Test 7 · ★★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter XI, part 1: Who Stole the Tar…
«Stolen!» the King cries about the hat. What has he got wrong?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: King · What happens: steal, cry, have, get · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 7 · ★★ 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: «Stolen!» the King cries about the hat.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 2 Stolen | punct |
| 2 | Stolen | steal | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 7 cries | advcl |
| 3 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 2 Stolen | punct |
| 4 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 2 Stolen | punct |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 King | det |
| 6 | King | King | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 cries | nsubj |
| 7 | cries | cry | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | about | about | ADP | _ | 10 hat | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 hat | det |
| 10 | hat | hat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 cries | obl |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 cries | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | steal in a quote | participle | the King not said here | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 2 | cry speech: express | present | the King | about the hat | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about hat=Topic |
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 has he got wrong?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 2 has | nsubj |
| 2 | has | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 got | nsubj |
| 4 | got | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 has | ccomp |
| 5 | wrong | wrong | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 got | xcomp |
| 6 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 2 has | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | present | tree rules | ||||||
| 2 | get | past | King | wrong property | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
The options
Option 1
The hat is his, because he bought it from the Dormouse in town last week
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 hat | det |
| 2 | hat | hat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 bought | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 his | cop |
| 4 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 hat | acl:relcl |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 bought | punct |
| 6 | because | because | SCONJ | _ | 8 bought | mark |
| 7 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 bought | nsubj |
| 8 | bought | buy | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 9 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 bought | obj |
| 10 | from | from | ADP | _ | 12 Dormouse | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 Dormouse | det |
| 12 | Dormouse | Dormouse | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 bought | obl |
| 13 | in | in | ADP | _ | 14 town | case |
| 14 | town | town | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 bought | obl |
| 15 | last | last | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 16 week | amod |
| 16 | week | week | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 bought | obl:unmarked |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the hat not said here | his = he | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | buy | past | the hat | it | the Dormouse | week | in town | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent it=Theme from dormouse=Source |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice
The hat is a stolen hat, because the Hatter took it from the King's own shop today
The tree, 18 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 hat | det |
| 2 | hat | hat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 hat | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 hat | cop |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 hat | det |
| 5 | stolen | steal | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 hat | amod |
| 6 | hat | hat | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 took | punct |
| 8 | because | because | SCONJ | _ | 11 took | mark |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 Hatter | det |
| 10 | Hatter | Hatter | PROPN | Number=Sing | 11 took | nsubj |
| 11 | took | take | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 hat | conj |
| 12 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 took | obj |
| 13 | from | from | ADP | _ | 18 shop | case |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 King | det |
| 15 | King | King | PROPN | Number=Sing | 18 shop | nmod:poss |
| 16 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 15 King | case |
| 17 | own | own | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 18 shop | amod |
| 18 | shop | shop | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 took | obl |
| 19 | today | today | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 took | obl:unmarked |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | steal | participle | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 2 | is a | present | the hat | a stolen hat | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | take | past | the Hatter | hat | the King's own shop | today | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial_location»: agent=Agent it=Theme from shop=Initial_Location |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
The hat isn't the Hatter's because he sells hats, not because he stole it
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 hat | det |
| 2 | hat | hat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 sells | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 Hatter | cop |
| 4 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 6 Hatter | advmod |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 Hatter | det |
| 6 | Hatter | Hatter | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 hat | appos |
| 7 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 6 Hatter | case |
| 8 | because | because | SCONJ | _ | 10 sells | mark |
| 9 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 sells | nsubj |
| 10 | sells | sell | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 11 | hats | hat | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 sells | obj |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 stole | punct |
| 13 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 16 stole | advmod |
| 14 | because | because | SCONJ | _ | 16 stole | mark |
| 15 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 16 stole | nsubj |
| 16 | stole | steal | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 10 sells | conj |
| 17 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 16 stole | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not is | present | 's the Hatter | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | sell | present | the hat | hats | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hat=Theme | ||||
| 3 | not steal | past | Hatter | hat | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location it=Theme |
Option 4
The hat isn't the Hatter's because he is a Knave of Hearts, and he sells hats in the market every day
The tree, 23 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 hat | det |
| 2 | hat | hat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 Hatter | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 Hatter | cop |
| 4 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 6 Hatter | advmod |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 Hatter | det |
| 6 | Hatter | Hatter | PROPN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 6 Hatter | case |
| 8 | because | because | SCONJ | _ | 12 Knave | mark |
| 9 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 Knave | nsubj |
| 10 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 Knave | cop |
| 11 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 Knave | det |
| 12 | Knave | Knave | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 Hatter | conj |
| 13 | of | of | ADP | _ | 14 Hearts | case |
| 14 | Hearts | Heart | PROPN | Number=Plur | 12 Knave | nmod |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 sells | punct |
| 16 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 18 sells | cc |
| 17 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 18 sells | nsubj |
| 18 | sells | sell | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 Hatter | parataxis |
| 19 | hats | hat | NOUN | Number=Plur | 18 sells | obj |
| 20 | in | in | ADP | _ | 22 market | case |
| 21 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 22 market | det |
| 22 | market | market | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 sells | obl |
| 23 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 24 day | det |
| 24 | day | day | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 sells | obl:unmarked |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not is | present | the hat | 's the Hatter and a Knave | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | is a | present | he | a Knave | of Hearts | tree rules | |||
| 3 | sell | present | he | hats | the market | day | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hat=Theme |
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