Test 11 · ★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter IX, part 5: Wayfarers All…
Looking back: in chapter VII, the Rat was «rapt, transported» by the Piper's music. How is the Sea Rat's spell different?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Rat, spell, Sea Rat · What happens: look back, be, transport, spell
This is test 11 · ★ of lesson 60 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter IX, part 5: Wayfarers All (the spell, the Mole and the cure)» 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 VII, the Rat was «rapt, transported» by the Piper's music.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Looking | look | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 12 rapt | 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 | VII | vii | NUM | NumForm=Roman NumType=Card | 5 chapter | flat |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Looking | punct |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 Rat | det |
| 9 | Rat | Rat | PROPN | Number=Sing | 12 rapt | nsubj |
| 10 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 12 rapt | cop |
| 11 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 12 rapt | punct |
| 12 | rapt | rapt | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 transported | punct |
| 14 | transported | transport | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 12 rapt | conj |
| 15 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 14 transported | punct |
| 16 | by | by | ADP | _ | 20 music | case |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 Piper | det |
| 18 | Piper | Piper | PROPN | Number=Sing | 20 music | nmod:poss |
| 19 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 18 Piper | case |
| 20 | music | music | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 transported | obl |
| 21 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 12 rapt | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | look back | gerund | the Rat not said here | in chapter | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in chapter=Theme | ||||
| 2 | is in a quote | past | the Rat | rapt property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | transport in a quote | participle | the Rat not said here | by the Piper's music | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
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 is the Sea Rat's spell different?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | How | how | ADV | PronType=Int | root | root |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 How | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 Rat | det |
| 4 | Sea | Sea | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 Rat | compound |
| 5 | Rat | Rat | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 spell | nmod:poss |
| 6 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 5 Rat | case |
| 7 | spell | spell | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 How | nsubj |
| 8 | different | different | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 spell | amod |
| 9 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 How | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | the Sea Rat's spell | how property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | spell | the Sea Rat | nom spell «state transitive»: poss=agent |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
It is a kinder, gentler music
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 | 4 kinder | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 kinder | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 kinder | det |
| 4 | kinder | kind | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | root | root |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 kinder | punct |
| 6 | gentler | gentle | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 7 music | amod |
| 7 | music | music | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 kinder | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | It | gentler music obl; kind property | tree rules |
Option 2
It makes the Rat dance, but it does not harm his friends at all
The tree, 14 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 makes | nsubj |
| 2 | makes | make | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 dance | det |
| 4 | Rat | Rat | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 dance | compound |
| 5 | dance | dance | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 makes | obj |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 harm | punct |
| 7 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 11 harm | cc |
| 8 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 harm | nsubj |
| 9 | does | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 harm | aux |
| 10 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 11 harm | advmod |
| 11 | harm | harm | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 makes | conj |
| 12 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 13 friends | nmod:poss |
| 13 | friends | friend | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 harm | obj |
| 14 | at | at | ADP | _ | 15 all | case |
| 15 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 11 harm | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | make | present | It | the Rat dance | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material dance=Product | ||||
| 2 | not harm | present · do-support | dance | his friends | all | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus friend=Experiencer |
Option 3
It is the same
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 | 4 same | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 same | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 same | det |
| 4 | same | same | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | It | same property | tree rules |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
It pulls him away from home and friends; the Piper's call led him to help
The tree, 16 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 pulls | nsubj |
| 2 | pulls | pull | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 pulls | obj |
| 4 | away | away | ADV | _ | 2 pulls | advmod |
| 5 | from | from | ADP | _ | 6 home | case |
| 6 | home | home | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 away | obl |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 friends | cc |
| 8 | friends | friend | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 home | conj |
| 9 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 14 led | punct |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 Piper | det |
| 11 | Piper | Piper | PROPN | Number=Sing | 13 call | nmod:poss |
| 12 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 11 Piper | case |
| 13 | call | call | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 led | nsubj |
| 14 | led | lead | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 pulls | conj |
| 15 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 14 led | obj |
| 16 | to | to | PART | _ | 17 help | mark |
| 17 | help | help | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 14 led | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pull | present | It | him = he | away property | vn push-12-1 «NP V NP ADJP-Result»: agent=Agent he=Result | |||
| 2 | lead | past | the Piper's call | him = he | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent he=Patient clause=Result | ||||
| 3 | help | to-infinitive | him = he not said here | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 4 | call | the Piper | nom call «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
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