--- title: ★★★ Alice says "I don't much care where—", and the Cat answers "Then… — Alice in Wonderland, chapter VI, part… · tree and pragmatics description: ★★★ Alice says "I don't much care where—", and the Cat answers "Then it doesn't matter which way you go." Why is the Cat right? Test 17 · ★★ 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 dependenc --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/12-alice-ch6-part2-the-cheshire-cat/t17/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/) / [Alice in Wonderland, chapter VI, part…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/12-alice-ch6-part2-the-cheshire-cat/) / t17 # Test 17 · ★★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter VI, part 2: The baby, the pig… ★★★ Alice says "I don't much care where—", and the Cat answers "Then it doesn't matter which way you go." Why is the Cat right? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** ★, Cat, it, you · **What happens:** say, not care, answer, not matter, go, be · **To what, where:** way · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 17 · ★★ 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/#t17). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* ★★★ Alice says "I don't much care where—", and the Cat answers "Then it doesn't matter which way you go." ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:12-alice-ch6-part2-the-cheshire-cat:t17:1 # text = ★★★ Alice says "I don't much care where—", and the Cat answers "Then it doesn't matter which way you go." 1 ★ ★ PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 ★ ★ X FW Foreign=Yes 1 dep _ SpaceAfter=No 3 ★ ★ ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 4 Alice Alice PROPN NNP Number=Sing 1 nmod _ _ 5 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 " " PUNCT `` _ 11 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 7 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 11 nsubj _ _ 8 do do AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 11 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 9 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 11 advmod _ _ 10 much much ADV RB _ 11 advmod _ _ 11 care care VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 ccomp _ _ 12 where where ADV WRB PronType=Rel 11 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 13 — - PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 14 " " PUNCT '' _ 11 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 15 , , PUNCT , _ 19 punct _ _ 16 and and CCONJ CC _ 19 cc _ _ 17 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 18 Cat cat NOUN NN Number=Sing 19 nsubj _ _ 19 answers answer VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 conj _ _ 20 " " PUNCT `` _ 25 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 21 Then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 25 advmod _ _ 22 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 25 nsubj _ _ 23 does do AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 25 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 24 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 25 advmod _ _ 25 matter matter VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 19 ccomp _ _ 26 which which DET WDT PronType=Int 27 det _ _ 27 way way NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 obl:unmarked _ _ 28 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 29 nsubj _ _ 29 go go VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 27 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 30 . . PUNCT . _ 19 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 31 " " PUNCT '' _ 19 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | ★ ★ Alice | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **not** **care** *in a quote* | present · do-support | ★ ★ Alice *= ★* | | | | | | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | | 3 | **answer** *speech: assert* | present | the Cat | | | | | | tree rules | | 4 | **not** **matter** *in a quote* | present · do-support | it | which way | | | then | | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus | | 5 | **go** *in a quote* | present | you | which way *not said here* | | | | | vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location way=Theme | 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:* Why is the Cat right? ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:12-alice-ch6-part2-the-cheshire-cat:t17:2 # text = Why is the Cat right? 1 Why why ADV WRB PronType=Rel 0 root _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 cop _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 Cat cat NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 nsubj _ _ 5 right right ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ? ? PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | the Cat | | | | | why *property* | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} Any road is fine ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:12-alice-ch6-part2-the-cheshire-cat:t17:o1:1 # text = Any road is fine 1 Any any DET DT PronType=Ind 2 det _ _ 2 road road NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 3 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 4 fine fine ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | any road | | | | | fine *property* | tree rules | ### Option 2 {#o2} Because Alice does not know where she is ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:12-alice-ch6-part2-the-cheshire-cat:t17:o2:1 # text = Because Alice does not know where she is 1 Because because SCONJ IN _ 5 mark _ _ 2 Alice Alice PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 3 does do AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 4 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 5 advmod _ _ 5 know know VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 6 where where ADV WRB PronType=Rel 5 ccomp _ _ 7 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 8 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **know** | present · do-support | Alice | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | | 2 | **is** | present | Alice | | | | | where *property* | tree rules | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} If you have no place to reach, any road will do ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:12-alice-ch6-part2-the-cheshire-cat:t17:o3:1 # text = If you have no place to reach, any road will do 1 If if SCONJ IN _ 3 mark _ _ 2 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 3 have have VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 12 advcl _ _ 4 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 5 det _ _ 5 place place NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 6 to to PART TO _ 7 mark _ _ 7 reach reach VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 acl _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 9 any any DET DT PronType=Ind 10 det _ _ 10 road road NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 nsubj _ _ 11 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 12 aux _ _ 12 do do VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **have** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you | no place | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent place=Patient | | 2 | **reach** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | no place *not said here* | | | | | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **do** | future | any road | | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 4 {#o4} Roads are all the same ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:12-alice-ch6-part2-the-cheshire-cat:t17:o4:1 # text = Roads are all the same 1 Roads road NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 nsubj _ _ 2 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 3 all all ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 same same ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | Roads | | | | | all, same *property* | 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. 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