Test 8 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter XI, part 3: «Like Summer…
Ellie, «bostin'» (great) news!: «Badger's gonna help after all, innit?» What shows he has a plan?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: gonna · What happens: help, innit, show, have · To what, where: plan · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 8 · ★★★ 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: Ellie, «bostin'» (great) news!: «Badger's gonna help after all, innit?»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ellie | Ellie | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 news | nsubj |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 bostin | punct |
| 3 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 4 bostin | punct |
| 4 | bostin | bostin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 news | compound |
| 5 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 4 bostin | punct |
| 6 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 4 bostin | punct |
| 7 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 8 great | punct |
| 8 | great | great | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 news | amod |
| 9 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 8 great | punct |
| 10 | news | news | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 11 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 10 news | punct |
| 12 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 17 help | punct |
| 13 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 17 help | punct |
| 14 | Badger | Badger | PROPN | Number=Sing | 16 gonna | nmod:poss |
| 15 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 14 Badger | case |
| 16 | gonna | gonna | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 help | nsubj |
| 17 | help | help | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 news | parataxis |
| 18 | after | after | ADP | _ | 19 all | case |
| 19 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 17 help | obl |
| 20 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 21 innit | punct |
| 21 | innit | innit | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 17 help | conj |
| 22 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 10 news | punct |
| 23 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 10 news | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | help in a quote | present | Badger's gonna | after all | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | innit in a quote | infinitive | Badger's gonna not said here | tree rules |
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 shows he has a plan?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 2 shows | nsubj |
| 2 | shows | show | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 has | nsubj |
| 4 | has | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 shows | ccomp |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 plan | det |
| 6 | plan | plan | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 has | obj |
| 7 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 2 shows | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | show | present | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | ||||||
| 2 | have | present | gonna | a plan | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plan=Patient |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
«Badger has not yet decided, so let us wait until morning and talk again.»
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 6 decided | punct |
| 2 | Badger | Badger | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 decided | nsubj |
| 3 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 decided | aux |
| 4 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 6 decided | advmod |
| 5 | yet | yet | ADV | _ | 6 decided | advmod |
| 6 | decided | decide | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 let | punct |
| 8 | so | so | ADV | _ | 9 let | advmod |
| 9 | let | let | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 decided | ccomp |
| 10 | us | we | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 9 let | obj |
| 11 | wait | wait | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 9 let | xcomp |
| 12 | until | until | ADP | _ | 13 morning | case |
| 13 | morning | morning | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 wait | obl |
| 14 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 15 talk | cc |
| 15 | talk | talk | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 11 wait | conj |
| 16 | again | again | ADV | _ | 15 talk | advmod |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 9 let | punct |
| 18 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 9 let | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not decide in a quote | present · perfect | Badger | yet | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | ||||
| 2 | let in a quote | infinitive | us | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | wait in a quote | infinitive | us not said here | morning | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 4 | talk in a quote | infinitive | us not said here | again | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 2
«Badger is going to help.»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 4 going | punct |
| 2 | Badger | badger | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 going | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 going | aux |
| 4 | going | go | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 help | mark |
| 6 | help | help | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 going | xcomp |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 going | punct |
| 8 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 4 going | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | go in a quote | present · progressive | Badger | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | help in a quote | to-infinitive | Badger not said here | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
«I haven't said my last word yet. Now I'm going to tell you a great secret.»
Sentence 1: «I haven't said my last word yet.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 5 said | punct |
| 2 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 5 said | nsubj |
| 3 | have | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 said | aux |
| 4 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 5 said | advmod |
| 5 | said | say | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 6 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 word | nmod:poss |
| 7 | last | last | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 word | amod |
| 8 | word | word | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 said | obj |
| 9 | yet | yet | ADV | _ | 5 said | advmod |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 said | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not say speech: assert in a quote | present · perfect | I | my last word | yet | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent word=Topic | |||
| 2 | word in a quote | my | nom word «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
Sentence 2: Now I'm going to tell you a great secret.»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Now | now | ADV | PronType=Dem | 4 going | advmod |
| 2 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 4 going | nsubj |
| 3 | 'm | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 going | aux |
| 4 | going | go | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 tell | mark |
| 6 | tell | tell | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 going | xcomp |
| 7 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 6 tell | iobj |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 secret | det |
| 9 | great | great | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 secret | amod |
| 10 | secret | secret | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 tell | obj |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 going | punct |
| 12 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 4 going | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | go | present · progressive | I | now | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | ||||
| 2 | tell speech: assert | to-infinitive | I not said here | a great secret | you | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent you=Recipient secret=Topic |
Option 4
«I have a secret plan, but I will tell you only after supper is eaten.»
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 3 have | punct |
| 2 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 3 have | nsubj |
| 3 | have | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 plan | det |
| 5 | secret | secret | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 plan | amod |
| 6 | plan | plan | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 have | obj |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 tell | punct |
| 8 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 11 tell | cc |
| 9 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 11 tell | nsubj |
| 10 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 11 tell | aux |
| 11 | tell | tell | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 have | parataxis |
| 12 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 11 tell | iobj |
| 13 | only | only | ADV | _ | 17 eaten | advmod |
| 14 | after | after | SCONJ | _ | 17 eaten | mark |
| 15 | supper | supper | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 eaten | nsubj:pass |
| 16 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 17 eaten | aux:pass |
| 17 | eaten | eat | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 11 tell | advcl |
| 18 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 have | punct |
| 19 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 3 have | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have in a quote | present | I | a secret plan | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plan=Patient | ||||
| 2 | tell speech: assert in a quote | future | I | you | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent you=Recipient | ||||
| 3 | eat in a quote | present · passive | supper | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
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