Test 10 · ★★★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter XI, part 2: Who Stole the Tar…
Why does the court get into confusion?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: court · What happens: get · To what, where: confusion
This is test 10 · ★★★ of lesson 22 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter XI, part 2: Who Stole the Tarts? (the Hatter, the cook and a surprise 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
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Why | why | ADV | PronType=Int | 5 get | advmod |
| 2 | does | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 get | aux |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 court | det |
| 4 | court | court | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 get | nsubj |
| 5 | get | get | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 6 | into | into | ADP | _ | 7 confusion | case |
| 7 | confusion | confusion | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 get | obl |
| 8 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 get | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | get | present · do-support | the court | confusion | vn escape-51.1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme into confusion=Destination |
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
The Queen orders the Dormouse taken away
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 Queen | det |
| 2 | Queen | Queen | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 orders | nsubj |
| 3 | orders | order | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 Dormouse | det |
| 5 | Dormouse | Dormouse | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 orders | obj |
| 6 | taken | take | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 orders | xcomp |
| 7 | away | away | ADV | _ | 6 taken | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | order | present | the Queen | the Dormouse | vn order-58.3-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent dormouse=Recipient clause=Topic | ||||
| 2 | take away not said to happen | participle | the Queen not said here | away property | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
The Queen orders the Dormouse thrown out, suppressed, pinched and his whiskers off
The tree, 13 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 Queen | det |
| 2 | Queen | Queen | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 orders | nsubj |
| 3 | orders | order | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 thrown | det |
| 5 | Dormouse | Dormouse | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 thrown | nsubj:pass |
| 6 | thrown | throw | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 orders | xcomp |
| 7 | out | out | ADP | _ | 6 thrown | compound:prt |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 suppressed | punct |
| 9 | suppressed | suppress | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 thrown | conj |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 pinched | punct |
| 11 | pinched | pinch | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 9 suppressed | conj |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 14 whiskers | cc |
| 13 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 14 whiskers | nmod:poss |
| 14 | whiskers | whisker | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 thrown | conj |
| 15 | off | off | ADV | _ | 6 thrown | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | order | present | the Queen | vn order-58.3-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | throw out not said to happen | participle · passive | Dormouse | off property | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | ||||
| 3 | suppress | participle | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 4 | pinch | participle | vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
Option 3
The Queen orders the Dormouse thrown out, suppressed, pinched and have his whiskers pulled off at once
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 Queen | det |
| 2 | Queen | Queen | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 orders | nsubj |
| 3 | orders | order | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 thrown | det |
| 5 | Dormouse | Dormouse | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 thrown | nsubj:pass |
| 6 | thrown | throw | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 orders | ccomp |
| 7 | out | out | ADP | _ | 6 thrown | compound:prt |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 suppressed | punct |
| 9 | suppressed | suppress | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 thrown | conj |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 pinched | punct |
| 11 | pinched | pinch | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 thrown | conj |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 13 have | cc |
| 13 | have | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 thrown | conj |
| 14 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 15 whiskers | nmod:poss |
| 15 | whiskers | whisker | NOUN | Number=Plur | 16 pulled | nsubj |
| 16 | pulled | pull | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 13 have | ccomp |
| 17 | off | off | ADP | _ | 16 pulled | compound:prt |
| 18 | at | at | ADP | _ | 19 once | case |
| 19 | once | once | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Mult | 16 pulled | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | order | present | the Queen | vn order-58.3-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | throw out | participle · passive | Dormouse | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | |||||
| 3 | suppress | participle | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 4 | pinch | participle | vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 5 | have | present | tree rules | ||||||
| 6 | pull off | past | Dormouse's whiskers | vn complete-55.2 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice
The Queen orders the Hatter's whiskers pulled, the Dormouse suppressed and the cook thrown out of the court entirely
The tree, 20 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 Queen | det |
| 2 | Queen | Queen | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 orders | nsubj |
| 3 | orders | order | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 Hatter | det |
| 5 | Hatter | Hatter | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 whiskers | nmod:poss |
| 6 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 5 Hatter | case |
| 7 | whiskers | whisker | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 pulled | nsubj |
| 8 | pulled | pull | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 orders | ccomp |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 suppressed | punct |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 Dormouse | det |
| 11 | Dormouse | Dormouse | PROPN | Number=Sing | 12 suppressed | nsubj |
| 12 | suppressed | suppress | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 orders | parataxis |
| 13 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 15 cook | cc |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 cook | det |
| 15 | cook | cook | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 suppressed | conj |
| 16 | thrown | throw | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 15 cook | acl |
| 17 | out | out | ADP | _ | 20 court | case |
| 18 | of | of | ADP | _ | 20 court | case |
| 19 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 20 court | det |
| 20 | court | court | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 thrown | obl |
| 21 | entirely | entirely | ADV | _ | 3 orders | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | order | present | the Queen | entirely property | vn order-58.3-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | ||||
| 2 | pull | past | the Hatter's whiskers | vn slide-11.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 3 | suppress | past | the Dormouse | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 4 | throw | participle | the cook not said here | the court | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent out court=Destination |
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