Test 9 · ★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter IX, part 4: Wayfarers All… «The farm part is the best bit, can or not?» (can or not = is that so?) What did the Water Rat think?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: farm part, Water Rat · What happens: be, think · To what, where: best bit, that
This is test 9 · ★ 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: «The farm part is the best bit, can or not?»
punct det compound nsubj cop det amod punct acl:relcl cc conj punct punct root « PUNCT The DET farm NOUN part NOUN is AUX the DET best ADJ bit NOUN , PUNCT can AUX or CCONJ not PART ? PUNCT » PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 8 bit punct 2 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 part det 3 farm farm NOUN Number=Sing 4 part compound 4 part part NOUN Number=Sing 8 bit nsubj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 bit cop 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 bit det 7 best good ADJ Degree=Sup 8 bit amod 8 bit bit NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 , , PUNCT _ 10 can punct 10 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 8 bit acl:relcl 11 or or CCONJ _ 12 not cc 12 not not PART Polarity=Neg 10 can conj 13 ? ? PUNCT _ 8 bit punct 14 » » PUNCT _ 8 bit punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a in a quote present the farm part the best bit 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: (can or not = is that so?)
punct cc conj punct cop nsubj conj punct punct root ( PUNCT can AUX or CCONJ not PART = SYM is AUX that PRON so ADV ? PUNCT ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 2 can punct 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin root root 3 or or CCONJ _ 4 not cc 4 not not PART Polarity=Neg 2 can conj 5 = = SYM _ 7 that punct 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 that cop 7 that that PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 2 can nsubj 8 so so ADV _ 2 can conj 9 ? ? PUNCT _ 8 so punct 10 ) ) PUNCT _ 2 can punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present that tree rules
Sentence 3: What did the Water Rat think?
obj aux det compound nsubj punct root What PRON did AUX the DET Water PROPN Rat PROPN think VERB ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int 6 think obj 2 did do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 think aux 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 Rat det 4 Water Water PROPN Number=Sing 5 Rat compound 5 Rat Rat PROPN Number=Sing 6 think nsubj 6 think think VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 7 ? ? PUNCT _ 6 think punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 think speech: other past · do-support the Water Rat vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot what=Theme
The options Option 1 · ← Mova's choice He was keen to visit the farm himself
nsubj cop mark xcomp det obj obl:unmarked root He PRON was AUX keen ADJ to PART visit VERB the DET farm NOUN himself PRON 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 keen nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 keen cop 3 keen keen ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 to to PART _ 5 visit mark 5 visit visit VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 keen xcomp 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 farm det 7 farm farm NOUN Number=Sing 5 visit obj 8 himself himself PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 5 visit obl:unmarked
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is past He keen property tree rules 2 visit to-infinitive He not said here the farm himself = he obl:unmarked vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent farm=Co-Agent
Option 2 He hated the farm
nsubj det obj root He PRON hated VERB the DET farm NOUN 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 hated nsubj 2 hated hate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 farm det 4 farm farm NOUN Number=Sing 2 hated obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 hate past He the farm vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer farm=Stimulus
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer He didn't want to hear about the dull inland farm
nsubj aux advmod mark xcomp case det amod amod obl root He PRON did AUX n't PART want VERB to PART hear VERB about ADP the DET dull ADJ inland ADJ farm NOUN 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 4 want nsubj 2 did do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 want aux 3 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 4 want advmod 4 want want VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 to to PART _ 6 hear mark 6 hear hear VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 want xcomp 7 about about ADP _ 11 farm case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 farm det 9 dull dull ADJ Degree=Pos 11 farm amod 10 inland inland ADJ Degree=Pos 11 farm amod 11 farm farm NOUN Number=Sing 6 hear obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not want past · do-support He vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme 2 hear not said to happen to-infinitive He not said here about the dull inland farm vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer about farm=Stimulus
Option 4 He thought the farm story was the best part
nsubj det compound nsubj cop det amod ccomp root He PRON thought VERB the DET farm NOUN story NOUN was AUX the DET best ADJ part NOUN 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 thought nsubj 2 thought think VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 story det 4 farm farm NOUN Number=Sing 5 story compound 5 story story NOUN Number=Sing 9 part nsubj 6 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 part cop 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 part det 8 best good ADJ Degree=Sup 9 part amod 9 part part NOUN Number=Sing 2 thought ccomp
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 think speech: other past He vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is a past the farm story the best part tree rules
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