Test 9 · ★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter II, part 2: The Pool of Tears…
Why did Alice's view of the seaside make her think she could go home by railway?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: view, Alice · What happens: do, make, think, go, view · To what, where: Alice, seaside · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 9 · ★ of lesson 4 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter II, part 2: The Pool of Tears and the Mouse» 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
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Why | why | ADV | PronType=Int | 2 did | advmod |
| 2 | did | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | Alice | Alice | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 view | nmod:poss |
| 4 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 3 Alice | case |
| 5 | view | view | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 make | nsubj |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 seaside | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 seaside | det |
| 8 | seaside | seaside | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 view | nmod |
| 9 | make | make | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 did | parataxis |
| 10 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 make | obj |
| 11 | think | think | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 9 make | xcomp |
| 12 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 14 go | nsubj |
| 13 | could | could | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 14 go | aux |
| 14 | go | go | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 11 think | ccomp |
| 15 | home | home | ADV | _ | 14 go | advmod |
| 16 | by | by | ADP | _ | 17 railway | case |
| 17 | railway | railway | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 go | obl |
| 18 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 2 did | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | past | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 2 | make | present | Alice's view of the seaside | Alice | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | think speech: other | infinitive | Alice not said here | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | |||||
| 4 | go | could | view | by railway; home property | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme by railway=Location | ||||
| 5 | view | Alice | the seaside | nom view «cognition transitive»: poss=agent 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
She believed every English beach had a railway station
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 | 2 believed | nsubj |
| 2 | believed | believe | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 5 beach | det |
| 4 | English | English | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 beach | amod |
| 5 | beach | beach | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 had | nsubj |
| 6 | had | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 believed | ccomp |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 station | det |
| 8 | railway | railway | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 station | compound |
| 9 | station | station | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 had | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | believe | past | She | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | |||||
| 2 | have | past | every English beach | a railway station | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent station=Patient |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice
She had seen a railway carriage on the beach at Brighton once and thought one could be found there
The tree, 19 words
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 seen | nsubj |
| 2 | had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 seen | aux |
| 3 | seen | see | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 carriage | det |
| 5 | railway | railway | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 carriage | compound |
| 6 | carriage | carriage | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 seen | obj |
| 7 | on | on | ADP | _ | 9 beach | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 beach | det |
| 9 | beach | beach | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 carriage | nmod |
| 10 | at | at | ADP | _ | 11 Brighton | case |
| 11 | Brighton | Brighton | PROPN | Number=Sing | 9 beach | nmod |
| 12 | once | once | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Mult | 3 seen | advmod |
| 13 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 14 thought | cc |
| 14 | thought | think | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 seen | conj |
| 15 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 14 thought | obj |
| 16 | could | could | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 18 found | aux |
| 17 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 18 found | aux:pass |
| 18 | found | find | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 seen | conj |
| 19 | there | there | ADV | PronType=Dem | 18 found | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | see | past · perfect | She | a railway carriage | the beach at Brighton | once property | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer carriage=Stimulus | ||
| 2 | think speech: other | past | She not said here | one | vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot one=Theme | ||||
| 3 | find | could · passive | She not said here | there | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF» |
Option 3
She thought the sea was near a railway town
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 | 2 thought | nsubj |
| 2 | thought | think | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 sea | det |
| 4 | sea | sea | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 town | nsubj |
| 5 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 9 town | cop |
| 6 | near | near | ADP | _ | 9 town | case |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 town | det |
| 8 | railway | railway | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 town | compound |
| 9 | town | town | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 thought | ccomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | think speech: other | past | She | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | is | past | the sea | a railway town | tree rules |
Option 4
She believed every English beach had a railway station and a train back to London every hour
The tree, 17 words
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 | 2 believed | nsubj |
| 2 | believed | believe | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 5 beach | det |
| 4 | English | English | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 beach | amod |
| 5 | beach | beach | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 had | nsubj |
| 6 | had | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 believed | ccomp |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 station | det |
| 8 | railway | railway | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 station | compound |
| 9 | station | station | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 had | obj |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 train | cc |
| 11 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 train | det |
| 12 | train | train | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 station | conj |
| 13 | back | back | ADV | _ | 6 had | advmod |
| 14 | to | to | ADP | _ | 15 London | case |
| 15 | London | London | PROPN | Number=Sing | 13 back | obl |
| 16 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 17 hour | det |
| 17 | hour | hour | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 had | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | believe | past | She | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | |||||
| 2 | have | past | every English beach | a railway station and a train | hour | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent station=Patient |
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