Test 8 · ★★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter XI, part 1: Who Stole the Tar…

Priya, wicked excited: «the King told the Hatter, chill, don't be nervous, nobody gets hurt.» (wicked = very, New England) Put it right.

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: King, wicked · What happens: tell, chill, not be, hurt, put · To what, where: Hatter, nobody · Speech: someone speaks here

This is test 8 · ★★ 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: Priya, wicked excited: «the King told the Hatter, chill, don't be nervous, nobody gets hurt.»

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Priya	Priya	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 excited	nsubj
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Priya	punct
3	wicked	wicked	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 excited	amod
4	excited	excited	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	:	:	PUNCT	_	9 told	punct
6	«	«	PUNCT	_	9 told	punct
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 King	det
8	King	King	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 told	nsubj
9	told	tell	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 excited	parataxis
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 Hatter	det
11	Hatter	Hatter	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 told	iobj
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 chill	punct
13	chill	chill	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 told	ccomp
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 nervous	punct
15	do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	18 nervous	aux
16	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	18 nervous	advmod
17	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	18 nervous	cop
18	nervous	nervous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 chill	advcl
19	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 hurt	punct
20	nobody	nobody	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Neg	22 hurt	nsubj:pass
21	gets	get	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	22 hurt	aux:pass
22	hurt	hurt	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	18 nervous	conj
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 excited	punct
24	»	»	PUNCT	_	4 excited	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	other	roles by
1	tell speech: assert in a quote	past	the King		the Hatter		vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent hatter=Recipient clause=Topic
2	chill in a quote	infinitive					vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
3	not is in a quote	infinitive · do-support				nervous property	tree rules
4	hurt in a quote	present · passive		nobody			vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient

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: (wicked = very, New England) Put it right.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 wicked	punct
2	wicked	wicked	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 Put	nsubj
3	=	=	SYM	_	7 England	punct
4	very	very	ADV	_	7 England	advmod
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 England	punct
6	New	New	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 England	flat
7	England	England	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 wicked	appos
8	)	)	PUNCT	_	7 England	punct
9	Put	put	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
10	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 Put	obj
11	right	right	ADV	_	9 Put	advmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 Put	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	put	infinitive	wicked	Hatter				right property	vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent it=Goal

The options

Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer

He said don't be nervous, «or I'll have you executed on the spot»

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 said	nsubj
2	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 said	ccomp
4	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	6 nervous	advmod
5	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	6 nervous	cop
6	nervous	nervous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 do	advcl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 have	punct
8	«	«	PUNCT	_	12 have	punct
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 have	cc
10	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	12 have	nsubj
11	'll	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	12 have	aux
12	have	have	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 said	ccomp
13	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	12 have	obj
14	executed	execute	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	12 have	xcomp
15	on	on	ADP	_	17 spot	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 spot	det
17	spot	spot	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 executed	obl
18	»	»	PUNCT	_	12 have	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	past	He				vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	do	infinitive					vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	not is	infinitive				nervous property	tree rules
4	have in a quote	future	I	you			tree rules
5	execute in a quote	participle	you not said here		the spot		vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Option 2

He said don't be nervous, «or I'll have you executed on the spot, and your tea taken away»

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 said	nsubj
2	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 said	ccomp
4	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	6 nervous	advmod
5	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	6 nervous	cop
6	nervous	nervous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 do	advcl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 have	punct
8	«	«	PUNCT	_	12 have	punct
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 have	cc
10	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	12 have	nsubj
11	'll	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	12 have	aux
12	have	have	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 nervous	conj
13	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	12 have	obj
14	executed	execute	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	12 have	xcomp
15	on	on	ADP	_	17 spot	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 spot	det
17	spot	spot	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 executed	obl
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 taken	punct
19	and	and	CCONJ	_	22 taken	cc
20	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	21 tea	nmod:poss
21	tea	tea	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 taken	nsubj
22	taken	take	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 said	ccomp
23	away	away	ADV	_	22 taken	advmod
24	»	»	PUNCT	_	22 taken	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	past	He				vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	do	infinitive					vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	not is	infinitive				nervous property	tree rules
4	have in a quote	future	I	you			tree rules
5	execute in a quote	participle	you not said here		the spot		vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
6	take away in a quote	participle	your tea			away property	vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Option 3

He said don't be upset, «or I'll have you sent to the tower»

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 said	nsubj
2	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 said	ccomp
4	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	6 upset	advmod
5	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	6 upset	cop
6	upset	upset	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 do	advcl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 have	punct
8	«	«	PUNCT	_	12 have	punct
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 have	cc
10	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	12 have	nsubj
11	'll	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	12 have	aux
12	have	have	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 said	ccomp
13	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	12 have	obj
14	sent	send	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	12 have	xcomp
15	to	to	ADP	_	17 tower	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 tower	det
17	tower	tower	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 sent	obl
18	»	»	PUNCT	_	12 have	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	past	He				vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	do	infinitive					vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	not is	infinitive				upset property	tree rules
4	have in a quote	future	I	you			tree rules
5	send in a quote	participle	you not said here		the tower		vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent to tower=Destination

Option 4

He said don't be scared, «or I'll have you arrested by the guards»

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 said	nsubj
2	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 said	ccomp
4	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	6 scared	advmod
5	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	6 scared	cop
6	scared	scared	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 do	advcl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 have	punct
8	«	«	PUNCT	_	12 have	punct
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 have	cc
10	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	12 have	nsubj
11	'll	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	12 have	aux
12	have	have	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 said	ccomp
13	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	12 have	obj
14	arrested	arrest	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	12 have	xcomp
15	by	by	ADP	_	17 guards	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 guards	det
17	guards	guard	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 arrested	obl
18	»	»	PUNCT	_	12 have	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	past	He			vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	do	infinitive				vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	not is	infinitive			scared property	tree rules
4	have in a quote	future	I	you		tree rules
5	arrest in a quote	participle	you not said here		by the guards	vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

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