Test 19 · ★★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter X, part 2: The Lobster Quadri…

★★★ Careful: does the Mock Turtle finish the chorus the second time?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: ★, Mock Turtle · What happens: do, finish · To what, where: chorus

This is test 19 · ★★ 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

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	★	★	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	★	★	X	Foreign=Yes	1 ★	dep
3	★	★	ADP	_	4 Careful	case
4	Careful	careful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 ★	nmod
5	:	:	PUNCT	_	6 does	punct
6	does	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 ★	acl:relcl
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 Turtle	det
8	Mock	Mock	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 Turtle	compound
9	Turtle	Turtle	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 finish	nsubj
10	finish	finish	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 does	ccomp
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 chorus	det
12	chorus	chorus	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 finish	obj
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 time	det
14	second	second	ADJ	Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	15 time	amod
15	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 finish	obl:unmarked
16	?	?	PUNCT	_	1 ★	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	present	★ not said here						tree rules
2	finish	present	the Mock Turtle	the chorus			time		vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Affector chorus=Eventuality

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 · ← Mova's choice

Yes: the chorus finishes calmly, and only after he has bowed and wiped his eyes does anyone shout that the trial is beginning

The tree, 23 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	Polarity=Pos	5 finishes	discourse
2	:	:	PUNCT	_	5 finishes	punct
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 chorus	det
4	chorus	chorus	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 finishes	nsubj
5	finishes	finish	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	20 shout	advcl
6	calmly	calmly	ADV	_	5 finishes	advmod
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 bowed	punct
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 bowed	cc
9	only	only	ADV	_	13 bowed	advmod
10	after	after	SCONJ	_	13 bowed	mark
11	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 bowed	nsubj
12	has	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 bowed	aux
13	bowed	bow	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	5 finishes	advcl
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 wiped	cc
15	wiped	wipe	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	13 bowed	conj
16	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	17 eyes	nmod:poss
17	eyes	eye	NOUN	Number=Plur	15 wiped	obj
18	does	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	20 shout	aux
19	anyone	anyone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	20 shout	nsubj
20	shout	shout	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
21	that	that	SCONJ	_	25 beginning	mark
22	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	23 trial	det
23	trial	trial	NOUN	Number=Sing	25 beginning	nsubj
24	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	25 beginning	aux
25	beginning	begin	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	20 shout	advcl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	finish	present	the chorus		calmly property	vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
2	bow	present · perfect	chorus			vn acquiesce-95.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	wipe	past	chorus not said here	chorus's eyes		vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent eye=Source
4	shout speech: express	present · do-support	anyone			vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
5	begin	present · progressive	the trial			vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality

Option 2

Yes, he finishes the whole chorus and every verse, then the cry «The trial's beginning!» is heard from far away across the sea

The tree, 24 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	Polarity=Pos	4 finishes	discourse
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 finishes	punct
3	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 finishes	nsubj
4	finishes	finish	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 chorus	det
6	whole	whole	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 chorus	amod
7	chorus	chorus	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 finishes	obj
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 verse	cc
9	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	10 verse	det
10	verse	verse	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 chorus	conj
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	23 heard	punct
12	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	23 heard	advmod
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 cry	det
14	cry	cry	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 heard	nsubj
15	«	«	PUNCT	_	19 beginning	punct
16	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 trial	det
17	trial	trial	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 beginning	nmod:poss
18	's	's	PART	_	17 trial	case
19	beginning	beginning	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 cry	appos
20	!	!	PUNCT	_	19 beginning	punct
21	»	»	PUNCT	_	19 beginning	punct
22	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	23 heard	aux:pass
23	heard	hear	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 finishes	conj
24	from	from	ADP	_	25 far	case
25	far	far	ADV	Degree=Pos	26 away	advmod
26	away	away	ADV	_	23 heard	advmod
27	across	across	ADP	_	29 sea	case
28	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	29 sea	det
29	sea	sea	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 heard	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	finish	present	he	the whole chorus and every verse				vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Affector chorus=Eventuality
2	hear	present · passive		the cry	the sea	then	away property	vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: subject=Stimulus
3	begin in a quote		the trial					nom beginning «event transitive»: poss=agent

Option 3

Yes: he sings all the verses and the chorus, and then he stops

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	Polarity=Pos	4 sings	discourse
2	:	:	PUNCT	_	4 sings	punct
3	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 sings	nsubj
4	sings	sing	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	7 verses	det:predet
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 verses	det
7	verses	verse	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 sings	obj
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 chorus	cc
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 chorus	det
10	chorus	chorus	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 verses	conj
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 stops	punct
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 stops	cc
13	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	15 stops	advmod
14	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	15 stops	nsubj
15	stops	stop	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 sings	advcl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sing speech: express	present	he	all verses and the chorus					vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location verse=Theme
2	stop	present	he				then		vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality

Option 4 · ✓ the right answer

No: the cry «The trial's beginning!» comes just after he begins it

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	No	no	DET	PronType=Neg	4 cry	det
2	:	:	PUNCT	_	4 cry	punct
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 cry	det
4	cry	cry	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 comes	nsubj
5	«	«	PUNCT	_	9 beginning	punct
6	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 trial	det
7	trial	trial	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 beginning	nmod:poss
8	's	's	PART	_	7 trial	case
9	beginning	beginning	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 cry	appos
10	!	!	PUNCT	_	9 beginning	punct
11	»	»	PUNCT	_	9 beginning	punct
12	comes	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
13	just	just	ADV	_	12 comes	advmod
14	after	after	SCONJ	_	16 begins	mark
15	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	16 begins	nsubj
16	begins	begin	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 comes	advcl
17	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	16 begins	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	come	present	no cry		vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	begin	present	cry	beginning	vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality
3	begin in a quote		the trial		nom beginning «event transitive»: poss=agent

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