Test 14 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter XI, part 2: «Like Summer…
Looking back: in chapter II, after the motor-car wrecked the caravan, the Rat shouted «I'll have the law of you!» How is the Rat different now?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: motor car, Rat · What happens: look back, wreck, shout, have, be · To what, where: caravan, law · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 14 · ★★★ of lesson 66 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter XI, part 2: «Like Summer Tempests Came His Tears» (how Toad Hall was taken, a gun at the gate and a sunken boat)» 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 II, after the motor-car wrecked the caravan, the Rat shouted «I'll have the law of you!»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Looking | look | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 13 wrecked | advcl |
| 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 | II | II | NUM | NumForm=Roman NumType=Card | 5 chapter | flat |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 wrecked | punct |
| 8 | after | after | SCONJ | _ | 13 wrecked | mark |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 car | det |
| 10 | motor | motor | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 car | compound |
| 11 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 10 motor | punct |
| 12 | car | car | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 wrecked | nsubj |
| 13 | wrecked | wreck | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 caravan | det |
| 15 | caravan | caravan | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 wrecked | obj |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 19 shouted | punct |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 Rat | det |
| 18 | Rat | Rat | PROPN | Number=Sing | 19 shouted | nsubj |
| 19 | shouted | shout | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 13 wrecked | conj |
| 20 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 23 have | punct |
| 21 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 23 have | nsubj |
| 22 | 'll | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 23 have | aux |
| 23 | have | have | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 19 shouted | ccomp |
| 24 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 25 law | det |
| 25 | law | law | NOUN | Number=Sing | 23 have | obj |
| 26 | of | of | ADP | _ | 27 you | case |
| 27 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 25 law | nmod |
| 28 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 23 have | punct |
| 29 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 23 have | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | look back | gerund | the motor car not said here | in chapter | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in chapter=Theme | ||||
| 2 | wreck | past | the motor car | the caravan | vn destroy-44 «NP.instrument V NP»: agent=Instrument caravan=Patient | ||||
| 3 | shout speech: express | past | the Rat | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 4 | have in a quote | future | the Rat = rat | the law of you | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent law=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: How is the Rat different now?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | How | how | ADV | PronType=Int | 5 different | advmod |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 different | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 Rat | det |
| 4 | Rat | Rat | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 different | nsubj |
| 5 | different | different | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 6 | now | now | ADV | PronType=Dem | 5 different | advmod |
| 7 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 different | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | the Rat | now | different property | tree rules |
The options
Option 1
He stays calm and says they must wait, having learnt from how badly rushing went before
The tree, 16 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 stays | nsubj |
| 2 | stays | stay | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | calm | calm | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 stays | xcomp |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 says | cc |
| 5 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 stays | conj |
| 6 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 wait | nsubj |
| 7 | must | must | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 8 wait | aux |
| 8 | wait | wait | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 says | ccomp |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 having | punct |
| 10 | having | have | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 16 went | csubj |
| 11 | learnt | learn | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 10 having | xcomp |
| 12 | from | from | SCONJ | _ | 15 rushing | mark |
| 13 | how | how | ADV | PronType=Int | 14 badly | advmod |
| 14 | badly | badly | ADV | Degree=Pos | 15 rushing | advmod |
| 15 | rushing | rush | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 11 learnt | advcl |
| 16 | went | go | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 stays | conj |
| 17 | before | before | ADV | _ | 16 went | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stay | present | He | calm property | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | say speech: assert | present | He not said here | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 3 | wait | must | they | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 4 | have | gerund | tree rules | ||||||
| 5 | learn | participle | vn learn-14-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 6 | rush | gerund | badly property | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 7 | go | past | having | before property | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice
He still wants the law, but now he is quiet and tries to make friends with the motor-car driver
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 | 3 wants | nsubj |
| 2 | still | still | ADV | _ | 3 wants | advmod |
| 3 | wants | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 law | det |
| 5 | law | law | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 wants | obj |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 quiet | punct |
| 7 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 11 quiet | cc |
| 8 | now | now | ADV | PronType=Dem | 11 quiet | advmod |
| 9 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 quiet | nsubj |
| 10 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 quiet | cop |
| 11 | quiet | quiet | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 wants | conj |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 13 tries | cc |
| 13 | tries | try | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 wants | conj |
| 14 | to | to | PART | _ | 15 make | mark |
| 15 | make | make | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 13 tries | xcomp |
| 16 | friends | friend | NOUN | Number=Plur | 15 make | obj |
| 17 | with | with | ADP | _ | 22 driver | case |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 22 driver | det |
| 19 | motor | motor | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 car | compound |
| 20 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 19 motor | punct |
| 21 | car | car | NOUN | Number=Sing | 22 driver | compound |
| 22 | driver | driver | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 make | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | want | present | He | the law | still | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot law=Theme | |||
| 2 | is | present | he | now | quiet property | tree rules | |||
| 3 | try | present | He not said here | vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | |||||
| 4 | make not said to happen | to-infinitive | He not said here | friends | with the car driver | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset friend=Product |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
He stays calm and says they must wait
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 stays | nsubj |
| 2 | stays | stay | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | calm | calm | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 stays | xcomp |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 says | cc |
| 5 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 stays | conj |
| 6 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 wait | nsubj |
| 7 | must | must | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 8 wait | aux |
| 8 | wait | wait | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 says | ccomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stay | present | He | calm property | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | say speech: assert | present | He not said here | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 3 | wait | must | they | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 4
He now shouts at the stoats
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 | 3 shouts | nsubj |
| 2 | now | now | ADV | PronType=Dem | 3 shouts | advmod |
| 3 | shouts | shout | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | at | at | ADP | _ | 6 stoats | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 stoats | det |
| 6 | stoats | stoat | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 shouts | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | shout speech: express | present | He | the stoats | now | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
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