Test 14 · ★★★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter XII, part 1: Alice's Evidence…
Looking back: earlier in the book, the Mock Turtle kept Alice waiting. What did Alice think then that fits the King's «Begin at the beginning»?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Mock Turtle, Alice, that · What happens: look back, keep, wait, think, fit, begin · To what, where: Alice, King, beginning · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 14 · ★★★ of lesson 23 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter XII, part 1: Alice's Evidence (Rule Forty-two and the unsigned letter)» 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: earlier in the book, the Mock Turtle kept Alice waiting.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Looking | look | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 12 kept | advcl |
| 2 | back | back | ADV | _ | 1 Looking | advmod |
| 3 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 4 earlier | punct |
| 4 | earlier | early | ADV | Degree=Cmp | 1 Looking | advmod |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 book | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 book | det |
| 7 | book | book | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 earlier | obl |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Looking | punct |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 Turtle | det |
| 10 | Mock | Mock | PROPN | Number=Sing | 11 Turtle | compound |
| 11 | Turtle | Turtle | PROPN | Number=Sing | 12 kept | nsubj |
| 12 | kept | keep | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 13 | Alice | Alice | PROPN | Number=Sing | 12 kept | obj |
| 14 | waiting | wait | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 12 kept | xcomp |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 12 kept | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | look back | gerund | the Mock Turtle not said here | early property | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus | ||||
| 2 | keep | past | the Mock Turtle | Alice | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | wait | gerund | Alice not said here | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
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 did Alice think then that fits the King's «Begin at the beginning»?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 think | obj |
| 2 | did | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 think | aux |
| 3 | Alice | Alice | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 think | nsubj |
| 4 | think | think | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 7 fits | advmod |
| 6 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 7 fits | nsubj |
| 7 | fits | fit | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 think | ccomp |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 King | det |
| 9 | King | King | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 fits | obj |
| 10 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 9 King | case |
| 11 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 12 Begin | punct |
| 12 | Begin | begin | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 7 fits | parataxis |
| 13 | at | at | ADP | _ | 15 beginning | case |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 beginning | det |
| 15 | beginning | beginning | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 Begin | obl |
| 16 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 12 Begin | punct |
| 17 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 think | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | think speech: other | past · do-support | Alice | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent what=Attribute clause=Theme | |||||
| 2 | fit | present | that | the King | then | tree rules | |||
| 3 | begin in a quote | infinitive | at the beginning | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
«I don't see how he can ever finish, if he doesn't begin, and he never seems to begin at all»
The tree, 22 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 5 see | punct |
| 2 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 5 see | nsubj |
| 3 | do | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 see | aux |
| 4 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 5 see | advmod |
| 5 | see | see | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 6 | how | how | ADV | PronType=Int | 10 finish | advmod |
| 7 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 finish | nsubj |
| 8 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 10 finish | aux |
| 9 | ever | ever | ADV | PronType=Ind | 10 finish | advmod |
| 10 | finish | finish | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 see | advcl |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 begin | punct |
| 12 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 16 begin | mark |
| 13 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 16 begin | nsubj |
| 14 | does | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 16 begin | aux |
| 15 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 16 begin | advmod |
| 16 | begin | begin | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 10 finish | advcl |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 21 seems | punct |
| 18 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 21 seems | cc |
| 19 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 21 seems | nsubj |
| 20 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 21 seems | advmod |
| 21 | seems | seem | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 see | conj |
| 22 | to | to | PART | _ | 23 begin | mark |
| 23 | begin | begin | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 21 seems | xcomp |
| 24 | at | at | ADP | _ | 25 all | case |
| 25 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 23 begin | obl |
| 26 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 5 see | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not see in a quote | present · do-support | I | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | |||||
| 2 | finish in a quote | can | he | ever | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality | ||||
| 3 | not begin a condition, not said to happen, in a quote | present · do-support | he | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality | |||||
| 4 | not seem in a quote | present | he | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Attribute | |||||
| 5 | begin in a quote | to-infinitive | he not said here | all | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
Option 2
«I don't see how he can ever finish, if he doesn't begin, so I shall simply wait for ever»
The tree, 21 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 5 see | punct |
| 2 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 5 see | nsubj |
| 3 | do | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 see | aux |
| 4 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 5 see | advmod |
| 5 | see | see | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 6 | how | how | ADV | PronType=Int | 10 finish | advmod |
| 7 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 finish | nsubj |
| 8 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 10 finish | aux |
| 9 | ever | ever | ADV | PronType=Ind | 10 finish | advmod |
| 10 | finish | finish | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 see | advcl |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 begin | punct |
| 12 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 16 begin | mark |
| 13 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 16 begin | nsubj |
| 14 | does | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 16 begin | aux |
| 15 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 16 begin | advmod |
| 16 | begin | begin | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 10 finish | advcl |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 22 wait | punct |
| 18 | so | so | ADV | _ | 22 wait | advmod |
| 19 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 22 wait | nsubj |
| 20 | shall | shall | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 22 wait | aux |
| 21 | simply | simply | ADV | _ | 22 wait | advmod |
| 22 | wait | wait | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 see | conj |
| 23 | for | for | ADP | _ | 24 ever | case |
| 24 | ever | ever | ADV | PronType=Ind | 22 wait | obl |
| 25 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 5 see | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not see in a quote | present · do-support | I | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | |||||
| 2 | finish in a quote | can | he | ever | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality | ||||
| 3 | not begin a condition, not said to happen, in a quote | present · do-support | he | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality | |||||
| 4 | wait in a quote | shall | I | simply property | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
«I don't see how he can ever finish, if he doesn't begin»
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 5 see | punct |
| 2 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 5 see | nsubj |
| 3 | do | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 see | aux |
| 4 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 5 see | advmod |
| 5 | see | see | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 6 | how | how | ADV | PronType=Int | 10 finish | advmod |
| 7 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 finish | nsubj |
| 8 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 10 finish | aux |
| 9 | ever | ever | ADV | PronType=Ind | 10 finish | advmod |
| 10 | finish | finish | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 see | advcl |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 begin | punct |
| 12 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 16 begin | mark |
| 13 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 16 begin | nsubj |
| 14 | does | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 16 begin | aux |
| 15 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 16 begin | advmod |
| 16 | begin | begin | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 see | advcl |
| 17 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 5 see | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not see in a quote | present · do-support | I | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | |||||
| 2 | finish in a quote | can | he | ever | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality | ||||
| 3 | not begin a condition, not said to happen, in a quote | present · do-support | he | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
Option 4
«I don't see how he can start, if he doesn't finish»
The tree, 13 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 5 see | punct |
| 2 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 5 see | nsubj |
| 3 | do | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 see | aux |
| 4 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 5 see | advmod |
| 5 | see | see | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 6 | how | how | ADV | PronType=Int | 9 start | advmod |
| 7 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 start | nsubj |
| 8 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 9 start | aux |
| 9 | start | start | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 see | advcl |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 finish | punct |
| 11 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 15 finish | mark |
| 12 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 15 finish | nsubj |
| 13 | does | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 15 finish | aux |
| 14 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 15 finish | advmod |
| 15 | finish | finish | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 see | conj |
| 16 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 5 see | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not see in a quote | present · do-support | I | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | |||||
| 2 | start in a quote | can | he | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality | |||||
| 3 | not finish a condition, not said to happen, in a quote | present · do-support | he | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
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