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title: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning… — Alice in Wonderland, chapter VI, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the order in which the Cat finally vanished. Exam question 4 of lesson 12 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter VI, part 2: The baby, the pig and the Cheshire Cat» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and 
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# Exam question 4 · Alice in Wonderland, chapter VI, part 2: The baby, the pig…

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the order in which the Cat finally vanished.

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, established facts, Cat · **What happens:** select, establish, concern, vanish · **To what, where:** response, order

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 12 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter VI, part 2: The baby, the pig and the Cheshire Cat» of the books course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. 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/12-alice-ch6-part2-the-cheshire-cat/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:12-alice-ch6-part2-the-cheshire-cat:e4:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the order in which the Cat finally vanished.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
9	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	17	obl	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	Cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
16	finally	finally	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
17	vanished	vanish	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response |  |  |  | consistent *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **concern** | gerund | the established facts *not said here* | the order |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus order=Experiencer |
| 4 | **vanish** | past | the Cat |  |  | the order |  | finally *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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 {#o1}

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Commencing with the ears, passing the grin, and concluding with the tail after one last wink

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:12-alice-ch6-part2-the-cheshire-cat:e4:o1:1
# text = Commencing with the ears, passing the grin, and concluding with the tail after one last wink
1	Commencing	commence	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	ears	ear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	passing	pass	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	grin	grin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	concluding	conclude	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	tail	tail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
15	after	after	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	18	nummod	_	_
17	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	wink	wink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **commence** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | with the ears | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V PP.subeventuality»: agent=Eventuality with ear=Subeventuality |
| 2 | **pass** | gerund |  | the grin |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme grin=Trajectory |
| 3 | **conclude** | gerund |  |  |  |  | after one last wink | with the tail | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality PP.subeventuality»: agent=Affector with tail=Subeventuality |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Commencing with the tail and concluding with the grin

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:12-alice-ch6-part2-the-cheshire-cat:e4:o2:1
# text = Commencing with the tail and concluding with the grin
1	Commencing	commence	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	tail	tail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	concluding	conclude	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	grin	grin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **commence** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | with the tail | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V PP.subeventuality»: agent=Eventuality with tail=Subeventuality |
| 2 | **conclude** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | with the grin | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality PP.subeventuality»: agent=Affector with grin=Subeventuality |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Starting with the grin and ending with the tail

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:12-alice-ch6-part2-the-cheshire-cat:e4:o3:1
# text = Starting with the grin and ending with the tail
1	Starting	start	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	grin	grin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	ending	end	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	tail	tail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **start** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | with the grin | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V PP.subeventuality»: agent=Eventuality with grin=Subeventuality |
| 2 | **end** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | with the tail | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality PP.subeventuality»: agent=Affector with tail=Subeventuality |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Commencing with the tail and concluding with the grin, after a long yawn and a wink

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:12-alice-ch6-part2-the-cheshire-cat:e4:o4:1
# text = Commencing with the tail and concluding with the grin, after a long yawn and a wink
1	Commencing	commence	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	tail	tail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	concluding	conclude	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	grin	grin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	after	after	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	yawn	yawn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	wink	wink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **commence** | gerund |  |  |  |  | after a long yawn and a wink | with the tail | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V PP.subeventuality»: agent=Eventuality with tail=Subeventuality |
| 2 | **conclude** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | with the grin | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality PP.subeventuality»: agent=Affector with grin=Subeventuality |

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