Test 13 · ★★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter X, part 2: The Lobster Quadri…
Looking back: in chapter II, Alice wondered «Who in the world am I?» Which line in this part shows she still feels changed?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Alice, line · What happens: look back, wonder, be, show, feel, change · To what, where: world · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 13 · ★★ of lesson 20 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter X, part 2: The Lobster Quadrille (poems gone wrong and Beautiful Soup)» 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: in chapter II, Alice wondered «Who in the world am I?»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Looking | look | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 9 wondered | advcl |
| 2 | back | back | ADV | _ | 1 Looking | advmod |
| 3 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 5 chapter | punct |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 5 chapter | case |
| 5 | chapter | chapter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Looking | obl |
| 6 | II | II | NUM | NumForm=Roman NumType=Card | 5 chapter | flat |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Looking | punct |
| 8 | Alice | Alice | PROPN | Number=Sing | 9 wondered | nsubj |
| 9 | wondered | wonder | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 10 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 11 Who | punct |
| 11 | Who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 9 wondered | parataxis |
| 12 | in | in | ADP | _ | 14 world | case |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 world | det |
| 14 | world | world | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 Who | nmod |
| 15 | am | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 Who | cop |
| 16 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 11 Who | nsubj |
| 17 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 9 wondered | punct |
| 18 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 9 wondered | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | look back | gerund | Alice not said here | in chapter | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in chapter=Theme | ||||
| 2 | wonder speech: ask | past | Alice | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | |||||
| 3 | is a in a quote | present | Alice | the world | 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.
Sentence 2: Which line in this part shows she still feels changed?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Which | which | DET | PronType=Int | 2 line | det |
| 2 | line | line | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 shows | nsubj |
| 3 | in | in | ADP | _ | 5 part | case |
| 4 | this | this | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 5 part | det |
| 5 | part | part | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 line | nmod |
| 6 | shows | show | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 feels | nsubj |
| 8 | still | still | ADV | _ | 9 feels | advmod |
| 9 | feels | feel | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 shows | ccomp |
| 10 | changed | change | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 9 feels | xcomp |
| 11 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 6 shows | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | show | present | which line in this part | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | feel | present | line | still | vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | ||||
| 3 | change | participle | line not said here | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
The options
Option 1 · ✓ the right answer
«It's no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then»
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 5 use | punct |
| 2 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 use | nsubj |
| 3 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 use | cop |
| 4 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 5 use | det |
| 5 | use | use | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | going | go | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 5 use | acl |
| 7 | back | back | ADV | _ | 6 going | advmod |
| 8 | to | to | ADP | _ | 9 yesterday | case |
| 9 | yesterday | yesterday | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 going | obl |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 person | punct |
| 11 | because | because | SCONJ | _ | 16 person | mark |
| 12 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 16 person | nsubj |
| 13 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 16 person | cop |
| 14 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 16 person | det |
| 15 | different | different | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 16 person | amod |
| 16 | person | person | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 use | conj |
| 17 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 16 person | advmod |
| 18 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 5 use | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a in a quote | present | It | no use and a different person | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | go back in a quote | gerund | no use and a different person not said here | yesterday | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Patient | ||||
| 3 | is a in a quote | past | I | a different person | then | tree rules |
Option 2
«Who in the world am I? Ah, that's the great puzzle, you see, for I've changed»
Sentence 1: «Who in the world am I?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 2 Who | punct |
| 2 | Who | who | PRON | PronType=Int | root | root |
| 3 | in | in | ADP | _ | 5 world | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 world | det |
| 5 | world | world | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 Who | nmod |
| 6 | am | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 Who | cop |
| 7 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 2 Who | nsubj |
| 8 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 2 Who | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a in a quote | present | I | the world | tree rules |
Sentence 2: Ah, that's the great puzzle, you see, for I've changed»
The tree, 12 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ah | ah | INTJ | _ | 7 puzzle | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Ah | punct |
| 3 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 7 puzzle | nsubj |
| 4 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 puzzle | cop |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 puzzle | det |
| 6 | great | great | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 puzzle | amod |
| 7 | puzzle | puzzle | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 see | punct |
| 9 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 10 see | nsubj |
| 10 | see | see | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 puzzle | parataxis |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 changed | punct |
| 12 | for | for | SCONJ | _ | 15 changed | mark |
| 13 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 15 changed | nsubj |
| 14 | 've | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 15 changed | aux |
| 15 | changed | change | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 10 see | ccomp |
| 16 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 7 puzzle | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | that | the great puzzle | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | see | present | you | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | |||||
| 3 | change | present · perfect | I | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice
«I was a different person»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 6 person | punct |
| 2 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 6 person | nsubj |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 person | cop |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 person | det |
| 5 | different | different | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 person | amod |
| 6 | person | person | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 6 person | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a in a quote | past | I | a different person | tree rules |
Option 4
«I'm not the same girl I was when I came down the hole, you see»
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 7 girl | punct |
| 2 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 7 girl | nsubj |
| 3 | 'm | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 girl | cop |
| 4 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 7 girl | advmod |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 girl | det |
| 6 | same | same | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 girl | amod |
| 7 | girl | girl | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 8 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 12 came | nsubj |
| 9 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 12 came | cop |
| 10 | when | when | ADV | PronType=Int | 12 came | advmod |
| 11 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 12 came | nsubj |
| 12 | came | come | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 girl | acl:relcl |
| 13 | down | down | ADV | _ | 12 came | advmod |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 hole | det |
| 15 | hole | hole | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 came | obl |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 see | punct |
| 17 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 18 see | nsubj |
| 18 | see | see | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 girl | parataxis |
| 19 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 7 girl | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not is a in a quote | present | I | the same girl | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | is in a quote | past | I | the hole obl; come, down property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | see in a quote | present | you | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
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