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title: Grandad from Yorkshire: "Nay, a baby turnin' into a pig, that's daft… — Alice in Wonderland, chapter VI, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: Grandad from Yorkshire: "Nay, a baby turnin' into a pig, that's daft as a brush." ("daft as a brush" = very silly.) Which clue came first that it was turning into a pig? Test 5 · ★★ of lesson 12 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter VI, part 2: The baby, the pig and the Cheshire Cat» of the books course of 
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# Test 5 · ★★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter VI, part 2: The baby, the pig…

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Grandad from Yorkshire: "Nay, a baby turnin' into a pig, that's daft as a brush." ("daft as a brush" = very silly.) Which clue came first that it was turning into a pig?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** that, clue · **What happens:** be, come, turn

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This is test 5 · ★★ 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/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Grandad from Yorkshire: "Nay, a baby turnin' into a pig, that's daft as a brush."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:12-alice-ch6-part2-the-cheshire-cat:t5:1
# text = Grandad from Yorkshire: "Nay, a baby turnin' into a pig, that's daft as a brush."
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	from	from	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	Yorkshire	Yorkshire	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	Nay	nay	INTJ	UH	_	10	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	turnin	turnin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	_
12	into	into	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	pig	pig	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	18	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
18	daft	daft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	conj	_	_
19	as	as	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	brush	brush	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	"	"	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* | present | that |  |  |  |  | as a brush; daft *property* | tree rules |

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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:* ("daft as a brush" = very silly.)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:12-alice-ch6-part2-the-cheshire-cat:t5:2
# text = ("daft as a brush" = very silly.)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	daft	daft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	as	as	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	brush	brush	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
8	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	10	punct	_	_
9	very	very	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	silly	silly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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*Sentence 3:* Which clue came first that it was turning into a pig?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:12-alice-ch6-part2-the-cheshire-cat:t5:3
# text = Which clue came first that it was turning into a pig?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	clue	clue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	3	advmod	_	_
5	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	turning	turn	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
9	into	into	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	pig	pig	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | which clue |  |  |  |  | first *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **turn** | past · progressive | clue |  |  |  |  | into a pig *result* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme into pig=Result |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Its sneeze

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:12-alice-ch6-part2-the-cheshire-cat:t5:o1:1
# text = Its sneeze
1	Its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	sneeze	sneeze	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sneeze** |  | Its *= it* |  |  |  |  |  | nom sneeze «state intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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Its nose turned up and then its grunting, which Alice first thought was a sneeze

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:12-alice-ch6-part2-the-cheshire-cat:t5:o2:1
# text = Its nose turned up and then its grunting, which Alice first thought was a sneeze
1	Its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	nose	nose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	turned	turn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	8	advmod	_	_
7	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	grunting	grunting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	16	nsubj	_	_
11	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
12	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	13	advmod	_	_
13	thought	think	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
14	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	sneeze	sneeze	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn up** | past | Its nose |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | past | Alice |  |  |  |  | first *property* | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is a** | past | nose's grunting and a sneeze | a sneeze |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Its squealing

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:12-alice-ch6-part2-the-cheshire-cat:t5:o3:1
# text = Its squealing
1	Its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	squealing	squealing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Its grunting

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:12-alice-ch6-part2-the-cheshire-cat:t5:o4:1
# text = Its grunting
1	Its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	grunting	grunting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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