Test 12 · ★★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter VI, part 2: The baby, the pig…
Looking back: Alice has met two cats in her mind and in Wonderland. How is Dinah different from the Cheshire Cat?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: Alice, Dinah · What happens: look back, meet, mind, be · To what, where: two cats, mind
This is test 12 · ★★ of lesson 12 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter VI, part 2: The baby, the pig and the Cheshire Cat» 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: Alice has met two cats in her mind and in Wonderland.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Looking | look | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 6 met | advcl |
| 2 | back | back | ADV | _ | 1 Looking | advmod |
| 3 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 1 Looking | punct |
| 4 | Alice | Alice | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 met | nsubj |
| 5 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 met | aux |
| 6 | met | meet | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 7 | two | two | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 8 cats | nummod |
| 8 | cats | cat | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 met | obj |
| 9 | in | in | ADP | _ | 11 mind | case |
| 10 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 11 mind | nmod:poss |
| 11 | mind | mind | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 met | obl |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 14 Wonderland | cc |
| 13 | in | in | ADP | _ | 14 Wonderland | case |
| 14 | Wonderland | Wonderland | PROPN | Number=Sing | 11 mind | conj |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 met | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | look back | gerund | Alice not said here | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus | |||||
| 2 | meet | present · perfect | Alice | two cats | Alice's mind and Wonderland | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cat=Co-Agent | |||
| 3 | mind | Alice | nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |
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 Dinah different from the Cheshire Cat?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | How | how | ADV | PronType=Int | 4 different | advmod |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 different | cop |
| 3 | Dinah | Dinah | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 different | nsubj |
| 4 | different | different | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | from | from | ADP | _ | 8 Cat | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 Cat | det |
| 7 | Cheshire | Cheshire | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 Cat | compound |
| 8 | Cat | cat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 different | obl |
| 9 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 different | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | Dinah | from the Cheshire Cat; different property | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Dinah stays at home; the Cheshire Cat vanishes and talks
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dinah | Dinah | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 stays | nsubj |
| 2 | stays | stay | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | at | at | ADP | _ | 4 home | case |
| 4 | home | home | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 stays | obl |
| 5 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 9 vanishes | punct |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 Cat | det |
| 7 | Cheshire | Cheshire | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 Cat | compound |
| 8 | Cat | cat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 vanishes | nsubj |
| 9 | vanishes | vanish | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 stays | conj |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 talks | cc |
| 11 | talks | talk | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 stays | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stay | present | Dinah | home | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at home=Location | ||||
| 2 | vanish | present | the Cheshire Cat | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 3 | talk | present | Dinah not said here | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 2
Dinah is a kitten at home in Alice's house, but the Cheshire Cat is grown and talks in Wonderland
The tree, 20 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dinah | Dinah | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 kitten | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 kitten | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 kitten | det |
| 4 | kitten | kitten | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | at | at | ADP | _ | 6 home | case |
| 6 | home | home | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 kitten | nmod |
| 7 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 house | case |
| 8 | Alice | Alice | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 house | nmod:poss |
| 9 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 8 Alice | case |
| 10 | house | house | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 home | nmod |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 17 grown | punct |
| 12 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 17 grown | cc |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 Cat | det |
| 14 | Cheshire | Cheshire | PROPN | Number=Sing | 15 Cat | compound |
| 15 | Cat | cat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 grown | nsubj |
| 16 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 17 grown | aux:pass |
| 17 | grown | grow | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 kitten | parataxis |
| 18 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 19 talks | cc |
| 19 | talks | talk | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 17 grown | conj |
| 20 | in | in | ADP | _ | 21 Wonderland | case |
| 21 | Wonderland | Wonderland | PROPN | Number=Sing | 19 talks | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | Dinah | a kitten | home in Alice's house | tree rules | |||
| 2 | grow | present · passive | the Cheshire Cat | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme | |||||
| 3 | talk | present | Wonderland | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 3
Dinah is Alice's pet who sleeps by the fire all day
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dinah | Dinah | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 pet | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 pet | cop |
| 3 | Alice | Alice | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 pet | nmod:poss |
| 4 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 3 Alice | case |
| 5 | pet | pet | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 7 sleeps | nsubj |
| 7 | sleeps | sleep | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 pet | acl:relcl |
| 8 | by | by | ADP | _ | 10 fire | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 fire | det |
| 10 | fire | fire | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 sleeps | obl |
| 11 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 12 day | det |
| 12 | day | day | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 sleeps | obl:unmarked |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | Dinah | Alice's pet | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | sleep | present | Alice's pet | day | by the fire | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 4
Dinah stays at home by the fire and never talks, while the Cheshire Cat vanishes, grins, and gives directions
The tree, 19 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dinah | Dinah | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 stays | nsubj |
| 2 | stays | stay | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | at | at | ADP | _ | 4 home | case |
| 4 | home | home | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 stays | obl |
| 5 | by | by | ADP | _ | 7 fire | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 fire | det |
| 7 | fire | fire | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 stays | obl |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 talks | cc |
| 9 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 10 talks | advmod |
| 10 | talks | talk | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 stays | conj |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 vanishes | punct |
| 12 | while | while | SCONJ | _ | 16 vanishes | mark |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 Cat | det |
| 14 | Cheshire | Cheshire | PROPN | Number=Sing | 15 Cat | compound |
| 15 | Cat | cat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 vanishes | nsubj |
| 16 | vanishes | vanish | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 stays | parataxis |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 grins | punct |
| 18 | grins | grin | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 16 vanishes | conj |
| 19 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 21 gives | punct |
| 20 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 21 gives | cc |
| 21 | gives | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 stays | parataxis |
| 22 | directions | direction | NOUN | Number=Plur | 21 gives | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stay | present | Dinah | home | by the fire | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at home=Location | |||
| 2 | not talk | present | Dinah not said here | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | vanish | present | the Cheshire Cat | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 4 | grin | present | the Cheshire Cat not said here | vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 5 | give | present | directions | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent direction=Theme |
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