Test 8 · ★★★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter XII, part 1: Alice's Evidence…

Ella, a bit salty (cross): «the King proved Alice was a mile high.» Put it right.

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: King, Alice, you · What happens: prove, be, put · To what, where: mile · Speech: someone speaks here

This is test 8 · ★★★ 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: Ella, a bit salty (cross): «the King proved Alice was a mile high.»

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ella	Ella	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 salty	nsubj
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Ella	punct
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 bit	det
4	bit	bit	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 salty	obl:unmarked
5	salty	salty	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	(	(	PUNCT	_	7 cross	punct
7	cross	cross	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 salty	conj
8	)	)	PUNCT	_	7 cross	punct
9	:	:	PUNCT	_	13 proved	punct
10	«	«	PUNCT	_	13 proved	punct
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 King	det
12	King	King	PROPN	Number=Sing	13 proved	nsubj
13	proved	prove	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 salty	conj
14	Alice	Alice	PROPN	Number=Sing	17 mile	nsubj
15	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	17 mile	cop
16	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 mile	det
17	mile	mile	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 proved	ccomp
18	high	high	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 mile	amod
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 salty	punct
20	»	»	PUNCT	_	5 salty	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	prove in a quote	past	the King						vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent
2	is a in a quote	past	Alice	a mile					tree rules

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: Put it right.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Put	put	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	1 Put	obj
3	right	right	ADV	_	1 Put	advmod
4	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Put	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	put	imperative	you not said here	mile				right property	vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent it=Goal

The options

Option 1 · ← Mova's choice

He only said «You are»; the Queen said «Two miles»

The tree, 10 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	3 said	nsubj
2	only	only	ADV	_	3 said	advmod
3	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	«	«	PUNCT	_	6 are	punct
5	You	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	6 are	nsubj
6	are	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 said	ccomp
7	»	»	PUNCT	_	6 are	punct
8	;	;	PUNCT	_	11 said	punct
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 Queen	det
10	Queen	Queen	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 said	nsubj
11	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 said	conj
12	«	«	PUNCT	_	14 miles	punct
13	Two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	14 miles	nummod
14	miles	mile	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 said	obj
15	»	»	PUNCT	_	14 miles	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	say speech: assert	past	He		vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	does in a quote	present	You		vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	say speech: assert	past	the Queen	Two miles	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent mile=Topic

Option 2

He only said «You are»; the Queen said «Nearly two miles» — which the King then wrote in his book as proof

The tree, 21 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	3 said	nsubj
2	only	only	ADV	_	3 said	advmod
3	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	«	«	PUNCT	_	6 are	punct
5	You	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	6 are	nsubj
6	are	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 said	ccomp
7	»	»	PUNCT	_	6 are	punct
8	;	;	PUNCT	_	11 said	punct
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 Queen	det
10	Queen	Queen	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 said	nsubj
11	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 said	parataxis
12	«	«	PUNCT	_	15 miles	punct
13	Nearly	nearly	ADV	_	14 two	advmod
14	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	15 miles	nummod
15	miles	mile	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 said	obj
16	»	»	PUNCT	_	15 miles	punct
17	—	-	PUNCT	_	22 wrote	punct
18	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	22 wrote	nsubj
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 King	det
20	King	King	PROPN	Number=Sing	22 wrote	nsubj
21	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	22 wrote	advmod
22	wrote	write	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	11 said	conj
23	in	in	ADP	_	25 book	case
24	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	25 book	nmod:poss
25	book	book	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 wrote	obl
26	as	as	ADP	_	27 proof	case
27	proof	proof	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 wrote	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	past	He					vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	does in a quote	present	You					vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	say speech: assert	past	the Queen	two miles				vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent mile=Topic
4	write	past			King's book	then	as proof	vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in book=Destination

Option 3 · ✓ the right answer

He only said «You are»; the Queen said «Nearly two miles» — no proof at all

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	3 said	nsubj
2	only	only	ADV	_	3 said	advmod
3	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	«	«	PUNCT	_	6 are	punct
5	You	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	6 are	nsubj
6	are	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 said	ccomp
7	»	»	PUNCT	_	6 are	punct
8	;	;	PUNCT	_	11 said	punct
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 Queen	det
10	Queen	Queen	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 said	nsubj
11	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 said	conj
12	«	«	PUNCT	_	15 miles	punct
13	Nearly	nearly	ADV	_	14 two	advmod
14	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	15 miles	nummod
15	miles	mile	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 said	obj
16	»	»	PUNCT	_	15 miles	punct
17	—	-	PUNCT	_	19 proof	punct
18	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	19 proof	det
19	proof	proof	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 said	conj
20	at	at	ADP	_	21 all	case
21	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	19 proof	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	say speech: assert	past	He		vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	does in a quote	present	You		vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	say speech: assert	past	the Queen	two miles	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent mile=Topic

Option 4

He only said «You are»; the Queen said «Nearly two miles» and the jury agreed with her; no proof at all

The tree, 21 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	3 said	nsubj
2	only	only	ADV	_	3 said	advmod
3	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	«	«	PUNCT	_	6 are	punct
5	You	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	6 are	nsubj
6	are	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 said	ccomp
7	»	»	PUNCT	_	6 are	punct
8	;	;	PUNCT	_	11 said	punct
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 Queen	det
10	Queen	Queen	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 said	nsubj
11	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 said	parataxis
12	«	«	PUNCT	_	15 miles	punct
13	Nearly	nearly	ADV	_	14 two	advmod
14	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	15 miles	nummod
15	miles	mile	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 said	obj
16	»	»	PUNCT	_	15 miles	punct
17	and	and	CCONJ	_	20 agreed	cc
18	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 jury	det
19	jury	jury	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 agreed	nsubj
20	agreed	agree	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	11 said	conj
21	with	with	ADP	_	22 her	case
22	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	20 agreed	obl
23	;	;	PUNCT	_	25 proof	punct
24	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	25 proof	det
25	proof	proof	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 said	conj
26	at	at	ADP	_	27 all	case
27	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	25 proof	nmod

#	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	does in a quote	present	You			vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	say speech: assert	past	the Queen	two miles		vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent mile=Topic
4	agree speech: agree	past	the jury		with Queen	vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V PP.co-agent how S»: agent=Agent with she=Co-Agent

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