Test 8 · ★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter IX, part 3: Wayfarers All…
«I stan this guy, he's the best sailor ever.» (stan = be a big fan of) What does the Sea Rat himself say about the hard sailor's life?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: I, he, stan, Rat · What happens: stan, be, say · To what, where: guy, best sailor, big fan · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 8 · ★ 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. 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 stan this guy, he's the best sailor ever.»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 3 stan | punct |
| 2 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 3 stan | nsubj |
| 3 | stan | stan | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 sailor | advcl |
| 4 | this | this | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 5 guy | det |
| 5 | guy | guy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 stan | obj |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 stan | punct |
| 7 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 sailor | nsubj |
| 8 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 sailor | cop |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 sailor | det |
| 10 | best | good | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 11 sailor | amod |
| 11 | sailor | sailor | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 12 | ever | ever | ADV | PronType=Ind | 11 sailor | advmod |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 11 sailor | punct |
| 14 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 11 sailor | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stan in a quote | present | I | this guy | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | is a in a quote | present | he | the best sailor | ever | tree rules |
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: (stan = be a big fan of) What does the Sea Rat himself say about the hard sailor's life?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 7 fan | punct |
| 2 | stan | Stan | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 fan | nsubj |
| 3 | = | = | SYM | _ | 7 fan | punct |
| 4 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 7 fan | cop |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 fan | det |
| 6 | big | big | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 fan | amod |
| 7 | fan | fan | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 10 What | case |
| 9 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 8 of | punct |
| 10 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 7 fan | nmod |
| 11 | does | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 14 Rat | aux |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 Rat | det |
| 13 | Sea | Sea | PROPN | Number=Sing | 14 Rat | compound |
| 14 | Rat | Rat | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 What | nsubj |
| 15 | himself | himself | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes | 16 say | nsubj |
| 16 | say | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres Typo=Yes VerbForm=Fin | 10 What | acl:relcl |
| 17 | about | about | ADP | _ | 22 life | case |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 20 sailor | det |
| 19 | hard | hard | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 20 sailor | amod |
| 20 | sailor | sailor | NOUN | Number=Sing | 22 life | nmod:poss |
| 21 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 20 sailor | case |
| 22 | life | life | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 say | obl |
| 23 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 7 fan | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | infinitive | stan | a big fan | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | say speech: assert | present | Rat | about the hard sailor's life | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
The options
Option 1
He would love to sail for months
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 love | nsubj |
| 2 | would | would | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 3 love | aux |
| 3 | love | love | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 sail | mark |
| 5 | sail | sail | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 love | xcomp |
| 6 | for | for | ADP | _ | 7 months | case |
| 7 | months | month | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 sail | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | love | would | He | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | |||||
| 2 | sail not said to happen | to-infinitive | He not said here | month | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice
He thinks such months are the best of all sea life
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 thinks | nsubj |
| 2 | thinks | think | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | such | such | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 months | amod |
| 4 | months | month | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 best | nsubj |
| 5 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 best | cop |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 best | det |
| 7 | best | good | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 2 thinks | ccomp |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 11 life | case |
| 9 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 11 life | det |
| 10 | sea | sea | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 life | compound |
| 11 | life | life | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 best | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | think speech: other | present | He | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | is | present | such months | of all sea life; good property | tree rules |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
Months out of sight of land «would not suit me at all»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Months | month | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 suit | obl:unmarked |
| 2 | out | out | ADP | _ | 4 sight | case |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 4 sight | case |
| 4 | sight | sight | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Months | nmod |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 land | case |
| 6 | land | land | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 sight | nmod |
| 7 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 10 suit | punct |
| 8 | would | would | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 10 suit | aux |
| 9 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 10 suit | advmod |
| 10 | suit | suit | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 11 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 10 suit | obj |
| 12 | at | at | ADP | _ | 13 all | case |
| 13 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 10 suit | obl |
| 14 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 10 suit | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not suit in a quote | would | me | all | month | tree rules | |||
| 2 | sight | land | nom sight «cognition transitive»: of=patient |
Option 4
Months out of sight of land «would not suit me at all» — he has never tried it, but his mother said the same
The tree, 23 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Months | month | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 suit | obl:unmarked |
| 2 | out | out | ADP | _ | 4 sight | case |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 4 sight | case |
| 4 | sight | sight | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Months | nmod |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 land | case |
| 6 | land | land | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 sight | nmod |
| 7 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 10 suit | punct |
| 8 | would | would | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 10 suit | aux |
| 9 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 10 suit | advmod |
| 10 | suit | suit | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 11 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 10 suit | obj |
| 12 | at | at | ADP | _ | 13 all | case |
| 13 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 10 suit | obl |
| 14 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 13 all | punct |
| 15 | — | - | PUNCT | _ | 19 tried | punct |
| 16 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 19 tried | nsubj |
| 17 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 19 tried | aux |
| 18 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 19 tried | advmod |
| 19 | tried | try | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 10 suit | conj |
| 20 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 19 tried | obj |
| 21 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 25 said | punct |
| 22 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 25 said | cc |
| 23 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 24 mother | nmod:poss |
| 24 | mother | mother | NOUN | Number=Sing | 25 said | nsubj |
| 25 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 10 suit | conj |
| 26 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 27 same | det |
| 27 | same | same | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 25 said | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not suit in a quote | would | his mother = mother | all | month | tree rules | |||
| 2 | not try | present · perfect | he | land | vn try-61.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality | ||||
| 3 | say speech: assert | past | his mother | the same | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent same=Topic | ||||
| 4 | sight | land | nom sight «cognition transitive»: of=patient |
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