Exam question 3 · Alice in Wonderland, chapter II, part 1: Curiouser and cur…
It is given that the protagonist addressed the White Rabbit with the words "If you please, sir". Determine the consequence thereof.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: protagonist, you · What happens: give, address, determine · To what, where: It, White Rabbit, consequence
This is exam question 3 of lesson 3 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter II, part 1: Curiouser and curiouser (who am I?)» 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
Sentence 1: It is given that the protagonist addressed the White Rabbit with the words "If you please, sir".
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 given | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 given | aux:pass |
| 3 | given | give | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 7 addressed | mark |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 protagonist | det |
| 6 | protagonist | protagonist | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 addressed | nsubj |
| 7 | addressed | address | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 given | advcl |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 Rabbit | det |
| 9 | White | white | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 Rabbit | amod |
| 10 | Rabbit | Rabbit | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 addressed | obj |
| 11 | with | with | ADP | _ | 13 words | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 words | det |
| 13 | words | word | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 addressed | obl |
| 14 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 19 sir | punct |
| 15 | If | if | SCONJ | _ | 17 please | mark |
| 16 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 17 please | nsubj |
| 17 | please | please | INTJ | _ | 19 sir | discourse |
| 18 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 19 sir | punct |
| 19 | sir | sir | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 addressed | obl |
| 20 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 19 sir | punct |
| 21 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 given | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give | present · passive | It | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | |||||
| 2 | address | past | the protagonist | the White Rabbit | with the words; sir obl | vn illustrate-25.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent rabbit=Destination with word=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: Determine the consequence thereof.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Determine | determine | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 consequence | det |
| 3 | consequence | consequence | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Determine | obj |
| 4 | thereof | thereof | ADV | _ | 1 Determine | advmod |
| 5 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Determine | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | determine | imperative | you not said here | the consequence | thereof property | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent consequence=Topic |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
The Rabbit relinquished its gloves and fan and fled
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 Rabbit | det |
| 2 | Rabbit | rabbit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 relinquished | nsubj |
| 3 | relinquished | relinquish | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 gloves | nmod:poss |
| 5 | gloves | glove | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 relinquished | obj |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 fan | cc |
| 7 | fan | fan | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 gloves | conj |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 fled | cc |
| 9 | fled | flee | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 relinquished | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | relinquish | past | the Rabbit | Rabbit's gloves and fan | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent glove=Theme | ||||
| 2 | flee | past | the Rabbit not said here | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 2
The Rabbit relinquished its gloves and fan and fled down the hall in great haste
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 Rabbit | det |
| 2 | Rabbit | rabbit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 relinquished | nsubj |
| 3 | relinquished | relinquish | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 gloves | nmod:poss |
| 5 | gloves | glove | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 relinquished | obj |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 fan | cc |
| 7 | fan | fan | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 gloves | conj |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 fled | cc |
| 9 | fled | flee | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 relinquished | conj |
| 10 | down | down | ADP | _ | 9 fled | compound:prt |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 hall | det |
| 12 | hall | hall | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 fled | obj |
| 13 | in | in | ADP | _ | 15 haste | case |
| 14 | great | great | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 haste | amod |
| 15 | haste | haste | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 fled | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | relinquish | past | the Rabbit | Rabbit's gloves and fan | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent glove=Theme | ||||
| 2 | flee down | past | the Rabbit not said here | the hall | great haste | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme hall=Initial_Location |
Option 3
The Rabbit relinquished its gloves and fan, and then it fled to find the Duchess quickly.
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 Rabbit | det |
| 2 | Rabbit | rabbit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 relinquished | nsubj |
| 3 | relinquished | relinquish | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 gloves | nmod:poss |
| 5 | gloves | glove | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 relinquished | obj |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 fan | cc |
| 7 | fan | fan | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 gloves | conj |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 fled | punct |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 fled | cc |
| 10 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 12 fled | advmod |
| 11 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 fled | nsubj |
| 12 | fled | flee | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 relinquished | conj |
| 13 | to | to | PART | _ | 14 find | mark |
| 14 | find | find | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 12 fled | xcomp |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 Duchess | det |
| 16 | Duchess | Duchess | PROPN | Number=Sing | 14 find | obj |
| 17 | quickly | quickly | ADV | _ | 14 find | advmod |
| 18 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 relinquished | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | relinquish | past | the Rabbit | Rabbit's gloves and fan | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent glove=Theme | ||||
| 2 | flee | past | Rabbit | then | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | find | to-infinitive | Rabbit not said here | the Duchess | quickly property | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent duchess=Topic |
Option 4
The Rabbit tossed its fan aside and hopped away
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 Rabbit | det |
| 2 | Rabbit | rabbit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 tossed | nsubj |
| 3 | tossed | toss | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 fan | nmod:poss |
| 5 | fan | fan | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 tossed | obj |
| 6 | aside | aside | ADV | _ | 3 tossed | advmod |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 hopped | cc |
| 8 | hopped | hop | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 tossed | conj |
| 9 | away | away | ADV | _ | 8 hopped | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | toss | past | the Rabbit | Rabbit's fan | aside property | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fan=Patient | |||
| 2 | hop away | past | the Rabbit not said here | away property | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
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