Exam question 3 · The Wind in the Willows, chapter VIII, part 4: Toad's Adve…
Ascertain the stratagem by which the prisoner's escape from the train was effected.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: you, stratagem, prisoner · What happens: ascertain, affect, escape · To what, where: stratagem, escape, train
This is exam question 3 of lesson 55 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter VIII, part 4: Toad's Adventures (the chase, the tunnel and the night wood)» 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 stratagem | det |
| 3 | stratagem | stratagem | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Ascertain | obj |
| 4 | by | by | ADP | _ | 5 which | case |
| 5 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 14 effected | obl |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 prisoner | det |
| 7 | prisoner | prisoner | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 escape | nmod:poss |
| 8 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 7 prisoner | case |
| 9 | escape | escape | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 effected | nsubj:pass |
| 10 | from | from | ADP | _ | 12 train | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 train | det |
| 12 | train | train | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 escape | nmod |
| 13 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 14 effected | aux:pass |
| 14 | effected | affect | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 stratagem | acl:relcl |
| 15 | . | . | 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 stratagem | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stratagem=Topic | ||||
| 2 | affect | past · passive | the stratagem | the prisoner's escape from the train | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus subject=Experiencer | ||||
| 3 | escape | the prisoner | the train | nom escape «act intransitive»: poss=agent from=place |
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 · ✓ the right answer
Rapid passage through a tunnel, followed by braking and a leap into the adjoining wood
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rapid | rapid | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 passage | amod |
| 2 | passage | passage | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | through | through | ADP | _ | 5 tunnel | case |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 tunnel | det |
| 5 | tunnel | tunnel | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 passage | nmod |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 followed | punct |
| 7 | followed | follow | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 tunnel | acl |
| 8 | by | by | SCONJ | _ | 9 braking | mark |
| 9 | braking | brake | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 7 followed | advcl |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 leap | cc |
| 11 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 leap | det |
| 12 | leap | leap | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 passage | conj |
| 13 | into | into | ADP | _ | 16 wood | case |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 wood | det |
| 15 | adjoining | adjoin | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 16 wood | amod |
| 16 | wood | wood | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 passage | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | follow | participle | a tunnel not said here | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 2 | brake | gerund | tree rules | ||||||
| 3 | adjoin | gerund | vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 2
A long chase through the fields and a daring swim across the river
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 chase | det |
| 2 | long | long | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 chase | amod |
| 3 | chase | chase | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | through | through | ADP | _ | 6 fields | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 fields | det |
| 6 | fields | field | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 chase | nmod |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 swim | cc |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 swim | det |
| 9 | daring | daring | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 swim | amod |
| 10 | swim | swim | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 chase | conj |
| 11 | across | across | ADP | _ | 13 river | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 river | det |
| 13 | river | river | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 swim | nmod |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 3
Deceit of the guard, a bribe, and a sudden swim across the river
The tree, 13 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deceit | deceit | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 2 | of | of | ADP | _ | 4 guard | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 guard | det |
| 4 | guard | guard | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Deceit | nmod |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 bribe | punct |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 bribe | det |
| 7 | bribe | bribe | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Deceit | conj |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 swim | punct |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 swim | cc |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 swim | det |
| 11 | sudden | sudden | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 swim | amod |
| 12 | swim | swim | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Deceit | conj |
| 13 | across | across | ADP | _ | 15 river | case |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 river | det |
| 15 | river | river | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 swim | nmod |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 4
Rapid passage through a long tunnel, followed by sudden braking, a leap into the adjoining wood, and a long hide-out
The tree, 21 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rapid | rapid | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 passage | amod |
| 2 | passage | passage | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | through | through | ADP | _ | 6 tunnel | case |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 tunnel | det |
| 5 | long | long | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 tunnel | amod |
| 6 | tunnel | tunnel | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 passage | nmod |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 followed | punct |
| 8 | followed | follow | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 tunnel | acl |
| 9 | by | by | ADP | _ | 11 braking | case |
| 10 | sudden | sudden | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 braking | amod |
| 11 | braking | braking | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 followed | obl |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 leap | punct |
| 13 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 leap | det |
| 14 | leap | leap | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 passage | conj |
| 15 | into | into | ADP | _ | 18 wood | case |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 wood | det |
| 17 | adjoining | adjoin | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 18 wood | amod |
| 18 | wood | wood | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 leap | nmod |
| 19 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 25 out | punct |
| 20 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 25 out | cc |
| 21 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 25 out | det |
| 22 | long | long | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 25 out | amod |
| 23 | hide | hide | NOUN | Number=Sing | 25 out | compound |
| 24 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 23 hide | punct |
| 25 | out | out | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 passage | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | follow | participle | a long tunnel not said here | by sudden braking | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme by braking=Location | ||||
| 2 | adjoin | gerund | vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
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