Test 2 · ★★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter V, part 1: Advice from a Cate…
Ava, Gen Alpha: "The Caterpillar's replies were so dry, it ate though." ("ate" = did it brilliantly, in a cool way.) Which answer is NOT one of its short replies?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: replies, Ava, Caterpillar, ate, answer · What happens: be, eat, reply, do, not be · To what, where: Caterpillar, one
This is test 2 · ★★ of lesson 9 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter V, part 1: Advice from a Caterpillar» 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: Ava, Gen Alpha: "The Caterpillar's replies were so dry, it ate though."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ava | Ava | PROPN | Number=Sing | 16 ate | nsubj |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 Alpha | punct |
| 3 | Gen | Gen | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 Alpha | compound |
| 4 | Alpha | Alpha | PROPN | Number=Sing | 1 Ava | conj |
| 5 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 13 dry | punct |
| 6 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 13 dry | punct |
| 7 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 Caterpillar | det |
| 8 | Caterpillar | Caterpillar | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 replies | nmod:poss |
| 9 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 8 Caterpillar | case |
| 10 | replies | reply | NOUN | Number=Plur | 13 dry | nsubj |
| 11 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 13 dry | cop |
| 12 | so | so | ADV | _ | 13 dry | advmod |
| 13 | dry | dry | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 16 ate | advcl |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 ate | punct |
| 15 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 16 ate | nsubj |
| 16 | ate | eat | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 17 | though | though | ADV | _ | 16 ate | advmod |
| 18 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 16 ate | punct |
| 19 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 16 ate | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is in a quote | past | the Caterpillar's replies | dry property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | eat in a quote | past | Ava and Gen Alpha | though property | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 3 | reply in a quote | the Caterpillar | nom reply «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
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: ("ate" = did it brilliantly, in a cool way.)
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 6 did | punct |
| 2 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 ate | punct |
| 3 | ate | ate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 did | nsubj |
| 4 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 ate | punct |
| 5 | = | = | SYM | _ | 6 did | punct |
| 6 | did | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 did | obj |
| 8 | brilliantly | brilliantly | ADV | _ | 6 did | advmod |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 way | punct |
| 10 | in | in | ADP | _ | 13 way | case |
| 11 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 13 way | det |
| 12 | cool | cool | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 way | amod |
| 13 | way | way | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 did | parataxis |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 13 way | punct |
| 15 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 6 did | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | past | ate | Caterpillar | brilliantly property | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality |
Sentence 3: Which answer is NOT one of its short replies?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Which | which | DET | PronType=Int | 2 answer | det |
| 2 | answer | answer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 one | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 one | cop |
| 4 | NOT | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 5 one | advmod |
| 5 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | root | root |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 replies | case |
| 7 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 replies | nmod:poss |
| 8 | short | short | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 replies | amod |
| 9 | replies | reply | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 one | nmod |
| 10 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 one | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not is a | present | which answer | one | of answer's short replies | tree rules | |||
| 2 | reply | answer | nom reply «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
"It is wrong from beginning to end."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 wrong | punct |
| 2 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 wrong | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 wrong | cop |
| 4 | wrong | wrong | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | from | from | SCONJ | _ | 6 beginning | mark |
| 6 | beginning | begin | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 4 wrong | advcl |
| 7 | to | to | ADP | _ | 8 end | case |
| 8 | end | end | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 beginning | obl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 wrong | punct |
| 10 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 wrong | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is in a quote | present | It | wrong property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | begin in a quote | gerund | to end | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
"Everybody has won"
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 won | punct |
| 2 | Everybody | everybody | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Tot | 4 won | nsubj |
| 3 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 won | aux |
| 4 | won | win | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 5 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 won | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | win in a quote | present · perfect | Everybody | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 3
"Why? Who is asking, and what gives you the right?"
Sentence 1: "Why?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 2 Why | punct |
| 2 | Why | why | ADV | PronType=Int | root | root |
| 3 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 2 Why | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Sentence 2: Who is asking, and what gives you the right?"
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 3 asking | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 asking | aux |
| 3 | asking | ask | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 gives | punct |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 gives | cc |
| 6 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 7 gives | nsubj |
| 7 | gives | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 asking | parataxis |
| 8 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 7 gives | iobj |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 right | det |
| 10 | right | right | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 gives | obj |
| 11 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 asking | punct |
| 12 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 asking | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ask speech: ask | present · progressive | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 2 | give | present | the right | you | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent you=Recipient right=Theme |
Option 4
"Who are you?"
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 2 Who | punct |
| 2 | Who | who | PRON | PronType=Int | root | root |
| 3 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 Who | cop |
| 4 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 2 Who | nsubj |
| 5 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 2 Who | punct |
| 6 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 2 Who | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a in a quote | present | you | tree rules |
Text: the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (world/data/school/), as the course runner gave them to the student. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
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