Test 13 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter XI, part 3: «Like Summer…

Looking back: in chapter VIII, Toad told the gaoler's daughter about Toad Hall. What did he say first?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Toad · What happens: look back, tell, say · To what, where: daughter · Speech: someone speaks here

This is test 13 · ★★★ of lesson 67 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter XI, part 3: «Like Summer Tempests Came His Tears» (loyal friends, cold pie and «Be quiet at once!»)» 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, Toad told the gaoler's daughter about Toad Hall.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Looking	look	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	9 told	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	VIII	VIII	NUM	NumForm=Roman NumType=Card	5 chapter	flat
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Looking	punct
8	Toad	Toad	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 told	nsubj
9	told	tell	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 gaoler	det
11	gaoler	gaoler	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 daughter	nmod:poss
12	's	's	PART	_	11 gaoler	case
13	daughter	daughter	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 told	iobj
14	about	about	ADP	_	16 Hall	case
15	Toad	Toad	PROPN	Number=Sing	16 Hall	compound
16	Hall	Hall	PROPN	Number=Sing	13 daughter	nmod
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 told	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	look back	gerund	Toad not said here					in chapter	vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in chapter=Theme
2	tell speech: assert	past	Toad		the gaoler's daughter about Toad Hall				vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent daughter=Recipient

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 did he say first?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	What	what	PRON	PronType=Int	4 say	obj
2	did	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 say	aux
3	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 say	nsubj
4	say	say	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	first	first	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	4 say	advmod
6	?	?	PUNCT	_	4 say	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	past · do-support	Toad					first property	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic

The options

Option 1 · ← Mova's choice

That it was «an eligible self-contained gentleman's residence» — like an estate agent's advert, with a gravel drive and a stable block

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	12 residence	nsubj
2	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 residence	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	12 residence	cop
4	«	«	PUNCT	_	12 residence	punct
5	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 gentleman	det
6	eligible	eligible	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 gentleman	amod
7	self	self	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 contained	compound
8	-	-	PUNCT	_	7 self	punct
9	contained	contain	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	10 gentleman	amod
10	gentleman	gentleman	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 residence	nmod:poss
11	's	's	PART	_	10 gentleman	case
12	residence	residence	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
13	»	»	PUNCT	_	12 residence	punct
14	—	-	PUNCT	_	20 advert	punct
15	like	like	ADP	_	20 advert	case
16	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	18 agent	det
17	estate	estate	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 agent	compound
18	agent	agent	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 advert	nmod:poss
19	's	's	PART	_	18 agent	case
20	advert	advert	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 residence	parataxis
21	,	,	PUNCT	_	25 drive	punct
22	with	with	ADP	_	25 drive	case
23	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	25 drive	det
24	gravel	gravel	NOUN	Number=Sing	25 drive	compound
25	drive	drive	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 advert	conj
26	and	and	CCONJ	_	29 block	cc
27	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	29 block	det
28	stable	stable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	29 block	amod
29	block	block	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 advert	conj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	contain in a quote	participle							vn comprise-107.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot
2	is a in a quote	past	That	a eligible contained gentleman's residence					tree rules

Option 2

That it was a noble mansion with eleven bedrooms and a splendid billiard room

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	That	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	6 mansion	nsubj
2	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 mansion	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 mansion	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 mansion	det
5	noble	noble	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 mansion	amod
6	mansion	mansion	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	with	with	ADP	_	9 bedrooms	case
8	eleven	eleven	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	9 bedrooms	nummod
9	bedrooms	bedroom	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 mansion	nmod
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 room	cc
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 room	det
12	splendid	splendid	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 room	amod
13	billiard	billiard	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 room	compound
14	room	room	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 bedrooms	conj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	That	a noble mansion				with eleven bedrooms and a splendid billiard room	tree rules

Option 3 · ✓ the right answer

That it was «an eligible self-contained gentleman's residence» — like an estate agent's advert

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	That	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	12 residence	nsubj
2	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 residence	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	12 residence	cop
4	«	«	PUNCT	_	12 residence	punct
5	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 gentleman	det
6	eligible	eligible	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 gentleman	amod
7	self	self	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 contained	compound
8	-	-	PUNCT	_	7 self	punct
9	contained	contain	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	10 gentleman	amod
10	gentleman	gentleman	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 residence	nmod:poss
11	's	's	PART	_	10 gentleman	case
12	residence	residence	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
13	»	»	PUNCT	_	12 residence	punct
14	—	-	PUNCT	_	12 residence	punct
15	like	like	ADP	_	20 advert	case
16	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	18 agent	det
17	estate	estate	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 agent	compound
18	agent	agent	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 advert	nmod:poss
19	's	's	PART	_	18 agent	case
20	advert	advert	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 residence	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	contain in a quote	participle							vn comprise-107.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot
2	is a in a quote	past	That	a eligible contained gentleman's residence				like a estate agent's advert	tree rules

Option 4

That it was a quaint little cottage with a sunny garden and a lovely view

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	That	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	7 cottage	nsubj
2	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 cottage	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 cottage	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 cottage	det
5	quaint	quaint	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 cottage	amod
6	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 cottage	amod
7	cottage	cottage	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	with	with	ADP	_	11 garden	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 garden	det
10	sunny	sunny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 garden	amod
11	garden	garden	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 cottage	nmod
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 view	cc
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 view	det
14	lovely	lovely	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 view	amod
15	view	view	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 garden	conj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	That	a quaint little cottage				with a sunny garden and a lovely view	tree rules

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