Exam question 4 · Alice in Wonderland, chapter XII, part 2: Alice's Evidence…

Which of the following statements is consistent with the established facts concerning the conclusion of the narrative?

Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: established facts · What happens: follow, be, establish, concern, conclude · To what, where: conclusion, narrative

This is exam question 4 of lesson 24 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter XII, part 2: Alice's Evidence (sentence first, a pack of cards, and waking up)» of the books course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. 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	Which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 consistent	nsubj
2	of	of	ADP	_	5 statements	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 statements	det
4	following	follow	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 statements	amod
5	statements	statement	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 consistent	obl
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 consistent	cop
7	consistent	consistent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
8	with	with	ADP	_	11 facts	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 facts	det
10	established	establish	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	11 facts	amod
11	facts	fact	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 consistent	obl
12	concerning	concern	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	11 facts	acl
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 conclusion	det
14	conclusion	conclusion	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 concerning	obj
15	of	of	ADP	_	17 narrative	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 narrative	det
17	narrative	narrative	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 conclusion	nmod
18	?	?	PUNCT	_	7 consistent	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	follow	gerund				vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	is	present			of the following statements; with the established facts; consistent property	tree rules
3	establish	participle				vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot
4	concern	gerund	the established facts not said here	the conclusion of the narrative		vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus conclusion=Experiencer
5	conclude			the narrative		nom conclusion «cognition transitive»: of=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.

The options

Option 1 · ✓ the right answer

Alice awoke, related her dream, and was sent in to tea, whereupon her sister reflected on her future

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Alice	Alice	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 awoke	nsubj
2	awoke	awake	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 related	punct
4	related	related	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 awoke	ccomp
5	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 dream	nmod:poss
6	dream	dream	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 related	nsubj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 sent	punct
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 sent	cc
9	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	10 sent	aux:pass
10	sent	send	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 awoke	parataxis
11	in	in	ADP	ExtPos=ADP	13 tea	case
12	to	to	ADP	_	11 in	fixed
13	tea	tea	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 sent	obl
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 reflected	punct
15	whereupon	whereupon	ADV	PronType=Int	18 reflected	advmod
16	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	17 sister	nmod:poss
17	sister	sister	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 reflected	nsubj
18	reflected	reflect	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 awoke	conj
19	on	on	ADP	_	21 future	case
20	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	21 future	nmod:poss
21	future	future	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 reflected	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	where	other	roles by
1	awake	past	Alice			vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	send	past · passive		tea		vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: in tea=Destination
3	reflect	past	Alice's sister		on Alice's future; whereupon property	vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent on future=Topic
4	dream		Alice			nom dream «cognition transitive»: poss=agent

Option 2 · ← Mova's choice

Alice awoke on the bank, told her sister the whole dream, and then went back down the rabbit-hole to Wonderland

The tree, 21 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Alice	Alice	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 awoke	nsubj
2	awoke	awake	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	on	on	ADP	_	5 bank	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 bank	det
5	bank	bank	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 awoke	obl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 told	punct
7	told	tell	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 awoke	conj
8	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 sister	nmod:poss
9	sister	sister	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 told	iobj
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 dream	det
11	whole	whole	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 dream	amod
12	dream	dream	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 told	obj
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 went	punct
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 went	cc
15	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	16 went	advmod
16	went	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 awoke	conj
17	back	back	ADV	_	16 went	advmod
18	down	down	ADP	_	22 hole	case
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	22 hole	det
20	rabbit	rabbit	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 hole	compound
21	-	-	PUNCT	_	20 rabbit	punct
22	hole	hole	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 went	obl
23	to	to	ADP	_	24 Wonderland	case
24	Wonderland	Wonderland	PROPN	Number=Sing	22 hole	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	awake	past	Alice			the bank			vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on bank=Location
2	tell speech: assert	past	Alice not said here	the whole dream	Alice's sister				vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent sister=Recipient dream=Topic
3	go back	past	Alice not said here				then	down the rabbit hole to Wonderland	vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Patient

Option 3

Alice awoke on the bank and told her sister the whole dream, then ran in to tea, and her sister pictured her grown up telling tales

The tree, 26 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Alice	Alice	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 awoke	nsubj
2	awoke	awake	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	on	on	ADP	_	5 bank	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 bank	det
5	bank	bank	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 awoke	obl
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 told	cc
7	told	tell	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 awoke	conj
8	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 sister	nmod:poss
9	sister	sister	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 told	iobj
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 dream	det
11	whole	whole	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 dream	amod
12	dream	dream	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 told	obj
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 ran	punct
14	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	15 ran	advmod
15	ran	run	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 awoke	conj
16	in	in	ADP	_	15 ran	compound:prt
17	to	to	ADP	_	18 tea	case
18	tea	tea	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 ran	obl
19	,	,	PUNCT	_	23 pictured	punct
20	and	and	CCONJ	_	23 pictured	cc
21	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	22 sister	nmod:poss
22	sister	sister	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 pictured	nsubj
23	pictured	picture	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 awoke	conj
24	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	23 pictured	obj
25	grown	grow	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	23 pictured	xcomp
26	up	up	ADP	_	25 grown	compound:prt
27	telling	tell	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	23 pictured	advcl
28	tales	tale	NOUN	Number=Plur	27 telling	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	roles by
1	awake	past	Alice			the bank		vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on bank=Location
2	tell speech: assert	past	Alice not said here	the whole dream	Alice's sister			vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent sister=Recipient dream=Topic
3	run in	past	Alice not said here			tea	then	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme to tea=Destination
4	picture	past	Alice's sister	Alice				vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP to be ADJ»: agent=Agent she=Theme clause=Attribute
5	grow up	participle	Alice's sister not said here					vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
6	tell speech: assert	gerund	Alice's sister not said here	tales				vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent tale=Recipient

Option 4

Alice was crowned Queen, and her sister wept

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Alice	Alice	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 crowned	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 crowned	aux:pass
3	crowned	crown	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	Queen	Queen	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 crowned	obj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 wept	punct
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 wept	cc
7	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 sister	nmod:poss
8	sister	sister	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 wept	nsubj
9	wept	weep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 crowned	conj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	crown	past · passive		Alice					vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP NP»: subject=Theme queen=Attribute
2	weep	past	Alice's sister						vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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