | 16 comes | advmod |
| 18 | as | as | ADV | _ | 19 soon | advmod |
| 19 | soon | soon | ADV | Degree=Pos | 16 comes | advmod |
| 20 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 22 feels | mark |
| 21 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 22 feels | nsubj |
| 22 | feels | feel | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 19 soon | advcl |
| 23 | safe | safe | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 22 feels | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | admit speech: other | present | he | vn confess-37.10 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | is | past | he | moment | wrong property | tree rules | |||
| 3 | come back | present | his pride | always, soon property | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 4 | feel | present | pride | safe property | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus | ||||
| 5 | pride | his = he | nom pride «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |
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