Test 8 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter X, part 3: The Further Ad…
Aye (yes), Isla's wee brother says: «Toad's rizz (charm) won them over.» What really made the gentlemen kind?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Aye, rizz · What happens: say, win over, make · To what, where: them, gentlemen kind · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 8 · ★★★ 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: Aye (yes), Isla's wee brother says: «Toad's rizz (charm) won them over.»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aye | aye | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 says | nsubj |
| 2 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 10 says | punct |
| 3 | yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 10 says | discourse |
| 4 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 3 yes | punct |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 yes | punct |
| 6 | Isla | Isla | PROPN | Number=Sing | 9 brother | nmod:poss |
| 7 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 6 Isla | case |
| 8 | wee | wee | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 brother | amod |
| 9 | brother | brother | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 says | nsubj |
| 10 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 11 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 19 won | punct |
| 12 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 19 won | punct |
| 13 | Toad | Toad | PROPN | Number=Sing | 15 rizz | nmod:poss |
| 14 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 13 Toad | case |
| 15 | rizz | rizz | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 won | nsubj |
| 16 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 17 charm | punct |
| 17 | charm | charm | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 rizz | appos |
| 18 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 17 charm | punct |
| 19 | won | win | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 10 says | ccomp |
| 20 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 19 won | obj |
| 21 | over | over | ADP | _ | 19 won | compound:prt |
| 22 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 10 says | punct |
| 23 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 10 says | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | Aye | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | win over in a quote | past | Toad's rizz | them = they | vn lure-59.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient |
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: What really made the gentlemen kind?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Rel | 3 made | obl |
| 2 | really | really | ADV | _ | 3 made | advmod |
| 3 | made | make | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 kind | det |
| 5 | gentlemen | gentleman | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 kind | compound |
| 6 | kind | kind | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 made | obj |
| 7 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 made | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | make | past | the gentlemen kind | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset kind=Product |
The options
Option 1
Toad's rizz had nothing to do with it; they simply saw a poor washerwoman who had collapsed in the road and felt sorry
The tree, 24 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toad | Toad | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 rizz | nmod:poss |
| 2 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 1 Toad | case |
| 3 | rizz | rizz | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 had | nsubj |
| 4 | had | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | nothing | nothing | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | 4 had | obj |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 do | mark |
| 7 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 nothing | acl |
| 8 | with | with | ADP | _ | 9 it | case |
| 9 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 do | obl |
| 10 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 13 saw | punct |
| 11 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 13 saw | nsubj |
| 12 | simply | simply | ADV | _ | 13 saw | advmod |
| 13 | saw | see | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 had | parataxis |
| 14 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 16 washerwoman | det |
| 15 | poor | poor | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 16 washerwoman | amod |
| 16 | washerwoman | washerwoman | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 saw | obj |
| 17 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 19 collapsed | nsubj |
| 18 | had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 19 collapsed | aux |
| 19 | collapsed | collapse | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 16 washerwoman | acl:relcl |
| 20 | in | in | ADP | _ | 22 road | case |
| 21 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 22 road | det |
| 22 | road | road | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 collapsed | obl |
| 23 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 24 felt | cc |
| 24 | felt | feel | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 13 saw | conj |
| 25 | sorry | sorry | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 24 felt | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | past | Toad's rizz | nothing | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nothing=Patient | ||||
| 2 | do | to-infinitive | Toad's rizz not said here | nothing not said here | with rizz | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||
| 3 | see | past | they | a poor washerwoman | simply property | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer washerwoman=Stimulus | |||
| 4 | collapse | past · perfect | a poor washerwoman | the road | vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | ||||
| 5 | feel | past | they not said here | sorry property | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
They pitied a poor washerwoman who seemed to have fainted
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 pitied | nsubj |
| 2 | pitied | pity | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 washerwoman | det |
| 4 | poor | poor | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 washerwoman | amod |
| 5 | washerwoman | washerwoman | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 pitied | obj |
| 6 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 7 seemed | nsubj |
| 7 | seemed | seem | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 washerwoman | acl:relcl |
| 8 | to | to | PART | _ | 10 fainted | mark |
| 9 | have | have | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 10 fainted | aux |
| 10 | fainted | faint | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 7 seemed | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pity | past | They | a poor washerwoman | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer washerwoman=Stimulus | ||||
| 2 | seem | past | a poor washerwoman | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Attribute | |||||
| 3 | faint | to-infinitive · perfect | a poor washerwoman not said here | vn change_bodily_state-40.8.4 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice
They were sorry for Toad because he looked ill and frail
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 sorry | nsubj |
| 2 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 sorry | cop |
| 3 | sorry | sorry | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | for | for | ADP | _ | 5 Toad | case |
| 5 | Toad | Toad | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 sorry | obl |
| 6 | because | because | SCONJ | _ | 8 looked | mark |
| 7 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 looked | nsubj |
| 8 | looked | look | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 sorry | advcl |
| 9 | ill | ill | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 looked | xcomp |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 frail | cc |
| 11 | frail | frail | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 sorry | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | They | for Toad; sorry property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | look | past | Toad | ill property | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus | ||||
| 3 | be | They not said here | tree rules |
Option 4
They thought it was a kind thing to do, since Toad had charmed them with his manners and cheerful singing all the way
The tree, 23 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 thought | nsubj |
| 2 | thought | think | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 thing | nsubj |
| 4 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 thing | cop |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 thing | det |
| 6 | kind | kind | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 thing | amod |
| 7 | thing | thing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 thought | ccomp |
| 8 | to | to | PART | _ | 9 do | mark |
| 9 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 thing | acl |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 charmed | punct |
| 11 | since | since | SCONJ | _ | 14 charmed | mark |
| 12 | Toad | Toad | PROPN | Number=Sing | 14 charmed | nsubj |
| 13 | had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 14 charmed | aux |
| 14 | charmed | charm | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 2 thought | conj |
| 15 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 14 charmed | obj |
| 16 | with | with | ADP | _ | 18 manners | case |
| 17 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 18 manners | nmod:poss |
| 18 | manners | manners | NOUN | Number=Ptan | 14 charmed | obl |
| 19 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 21 singing | cc |
| 20 | cheerful | cheerful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 21 singing | amod |
| 21 | singing | sing | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 14 charmed | conj |
| 22 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 24 way | det:predet |
| 23 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 24 way | det |
| 24 | way | way | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 singing | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | think speech: other | past | They | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | is a | past | it | a kind thing | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | do | to-infinitive | They not said here | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 4 | charm | past · perfect | Toad | them = they | with Toad's manners | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus they=Experiencer | |||
| 5 | sing speech: express | gerund | Toad not said here | all way | vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
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