Test 3 · ★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter IX, part 4: Wayfarers All…
«Howay, the Rat just grabbed whatever was in the cupboard.» (howay = come on) Put it right.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: Howay, whatever · What happens: grab, be, come on, put · To what, where: cupboard · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 3 · ★ 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: «Howay, the Rat just grabbed whatever was in the cupboard.»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 2 Howay | punct |
| 2 | Howay | Howay | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 grabbed | nsubj |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 Rat | punct |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 Rat | det |
| 5 | Rat | Rat | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 Howay | appos |
| 6 | just | just | ADV | _ | 7 grabbed | advmod |
| 7 | grabbed | grab | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | whatever | whatever | PRON | PronType=Rel | 12 cupboard | nsubj |
| 9 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 12 cupboard | cop |
| 10 | in | in | ADP | _ | 12 cupboard | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 cupboard | det |
| 12 | cupboard | cupboard | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 grabbed | ccomp |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 grabbed | punct |
| 14 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 7 grabbed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | grab in a quote | past | Howay | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | is in a quote | past | whatever | the cupboard | 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: (howay = come on) Put it right.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 4 come | punct |
| 2 | howay | howay | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 come | nsubj |
| 3 | = | = | SYM | _ | 4 come | punct |
| 4 | come | come | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | on | on | ADV | _ | 4 come | advmod |
| 6 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 4 come | punct |
| 7 | Put | put | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 come | conj |
| 8 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 Put | obj |
| 9 | right | right | ADV | _ | 7 Put | advmod |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 come | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | come on | infinitive | howay | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 2 | put | infinitive | howay not said here | cupboard | right property | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent it=Goal |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
He chose food to suit the stranger's southern tastes
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 chose | nsubj |
| 2 | chose | choose | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | food | food | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 chose | obj |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 suit | mark |
| 5 | suit | suit | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 chose | xcomp |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 stranger | det |
| 7 | stranger | stranger | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 tastes | nmod:poss |
| 8 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 7 stranger | case |
| 9 | southern | southern | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 tastes | amod |
| 10 | tastes | taste | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 suit | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | choose | past | He | food | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | suit | to-infinitive | He not said here | the stranger's southern tastes | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | taste | the stranger | nom taste «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 2
He grabbed the nearest things and hoped they'd do
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 grabbed | nsubj |
| 2 | grabbed | grab | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 things | det |
| 4 | nearest | near | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 5 things | amod |
| 5 | things | thing | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 grabbed | obj |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 hoped | cc |
| 7 | hoped | hope | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 grabbed | conj |
| 8 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 do | nsubj |
| 9 | 'd | would | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 10 do | aux |
| 10 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 hoped | ccomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | grab | past | He | the nearest things | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Theme | ||||
| 2 | hope | past | He not said here | vn long-32.2 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | |||||
| 3 | do | would | things = thing | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 3
He made a sandwich from whatever was left over
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 made | nsubj |
| 2 | made | make | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 sandwich | det |
| 4 | sandwich | sandwich | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 made | obj |
| 5 | from | from | ADP | _ | 6 whatever | case |
| 6 | whatever | whatever | PRON | PronType=Rel | 2 made | obl |
| 7 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 8 left | aux:pass |
| 8 | left | leave | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 whatever | acl:relcl |
| 9 | over | over | ADV | _ | 8 left | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | make | past | He | a sandwich | whatever | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP.product PP.material»: agent=Agent sandwich=Product from whatever=Material | |||
| 2 | leave over | past · passive | over property | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V» |
Option 4
He sent for food from the village shop and chose foods familiar to the Mole back at Mole End
The tree, 19 words
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 sent | nsubj |
| 2 | sent | send | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | for | for | ADP | _ | 4 food | case |
| 4 | food | food | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 sent | obl |
| 5 | from | from | ADP | _ | 8 shop | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 shop | det |
| 7 | village | village | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 shop | compound |
| 8 | shop | shop | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 sent | obl |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 chose | cc |
| 10 | chose | choose | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 sent | conj |
| 11 | foods | food | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 chose | obj |
| 12 | familiar | familiar | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 foods | amod |
| 13 | to | to | ADP | _ | 15 Mole | case |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 Mole | det |
| 15 | Mole | mole | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 chose | obl |
| 16 | back | back | ADV | _ | 10 chose | advmod |
| 17 | at | at | ADP | _ | 19 End | case |
| 18 | Mole | Mole | PROPN | Number=Sing | 19 End | compound |
| 19 | End | End | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 chose | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | send | past | He | the village shop | for food | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP PP.initial_location»: agent=Agent from shop=Initial_Location | |||
| 2 | choose | past | He not said here | foods | at Mole End | to the Mole | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent food=Theme at end=Asset |
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