Exam question 4 · The Wind in the Willows, chapter IX, part 3: Wayfarers All…
Which of the following statements is consistent with the established facts concerning the seafarer's sojourn upon the farm?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: established facts, seafarer · What happens: follow, be, establish, concern, sojourn · To what, where: sojourn
This is exam question 4 of lesson 58 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter IX, part 3: Wayfarers All (the Sea Rat from Constantinople)» 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 | Which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 7 consistent | nsubj |
| 2 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 statements | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 statements | det |
| 4 | following | follow | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 5 statements | amod |
| 5 | statements | statement | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 consistent | obl |
| 6 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 consistent | cop |
| 7 | consistent | consistent | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 8 | with | with | ADP | _ | 11 facts | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 facts | det |
| 10 | established | establish | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 11 facts | amod |
| 11 | facts | fact | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 consistent | obl |
| 12 | concerning | concern | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 11 facts | acl |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 seafarer | det |
| 14 | seafarer | seafarer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 sojourn | nmod:poss |
| 15 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 14 seafarer | case |
| 16 | sojourn | sojourn | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 concerning | obj |
| 17 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 19 farm | case |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 farm | det |
| 19 | farm | farm | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 concerning | obl |
| 20 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 7 consistent | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | follow | gerund | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 2 | is | present | of the following statements; with the established facts; consistent property | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | establish | participle | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot | ||||||
| 4 | concern | gerund | the established facts not said here | the seafarer's sojourn | upon the farm | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus sojourn=Experiencer | |||
| 5 | sojourn | the seafarer | nom sojourn «act transitive»: poss=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.
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
It lasted one day
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 lasted | nsubj |
| 2 | lasted | last | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 4 day | nummod |
| 4 | day | day | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 lasted | obl:unmarked |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | last | past | It | day | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme |
Option 2
He never left
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 left | nsubj |
| 2 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 3 left | advmod |
| 3 | left | leave | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not leave | past | He | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
It endured some six months, at the conclusion of which he resumed his journey southward
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 endured | nsubj |
| 2 | endured | endure | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | some | some | DET | PronType=Ind | 5 months | det |
| 4 | six | six | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 5 months | nummod |
| 5 | months | month | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 endured | obl:unmarked |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 conclusion | punct |
| 7 | at | at | ADP | _ | 9 conclusion | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 conclusion | det |
| 9 | conclusion | conclusion | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 endured | obl |
| 10 | of | of | ADP | _ | 11 which | case |
| 11 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 13 resumed | obl |
| 12 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 13 resumed | nsubj |
| 13 | resumed | resume | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 9 conclusion | acl:relcl |
| 14 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 16 southward | nmod:poss |
| 15 | journey | journey | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 southward | compound |
| 16 | southward | southward | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 resumed | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | endure | past | It | the conclusion | month | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at conclusion=Location | |||
| 2 | resume | past | he | his journey southward | of the conclusion | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent southward=Eventuality |
Option 4
It lasted only a short while before he left
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 lasted | nsubj |
| 2 | lasted | last | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | only | only | ADV | _ | 6 while | advmod |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 while | det |
| 5 | short | short | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 while | amod |
| 6 | while | while | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 lasted | obl |
| 7 | before | before | SCONJ | _ | 9 left | mark |
| 8 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 left | nsubj |
| 9 | left | leave | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 lasted | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | last | past | It | while | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | leave | past | he | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
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