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title: Maya, Gen Alpha: "The Cat said 'we're all mad here', it's giving vil… — Alice in Wonderland, chapter VI, part… · tree and pragmatics
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# Test 2 · ★★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter VI, part 2: The baby, the pig…

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Maya, Gen Alpha: "The Cat said 'we're all mad here', it's giving villain era." ("it's giving villain era" = it looks like a baddie.) How did the Cat prove Alice was mad?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Cat, we, era, Alice · **What happens:** say, be, give, look, prove · **To what, where:** villain era · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 2 · ★★ 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/#t2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Maya, Gen Alpha: "The Cat said 'we're all mad here', it's giving villain era."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:12-alice-ch6-part2-the-cheshire-cat:t2:1
# text = Maya, Gen Alpha: "The Cat said 'we're all mad here', it's giving villain era."
1	Maya	Maya	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	Gen	Gen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	Alpha	Alpha	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
10	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
13	all	all	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	mad	mad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	ccomp	_	_
15	here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	14	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	',	',	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	_
17	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
19	giving	give	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	ccomp	_	_
20	villain	villain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	compound	_	_
21	era	era	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | past | the Cat |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | we |  |  | here |  | all, mad *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **give** *in a quote* | present · progressive | Cat | villain era |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent era=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:* ("it's giving villain era" = it looks like a baddie.)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:12-alice-ch6-part2-the-cheshire-cat:t2:2
# text = ("it's giving villain era" = it looks like a baddie.)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	giving	give	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	villain	villain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	era	era	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
9	=	=	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	looks	look	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
12	like	like	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	baddie	baddie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** *in a quote* | present · progressive | era | villain era |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **look** | present | era |  |  |  |  | like a baddie | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

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*Sentence 3:* How did the Cat prove Alice was mad?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:12-alice-ch6-part2-the-cheshire-cat:t2:3
# text = How did the Cat prove Alice was mad?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
2	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	prove	prove	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	mad	mad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prove** | past · do-support | the Cat |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | Alice |  |  |  |  | mad *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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"You must be mad, since you came into this strange land where everyone is mad and you cannot find your way"

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:12-alice-ch6-part2-the-cheshire-cat:t2:o1:1
# text = "You must be mad, since you came into this strange land where everyone is mad and you cannot find your way"
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
3	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	cop	_	_
5	mad	mad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	since	since	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
10	into	into	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	13	det	_	_
12	strange	strange	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
14	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	17	advmod	_	_
15	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	17	nsubj	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
17	mad	mad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	acl:relcl	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
19	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	22	nsubj	_	_
20	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	22	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	22	advmod	_	_
22	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	conj	_	_
23	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	24	nmod:poss	_	_
24	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | must | You |  |  |  |  | mad *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **come** *in a quote* | past | you |  |  | this strange land |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme into land=Initial\_Location |
| 3 | **is** *in a quote* | present | everyone |  |  |  |  | mad *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **not** **find** *in a quote* | can | you | your way |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent way=Topic |

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

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"You must be, or you wouldn't have come here"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:12-alice-ch6-part2-the-cheshire-cat:t2:o2:1
# text = "You must be, or you wouldn't have come here"
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
3	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	aux:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
8	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
10	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	aux	_	_
11	come	come	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
12	here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **come** *in a quote* | would · perfect · passive |  | You |  | here |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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"Because cats are never wrong about madness"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:12-alice-ch6-part2-the-cheshire-cat:t2:o3:1
# text = "Because cats are never wrong about madness"
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
3	cats	cat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	madness	madness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** *in a quote* | present | cats |  |  |  |  | about madness; wrong *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Nobody sensible would walk into my wood"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:12-alice-ch6-part2-the-cheshire-cat:t2:o4:1
# text = "Nobody sensible would walk into my wood"
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	5	nsubj	_	_
3	sensible	sensible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
4	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	walk	walk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** *in a quote* | would | Nobody |  |  |  |  | into my wood *result* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme into wood=Result |

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