Test 6 · ★★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter X, part 2: The Lobster Quadri…

«I must sugar my hair.» What real thing might Alice be mixing up, after «baked me too brown»?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · What happens: mix up, bake · To what, where: me

This is test 6 · ★★ 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: «I must sugar my hair.»

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	6 hair	punct
2	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	6 hair	nsubj
3	must	must	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	6 hair	aux
4	sugar	sugar	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 hair	compound
5	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 hair	nmod:poss
6	hair	hair	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 hair	punct
8	»	»	PUNCT	_	6 hair	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Sentence 2: What real thing might Alice be mixing up, after «baked me too brown»?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	What	what	PRON	PronType=Int	7 mixing	nsubj
2	real	real	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 thing	amod
3	thing	thing	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 mixing	nsubj
4	might	might	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	7 mixing	aux
5	Alice	Alice	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 mixing	nsubj
6	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	7 mixing	aux
7	mixing	mix	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
8	up	up	ADP	_	7 mixing	compound:prt
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 baked	punct
10	after	after	SCONJ	_	12 baked	mark
11	«	«	PUNCT	_	12 baked	punct
12	baked	bake	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 mixing	parataxis
13	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	12 baked	obj
14	too	too	ADV	_	15 brown	advmod
15	brown	brown	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 baked	xcomp
16	»	»	PUNCT	_	12 baked	punct
17	?	?	PUNCT	_	7 mixing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mix up	might · progressive							tree rules
2	bake in a quote	past		me				brown property	vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Product

The options

Option 1 · ← Mova's choice

Powdered sugar used for decorating biscuits

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Powdered	powder	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 sugar	amod
2	sugar	sugar	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 sugar	acl
4	for	for	SCONJ	_	5 decorating	mark
5	decorating	decorate	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 used	advcl
6	biscuits	biscuit	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 decorating	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	roles by
1	powder	participle		vn braid-41.2.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	use	participle	Powdered sugar not said here	vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	decorate	gerund	biscuits	vn illustrate-25.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent biscuit=Destination

Option 2

The Lobster being cooked alive in a pot, which is a grim thing to think about while a girl is trying to recite a silly poem

The tree, 26 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 Lobster	det
2	Lobster	Lobster	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 cooked	nsubj:pass
3	being	be	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 cooked	aux:pass
4	cooked	cook	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	alive	alive	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 cooked	xcomp
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 pot	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 pot	det
8	pot	pot	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 cooked	obl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 thing	punct
10	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	14 thing	nsubj
11	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	14 thing	cop
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 thing	det
13	grim	grim	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 thing	amod
14	thing	thing	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 pot	conj
15	to	to	PART	_	16 think	mark
16	think	think	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	14 thing	acl
17	about	about	ADP	_	16 think	obl
18	while	while	SCONJ	_	22 trying	mark
19	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	20 girl	det
20	girl	girl	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 trying	nsubj
21	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	22 trying	aux
22	trying	try	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 cooked	advcl
23	to	to	PART	_	24 recite	mark
24	recite	recite	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	22 trying	xcomp
25	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	27 poem	det
26	silly	silly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	27 poem	amod
27	poem	poem	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 recite	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	cook	gerund · passive		the Lobster	in a pot and a grim thing; alive property	vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: subject=Patient in pot=Instrument
2	is a	present	a pot and a grim thing	a grim thing		tree rules
3	think about speech: other	to-infinitive				vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
4	try	present · progressive	a girl			vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
5	recite not said to happen	to-infinitive	a girl not said here	a silly poem		vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent poem=Theme

Option 3

Cooking: sugar on a cake or a pie that was baked in the oven, and then glazed with honey and cream for a fancy party

The tree, 25 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Cooking	cooking	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 glazed	nsubj
2	:	:	PUNCT	_	3 sugar	punct
3	sugar	sugar	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Cooking	conj
4	on	on	ADP	_	6 cake	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 cake	det
6	cake	cake	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 sugar	nmod
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 pie	cc
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 pie	det
9	pie	pie	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 cake	conj
10	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	12 baked	nsubj:pass
11	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	12 baked	aux:pass
12	baked	bake	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 pie	acl:relcl
13	in	in	ADP	_	15 oven	case
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 oven	det
15	oven	oven	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 baked	obl
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 glazed	punct
17	and	and	CCONJ	_	19 glazed	cc
18	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	19 glazed	advmod
19	glazed	glaze	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
20	with	with	ADP	_	21 honey	case
21	honey	honey	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 glazed	obl
22	and	and	CCONJ	_	23 cream	cc
23	cream	cream	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 honey	conj
24	for	for	ADP	_	27 party	case
25	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	27 party	det
26	fancy	fancy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	27 party	amod
27	party	party	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 glazed	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bake	past · passive		a pie				in the oven	vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: subject=Patient in oven=Instrument
2	glaze	past	Cooking and sugar on a cake or a pie				then	with honey and cream; for a fancy party	vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent with honey=Theme

Option 4 · ✓ the right answer

Cooking: sugar on a cake or a pie baked in the oven

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Cooking	cooking	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	:	:	PUNCT	_	3 sugar	punct
3	sugar	sugar	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Cooking	conj
4	on	on	ADP	_	6 cake	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 cake	det
6	cake	cake	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 sugar	nmod
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 pie	cc
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 pie	det
9	pie	pie	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Cooking	conj
10	baked	bake	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	1 Cooking	acl
11	in	in	ADP	_	13 oven	case
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 oven	det
13	oven	oven	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 baked	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bake	participle		Cooking and sugar on a cake or a pie not said here				in the oven	vn cooking-45.3 «NP V PP.result PP.instrument»: agent=Patient in oven=Instrument

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