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title: Oisin from Galway: "Sure the Cat was grand, but it kept poppin' in a… — Alice in Wonderland, chapter VI, part… · tree and pragmatics
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# Test 10 · ★★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter VI, part 2: The baby, the pig…

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Oisin from Galway: "Sure the Cat was grand, but it kept poppin' in and out like an eejit." What did Alice ask it to stop doing?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Oisin, Cat, Alice · **What happens:** be, keep, ask, stop, do · **To what, where:** poppin

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This is test 10 · ★★ 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. 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/#t10).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Oisin from Galway: "Sure the Cat was grand, but it kept poppin' in and out like an eejit."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:12-alice-ch6-part2-the-cheshire-cat:t10:1
# text = Oisin from Galway: "Sure the Cat was grand, but it kept poppin' in and out like an eejit."
1	Oisin	Oisin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
2	from	from	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	Galway	Galway	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	Sure	sure	INTJ	UH	_	10	discourse	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	grand	grand	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
15	poppin	poppin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	_
17	in	in	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	out	out	ADV	RB	_	17	conj	_	_
20	like	like	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	eejit	eejit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | past | Oisin from Galway |  |  |  |  | grand *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **keep** *in a quote* | past | Cat | poppin |  |  |  | like a eejit | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent poppin=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.

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*Sentence 2:* What did Alice ask it to stop doing?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:12-alice-ch6-part2-the-cheshire-cat:t10:2
# text = What did Alice ask it to stop doing?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	ask	ask	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
8	doing	do	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past · do-support | Alice |  | poppin |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **stop** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Alice *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **do** | gerund | Alice *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Appearing and vanishing so suddenly, and also staying in the trees above the croquet game

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:12-alice-ch6-part2-the-cheshire-cat:t10:o1:1
# text = Appearing and vanishing so suddenly, and also staying in the trees above the croquet game
1	Appearing	appear	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	vanishing	vanish	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
4	so	so	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	suddenly	suddenly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	also	also	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	staying	stay	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
13	above	above	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	croquet	croquet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **appear** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **vanish** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | suddenly *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **stay** | gerund |  |  |  | the trees |  | above the croquet game | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in tree=Location |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Appearing and vanishing so suddenly

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:12-alice-ch6-part2-the-cheshire-cat:t10:o2:1
# text = Appearing and vanishing so suddenly
1	Appearing	appear	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	vanishing	vanish	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
4	so	so	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	suddenly	suddenly	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **appear** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | suddenly *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **vanish** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Growling at the Queen's gardeners

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:12-alice-ch6-part2-the-cheshire-cat:t10:o3:1
# text = Growling at the Queen's gardeners
1	Growling	growl	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	gardeners	gardener	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **growl** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | at the Queen's gardeners | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Agent at gardener=Stimulus |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Pointing its paws in the wrong direction and then vanishing so suddenly without any warning

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:12-alice-ch6-part2-the-cheshire-cat:t10:o4:1
# text = Pointing its paws in the wrong direction and then vanishing so suddenly without any warning
1	Pointing	point	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	paws	paw	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	direction	direction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	10	advmod	_	_
10	vanishing	vanish	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
11	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	suddenly	suddenly	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
13	without	without	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	15	det	_	_
15	warning	warning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **point** | gerund |  | its paws |  |  |  | in the wrong direction | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent paw=Patient in direction=Theme |
| 2 | **vanish** | gerund |  |  |  |  | then | without any warning; suddenly *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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