Test 5 · ★★★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter XII, part 2: Alice's Evidence…
«Sentence first—verdict afterwards.» Why is this nonsense in a real trial?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · What happens: be · To what, where: nonsense, real trial
This is test 5 · ★★★ 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: «Sentence first—verdict afterwards.»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 2 Sentence | punct |
| 2 | Sentence | sentence | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | first | first | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 2 Sentence | advmod |
| 4 | — | - | PUNCT | _ | 5 verdict | punct |
| 5 | verdict | verdict | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 Sentence | appos |
| 6 | afterwards | afterwards | ADV | _ | 5 verdict | advmod |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 verdict | punct |
| 8 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 2 Sentence | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Sentence 2: Why is this nonsense in a real trial?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Why | why | ADV | PronType=Int | 4 nonsense | advmod |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 nonsense | cop |
| 3 | this | this | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 4 nonsense | det |
| 4 | nonsense | nonsense | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 trial | case |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 trial | det |
| 7 | real | real | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 trial | amod |
| 8 | trial | trial | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 nonsense | nmod |
| 9 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 nonsense | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | this nonsense | a real trial | tree rules |
The options
Option 1
The verdict is given after the trial
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 verdict | det |
| 2 | verdict | verdict | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 given | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 given | aux:pass |
| 4 | given | give | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | after | after | ADP | _ | 7 trial | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 trial | det |
| 7 | trial | trial | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 given | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give | present · passive | the verdict | after the trial | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
Option 2
Judges must hear all the witnesses
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Judges | judge | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 hear | nsubj |
| 2 | must | must | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 3 hear | aux |
| 3 | hear | hear | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 4 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 6 witnesses | det:predet |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 witnesses | det |
| 6 | witnesses | witness | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 hear | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hear | must | Judges | all witnesses | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer witness=Stimulus |
Option 3
You must decide whether someone is guilty before you hear any evidence, and then decide the punishment afterwards
The tree, 18 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | You | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 3 decide | nsubj |
| 2 | must | must | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 3 decide | aux |
| 3 | decide | decide | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 4 | whether | whether | SCONJ | _ | 7 guilty | mark |
| 5 | someone | someone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 7 guilty | nsubj |
| 6 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 guilty | cop |
| 7 | guilty | guilty | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 decide | ccomp |
| 8 | before | before | SCONJ | _ | 10 hear | mark |
| 9 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 10 hear | nsubj |
| 10 | hear | hear | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 guilty | advcl |
| 11 | any | any | DET | PronType=Ind | 12 evidence | det |
| 12 | evidence | evidence | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 hear | obj |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 decide | punct |
| 14 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 16 decide | cc |
| 15 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 16 decide | advmod |
| 16 | decide | decide | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 decide | parataxis |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 punishment | det |
| 18 | punishment | punishment | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 decide | obj |
| 19 | afterwards | afterwards | ADV | _ | 3 decide | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | decide | must | You | afterwards property | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | is | present | someone | guilty property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | hear | present | you | any evidence | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer evidence=Stimulus | ||||
| 4 | decide | present | the punishment | then | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent punishment=Topic |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
You must decide if someone is guilty before you decide a punishment
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | You | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 3 decide | nsubj |
| 2 | must | must | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 3 decide | aux |
| 3 | decide | decide | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 4 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 7 guilty | mark |
| 5 | someone | someone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 7 guilty | nsubj |
| 6 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 guilty | cop |
| 7 | guilty | guilty | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 decide | ccomp |
| 8 | before | before | SCONJ | _ | 10 decide | mark |
| 9 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 10 decide | nsubj |
| 10 | decide | decide | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 decide | advcl |
| 11 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 punishment | det |
| 12 | punishment | punishment | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 decide | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | decide | must | You | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | is a condition, not said to happen | present | someone | guilty property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | decide | present | you | a punishment | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent punishment=Topic |
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