Exam question 2 · Alice in Wonderland, chapter VIII, part 2: The Queen's Cro…
It is stated that Alice, upon perceiving the Queen behind her, altered her remark. Select the response which most accurately characterises the altered remark.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Alice, you · What happens: state, perceive, alter, remark, select, characteris · To what, where: It, Queen, remark, response
This is exam question 2 of lesson 16 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter VIII, part 2: The Queen's Croquet-Ground (a head without a body)» of the books course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. 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: It is stated that Alice, upon perceiving the Queen behind her, altered her remark.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 stated | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 stated | aux:pass |
| 3 | stated | state | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 5 Alice | mark |
| 5 | Alice | Alice | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 stated | obl |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 perceiving | punct |
| 7 | upon | upon | SCONJ | _ | 8 perceiving | mark |
| 8 | perceiving | perceive | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 3 stated | advcl |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 Queen | det |
| 10 | Queen | Queen | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 perceiving | obj |
| 11 | behind | behind | ADP | _ | 12 her | case |
| 12 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 perceiving | obl |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 altered | punct |
| 14 | altered | alter | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 stated | conj |
| 15 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 16 remark | nmod:poss |
| 16 | remark | remark | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 altered | obj |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 stated | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | state speech: other | present · passive | It | Alice obl | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: subject=Topic | ||||
| 2 | perceive | gerund | the Queen | behind Alice | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer queen=Stimulus | ||||
| 3 | alter | past | Alice's remark | vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent remark=Patient | |||||
| 4 | remark | Alice | nom remark «communication 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: Select the response which most accurately characterises the altered remark.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Select | select | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 response | det |
| 3 | response | response | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Select | obj |
| 4 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 7 characterises | obj |
| 5 | most | most | ADV | Degree=Sup | 6 accurately | advmod |
| 6 | accurately | accurately | ADV | _ | 7 characterises | advmod |
| 7 | characterises | characteris | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 response | acl:relcl |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 remark | det |
| 9 | altered | alter | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 10 remark | amod |
| 10 | remark | remark | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 characterises | obj |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Select | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | select | imperative | you not said here | the response | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme | ||||
| 2 | characteris | present | the response | accurately property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | alter | participle | vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
That the Queen was so careless that finishing the game was a waste of effort
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 3 Queen | nsubj |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 Queen | det |
| 3 | Queen | Queen | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 careless | nsubj |
| 4 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 careless | cop |
| 5 | so | so | ADV | _ | 6 careless | advmod |
| 6 | careless | careless | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 7 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 13 waste | mark |
| 8 | finishing | finish | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 13 waste | csubj |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 game | det |
| 10 | game | game | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 finishing | obj |
| 11 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 13 waste | cop |
| 12 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 13 waste | det |
| 13 | waste | waste | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 careless | advcl |
| 14 | of | of | ADP | _ | 15 effort | case |
| 15 | effort | effort | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 waste | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | the Queen | careless property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | finish | gerund | the game | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality game=Eventuality | |||||
| 3 | is a | past | finishing | a waste | of effort | tree rules |
Option 2
That the Queen was so extremely likely to win that finishing was hardly worth while, and that Alice was afraid to say so aloud in front of her
The tree, 28 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 3 Queen | nsubj |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 Queen | det |
| 3 | Queen | Queen | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 likely | nsubj |
| 4 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 likely | cop |
| 5 | so | so | ADV | _ | 7 likely | advmod |
| 6 | extremely | extremely | ADV | _ | 7 likely | advmod |
| 7 | likely | likely | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 8 | to | to | PART | _ | 9 win | mark |
| 9 | win | win | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 likely | xcomp |
| 10 | that | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 11 finishing | det |
| 11 | finishing | finishing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 win | obj |
| 12 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 14 worth | cop |
| 13 | hardly | hardly | ADV | _ | 14 worth | advmod |
| 14 | worth | worth | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 likely | conj |
| 15 | while | while | SCONJ | _ | 14 worth | obl |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 21 afraid | punct |
| 17 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 21 afraid | cc |
| 18 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 21 afraid | mark |
| 19 | Alice | Alice | PROPN | Number=Sing | 21 afraid | nsubj |
| 20 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 21 afraid | cop |
| 21 | afraid | afraid | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 likely | conj |
| 22 | to | to | PART | _ | 23 say | mark |
| 23 | say | say | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 21 afraid | xcomp |
| 24 | so | so | ADV | _ | 25 aloud | advmod |
| 25 | aloud | aloud | ADV | _ | 23 say | advmod |
| 26 | in | in | ADP | _ | 27 front | case |
| 27 | front | front | NOUN | Number=Sing | 23 say | obl |
| 28 | of | of | ADP | _ | 29 her | case |
| 29 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 27 front | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | the Queen | extremely, likely property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | win | to-infinitive | the Queen not said here | that finishing | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent finishing=Eventuality | ||||
| 3 | is | past | the Queen not said here | hardly, worth property | tree rules | ||||
| 4 | is | past | Alice | afraid property | tree rules | ||||
| 5 | say speech: assert | to-infinitive | Alice not said here | front of Alice | aloud property | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent in front=Manner |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
That the Queen was so extremely likely to win that finishing was hardly worth while
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 3 Queen | nsubj |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 Queen | det |
| 3 | Queen | Queen | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 likely | nsubj |
| 4 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 likely | cop |
| 5 | so | so | ADV | _ | 7 likely | advmod |
| 6 | extremely | extremely | ADV | _ | 7 likely | advmod |
| 7 | likely | likely | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 worth | advcl |
| 8 | to | to | PART | _ | 9 win | mark |
| 9 | win | win | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 likely | xcomp |
| 10 | that | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 11 finishing | det |
| 11 | finishing | finishing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 win | obj |
| 12 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 14 worth | cop |
| 13 | hardly | hardly | ADV | _ | 14 worth | advmod |
| 14 | worth | worth | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 15 | while | while | SCONJ | _ | 14 worth | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | the Queen | extremely, likely property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | win | to-infinitive | the Queen not said here | that finishing | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent finishing=Eventuality | ||||
| 3 | is | past | hardly, worth property | tree rules |
Option 4
That the Queen was so extremely likely to win that finishing was hardly worth while, given the way she keeps shouting about heads
The tree, 23 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 3 Queen | nsubj |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 Queen | det |
| 3 | Queen | Queen | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 likely | nsubj |
| 4 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 likely | cop |
| 5 | so | so | ADV | _ | 7 likely | advmod |
| 6 | extremely | extremely | ADV | _ | 7 likely | advmod |
| 7 | likely | likely | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 worth | advcl |
| 8 | to | to | PART | _ | 9 win | mark |
| 9 | win | win | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 likely | xcomp |
| 10 | that | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 11 finishing | det |
| 11 | finishing | finishing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 win | obj |
| 12 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 14 worth | cop |
| 13 | hardly | hardly | ADV | _ | 14 worth | advmod |
| 14 | worth | worth | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 15 | while | while | SCONJ | _ | 17 given | mark |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 17 given | punct |
| 17 | given | give | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 14 worth | advcl |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 way | det |
| 19 | way | way | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 given | obj |
| 20 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 21 keeps | nsubj |
| 21 | keeps | keep | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 19 way | acl:relcl |
| 22 | shouting | shout | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 21 keeps | xcomp |
| 23 | about | about | ADP | _ | 24 heads | case |
| 24 | heads | head | NOUN | Number=Plur | 22 shouting | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | the Queen | extremely, likely property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | win | to-infinitive | the Queen not said here | that finishing | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent finishing=Eventuality | ||||
| 3 | is | past | hardly, worth property | tree rules | |||||
| 4 | give | participle | the way | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent way=Theme | |||||
| 5 | keep | present | she | the way not said here | tree rules | ||||
| 6 | shout speech: express | gerund | the way not said here | about heads | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about head=Topic |
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