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title: Why does Alice talk about the earth turning on its axis? — Alice in Wonderland, chapter VI, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: Why does Alice talk about the earth turning on its axis? Test 7 · ★★ of lesson 11 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter VI, part 1: The footmen and the Duchess's kitchen» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice w
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# Test 7 · ★★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter VI, part 1: The footmen and t…

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Why does Alice talk about the earth turning on its axis?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Alice, earth · **What happens:** talk, turn · **To what, where:** axis

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This is test 7 · ★★ of lesson 11 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter VI, part 1: The footmen and the Duchess's kitchen» 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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/books/11-alice-ch6-part1-pig-and-pepper/#t7).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:11-alice-ch6-part1-pig-and-pepper:t7:1
# text = Why does Alice talk about the earth turning on its axis?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	talk	talk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	earth	earth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	turning	turn	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	acl	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	axis	axis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **talk** | present · do-support | Alice |  |  |  |  | about the earth | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about earth=Topic |
| 2 | **turn** | gerund | the earth *not said here* |  |  | earth's axis |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme on axis=Trajectory |

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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 {#options}

### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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She is glad of a chance to show off her knowledge

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:11-alice-ch6-part1-pig-and-pepper:t7:o1:1
# text = She is glad of a chance to show off her knowledge
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	glad	glad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	chance	chance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	show	show	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
9	off	off	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	_
10	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	knowledge	knowledge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | She |  |  |  |  | of a chance; glad *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **show off** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | her knowledge |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent knowledge=Recipient |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She wants to make the cook cross

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:11-alice-ch6-part1-pig-and-pepper:t7:o2:1
# text = She wants to make the cook cross
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	cook	cook	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	cross	cross	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **make** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | the cook cross |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset cross=Product |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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She is glad of a chance to show off her knowledge, since the Duchess is so cross and interested in the sky

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:11-alice-ch6-part1-pig-and-pepper:t7:o3:1
# text = She is glad of a chance to show off her knowledge, since the Duchess is so cross and interested in the sky
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	glad	glad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	chance	chance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	show	show	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
9	off	off	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	_
10	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	knowledge	knowledge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
13	since	since	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	Duchess	Duchess	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
17	so	so	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
18	cross	cross	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	interested	interested	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	conj	_	_
21	in	in	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	sky	sky	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | She |  |  |  |  | of a chance; glad *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **show off** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | her knowledge |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent knowledge=Recipient |
| 3 | **is** | present | the Duchess |  |  |  |  | cross *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **be** |  | the Duchess *not said here* |  |  | the sky |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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She wants to frighten the Duchess with facts about the earth and the cook's pepper

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:11-alice-ch6-part1-pig-and-pepper:t7:o4:1
# text = She wants to frighten the Duchess with facts about the earth and the cook's pepper
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	frighten	frighten	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Duchess	Duchess	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
9	about	about	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	earth	earth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	cook	cook	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	's	's	PART	POS	_	14	case	_	_
16	pepper	pepper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **frighten** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | the Duchess |  |  |  | with facts about the earth and the cook's pepper | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus duchess=Experiencer |

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