Test 14 · ★★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter XI, part 1: Who Stole the Tar…
Looking back: in chapter III, the Mouse's tale had a dog called Fury who said «I'll be judge, I'll be jury». What do the two trials have in common?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: tale, dog, Mouse, two trials · What happens: look back, have, call, say, be, tell · To what, where: dog, judge, jury, common · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 14 · ★★ of lesson 21 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter XI, part 1: Who Stole the Tarts? (the court and the first witness)» 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 III, the Mouse's tale had a dog called Fury who said «I'll be judge, I'll be jury».
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Looking | look | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 12 had | 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 | III | III | NUM | NumForm=Roman NumType=Card | 5 chapter | flat |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Looking | punct |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 Mouse | det |
| 9 | Mouse | Mouse | PROPN | Number=Sing | 11 tale | nmod:poss |
| 10 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 9 Mouse | case |
| 11 | tale | tale | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 had | nsubj |
| 12 | had | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 13 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 dog | det |
| 14 | dog | dog | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 had | obj |
| 15 | called | call | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 14 dog | acl |
| 16 | Fury | Fury | PROPN | Number=Sing | 15 called | xcomp |
| 17 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 18 said | nsubj |
| 18 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 14 dog | acl:relcl |
| 19 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 23 judge | punct |
| 20 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 23 judge | nsubj |
| 21 | 'll | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 23 judge | aux |
| 22 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 23 judge | cop |
| 23 | judge | judge | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 said | ccomp |
| 24 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 28 jury | punct |
| 25 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 28 jury | nsubj |
| 26 | 'll | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 28 jury | aux |
| 27 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 28 jury | cop |
| 28 | jury | jury | NOUN | Number=Sing | 23 judge | parataxis |
| 29 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 23 judge | punct |
| 30 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 12 had | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | look back | gerund | the Mouse's tale not said here | in chapter | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in chapter=Theme | ||||
| 2 | have | past | the Mouse's tale | a dog | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dog=Patient | ||||
| 3 | call | participle | a dog not said here | vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 4 | say speech: assert | past | a dog | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 5 | is a in a quote | future | a dog = dog | judge | tree rules | ||||
| 6 | is a in a quote | future | a dog = dog | jury | tree rules | ||||
| 7 | tell | the Mouse | nom tale «communication intransitive»: 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: What do the two trials have in common?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | root | root |
| 2 | do | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 What | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 trials | det |
| 4 | two | two | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 5 trials | nummod |
| 5 | trials | trial | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 have | nsubj |
| 6 | have | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 What | acl:relcl |
| 7 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 common | case |
| 8 | common | common | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 have | obl |
| 9 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 What | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | tree rules | ||||||
| 2 | have | present | the two trials | common | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
Both have a mouse who tells a sad tale
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Both | both | DET | PronType=Tot | 2 have | nsubj |
| 2 | have | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 mouse | det |
| 4 | mouse | mouse | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 have | obj |
| 5 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 6 tells | nsubj |
| 6 | tells | tell | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 mouse | acl:relcl |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 tale | det |
| 8 | sad | sad | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 tale | amod |
| 9 | tale | tale | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 tells | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | present | Both | a mouse | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mouse=Patient | ||||
| 2 | tell speech: assert | present | a mouse | a sad tale | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent tale=Recipient |
Option 2
Both have a judge
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Both | both | DET | PronType=Tot | 2 have | nsubj |
| 2 | have | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 judge | det |
| 4 | judge | judge | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 have | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | present | Both | a judge | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent judge=Patient |
Option 3
Both have a judge, a jury and a Mouse
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Both | both | DET | PronType=Tot | 2 have | nsubj |
| 2 | have | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 judge | det |
| 4 | judge | judge | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 have | obj |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 jury | punct |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 jury | det |
| 7 | jury | jury | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 judge | appos |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 Mouse | cc |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 Mouse | det |
| 10 | Mouse | mouse | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 judge | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | present | Both | a judge and a Mouse | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent judge=Patient |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
Both are unfair: one side controls the whole trial
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Both | both | DET | PronType=Tot | 3 unfair | nsubj |
| 2 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 unfair | cop |
| 3 | unfair | unfair | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 7 controls | punct |
| 5 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 6 side | nummod |
| 6 | side | side | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 controls | nsubj |
| 7 | controls | control | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 unfair | parataxis |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 trial | det |
| 9 | whole | whole | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 trial | amod |
| 10 | trial | trial | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 controls | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | Both | unfair property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | control | present | one side | the whole trial | vn enforce-63 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trial=Theme |
Text: the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (world/data/school/), as the course runner gave them to the student. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
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