Test 7 · ★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter IX, part 2: Wayfarers All…
«Ratty slays as a homebody.» (slay = do brilliantly) Is that still true today?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: Ratty, you · What happens: slay, do, be
This is test 7 · ★ of lesson 57 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter IX, part 2: Wayfarers All (the swallows and the call of the South)» 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: «Ratty slays as a homebody.»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 3 slays | punct |
| 2 | Ratty | Ratty | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 slays | nsubj |
| 3 | slays | slay | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | as | as | ADP | _ | 6 homebody | case |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 homebody | det |
| 6 | homebody | homebody | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 slays | obl |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 slays | punct |
| 8 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 3 slays | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | slay in a quote | present | Ratty | as a homebody | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
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: (slay = do brilliantly) Is that still true today?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 2 slay | punct |
| 2 | slay | slay | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | = | = | SYM | _ | 4 do | punct |
| 4 | do | do | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 2 slay | conj |
| 5 | brilliantly | brilliantly | ADV | _ | 4 do | advmod |
| 6 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 4 do | punct |
| 7 | Is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 true | cop |
| 8 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 10 true | mark |
| 9 | still | still | ADV | _ | 10 true | advmod |
| 10 | true | true | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 slay | parataxis |
| 11 | today | today | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 true | obl:unmarked |
| 12 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 2 slay | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | slay | imperative | you not said here | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | do | infinitive | you not said here | brilliantly property | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 3 | is | present | still; today | true property | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Not quite: today he feels a new longing to go away
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 6 feels | advmod |
| 2 | quite | quite | ADV | _ | 1 Not | fixed |
| 3 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 6 feels | punct |
| 4 | today | today | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 feels | obl:unmarked |
| 5 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 feels | nsubj |
| 6 | feels | feel | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 longing | det |
| 8 | new | new | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 longing | amod |
| 9 | longing | longing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 feels | obj |
| 10 | to | to | PART | _ | 11 go | mark |
| 11 | go | go | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 9 longing | acl |
| 12 | away | away | ADV | _ | 11 go | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not feel | present | he | a new longing | today | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent longing=Theme | |||
| 2 | go away | to-infinitive | he not said here | a new longing not said here | away property | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 2
Not quite: today he feels a new longing to go away, and the swallows made him dream of far lands
The tree, 20 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 2 quite | advmod |
| 2 | quite | quite | ADV | _ | 6 feels | advmod |
| 3 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 2 quite | punct |
| 4 | today | today | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 feels | obl:unmarked |
| 5 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 feels | nsubj |
| 6 | feels | feel | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 longing | det |
| 8 | new | new | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 longing | amod |
| 9 | longing | longing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 feels | obj |
| 10 | to | to | PART | _ | 11 go | mark |
| 11 | go | go | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 9 longing | acl |
| 12 | away | away | ADV | _ | 11 go | advmod |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 17 made | punct |
| 14 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 17 made | cc |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 swallows | det |
| 16 | swallows | swallow | NOUN | Number=Plur | 17 made | nsubj |
| 17 | made | make | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 feels | conj |
| 18 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 17 made | obj |
| 19 | dream | dream | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 17 made | xcomp |
| 20 | of | of | ADP | _ | 22 lands | case |
| 21 | far | far | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 22 lands | amod |
| 22 | lands | land | NOUN | Number=Plur | 19 dream | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | feel | present | he | a new longing | today | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent longing=Theme | |||
| 2 | go away | to-infinitive | he not said here | a new longing not said here | away property | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||
| 3 | make | past | the swallows | him = he | tree rules | ||||
| 4 | dream | infinitive | him = he not said here | of far lands | vn cognize-85 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent |
Option 3
Yes, he still prefers the river and his home
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 5 prefers | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yes | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 prefers | nsubj |
| 4 | still | still | ADV | _ | 5 prefers | advmod |
| 5 | prefers | prefer | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 river | det |
| 7 | river | river | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 prefers | obj |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 home | cc |
| 9 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 10 home | nmod:poss |
| 10 | home | home | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 river | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | prefer | present | he | the river and his home | still | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer river=Stimulus |
Option 4
Not quite: today he feels a new longing to go away across the sea, though he never leaves his river
The tree, 20 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 2 quite | advmod |
| 2 | quite | quite | ADV | _ | 6 feels | advmod |
| 3 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 2 quite | punct |
| 4 | today | today | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 feels | obl:unmarked |
| 5 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 feels | nsubj |
| 6 | feels | feel | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 longing | det |
| 8 | new | new | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 longing | amod |
| 9 | longing | longing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 feels | obj |
| 10 | to | to | PART | _ | 11 go | mark |
| 11 | go | go | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 9 longing | acl |
| 12 | away | away | ADV | _ | 11 go | advmod |
| 13 | across | across | ADP | _ | 15 sea | case |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 sea | det |
| 15 | sea | sea | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 go | obl |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 20 leaves | punct |
| 17 | though | though | SCONJ | _ | 20 leaves | mark |
| 18 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 20 leaves | nsubj |
| 19 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 20 leaves | advmod |
| 20 | leaves | leave | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 feels | conj |
| 21 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 22 river | nmod:poss |
| 22 | river | river | NOUN | Number=Sing | 20 leaves | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | feel | present | he | a new longing | today | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent longing=Theme | |||
| 2 | go away | to-infinitive | he not said here | a new longing not said here | the sea | away property | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme across sea=Initial_Location | ||
| 3 | not leave | present | he | his river | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent river=Theme |
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