Test 8 · ★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter VIII, part 3: Toad's Adve…

Emma from Toronto: «Toad paid his train with a loonie.» (loonie = a one-dollar coin) Put it right.

Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Emma, loonie · What happens: pay, put · To what, where: train, coin

This is test 8 · ★ 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: Emma from Toronto: «Toad paid his train with a loonie.»

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Emma	Emma	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 paid	nsubj
2	from	from	ADP	_	3 Toronto	case
3	Toronto	Toronto	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 Emma	nmod
4	:	:	PUNCT	_	1 Emma	punct
5	«	«	PUNCT	_	7 paid	punct
6	Toad	Toad	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 paid	nsubj
7	paid	pay	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 train	nmod:poss
9	train	train	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 paid	obj
10	with	with	ADP	_	12 loonie	case
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 loonie	det
12	loonie	loonie	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 paid	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 paid	punct
14	»	»	PUNCT	_	7 paid	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pay in a quote	past	Emma from Toronto	Toad's train				with a loonie	vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent train=Asset

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: (loonie = a one-dollar coin) Put it right.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 loonie	punct
2	loonie	loonie	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 Put	nsubj
3	=	=	SYM	_	8 coin	punct
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 coin	det
5	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	7 dollar	nummod
6	-	-	PUNCT	_	5 one	punct
7	dollar	dollar	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 coin	compound
8	coin	coin	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 loonie	appos
9	)	)	PUNCT	_	8 coin	punct
10	Put	put	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
11	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 Put	obj
12	right	right	ADV	_	10 Put	advmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 Put	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	put	infinitive	loonie	coin				right property	vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent it=Goal

The options

Option 1 · ✓ the right answer

He had no money at all; he rode on the engine for a promise

The tree, 14 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 had	nsubj
2	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	4 money	det
4	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 had	obj
5	at	at	ADP	_	6 all	case
6	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	2 had	obl
7	;	;	PUNCT	_	9 rode	punct
8	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 rode	nsubj
9	rode	ride	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 had	conj
10	on	on	ADP	_	12 engine	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 engine	det
12	engine	engine	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 rode	obl
13	for	for	ADP	_	15 promise	case
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 promise	det
15	promise	promise	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 rode	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	He	no money		all			vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Patient
2	ride	past	he			the engine		for a promise	vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent

Option 2

He had a loonie in his purse and paid the driver double, but he still ran out of money at the next station

The tree, 23 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 had	nsubj
2	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 loonie	det
4	loonie	loonie	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 had	obj
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 purse	case
6	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 purse	nmod:poss
7	purse	purse	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 had	obl
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 paid	cc
9	paid	pay	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 had	conj
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 driver	det
11	driver	driver	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 paid	obj
12	double	double	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 driver	amod
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 ran	punct
14	but	but	CCONJ	_	17 ran	cc
15	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	17 ran	nsubj
16	still	still	ADV	_	17 ran	advmod
17	ran	run	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 had	conj
18	out	out	ADP	_	20 money	case
19	of	of	ADP	_	20 money	case
20	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 ran	obl
21	at	at	ADP	_	24 station	case
22	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	24 station	det
23	next	next	ADJ	Degree=Pos	24 station	amod
24	station	station	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 ran	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	He	a loonie	his purse			vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent loonie=Patient
2	pay	past	He not said here	the driver				vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent driver=Asset
3	run	past	driver		money	still	at the next station	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme out money=Trajectory

Option 3 · ← Mova's choice

He paid the engine-driver a shiny one-dollar coin, then rode the whole line to Toronto and back with the Mole and the Rat

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	2 paid	nsubj
2	paid	pay	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 driver	det
4	engine	engine	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 driver	compound
5	-	-	PUNCT	_	4 engine	punct
6	driver	driver	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 paid	obj
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 coin	det
8	shiny	shiny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 coin	amod
9	one	one	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 dollar	compound
10	-	-	PUNCT	_	9 one	punct
11	dollar	dollar	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 coin	compound
12	coin	coin	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 paid	obj
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 rode	punct
14	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	15 rode	advmod
15	rode	ride	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 paid	conj
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 line	det
17	whole	whole	ADJ	Degree=Pos	18 line	amod
18	line	line	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 rode	obj
19	to	to	ADP	_	20 Toronto	case
20	Toronto	Toronto	PROPN	Number=Sing	15 rode	obl
21	and	and	CCONJ	_	22 back	cc
22	back	back	ADV	_	20 Toronto	conj
23	with	with	ADP	_	25 Mole	case
24	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	25 Mole	det
25	Mole	mole	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 rode	obl
26	and	and	CCONJ	_	28 Rat	cc
27	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	28 Rat	det
28	Rat	Rat	PROPN	Number=Sing	25 Mole	conj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pay	past	He		the engine driver				vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent driver=Recipient coin=Asset
2	ride	past	He not said here	the whole line		Toronto	then	with the Mole and the Rat	vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent line=Theme to toronto=Trajectory

Option 4

He tipped the driver a shiny dime

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 tipped	nsubj
2	tipped	tip	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 driver	det
4	driver	driver	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 tipped	obj
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 dime	det
6	shiny	shiny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 dime	amod
7	dime	dime	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 tipped	obl:unmarked

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	tip	past	He	the driver				a shiny dime obl:unmarked	vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent driver=Theme

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