Test 11 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter X, part 4: The Further Ad…

Looking back: in chapter VIII, an engine full of warders and policemen chased Toad. How did he escape that time?

Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · Who acts: Looking, Toad · What happens: look back, chase, escape · To what, where: Toad

This is test 11 · ★★★ of lesson 64 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter X, part 4: The Further Adventures of Toad (the horse-pond, the chase and a face in the bank)» 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 VIII, an engine full of warders and policemen chased Toad.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Looking	look	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	15 chased	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	1 Looking	obl
6	VIII	VIII	NUM	NumForm=Roman NumType=Card	5 chapter	flat
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 engine	punct
8	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 engine	det
9	engine	engine	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 chapter	conj
10	full	full	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 engine	amod
11	of	of	ADP	_	12 warders	case
12	warders	warder	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 full	obl
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 policemen	cc
14	policemen	policeman	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 warders	conj
15	chased	chase	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
16	Toad	Toad	PROPN	Number=Sing	15 chased	obj
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	15 chased	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	look back	gerund						in chapter and a engine	vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in chapter=Theme
2	chase	past	Looking	Toad					vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent toad=Theme

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 did he escape that time?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	How	how	ADV	PronType=Int	4 escape	advmod
2	did	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 escape	aux
3	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 escape	nsubj
4	escape	escape	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	that	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	6 time	det
6	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 escape	obj
7	?	?	PUNCT	_	4 escape	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	escape	past · do-support	Toad				time		vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

The options

Option 1

He jumped from the train after a tunnel, ran across the fields, and then hid in a wood until the engine had gone right past

The tree, 25 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 jumped	nsubj
2	jumped	jump	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	from	from	ADP	_	5 train	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 train	det
5	train	train	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 jumped	obl
6	after	after	ADP	_	8 tunnel	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 tunnel	det
8	tunnel	tunnel	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 jumped	obl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 ran	punct
10	ran	run	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 jumped	conj
11	across	across	ADP	_	13 fields	case
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 fields	det
13	fields	field	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 ran	obl
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 hid	punct
15	and	and	CCONJ	_	17 hid	cc
16	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	17 hid	advmod
17	hid	hide	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 jumped	parataxis
18	in	in	ADP	_	20 wood	case
19	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	20 wood	det
20	wood	wood	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 hid	obl
21	until	until	SCONJ	_	25 gone	mark
22	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	23 engine	det
23	engine	engine	NOUN	Number=Sing	25 gone	nsubj
24	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	25 gone	aux
25	gone	go	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	17 hid	advcl
26	right	right	ADJ	Degree=Pos	27 past	amod
27	past	past	NOUN	Number=Sing	25 gone	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	roles by
1	jump	past	He		the train	after a tunnel	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme from train=Trajectory
2	run	past	He not said here		the fields		vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme across field=Trajectory
3	hide	past			a wood	then	vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in wood=Location
4	go	past · perfect	the engine	right past			vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location past=Theme

Option 2

He disguised himself as a washerwoman

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 disguised	nsubj
2	disguised	disguise	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	himself	himself	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	2 disguised	obj
4	as	as	ADP	_	6 washerwoman	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 washerwoman	det
6	washerwoman	washerwoman	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 disguised	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	disguise	past	He	himself = he				as a washerwoman	vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent himself=Destination

Option 3

He bribed the guard with all his remaining gold coins and sat quietly in the carriage until the station was reached

The tree, 21 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 bribed	nsubj
2	bribed	bribe	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 guard	det
4	guard	guard	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 bribed	obj
5	with	with	ADP	_	10 coins	case
6	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	10 coins	det:predet
7	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 coins	nmod:poss
8	remaining	remaining	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 coins	amod
9	gold	gold	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 coins	compound
10	coins	coin	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 bribed	obl
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 sat	cc
12	sat	sit	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 bribed	conj
13	quietly	quietly	ADV	_	12 sat	advmod
14	in	in	ADP	_	16 carriage	case
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 carriage	det
16	carriage	carriage	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 sat	obl
17	until	until	SCONJ	_	21 reached	mark
18	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 station	det
19	station	station	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 reached	nsubj:pass
20	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	21 reached	aux:pass
21	reached	reach	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	12 sat	advcl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	bribe	past	He	the guard		with his remaining gold coins	vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent guard=Patient
2	sit	past	He not said here		the carriage	quietly property	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in carriage=Location
3	reach	past · passive		the station			vn body_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: subject=Theme
4	coin		his = he				nom coin «possession transitive»: poss=agent

Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer

He jumped from the train after a tunnel and hid in a wood

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 jumped	nsubj
2	jumped	jump	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	from	from	ADP	_	5 train	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 train	det
5	train	train	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 jumped	obl
6	after	after	ADP	_	8 tunnel	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 tunnel	det
8	tunnel	tunnel	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 jumped	obl
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 hid	cc
10	hid	hide	VERB	Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 jumped	conj
11	in	in	ADP	_	13 wood	case
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 wood	det
13	wood	wood	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 hid	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	jump	past	He			the train	after a tunnel		vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme from train=Trajectory
2	hide	past	He not said here			a wood			vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in wood=Location

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