--- title: «The farm part is the best bit, can or not?» (can or not = is that s… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter IX, p… · tree and pragmatics description: «The farm part is the best bit, can or not?» (can or not = is that so?) What did the Water Rat think? 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What did the Water Rat think? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** farm part, Water Rat · **What happens:** be, think · **To what, where:** best bit, that This is test 9 · ★ of lesson 59 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter IX, part 4: Wayfarers All (the voyage and lunch by the road)» 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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/books/59-willows-ch9-part4-lunch-by-the-road/#t9). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* «The farm part is the best bit, can or not?» ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:59-willows-ch9-part4-lunch-by-the-road:t9:1 # text = «The farm part is the best bit, can or not?» 1 « « PUNCT `` _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 3 farm farm NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 compound _ _ 4 part part NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 5 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 cop _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 7 best good ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 8 amod _ _ 8 bit bit NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 10 can can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 8 acl:relcl _ _ 11 or or CCONJ CC _ 12 cc _ _ 12 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 10 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 13 ? ? PUNCT . _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 14 » » PUNCT '' _ 8 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | the farm part | the best bit | | | | | 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:* (can or not = is that so?) ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:59-willows-ch9-part4-lunch-by-the-road:t9:2 # text = (can or not = is that so?) 1 ( ( PUNCT -LRB- _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 can can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 or or CCONJ CC _ 4 cc _ _ 4 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 2 conj _ _ 5 = = SYM SYM _ 7 punct _ _ 6 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 7 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 2 nsubj _ _ 8 so so ADV RB _ 2 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 9 ? ? PUNCT . _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 10 ) ) PUNCT -RRB- _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | | that | | | | | tree rules | *Sentence 3:* What did the Water Rat think? ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:59-willows-ch9-part4-lunch-by-the-road:t9:3 # text = What did the Water Rat think? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 6 obj _ _ 2 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 Water Water PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 compound _ _ 5 Rat Rat PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 6 think think VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 7 ? ? PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **think** *speech: other* | past · do-support | the Water Rat | | | | | | vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot what=Theme | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} He was keen to visit the farm himself ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:59-willows-ch9-part4-lunch-by-the-road:t9:o1:1 # text = He was keen to visit the farm himself 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 keen keen ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 4 to to PART TO _ 5 mark _ _ 5 visit visit VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 xcomp _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 farm farm NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ 8 himself himself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 5 obl:unmarked _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past | He | | | | | keen *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **visit** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | the farm | | | | himself *= he* *obl:unmarked* | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent farm=Co-Agent | ### Option 2 {#o2} He hated the farm ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:59-willows-ch9-part4-lunch-by-the-road:t9:o2:1 # text = He hated the farm 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 hated hate VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 farm farm NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **hate** | past | He | the farm | | | | | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer farm=Stimulus | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} He didn't want to hear about the dull inland farm ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:59-willows-ch9-part4-lunch-by-the-road:t9:o3:1 # text = He didn't want to hear about the dull inland farm 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 2 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 3 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 4 advmod _ _ 4 want want VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 to to PART TO _ 6 mark _ _ 6 hear hear VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 xcomp _ _ 7 about about ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 9 dull dull ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 11 amod _ _ 10 inland inland ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 11 amod _ _ 11 farm farm NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **want** | past · do-support | He | | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | | 2 | **hear** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | | | | | about the dull inland farm | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer about farm=Stimulus | ### Option 4 {#o4} He thought the farm story was the best part ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:59-willows-ch9-part4-lunch-by-the-road:t9:o4:1 # text = He thought the farm story was the best part 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 thought think VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 farm farm NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 compound _ _ 5 story story NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nsubj _ _ 6 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 9 cop _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 8 best good ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 9 amod _ _ 9 part part NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 ccomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **think** *speech: other* | past | He | | | | | | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is a** | past | the farm story | the best part | | | | | tree rules | **Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. 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