Test 9 · ★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter IX, part 2: Wayfarers All…
«I'm dead, a rat wants to fly south!» (I'm dead = that's so funny) What is really happening?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: I, rat, that · What happens: be, want, fly, happen
This is test 9 · ★ 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: «I'm dead, a rat wants to fly south!»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 4 dead | punct |
| 2 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 4 dead | nsubj |
| 3 | 'm | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 dead | cop |
| 4 | dead | dead | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 wants | punct |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 rat | det |
| 7 | rat | rat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 wants | nsubj |
| 8 | wants | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 dead | conj |
| 9 | to | to | PART | _ | 10 fly | mark |
| 10 | fly | fly | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 8 wants | xcomp |
| 11 | south | south | ADV | _ | 10 fly | advmod |
| 12 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 4 dead | punct |
| 13 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 4 dead | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is in a quote | present | I | dead property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | want in a quote | present | a rat | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | |||||
| 3 | fly not said to happen, in a quote | to-infinitive | a rat not said here | south property | vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «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: (I'm dead = that's so funny) What is really happening?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 4 dead | punct |
| 2 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 4 dead | nsubj |
| 3 | 'm | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 dead | cop |
| 4 | dead | dead | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | = | = | PUNCT | _ | 9 funny | punct |
| 6 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 9 funny | nsubj |
| 7 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 funny | cop |
| 8 | so | so | ADV | _ | 9 funny | advmod |
| 9 | funny | funny | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 dead | conj |
| 10 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 4 dead | punct |
| 11 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 14 happening | nsubj |
| 12 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 14 happening | aux |
| 13 | really | really | ADV | _ | 14 happening | advmod |
| 14 | happening | happen | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 4 dead | conj |
| 15 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 dead | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | I | dead property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | is | present | that | funny property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | happen | present · progressive | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
The options
Option 1
The swallows are just amusing him for fun
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 swallows | det |
| 2 | swallows | swallow | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 amusing | nsubj |
| 3 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 amusing | aux |
| 4 | just | just | ADV | _ | 5 amusing | advmod |
| 5 | amusing | amuse | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 6 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 amusing | obj |
| 7 | for | for | ADP | _ | 8 fun | case |
| 8 | fun | fun | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 amusing | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | amuse | present · progressive | the swallows | him = he | for fun | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus he=Experiencer |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
The swallows' talk awakens a real longing in him to travel
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 swallows | det |
| 2 | swallows | swallow | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 talk | nmod:poss |
| 3 | ' | 's | PART | _ | 2 swallows | case |
| 4 | talk | talk | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 awakens | nsubj |
| 5 | awakens | awaken | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 longing | det |
| 7 | real | real | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 longing | amod |
| 8 | longing | longing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 awakens | obj |
| 9 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 him | case |
| 10 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 longing | nmod |
| 11 | to | to | PART | _ | 12 travel | mark |
| 12 | travel | travel | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 awakens | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | awaken | present | the swallows's talk | a real longing | in him = he | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location longing=Theme | |||
| 2 | travel | to-infinitive | the swallows's talk not said here | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 3 | talk | the swallows | nom talk «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |
Option 3
The swallows' talk awakens a real longing in him to travel, though he laughs about it first
The tree, 18 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 swallows | det |
| 2 | swallows | swallow | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 talk | nmod:poss |
| 3 | ' | 's | PART | _ | 2 swallows | case |
| 4 | talk | talk | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 awakens | nsubj |
| 5 | awakens | awaken | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 longing | det |
| 7 | real | real | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 longing | amod |
| 8 | longing | longing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 awakens | obj |
| 9 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 him | case |
| 10 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 longing | nmod |
| 11 | to | to | PART | _ | 12 travel | mark |
| 12 | travel | travel | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 awakens | advcl |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 laughs | punct |
| 14 | though | though | SCONJ | _ | 16 laughs | mark |
| 15 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 16 laughs | nsubj |
| 16 | laughs | laugh | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 awakens | conj |
| 17 | about | about | ADP | _ | 18 it | case |
| 18 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 16 laughs | obl |
| 19 | first | first | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 16 laughs | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | awaken | present | the swallows's talk | a real longing | in him = he | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location longing=Theme | |||
| 2 | travel | to-infinitive | the swallows's talk not said here | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 3 | laugh | present | talk | about longing; first property | vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 4 | talk | the swallows | nom talk «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |
Option 4
The swallows' talk awakens a real longing in him to travel far beyond the Downs and the river
The tree, 19 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 swallows | det |
| 2 | swallows | swallow | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 talk | nmod:poss |
| 3 | ' | 's | PART | _ | 2 swallows | case |
| 4 | talk | talk | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 awakens | nsubj |
| 5 | awakens | awaken | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 longing | det |
| 7 | real | real | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 longing | amod |
| 8 | longing | longing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 awakens | obj |
| 9 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 him | case |
| 10 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 awakens | obl |
| 11 | to | to | PART | _ | 12 travel | mark |
| 12 | travel | travel | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 awakens | advcl |
| 13 | far | far | ADV | Degree=Pos | 12 travel | advmod |
| 14 | beyond | beyond | ADP | _ | 16 Downs | case |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 Downs | det |
| 16 | Downs | Down | PROPN | Number=Plur | 12 travel | obl |
| 17 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 19 river | cc |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 river | det |
| 19 | river | river | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 Downs | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | awaken | present | the swallows's talk | a real longing | in him = he | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location longing=Theme | |||
| 2 | travel | to-infinitive | the swallows's talk not said here | the Downs and the river | far property | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme beyond down=Trajectory | |||
| 3 | talk | the swallows | nom talk «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |
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