Test 5 · ★★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter IX, part 1: The Mock Turtle's…

What would happen if you tried to follow the Duchess's very long moral, «Never imagine yourself not to be otherwise than...»?

Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you · What happens: happen, try, follow, not imagine, be · To what, where: long moral, yourself

This is test 5 · ★★ of lesson 17 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter IX, part 1: The Mock Turtle's Story (the Duchess and her morals)» 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	What	what	PRON	PronType=Int	3 happen	nsubj
2	would	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 happen	aux
3	happen	happen	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	if	if	SCONJ	_	6 tried	mark
5	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	6 tried	nsubj
6	tried	try	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 happen	advcl
7	to	to	PART	_	8 follow	mark
8	follow	follow	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 tried	xcomp
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 Duchess	det
10	Duchess	Duchess	PROPN	Number=Sing	14 moral	nmod:poss
11	's	's	PART	_	10 Duchess	case
12	very	very	ADV	_	13 long	advmod
13	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 moral	amod
14	moral	moral	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 follow	obj
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 imagine	punct
16	«	«	PUNCT	_	18 imagine	punct
17	Never	never	ADV	PronType=Neg	18 imagine	advmod
18	imagine	imagine	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 follow	conj
19	yourself	yourself	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	18 imagine	obj
20	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	18 imagine	advmod
21	to	to	PART	_	23 otherwise	mark
22	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	23 otherwise	cop
23	otherwise	otherwise	ADV	_	20 not	conj
24	than	than	ADP	_	23 otherwise	fixed
25	...	...	PUNCT	_	3 happen	punct
26	»	»	PUNCT	_	3 happen	punct
27	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 happen	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	happen	would				vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	try a condition, not said to happen	past	you			vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
3	follow not said to happen	to-infinitive	you not said here	the Duchess's long moral		vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent moral=Theme
4	not imagine in a quote	infinitive	you not said here	yourself		vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot yourself=Theme
5	is in a quote	to-infinitive	you not said here		otherwise property	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

You'd get lost: it is a tangle of «not» and «otherwise» that cancels itself out, so nobody could ever repeat it aloud without stopping

The tree, 25 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	You	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	4 lost	nsubj
2	'd	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 lost	aux
3	get	get	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	4 lost	aux:pass
4	lost	lose	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	:	:	PUNCT	_	9 tangle	punct
6	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 tangle	nsubj
7	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 tangle	cop
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 tangle	det
9	tangle	tangle	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 lost	parataxis
10	of	of	ADP	_	12 not	case
11	«	«	PUNCT	_	12 not	punct
12	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	9 tangle	nmod
13	»	»	PUNCT	_	12 not	punct
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 otherwise	cc
15	«	«	PUNCT	_	16 otherwise	punct
16	otherwise	otherwise	ADV	_	9 tangle	conj
17	»	»	PUNCT	_	16 otherwise	punct
18	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	19 cancels	nsubj
19	cancels	cancel	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 tangle	parataxis
20	itself	itself	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	19 cancels	obj
21	out	out	ADP	_	19 cancels	compound:prt
22	,	,	PUNCT	_	27 repeat	punct
23	so	so	ADV	_	27 repeat	advmod
24	nobody	nobody	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Neg	27 repeat	nsubj
25	could	could	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	27 repeat	aux
26	ever	ever	ADV	PronType=Ind	27 repeat	advmod
27	repeat	repeat	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 lost	conj
28	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	27 repeat	obj
29	aloud	aloud	ADV	_	27 repeat	advmod
30	without	without	SCONJ	_	31 stopping	mark
31	stopping	stop	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	27 repeat	advcl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	other	roles by
1	lose	would · passive		You			vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality
2	is a	present	it	a tangle			tree rules
3	cancel out	present	that	tangle			tree rules
4	repeat	could	nobody	tangle	ever	aloud property	vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality
5	stop	gerund	nobody not said here				vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality

Option 2 · ← Mova's choice

You'd be lost in the tangle of «not» and «otherwise», which is clearly nonsense that the Duchess invented in the kitchen for fun

The tree, 24 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	You	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	4 lost	nsubj
2	'd	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 lost	aux
3	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	4 lost	aux:pass
4	lost	lose	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 tangle	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 tangle	det
7	tangle	tangle	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 lost	obl
8	of	of	ADP	_	10 not	case
9	«	«	PUNCT	_	10 not	punct
10	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	7 tangle	nmod
11	»	»	PUNCT	_	10 not	punct
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 otherwise	cc
13	«	«	PUNCT	_	14 otherwise	punct
14	otherwise	otherwise	ADV	_	7 tangle	conj
15	»	»	PUNCT	_	14 otherwise	punct
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 nonsense	punct
17	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	20 nonsense	nsubj
18	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	20 nonsense	cop
19	clearly	clearly	ADV	_	20 nonsense	advmod
20	nonsense	nonsense	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 tangle	conj
21	that	that	SCONJ	_	24 invented	mark
22	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	23 Duchess	det
23	Duchess	Duchess	PROPN	Number=Sing	24 invented	nsubj
24	invented	invent	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	20 nonsense	advcl
25	in	in	ADP	_	27 kitchen	case
26	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	27 kitchen	det
27	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 invented	obl
28	for	for	ADP	_	29 fun	case
29	fun	fun	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 invented	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	lose	would · passive		You	the tangle and nonsense		vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality
2	is a	present	the tangle and nonsense	nonsense		clearly property	tree rules
3	invent	past	the Duchess		the kitchen	for fun	vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for fun=Beneficiary

Option 3 · ✓ the right answer

You'd get lost: it is a tangle of «not» and «otherwise» that cancels itself out

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	You	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	4 lost	nsubj
2	'd	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 lost	aux
3	get	get	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	4 lost	aux:pass
4	lost	lose	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	:	:	PUNCT	_	9 tangle	punct
6	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 tangle	nsubj
7	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 tangle	cop
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 tangle	det
9	tangle	tangle	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 lost	parataxis
10	of	of	ADP	_	12 not	case
11	«	«	PUNCT	_	12 not	punct
12	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	9 tangle	nmod
13	»	»	PUNCT	_	12 not	punct
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 otherwise	cc
15	«	«	PUNCT	_	16 otherwise	punct
16	otherwise	otherwise	ADV	_	9 tangle	conj
17	»	»	PUNCT	_	16 otherwise	punct
18	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	19 cancels	nsubj
19	cancels	cancel	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 tangle	parataxis
20	itself	itself	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	19 cancels	obj
21	out	out	ADP	_	19 cancels	compound:prt

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	lose	would · passive		You	vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality
2	is a	present	it	a tangle	tree rules
3	cancel out	present	that	tangle	tree rules

Option 4

It would be a clear rule that you could follow easily right to the end

The tree, 15 words

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	6 rule	nsubj
2	would	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	6 rule	aux
3	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	6 rule	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 rule	det
5	clear	clear	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 rule	amod
6	rule	rule	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	10 follow	nsubj
8	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	10 follow	nsubj
9	could	could	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	10 follow	aux
10	follow	follow	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 rule	parataxis
11	easily	easily	ADV	_	10 follow	advmod
12	right	right	ADV	_	15 end	advmod
13	to	to	ADP	_	15 end	case
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 end	det
15	end	end	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 follow	parataxis

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	would	It	a clear rule					tree rules
2	follow	could	that					easily property	vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

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