Test 5 · ★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter II, part 1: Curiouser and cur… Freya from Newcastle: "Howay, she knows nowt, saying London's the capital of Paris!" ("howay" = come on, "nowt" = nothing.) Why does Alice get things wrong here?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Howay, London, Alice · What happens: know, say, be, come on, get · To what, where: nowt, capital, things · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 5 · ★ 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. 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: Freya from Newcastle: "Howay, she knows nowt, saying London's the capital of Paris!"
case nmod punct punct conj punct nsubj acl:relcl obj punct acl nsubj cop det ccomp case nmod punct punct root Freya PROPN from ADP Newcastle PROPN : PUNCT " PUNCT Howay PROPN , PUNCT she PRON knows VERB nowt NOUN , PUNCT saying VERB London PROPN 's AUX the DET capital NOUN of ADP Paris PROPN ! PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Freya Freya PROPN Number=Sing root root 2 from from ADP _ 3 Newcastle case 3 Newcastle Newcastle PROPN Number=Sing 1 Freya nmod 4 : : PUNCT _ 6 Howay punct 5 " " PUNCT _ 6 Howay punct 6 Howay Howay PROPN Number=Sing 1 Freya conj 7 , , PUNCT _ 9 knows punct 8 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 knows nsubj 9 knows know VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 Howay acl:relcl 10 nowt nowt NOUN Number=Sing 9 knows obj 11 , , PUNCT _ 12 saying punct 12 saying say VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 Howay acl 13 London London PROPN Number=Sing 16 capital nsubj 14 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 16 capital cop 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 16 capital det 16 capital capital NOUN Number=Sing 12 saying ccomp 17 of of ADP _ 18 Paris case 18 Paris Paris PROPN Number=Sing 16 capital nmod 19 ! ! PUNCT _ 16 capital punct 20 " " PUNCT _ 16 capital punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 know in a quote present Howay nowt vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer nowt=Stimulus 2 say speech: express in a quote gerund Howay not said here vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 3 is a in a quote present London the capital of Paris 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: ("howay" = come on, "nowt" = nothing.)
punct punct nsubj punct punct advmod punct punct obl punct punct conj punct punct root ( PUNCT " PUNCT howay NOUN " PUNCT = SYM come VERB on ADV , PUNCT " PUNCT nowt NOUN " PUNCT = SYM nothing PRON . PUNCT ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 6 come punct 2 " " PUNCT _ 3 howay punct 3 howay howay NOUN Number=Sing 6 come nsubj 4 " " PUNCT _ 3 howay punct 5 = = SYM _ 6 come punct 6 come come VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 7 on on ADV _ 6 come advmod 8 , , PUNCT _ 10 nowt punct 9 " " PUNCT _ 10 nowt punct 10 nowt nowt NOUN Number=Sing 6 come obl 11 " " PUNCT _ 10 nowt punct 12 = = SYM _ 13 nothing punct 13 nothing nothing PRON Number=Sing PronType=Neg 10 nowt conj 14 . . PUNCT _ 6 come punct 15 ) ) PUNCT _ 6 come punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 come on infinitive howay nowt vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Sentence 3: Why does Alice get things wrong here?
advmod aux nsubj obj xcomp advmod punct root Why ADV does AUX Alice PROPN get VERB things NOUN wrong ADJ here ADV ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Why why ADV PronType=Int 4 get advmod 2 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 get aux 3 Alice Alice PROPN Number=Sing 4 get nsubj 4 get get VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 4 get obj 6 wrong wrong ADJ Degree=Pos 4 get xcomp 7 here here ADV PronType=Dem 4 get advmod 8 ? ? PUNCT _ 4 get punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 get present · do-support Alice things here wrong property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer thing=Stimulus
The options Option 1 · ← Mova's choice She is tired and confused by the walk
nsubj cop cc conj case det obl root She PRON is AUX tired ADJ and CCONJ confused ADJ by ADP the DET walk NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 tired nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 tired cop 3 tired tired ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 confused cc 5 confused confused ADJ Degree=Pos 3 tired conj 6 by by ADP _ 8 walk case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 walk det 8 walk walk NOUN Number=Sing 3 tired obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present She by the walk; tired property tree rules 2 be She not said here tree rules
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer She is upset and muddled, and fears she has changed
nsubj cop cc conj punct cc parataxis nsubj aux xcomp root She PRON is AUX upset ADJ and CCONJ muddled VERB , PUNCT and CCONJ fears VERB she PRON has AUX changed VERB The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 upset nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 upset cop 3 upset upset ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 muddled cc 5 muddled muddle VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 upset conj 6 , , PUNCT _ 8 fears punct 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 fears cc 8 fears fear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 upset parataxis 9 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 changed nsubj 10 has have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 changed aux 11 changed change VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 fears xcomp
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present She upset property tree rules 2 muddle participle She not said here vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient 3 fear present vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus 4 change present · perfect she vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Option 3 She is hungry and cannot think well
nsubj cop cc aux advmod conj advmod root She PRON is AUX hungry ADJ and CCONJ can AUX not PART think VERB well ADV The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 hungry nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 hungry cop 3 hungry hungry ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 and and CCONJ _ 7 think cc 5 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 7 think aux 6 not not PART Polarity=Neg 7 think advmod 7 think think VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 hungry conj 8 well well ADV Degree=Pos 7 think advmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present She hungry property tree rules 2 not think speech: other can She not said here well property vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Option 4 She is upset and muddled, and fears she has changed, so she guesses anything at all
The tree, 16 words nsubj cop cc conj punct cc aux nsubj aux conj punct advmod nsubj conj obj case nmod root She PRON is AUX upset ADJ and CCONJ muddled VERB , PUNCT and CCONJ fears VERB she PRON has AUX changed VERB , PUNCT so ADV she PRON guesses VERB anything PRON at ADP all DET The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 upset nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 upset cop 3 upset upset ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 muddled cc 5 muddled muddle VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 upset conj 6 , , PUNCT _ 11 changed punct 7 and and CCONJ _ 11 changed cc 8 fears fear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 changed aux 9 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 changed nsubj 10 has have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 changed aux 11 changed change VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 3 upset conj 12 , , PUNCT _ 15 guesses punct 13 so so ADV _ 15 guesses advmod 14 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 15 guesses nsubj 15 guesses guess VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 upset conj 16 anything anything PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 15 guesses obj 17 at at ADP _ 18 all case 18 all all DET PronType=Tot 16 anything nmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present She upset property tree rules 2 muddle participle She not said here vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient 3 change present · perfect she vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 4 guess present she anything all vn estimate-34.2-1-1 «NP V NP PP.value»: agent=Agent anything=Attribute at all=Value
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