Test 11 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter X, part 3: The Further Ad…

Looking back: in chapter VIII, what did Toad tell the engine-driver about the car?

Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Toad · What happens: look back, tell · To what, where: chapter, engine driver · Speech: someone speaks here

This is test 11 · ★★★ of lesson 63 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter X, part 3: The Further Adventures of Toad (the most conceited song and the very same motor-car)» 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

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Looking	look	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	5 chapter	csubj
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	root	root
6	VIII	VIII	NUM	NumForm=Roman NumType=Card	5 chapter	flat
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 tell	punct
8	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	11 tell	obj
9	did	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	11 tell	aux
10	Toad	Toad	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 tell	nsubj
11	tell	tell	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 chapter	parataxis
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 driver	det
13	engine	engine	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 driver	compound
14	-	-	PUNCT	_	13 engine	punct
15	driver	driver	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 tell	obj
16	about	about	ADP	_	18 car	case
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 car	det
18	car	car	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 driver	nmod
19	?	?	PUNCT	_	5 chapter	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	look back	gerund							vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
2	tell speech: assert	past · do-support	Toad	chapter	the engine driver				vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent what=Recipient driver=Topic

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.

The options

Option 1

That he had found it parked and borrowed it for a while

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	That	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	4 found	nsubj:pass
2	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 found	nsubj
3	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 found	aux
4	found	find	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 parked	nsubj
6	parked	park	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 found	ccomp
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 borrowed	cc
8	borrowed	borrow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 found	conj
9	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 borrowed	obj
10	for	for	ADP	_	12 while	case
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 while	det
12	while	while	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 borrowed	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	roles by
1	find	past · perfect · passive		That		vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Attribute clause=Theme
2	park	past	it			vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
3	borrow	past		it	while	vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme

Option 2 · ✓ the right answer

That he «only borrowed a motorcar» while the owners were at lunch

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	That	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	5 borrowed	nsubj
2	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 borrowed	nsubj
3	«	«	PUNCT	_	5 borrowed	punct
4	only	only	ADV	_	5 borrowed	advmod
5	borrowed	borrow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 motorcar	det
7	motorcar	motorcar	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 borrowed	obj
8	»	»	PUNCT	_	7 motorcar	punct
9	while	while	SCONJ	_	14 lunch	mark
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 owners	det
11	owners	owner	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 lunch	nsubj
12	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	14 lunch	cop
13	at	at	ADP	_	14 lunch	case
14	lunch	lunch	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 borrowed	advcl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	borrow in a quote	past	That	a motorcar					vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent motorcar=Theme
2	is	past	the owners			lunch			tree rules

Option 3

That he «only borrowed a motorcar» from the Red Lion, meaning to return it before the owners finished their lunch and paid their bill

The tree, 24 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	That	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	5 borrowed	nsubj
2	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 borrowed	nsubj
3	«	«	PUNCT	_	5 borrowed	punct
4	only	only	ADV	_	5 borrowed	advmod
5	borrowed	borrow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 motorcar	det
7	motorcar	motorcar	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 borrowed	obj
8	»	»	PUNCT	_	7 motorcar	punct
9	from	from	ADP	_	12 Lion	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 Lion	det
11	Red	Red	PROPN	Number=Sing	12 Lion	compound
12	Lion	Lion	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 borrowed	obl
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 meaning	punct
14	meaning	mean	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	5 borrowed	advcl
15	to	to	PART	_	16 return	mark
16	return	return	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	14 meaning	xcomp
17	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	16 return	obj
18	before	before	SCONJ	_	21 finished	mark
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 owners	det
20	owners	owner	NOUN	Number=Plur	21 finished	nsubj
21	finished	finish	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	16 return	advcl
22	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	23 lunch	nmod:poss
23	lunch	lunch	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 finished	obj
24	and	and	CCONJ	_	25 paid	cc
25	paid	pay	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 borrowed	conj
26	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	27 bill	nmod:poss
27	bill	bill	NOUN	Number=Sing	25 paid	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	borrow in a quote	past	That	a motorcar	from the Red Lion	vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent motorcar=Theme from lion=Source
2	mean	gerund	That not said here			vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	return not said to happen	to-infinitive	That not said here	motorcar		vn send-11.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme
4	finish	past	the owners	owners's lunch		vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality lunch=Eventuality
5	pay	past	That not said here	owners's bill		vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bill=Asset
6	bill		owners = owner			nom bill «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Option 4 · ← Mova's choice

That he «only borrowed a motorcar» from the yard while its owners were at lunch, and assured the engine-driver he would soon return it

The tree, 25 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	That	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	5 borrowed	nsubj
2	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 borrowed	nsubj
3	«	«	PUNCT	_	5 borrowed	punct
4	only	only	ADV	_	5 borrowed	advmod
5	borrowed	borrow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 motorcar	det
7	motorcar	motorcar	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 borrowed	obj
8	»	»	PUNCT	_	7 motorcar	punct
9	from	from	ADP	_	11 yard	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 yard	det
11	yard	yard	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 borrowed	obl
12	while	while	SCONJ	_	17 lunch	mark
13	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	14 owners	nmod:poss
14	owners	owner	NOUN	Number=Plur	17 lunch	nsubj
15	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	17 lunch	cop
16	at	at	ADP	_	17 lunch	case
17	lunch	lunch	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 borrowed	advcl
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 assured	punct
19	and	and	CCONJ	_	20 assured	cc
20	assured	assure	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 borrowed	conj
21	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	24 driver	det
22	engine	engine	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 driver	compound
23	-	-	PUNCT	_	22 engine	punct
24	driver	driver	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 assured	obj
25	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	28 return	nsubj
26	would	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	28 return	aux
27	soon	soon	ADV	Degree=Pos	28 return	advmod
28	return	return	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	24 driver	acl:relcl
29	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	28 return	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	other	roles by
1	borrow in a quote	past	That	a motorcar			from the yard	vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent motorcar=Theme from yard=Source
2	is	past	yard's owners			lunch		tree rules
3	assure	past	That not said here		the engine driver			vn advise-37.9 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent driver=Recipient
4	return	would	driver	motorcar			soon property	vn send-11.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme

Text: the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (world/data/school/), as the course runner gave them to the student. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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