Test 3 · ★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter IX, part 5: Wayfarers All…
Isla from Aberdeen: «the wee bairn of a Mole just let his pal walk off.» (bairn = child) Put it right.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: Isla, bairn · What happens: let, walk, put · To what, where: pal walk, child
This is test 3 · ★ 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: Isla from Aberdeen: «the wee bairn of a Mole just let his pal walk off.»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isla | Isla | PROPN | Number=Sing | 13 let | nsubj |
| 2 | from | from | ADP | _ | 3 Aberdeen | case |
| 3 | Aberdeen | Aberdeen | PROPN | Number=Sing | 1 Isla | nmod |
| 4 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 8 bairn | punct |
| 5 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 8 bairn | punct |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 bairn | det |
| 7 | wee | wee | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 bairn | amod |
| 8 | bairn | bairn | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 let | nsubj |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 11 Mole | case |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 Mole | det |
| 11 | Mole | mole | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 bairn | nmod |
| 12 | just | just | ADV | _ | 13 let | advmod |
| 13 | let | let | VERB | Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 14 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 16 walk | nmod:poss |
| 15 | pal | pal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 16 walk | amod |
| 16 | walk | walk | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 let | obj |
| 17 | off | off | ADV | _ | 16 walk | advmod |
| 18 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 13 let | punct |
| 19 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 13 let | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | let in a quote | past | Isla from Aberdeen | bairn's pal walk | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent walk=Theme | ||||
| 2 | walk in a quote | bairn | nom walk «act transitive»: poss=agent |
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: (bairn = child) Put it right.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 6 Put | punct |
| 2 | bairn | bairn | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 Put | nsubj |
| 3 | = | = | SYM | _ | 4 child | punct |
| 4 | child | child | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 bairn | appos |
| 5 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 4 child | punct |
| 6 | Put | put | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 7 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 Put | obj |
| 8 | right | right | ADV | _ | 6 Put | advmod |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 Put | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | put | infinitive | bairn | child | 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 grappled with him and dragged him inside
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 grappled | nsubj |
| 2 | grappled | grapple | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | with | with | ADP | _ | 4 him | case |
| 4 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 grappled | obl |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 dragged | cc |
| 6 | dragged | drag | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 grappled | conj |
| 7 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 dragged | obj |
| 8 | inside | inside | ADV | _ | 6 dragged | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | grapple | past | He | with him = he | vn cope-83-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with he=Theme | ||||
| 2 | drag | past | He not said here | him = he | inside property | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
Option 2
He ran after him down the lane, caught up at the harbour, and begged him to stay in the town
The tree, 20 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 ran | nsubj |
| 2 | ran | run | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | after | after | ADP | _ | 4 him | case |
| 4 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 ran | obl |
| 5 | down | down | ADP | _ | 2 ran | compound:prt |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 lane | det |
| 7 | lane | lane | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 ran | obj |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 caught | punct |
| 9 | caught | catch | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 7 lane | acl |
| 10 | up | up | ADP | _ | 9 caught | compound:prt |
| 11 | at | at | ADP | _ | 13 harbour | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 harbour | det |
| 13 | harbour | harbour | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 caught | obl |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 begged | punct |
| 15 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 16 begged | cc |
| 16 | begged | beg | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 ran | conj |
| 17 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 16 begged | obj |
| 18 | to | to | PART | _ | 19 stay | mark |
| 19 | stay | stay | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 16 begged | xcomp |
| 20 | in | in | ADP | _ | 22 town | case |
| 21 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 22 town | det |
| 22 | town | town | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 stay | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | run down | past | He | the lane | after him = he | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme lane=Trajectory | |||
| 2 | catch up | participle | the lane not said here | the harbour | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent at harbour=Asset | ||||
| 3 | beg speech: request | past | He not said here | him = he | vn beg-58.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent he=Recipient clause=Topic | ||||
| 4 | stay not said to happen | to-infinitive | He not said here | the town | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in town=Location |
Option 3
He hugged him and walked him to the gate
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 hugged | nsubj |
| 2 | hugged | hug | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 hugged | obj |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 walked | cc |
| 5 | walked | walk | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 hugged | conj |
| 6 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 walked | obj |
| 7 | to | to | ADP | _ | 9 gate | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 gate | det |
| 9 | gate | gate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 walked | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hug | past | He | him = he | vn marry-36.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Co-Agent | ||||
| 2 | walk | past | He not said here | him = he | the gate | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent he=Theme to gate=Trajectory |
Option 4
He grappled with him fiercely, pinned him down and dragged him inside before he could reach the lane
The tree, 18 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 grappled | nsubj |
| 2 | grappled | grapple | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | with | with | ADP | _ | 4 him | case |
| 4 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 grappled | obl |
| 5 | fiercely | fiercely | ADV | _ | 2 grappled | advmod |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 pinned | punct |
| 7 | pinned | pin | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 grappled | conj |
| 8 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 pinned | obj |
| 9 | down | down | ADP | _ | 7 pinned | compound:prt |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 dragged | cc |
| 11 | dragged | drag | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 grappled | conj |
| 12 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 dragged | obj |
| 13 | inside | inside | ADV | _ | 11 dragged | advmod |
| 14 | before | before | SCONJ | _ | 17 reach | mark |
| 15 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 17 reach | nsubj |
| 16 | could | could | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 17 reach | aux |
| 17 | reach | reach | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 11 dragged | advcl |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 lane | det |
| 19 | lane | lane | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 reach | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | grapple | past | He | with him = he; fiercely property | vn cope-83-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with he=Theme | ||||
| 2 | pin down | past | He not said here | him = he | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient | ||||
| 3 | drag | past | He not said here | him = he | inside property | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme | |||
| 4 | reach | could | he | the lane | vn body_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent lane=Theme |
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