Test 14 · ★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter IX, part 4: Wayfarers All…
Looking back: in chapter VIII, Toad saw fields and cows «flying past» from the engine. How does the Water Rat travel today?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: Toad, fields · What happens: look back, see, fly, do · To what, where: fields, engine, Rat travel · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 14 · ★ of lesson 59 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter IX, part 4: Wayfarers All (the voyage and lunch by the road)» 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: Looking back: in chapter VIII, Toad saw fields and cows «flying past» from the engine.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Looking | look | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 9 saw | advcl |
| 2 | back | back | ADV | _ | 1 Looking | advmod |
| 3 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 5 chapter | punct |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 5 chapter | case |
| 5 | chapter | chapter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Looking | obl |
| 6 | VIII | VIII | NUM | NumForm=Roman NumType=Card | 5 chapter | flat |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Looking | punct |
| 8 | Toad | Toad | PROPN | Number=Sing | 9 saw | nsubj |
| 9 | saw | see | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 10 | fields | field | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 saw | obj |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 cows | cc |
| 12 | cows | cow | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 fields | conj |
| 13 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 14 flying | punct |
| 14 | flying | fly | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 9 saw | xcomp |
| 15 | past | past | ADV | _ | 14 flying | advmod |
| 16 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 14 flying | punct |
| 17 | from | from | ADP | _ | 19 engine | case |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 engine | det |
| 19 | engine | engine | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 flying | obl |
| 20 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 9 saw | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | look back | gerund | Toad not said here | in chapter | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in chapter=Theme | ||||
| 2 | see | past | Toad | fields and cows | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | fly in a quote | gerund | fields and cows not said here | the engine | past property | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme from engine=Trajectory |
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: How does the Water Rat travel today?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | How | how | ADV | PronType=Int | 2 does | advmod |
| 2 | does | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 travel | det |
| 4 | Water | Water | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 Rat | compound |
| 5 | Rat | Rat | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 travel | compound |
| 6 | travel | travel | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 does | obj |
| 7 | today | today | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 does | obl:unmarked |
| 8 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 2 does | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | present | the Rat travel | today | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent travel=Eventuality |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Only in his mind, «league by league» with the story
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Only | only | ADV | _ | 4 mind | advmod |
| 2 | in | in | ADP | _ | 4 mind | case |
| 3 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 4 mind | nmod:poss |
| 4 | mind | mind | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 league | punct |
| 6 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 7 league | punct |
| 7 | league | league | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 mind | appos |
| 8 | by | by | ADP | _ | 9 league | case |
| 9 | league | league | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 league | nmod |
| 10 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 7 league | punct |
| 11 | with | with | ADP | _ | 13 story | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 story | det |
| 13 | story | story | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 mind | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mind | his = he | with the story | nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=agent with=obl |
Option 2
Still by motor-car, but now he drives it at great speed along every road in Europe with his friends
The tree, 20 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Still | still | ADV | _ | 5 car | advmod |
| 2 | by | by | ADP | _ | 5 car | case |
| 3 | motor | motor | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 car | compound |
| 4 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 3 motor | punct |
| 5 | car | car | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 drives | obl |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 drives | punct |
| 7 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 10 drives | cc |
| 8 | now | now | ADV | PronType=Dem | 10 drives | advmod |
| 9 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 drives | nsubj |
| 10 | drives | drive | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 11 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 drives | obj |
| 12 | at | at | ADP | _ | 14 speed | case |
| 13 | great | great | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 speed | amod |
| 14 | speed | speed | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 drives | obl |
| 15 | along | along | ADP | _ | 17 road | case |
| 16 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 17 road | det |
| 17 | road | road | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 drives | obl |
| 18 | in | in | ADP | _ | 19 Europe | case |
| 19 | Europe | Europe | PROPN | Number=Sing | 17 road | nmod |
| 20 | with | with | ADP | _ | 22 friends | case |
| 21 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 22 friends | nmod:poss |
| 22 | friends | friend | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 drives | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | drive | present | he | car | great speed | now | by motor car; along every road in Europe; with Europe's friends | vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.initial_location PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme by car=Destination at speed=Initial_Location |
Option 3
By steamer across the sea to every port in turn
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | By | by | ADP | _ | 2 steamer | case |
| 2 | steamer | steamer | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | across | across | ADP | _ | 5 sea | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 sea | det |
| 5 | sea | sea | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 steamer | nmod |
| 6 | to | to | ADP | _ | 8 port | case |
| 7 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 8 port | det |
| 8 | port | port | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 steamer | nmod |
| 9 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 turn | case |
| 10 | turn | turn | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 port | nmod |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 4
On a train, which he takes from port to port, watching the fields and cows fly past the window of his carriage
The tree, 22 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | On | on | ADP | _ | 3 train | case |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 train | det |
| 3 | train | train | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 takes | obl |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 takes | punct |
| 5 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 7 takes | nsubj |
| 6 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 takes | nsubj |
| 7 | takes | take | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | from | from | ADP | _ | 9 port | case |
| 9 | port | port | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 takes | obl |
| 10 | to | to | ADP | _ | 11 port | case |
| 11 | port | port | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 takes | obl |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 watching | punct |
| 13 | watching | watch | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 7 takes | parataxis |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 fields | det |
| 15 | fields | field | NOUN | Number=Plur | 18 fly | nsubj |
| 16 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 17 cows | cc |
| 17 | cows | cow | NOUN | Number=Plur | 15 fields | conj |
| 18 | fly | fly | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 13 watching | parataxis |
| 19 | past | past | ADP | _ | 21 window | case |
| 20 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 21 window | det |
| 21 | window | window | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 fly | obl |
| 22 | of | of | ADP | _ | 24 carriage | case |
| 23 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 24 carriage | nmod:poss |
| 24 | carriage | carriage | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 window | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | take | present | a train | from port; to port | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial_location PP.destination»: agent=Agent from port=Initial_Location to port=Destination | ||||
| 2 | watch | gerund | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 3 | fly | present | the fields and cows | the window of his carriage | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme past window=Trajectory |
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