Test 9 · ★★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter VI, part 2: The baby, the pig…
Why is "a grin without a cat" so curious?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · What happens: be · To what, where: grin
This is test 9 · ★★ 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
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Why | why | ADV | PronType=Int | 5 grin | advmod |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 grin | cop |
| 3 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 5 grin | punct |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 grin | det |
| 5 | grin | grin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 curious | nsubj |
| 6 | without | without | ADP | _ | 8 cat | case |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 cat | det |
| 8 | cat | cat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 curious | obl |
| 9 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 8 cat | punct |
| 10 | so | so | ADV | _ | 11 curious | advmod |
| 11 | curious | curious | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 12 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 11 curious | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a in a quote | present | a grin | 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.
The options
Option 1
A grin should be on a face and the cat has no mouth
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 grin | det |
| 2 | grin | grin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 has | nsubj |
| 3 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 7 face | aux |
| 4 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 7 face | cop |
| 5 | on | on | ADP | _ | 7 face | case |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 face | det |
| 7 | face | face | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 grin | nmod |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 cat | cc |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 cat | det |
| 10 | cat | cat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 grin | conj |
| 11 | has | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 12 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 13 mouth | det |
| 13 | mouth | mouth | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 has | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | should | a face | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | have | present | a grin and the cat | no mouth | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mouth=Patient |
Option 2
A grin is part of a face, so it can't stay without the face, and the Cat has vanished completely
The tree, 21 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 grin | det |
| 2 | grin | grin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 part | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 part | cop |
| 4 | part | part | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 face | case |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 face | det |
| 7 | face | face | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 part | nmod |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 stay | punct |
| 9 | so | so | ADV | _ | 13 stay | advmod |
| 10 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 13 stay | nsubj |
| 11 | ca | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 13 stay | aux |
| 12 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 13 stay | advmod |
| 13 | stay | stay | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 part | conj |
| 14 | without | without | ADP | _ | 16 face | case |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 face | det |
| 16 | face | face | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 stay | obl |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 22 vanished | punct |
| 18 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 22 vanished | cc |
| 19 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 20 Cat | det |
| 20 | Cat | cat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 22 vanished | nsubj |
| 21 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 22 vanished | aux |
| 22 | vanished | vanish | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 4 part | conj |
| 23 | completely | completely | ADV | _ | 22 vanished | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a grin | part | of a face | tree rules | |||
| 2 | not stay | can | grin | without the face | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 3 | vanish | present · perfect | the Cat | completely property | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice
Because the Cat had never been seen grinning before, and nobody knows what a grin without a face could mean
The tree, 20 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Because | because | SCONJ | _ | 7 seen | mark |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 Cat | det |
| 3 | Cat | cat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 seen | nsubj |
| 4 | had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 seen | aux |
| 5 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 7 seen | advmod |
| 6 | been | be | AUX | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 7 seen | aux:pass |
| 7 | seen | see | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 13 knows | advcl |
| 8 | grinning | grin | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 7 seen | xcomp |
| 9 | before | before | ADV | _ | 8 grinning | advmod |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 knows | punct |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 13 knows | cc |
| 12 | nobody | nobody | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | 13 knows | nsubj |
| 13 | knows | know | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 14 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 21 mean | obj |
| 15 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 16 grin | det |
| 16 | grin | grin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 mean | nsubj |
| 17 | without | without | ADP | _ | 19 face | case |
| 18 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 19 face | det |
| 19 | face | face | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 grin | nmod |
| 20 | could | could | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 21 mean | aux |
| 21 | mean | mean | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 13 knows | ccomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not see | past · perfect · passive | the Cat | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | grin | gerund | the Cat not said here | before property | vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 3 | know | present | nobody | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | |||||
| 4 | mean | could | a grin without a face | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Topic |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
A grin is part of a face, so it can't stay without the face
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 grin | det |
| 2 | grin | grin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 part | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 part | cop |
| 4 | part | part | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 face | case |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 face | det |
| 7 | face | face | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 part | nmod |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 stay | punct |
| 9 | so | so | ADV | _ | 13 stay | advmod |
| 10 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 13 stay | nsubj |
| 11 | ca | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 13 stay | aux |
| 12 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 13 stay | advmod |
| 13 | stay | stay | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 part | conj |
| 14 | without | without | ADP | _ | 16 face | case |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 face | det |
| 16 | face | face | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 stay | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a grin | part | of a face | tree rules | |||
| 2 | not stay | can | grin | without the face | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
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