Test 4 · ★★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter IV, part 1: Stuck in the Whit…
Why is it funny that Alice trembles "till she shook the house"?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: it, Alice · What happens: be, tremble, shake · To what, where: house
This is test 4 · ★★ of lesson 7 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter IV, part 1: Stuck in the White Rabbit's house» 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 | 4 funny | advmod |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 funny | cop |
| 3 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 funny | nsubj |
| 4 | funny | funny | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 7 trembles | mark |
| 6 | Alice | Alice | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 trembles | nsubj |
| 7 | trembles | tremble | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 funny | advcl |
| 8 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 11 shook | punct |
| 9 | till | till | SCONJ | _ | 11 shook | mark |
| 10 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 shook | nsubj |
| 11 | shook | shake | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 trembles | ccomp |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 house | det |
| 13 | house | house | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 shook | obj |
| 14 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 11 shook | punct |
| 15 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 funny | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | it | funny property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | tremble | present | Alice | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | shake in a quote | past | Alice | the house | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent house=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 · ← Mova's choice
It is funny because the Rabbit is afraid of her, yet she is afraid of him, and both of them shake the walls of the house together
The tree, 27 words
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 funny | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 funny | cop |
| 3 | funny | funny | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | because | because | SCONJ | _ | 8 afraid | mark |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 Rabbit | det |
| 6 | Rabbit | rabbit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 afraid | nsubj |
| 7 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 afraid | cop |
| 8 | afraid | afraid | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 funny | advcl |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 10 her | case |
| 10 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 afraid | obl |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 afraid | punct |
| 12 | yet | yet | CCONJ | _ | 15 afraid | cc |
| 13 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 15 afraid | nsubj |
| 14 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 15 afraid | cop |
| 15 | afraid | afraid | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 funny | conj |
| 16 | of | of | ADP | _ | 17 him | case |
| 17 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 15 afraid | obl |
| 18 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 23 shake | punct |
| 19 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 23 shake | cc |
| 20 | both | both | DET | PronType=Tot | 23 shake | nsubj |
| 21 | of | of | ADP | _ | 22 them | case |
| 22 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 20 both | nmod |
| 23 | shake | shake | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 funny | conj |
| 24 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 25 walls | det |
| 25 | walls | wall | NOUN | Number=Plur | 23 shake | obj |
| 26 | of | of | ADP | _ | 28 house | case |
| 27 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 28 house | det |
| 28 | house | house | NOUN | Number=Sing | 25 walls | nmod |
| 29 | together | together | ADV | _ | 23 shake | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | It | funny property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | is | present | the Rabbit | of her = she; afraid property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | is | present | Rabbit | of him = he; afraid property | tree rules | ||||
| 4 | shake | present | both | the walls of the house | together property | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent wall=Patient |
Option 2
She is huge, so her fear shakes the whole house, yet she fears a tiny rabbit who ran away from her in the wood at the start of the book
The tree, 30 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 huge | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 huge | cop |
| 3 | huge | huge | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 shakes | punct |
| 5 | so | so | ADV | _ | 8 shakes | advmod |
| 6 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 fear | nmod:poss |
| 7 | fear | fear | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 shakes | nsubj |
| 8 | shakes | shake | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 huge | conj |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 house | det |
| 10 | whole | whole | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 house | amod |
| 11 | house | house | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 shakes | obj |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 fears | punct |
| 13 | yet | yet | CCONJ | _ | 15 fears | cc |
| 14 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 15 fears | nsubj |
| 15 | fears | fear | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 huge | parataxis |
| 16 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 18 rabbit | det |
| 17 | tiny | tiny | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 18 rabbit | amod |
| 18 | rabbit | rabbit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 fears | obj |
| 19 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 20 ran | nsubj |
| 20 | ran | run | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 18 rabbit | acl:relcl |
| 21 | away | away | ADV | _ | 20 ran | advmod |
| 22 | from | from | ADP | _ | 23 her | case |
| 23 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 20 ran | obl |
| 24 | in | in | ADP | _ | 26 wood | case |
| 25 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 26 wood | det |
| 26 | wood | wood | NOUN | Number=Sing | 20 ran | obl |
| 27 | at | at | ADP | _ | 29 start | case |
| 28 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 29 start | det |
| 29 | start | start | NOUN | Number=Sing | 20 ran | obl |
| 30 | of | of | ADP | _ | 32 book | case |
| 31 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 32 book | det |
| 32 | book | book | NOUN | Number=Sing | 29 start | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | She | huge property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | shake | present | her fear | the whole house | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent house=Patient | ||||
| 3 | fear | present | fear | a tiny rabbit | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer rabbit=Stimulus | ||||
| 4 | run away | past | a tiny rabbit | the wood | from fear; at the start of the book; away property | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme from she=Trajectory | |||
| 5 | fear | her = she | nom fear «feeling transitive»: poss=agent | ||||||
| 6 | start | the book | nom start «event transitive»: of=patient |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
She is huge, so her fear shakes the whole house, yet she fears a tiny rabbit
The tree, 16 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 huge | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 huge | cop |
| 3 | huge | huge | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 shakes | punct |
| 5 | so | so | ADV | _ | 8 shakes | advmod |
| 6 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 fear | nmod:poss |
| 7 | fear | fear | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 shakes | nsubj |
| 8 | shakes | shake | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 huge | conj |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 house | det |
| 10 | whole | whole | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 house | amod |
| 11 | house | house | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 shakes | obj |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 fears | punct |
| 13 | yet | yet | CCONJ | _ | 15 fears | cc |
| 14 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 15 fears | nsubj |
| 15 | fears | fear | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 huge | parataxis |
| 16 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 18 rabbit | det |
| 17 | tiny | tiny | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 18 rabbit | amod |
| 18 | rabbit | rabbit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 fears | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | She | huge property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | shake | present | her fear | the whole house | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent house=Patient | ||||
| 3 | fear | present | fear | a tiny rabbit | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer rabbit=Stimulus | ||||
| 4 | fear | her = she | nom fear «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 4
It is funny because the house is so small and she shakes it all
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 funny | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 funny | cop |
| 3 | funny | funny | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | because | because | SCONJ | _ | 9 small | mark |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 house | det |
| 6 | house | house | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 small | nsubj |
| 7 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 small | cop |
| 8 | so | so | ADV | _ | 9 small | advmod |
| 9 | small | small | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 funny | advcl |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 shakes | cc |
| 11 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 shakes | nsubj |
| 12 | shakes | shake | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 funny | conj |
| 13 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 shakes | obj |
| 14 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 13 it | det |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | It | funny property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | is | present | the house | small property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | shake | present | she | house | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
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