Test 11 · ★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter VIII, part 3: Toad's Adve…
Looking back: in chapter V the Mole said he bought things for Mole End with savings and «going without». How is Toad different?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: chapter, Toad · What happens: look back, say, buy, go, be · To what, where: things · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 11 · ★ of lesson 54 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter VIII, part 3: Toad's Adventures (no money, no pocket, and the engine-driver)» 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 Mole said he bought things for Mole End with savings and «going without».
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Looking | look | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 9 said | ccomp |
| 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 | 9 said | nsubj |
| 6 | V | v | ADP | _ | 8 Mole | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 Mole | det |
| 8 | Mole | mole | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 chapter | nmod |
| 9 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 10 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 bought | nsubj |
| 11 | bought | buy | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 9 said | ccomp |
| 12 | things | thing | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 bought | obj |
| 13 | for | for | ADP | _ | 15 End | case |
| 14 | Mole | Mole | PROPN | Number=Sing | 15 End | compound |
| 15 | End | end | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 bought | obl |
| 16 | with | with | ADP | _ | 17 savings | case |
| 17 | savings | savings | NOUN | Number=Ptan | 15 End | nmod |
| 18 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 20 going | cc |
| 19 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 20 going | punct |
| 20 | going | go | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 11 bought | advcl |
| 21 | without | without | ADP | _ | 20 going | obl |
| 22 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 20 going | punct |
| 23 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 9 said | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | look back | gerund | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus | ||||||
| 2 | say speech: assert | past | chapter v the Mole | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 3 | buy | past | chapter | things | for Mole End with savings | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent thing=Theme for end=Beneficiary | |||
| 4 | go in a quote | gerund | chapter not said here | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=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.
Sentence 2: How is Toad different?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | How | how | ADV | PronType=Int | 4 different | advmod |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 different | cop |
| 3 | Toad | Toad | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 different | nsubj |
| 4 | different | different | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 different | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | Toad | different property | tree rules |
The options
Option 1
He is careful and thrifty with his coins
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 | 3 careful | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 careful | cop |
| 3 | careful | careful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 thrifty | cc |
| 5 | thrifty | thrifty | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 careful | conj |
| 6 | with | with | ADP | _ | 8 coins | case |
| 7 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 coins | nmod:poss |
| 8 | coins | coin | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 careful | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | He | with his coins; careful property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | be | He not said here | tree rules | ||||||
| 3 | coin | his = he | nom coin «possession transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice
He has always been rich and careless with money, and never once in his life has been without a bit of cash in his pocket
The tree, 25 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 | 5 rich | nsubj |
| 2 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 rich | aux |
| 3 | always | always | ADV | PronType=Tot | 5 rich | advmod |
| 4 | been | be | AUX | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 5 rich | cop |
| 5 | rich | rich | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 careless | cc |
| 7 | careless | careless | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 rich | conj |
| 8 | with | with | ADP | _ | 9 money | case |
| 9 | money | money | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 careless | obl |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 once | punct |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 13 once | cc |
| 12 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 13 once | advmod |
| 13 | once | once | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Mult | 5 rich | obl |
| 14 | in | in | ADP | _ | 16 life | case |
| 15 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 16 life | nmod:poss |
| 16 | life | life | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 once | obl |
| 17 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 26 pocket | aux |
| 18 | been | be | AUX | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 26 pocket | cop |
| 19 | without | without | ADP | _ | 21 bit | case |
| 20 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 21 bit | det |
| 21 | bit | bit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 been | obl |
| 22 | of | of | ADP | _ | 23 cash | case |
| 23 | cash | cash | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 bit | nmod |
| 24 | in | in | ADP | _ | 26 pocket | case |
| 25 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 26 pocket | nmod:poss |
| 26 | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 once | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present · perfect | He | always, rich property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | be | He not said here | with money | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | is | present · perfect | He not said here | his pocket | tree rules |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
He has always been rich and careless with money
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 | 5 rich | nsubj |
| 2 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 rich | aux |
| 3 | always | always | ADV | PronType=Tot | 5 rich | advmod |
| 4 | been | be | AUX | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 5 rich | cop |
| 5 | rich | rich | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 careless | cc |
| 7 | careless | careless | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 rich | conj |
| 8 | with | with | ADP | _ | 9 money | case |
| 9 | money | money | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 rich | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present · perfect | He | with money; always, rich property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | be | He not said here | tree rules |
Option 4
He has always been poor and cheerful
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 | 5 poor | nsubj |
| 2 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 poor | aux |
| 3 | always | always | ADV | PronType=Tot | 5 poor | advmod |
| 4 | been | be | AUX | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 5 poor | cop |
| 5 | poor | poor | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 cheerful | cc |
| 7 | cheerful | cheerful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 poor | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present · perfect | He | always, poor property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | be | He not said here | tree rules |
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