Test 4 · ★★★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter XII, part 2: Alice's Evidence…

Mia, our kid (my sister) says: «the King's pun got bare laughs straight off.» (bare = lots of) Put it right.

Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Mia, pun, King, bare lots · What happens: say, get, pun, put · To what, where: bare laughs, pun · Speech: someone speaks here

This is test 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. 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: Mia, our kid (my sister) says: «the King's pun got bare laughs straight off.»

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mia	Mia	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 says	nsubj
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Mia	punct
3	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 kid	nmod:poss
4	kid	kid	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 says	nsubj
5	(	(	PUNCT	_	7 sister	punct
6	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 sister	nmod:poss
7	sister	sister	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 kid	appos
8	)	)	PUNCT	_	7 sister	punct
9	says	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
10	:	:	PUNCT	_	16 got	punct
11	«	«	PUNCT	_	16 got	punct
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 King	det
13	King	King	PROPN	Number=Sing	15 pun	nmod:poss
14	's	's	PART	_	13 King	case
15	pun	pun	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 got	nsubj
16	got	get	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	9 says	ccomp
17	bare	bare	ADJ	Degree=Pos	18 laughs	amod
18	laughs	laugh	NOUN	Number=Plur	16 got	obj
19	straight	straight	ADV	_	20 off	advmod
20	off	off	ADV	_	16 got	advmod
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 says	punct
22	»	»	PUNCT	_	9 says	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	present	Mia			vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	get in a quote	past	the King's pun	bare laughs	off property	vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer laugh=Stimulus
3	pun in a quote		the King			nom pun «communication intransitive»: poss=agent

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: (bare = lots of) Put it right.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	4 lots	punct
2	bare	bare	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 lots	amod
3	=	=	SYM	_	4 lots	punct
4	lots	lot	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
5	of	of	ADP	_	7 Put	advmod
6	)	)	PUNCT	_	5 of	punct
7	Put	put	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 lots	acl:relcl
8	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 Put	obj
9	right	right	ADV	_	7 Put	advmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 lots	punct

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

The options

Option 1

There was a dead silence in the court for a long while, until the White Rabbit finally said «It's a pun!»

The tree, 22 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	There	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	2 was	expl
2	was	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 silence	det
4	dead	dead	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 silence	amod
5	silence	silence	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 was	nsubj
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 court	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 court	det
8	court	court	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 silence	nmod
9	for	for	ADP	_	12 while	case
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 while	det
11	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 while	amod
12	while	while	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 court	nmod
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 said	punct
14	until	until	SCONJ	_	19 said	mark
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 Rabbit	det
16	White	white	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 Rabbit	amod
17	Rabbit	Rabbit	PROPN	Number=Sing	19 said	nsubj
18	finally	finally	ADV	_	19 said	advmod
19	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 was	parataxis
20	«	«	PUNCT	_	24 pun	punct
21	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	24 pun	nsubj
22	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	24 pun	cop
23	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	24 pun	det
24	pun	pun	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 said	ccomp
25	!	!	PUNCT	_	24 pun	punct
26	»	»	PUNCT	_	24 pun	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	be	past	a dead silence in the court for a long while		there		vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	say speech: express	past	the White Rabbit			finally property	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
3	is a in a quote	present	Rabbit	a pun			tree rules

Option 2 · ✓ the right answer

There was a dead silence, until he said «It's a pun!»

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	There	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	2 was	expl
2	was	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 silence	det
4	dead	dead	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 silence	amod
5	silence	silence	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 was	nsubj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 said	punct
7	until	until	SCONJ	_	9 said	mark
8	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 said	nsubj
9	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 was	parataxis
10	«	«	PUNCT	_	14 pun	punct
11	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	14 pun	nsubj
12	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	14 pun	cop
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 pun	det
14	pun	pun	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 said	ccomp
15	!	!	PUNCT	_	14 pun	punct
16	»	»	PUNCT	_	14 pun	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	be	past	a dead silence		there	vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	say speech: express	past	silence			vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
3	is a in a quote	present	It	a pun		tree rules

Option 3 · ← Mova's choice

There was a dead silence in the court for a long while, until the King finally said «It's a pun!»

The tree, 21 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	There	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	2 was	expl
2	was	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 silence	det
4	dead	dead	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 silence	amod
5	silence	silence	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 was	nsubj
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 court	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 court	det
8	court	court	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 silence	nmod
9	for	for	ADP	_	12 while	case
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 while	det
11	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 while	amod
12	while	while	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 court	nmod
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 said	punct
14	until	until	SCONJ	_	18 said	mark
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 King	det
16	King	King	PROPN	Number=Sing	18 said	nsubj
17	finally	finally	ADV	_	18 said	advmod
18	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 was	parataxis
19	«	«	PUNCT	_	23 pun	punct
20	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	23 pun	nsubj
21	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	23 pun	cop
22	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	23 pun	det
23	pun	pun	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 said	ccomp
24	!	!	PUNCT	_	23 pun	punct
25	»	»	PUNCT	_	23 pun	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	be	past	a dead silence in the court for a long while		there		vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	say speech: express	past	the King			finally property	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
3	is a in a quote	present	silence	a pun			tree rules

Option 4

Silence fell until the Queen laughed

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Silence	silence	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 fell	nsubj
2	fell	fall	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	until	until	SCONJ	_	6 laughed	mark
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 Queen	det
5	Queen	Queen	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 laughed	nsubj
6	laughed	laugh	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 fell	advcl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fall	past	Silence						vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	laugh	past	the Queen						vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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