Test 16 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter X, part 3: The Further Ad…
★★★ Toad's song uses «showed», «knowed», «flowed», «road», «sewed». Which word do they all rhyme with?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: ★ ★, Toad, they · What happens: use, show, knowe, flow, sew, sing · To what, where: road, word · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 16 · ★★★ 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
Sentence 1: ★★★ Toad's song uses «showed», «knowed», «flowed», «road», «sewed».
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ★ | ★ | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 ★ | compound |
| 2 | ★ | ★ | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 uses | nsubj |
| 3 | ★ | ★ | ADP | _ | 6 song | case |
| 4 | Toad | Toad | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 song | nmod:poss |
| 5 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 4 Toad | case |
| 6 | song | song | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 ★ | nmod |
| 7 | uses | use | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 9 showed | punct |
| 9 | showed | show | VERB | Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 uses | ccomp |
| 10 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 9 showed | punct |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 knowed | punct |
| 12 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 13 knowed | punct |
| 13 | knowed | knowe | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 9 showed | parataxis |
| 14 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 13 knowed | punct |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 17 flowed | punct |
| 16 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 17 flowed | punct |
| 17 | flowed | flow | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 13 knowed | conj |
| 18 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 17 flowed | punct |
| 19 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 21 road | punct |
| 20 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 21 road | punct |
| 21 | road | road | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 flowed | obl |
| 22 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 21 road | punct |
| 23 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 25 sewed | punct |
| 24 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 25 sewed | punct |
| 25 | sewed | sew | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 17 flowed | advcl |
| 26 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 25 sewed | punct |
| 27 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 uses | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | use | present | ★ ★ ★ Toad's song | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | show in a quote | past | ★ ★ ★ Toad's song not said here | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | knowe in a quote | past | tree rules | ||||||
| 4 | flow in a quote | past | road | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 5 | sew in a quote | past | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient | ||||||
| 6 | sing | Toad | nom song «communication intransitive»: 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: Which word do they all rhyme with?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Which | which | DET | PronType=Int | 2 word | det |
| 2 | word | word | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | do | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 rhyme | aux |
| 4 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 rhyme | nsubj |
| 5 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 6 rhyme | advmod |
| 6 | rhyme | rhyme | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 word | acl:relcl |
| 7 | with | with | ADP | _ | 6 rhyme | obl |
| 8 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 2 word | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | rhyme | present · do-support | they | which word not said here | vn amalgamate-22.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Patient |
The options
Option 1 · ✓ the right answer
Toad
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toad | Toad | PROPN | Number=Sing | root | root |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice
The words all rhyme with «road» and «Toad» together, which was a clever trick
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 words | det |
| 2 | words | word | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 rhyme | nsubj |
| 3 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 4 rhyme | advmod |
| 4 | rhyme | rhyme | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | with | with | ADP | _ | 7 road | case |
| 6 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 7 road | punct |
| 7 | road | road | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 rhyme | obl |
| 8 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 7 road | punct |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 Toad | cc |
| 10 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 11 Toad | punct |
| 11 | Toad | Toad | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 road | conj |
| 12 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 11 Toad | punct |
| 13 | together | together | ADV | _ | 11 Toad | advmod |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 19 trick | punct |
| 15 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 19 trick | nsubj |
| 16 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 19 trick | cop |
| 17 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 19 trick | det |
| 18 | clever | clever | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 19 trick | amod |
| 19 | trick | trick | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 Toad | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | rhyme | present | the words | with road and Toad and a clever trick | vn amalgamate-22.2-2-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Patient with road=Co-Patient | ||||
| 2 | is a | past | Toad and a clever trick | a clever trick | tree rules |
Option 3
Bow
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bow | bow | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 4
Nothing; they do not rhyme, and Toad made up the words to sound grand
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nothing | nothing | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | root | root |
| 2 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 6 rhyme | punct |
| 3 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 rhyme | nsubj |
| 4 | do | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 rhyme | aux |
| 5 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 6 rhyme | advmod |
| 6 | rhyme | rhyme | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Nothing | conj |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 made | punct |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 made | cc |
| 9 | Toad | Toad | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 made | nsubj |
| 10 | made | make | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 13 words | parataxis |
| 11 | up | up | ADP | _ | 10 made | compound:prt |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 words | det |
| 13 | words | word | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 rhyme | obj |
| 14 | to | to | PART | _ | 15 sound | mark |
| 15 | sound | sound | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 rhyme | advcl |
| 16 | grand | grand | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 sound | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not rhyme | present · do-support | they | the words | vn amalgamate-22.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Patient | ||||
| 2 | make up | past | Toad | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 3 | sound | to-infinitive | they not said here | grand property | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
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