Test 15 · ★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter VIII, part 1: The Queen's Cro…

Lily: «Alice's been scared of everyone since the start, it's giving coward.» (it's giving = it looks like) Put it right using this part.

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: Lily, start · What happens: be, give, look, put, use · To what, where: start, part

This is test 15 · ★ of lesson 15 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter VIII, part 1: The Queen's Croquet-Ground (painting the roses red)» 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: Lily: «Alice's been scared of everyone since the start, it's giving coward.»

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Lily	Lily	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 scared	nsubj
2	:	:	PUNCT	_	7 scared	punct
3	«	«	PUNCT	_	7 scared	punct
4	Alice	Alice	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 scared	nsubj
5	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 scared	cop
6	been	be	AUX	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	7 scared	cop
7	scared	scared	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
8	of	of	ADP	_	9 everyone	case
9	everyone	everyone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Tot	7 scared	obl
10	since	since	ADP	_	12 start	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 start	det
12	start	start	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 scared	obl
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 giving	punct
14	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	16 giving	nsubj
15	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	16 giving	aux
16	giving	give	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	7 scared	parataxis
17	coward	coward	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 giving	xcomp
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	16 giving	punct
19	»	»	PUNCT	_	16 giving	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is in a quote	present	Lily				since the start	of everyone; scared property	tree rules
2	give in a quote	present · progressive	start					coward property	vn break_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient

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: (it's giving = it looks like) Put it right using this part.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	4 giving	punct
2	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 giving	nsubj
3	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 giving	aux
4	giving	give	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	=	=	PUNCT	_	7 looks	punct
6	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 looks	nsubj
7	looks	look	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 giving	parataxis
8	like	like	SCONJ	_	10 Put	mark
9	)	)	PUNCT	_	8 like	punct
10	Put	put	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 looks	xcomp
11	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 Put	obj
12	right	right	ADV	_	13 using	advmod
13	using	use	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	10 Put	advcl
14	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	15 part	det
15	part	part	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 using	obj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 giving	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	give	present · progressive	start			vn break_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient
2	look	present	start			tree rules
3	put	infinitive	start not said here	start		vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent it=Goal
4	use	gerund	start not said here	this part	right property	vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent part=Patient

The options

Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer

She stands up to the Queen and says «Nonsense!» loudly — she is getting braver

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 stands	nsubj
2	stands	stand	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	up	up	ADP	_	2 stands	compound:prt
4	to	to	ADP	_	6 Queen	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 Queen	det
6	Queen	Queen	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 stands	obl
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 says	cc
8	says	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 stands	conj
9	«	«	PUNCT	_	10 Nonsense	punct
10	Nonsense	nonsense	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 says	ccomp
11	!	!	PUNCT	_	10 Nonsense	punct
12	»	»	PUNCT	_	10 Nonsense	punct
13	loudly	loudly	ADV	_	8 says	advmod
14	—	-	PUNCT	_	17 getting	punct
15	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	17 getting	nsubj
16	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	17 getting	aux
17	getting	get	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 stands	advcl
18	braver	brave	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	17 getting	xcomp

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	stand up	present	She	to the Queen	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	say speech: assert	present	She not said here	loudly property	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
3	get	present · progressive	she	brave property	vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer

Option 2

She stands up to the Queen and says «Nonsense!» loudly, then tells the King she is getting braver and not scared any more of the cards

The tree, 26 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 stands	nsubj
2	stands	stand	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	up	up	ADP	_	2 stands	compound:prt
4	to	to	ADP	_	6 Queen	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 Queen	det
6	Queen	Queen	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 stands	obl
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 says	cc
8	says	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 stands	conj
9	«	«	PUNCT	_	10 Nonsense	punct
10	Nonsense	nonsense	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 says	ccomp
11	!	!	PUNCT	_	10 Nonsense	punct
12	»	»	PUNCT	_	10 Nonsense	punct
13	loudly	loudly	ADV	_	8 says	advmod
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 tells	punct
15	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	16 tells	advmod
16	tells	tell	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 stands	conj
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 King	det
18	King	King	PROPN	Number=Sing	16 tells	obj
19	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	21 getting	nsubj
20	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	21 getting	aux
21	getting	get	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	16 tells	ccomp
22	braver	brave	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	21 getting	xcomp
23	and	and	CCONJ	_	25 scared	cc
24	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	25 scared	advmod
25	scared	scared	ADJ	Degree=Pos	22 braver	conj
26	any	any	ADV	_	27 more	advmod
27	more	more	ADV	Degree=Cmp	16 tells	advmod
28	of	of	ADP	_	30 cards	case
29	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	30 cards	det
30	cards	card	NOUN	Number=Plur	27 more	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	when	other	roles by
1	stand up	present	She		to the Queen	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	say speech: assert	present	She not said here		loudly property	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
3	tell speech: assert	present	the King	then		vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
4	get	present · progressive	she		brave property	vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer

Option 3

She stands up to the Queen and says «Nonsense!» loudly, and she is getting braver every time she speaks to the court

The tree, 22 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 stands	nsubj
2	stands	stand	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	up	up	ADP	_	2 stands	compound:prt
4	to	to	ADP	_	6 Queen	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 Queen	det
6	Queen	Queen	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 stands	obl
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 says	cc
8	says	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 stands	conj
9	«	«	PUNCT	_	10 Nonsense	punct
10	Nonsense	nonsense	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 says	ccomp
11	!	!	PUNCT	_	10 Nonsense	punct
12	»	»	PUNCT	_	10 Nonsense	punct
13	loudly	loudly	ADV	_	8 says	advmod
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 getting	punct
15	and	and	CCONJ	_	18 getting	cc
16	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	18 getting	nsubj
17	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	18 getting	aux
18	getting	get	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	23 speaks	csubj
19	braver	brave	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	18 getting	xcomp
20	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	21 time	det
21	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 speaks	obl:unmarked
22	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	23 speaks	nsubj
23	speaks	speak	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 stands	parataxis
24	to	to	ADP	_	26 court	case
25	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	26 court	det
26	court	court	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 speaks	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	when	other	roles by
1	stand up	present	She		to the Queen	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	say speech: assert	present	She not said here		loudly property	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
3	get	present · progressive	she		brave property	vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
4	speak speech: other	present	she	time	to the court	vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to court=Co-Agent

Option 4

She stands still and begs the Queen to forgive the gardeners in tears

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 stands	nsubj
2	stands	stand	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	still	still	ADV	_	2 stands	advmod
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 begs	cc
5	begs	beg	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 stands	conj
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 Queen	det
7	Queen	Queen	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 begs	obj
8	to	to	PART	_	9 forgive	mark
9	forgive	forgive	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 begs	xcomp
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 gardeners	det
11	gardeners	gardener	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 forgive	obj
12	in	in	ADP	_	13 tears	case
13	tears	tear	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 forgive	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	roles by
1	stand	present	She				still	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	beg speech: request	present	She not said here		the Queen			vn beg-58.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent queen=Recipient clause=Topic
3	forgive not said to happen	to-infinitive	She not said here	the gardeners		tears		vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gardener=Theme

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