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title: Looking back: in chapter III Alice also spoiled someone's story by i… — Alice in Wonderland, chapter VII, part… · tree and pragmatics
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# Test 12 · ★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter VII, part 2: A Mad Tea-Party…

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Looking back: in chapter III Alice also spoiled someone's story by interrupting. Whose?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Alice · **What happens:** look back, spoil, interrupt · **To what, where:** story

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This is test 12 · ★ of lesson 14 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter VII, part 2: A Mad Tea-Party (the treacle-well and the garden at last)» 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/14-alice-a-mad-tea-party-2/#t12).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Looking back: in chapter III Alice also spoiled someone's story by interrupting.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:14-alice-a-mad-tea-party-2:t12:1
# text = Looking back: in chapter III Alice also spoiled someone's story by interrupting.
1	Looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	advcl	_	_
2	back	back	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	chapter	chapter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	III	III	NUM	CD	NumForm=Roman|NumType=Card	5	flat	_	_
7	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	also	also	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	spoiled	spoil	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	's	PART	POS	_	10	case	_	_
12	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
13	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
14	interrupting	interrupt	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look back** | gerund | Alice *not said here* |  |  |  |  | in chapter | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in chapter=Theme |
| 2 | **spoil** | past | Alice | someone's story |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **interrupt** | gerund | Alice *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | 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:* Whose?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:14-alice-a-mad-tea-party-2:t12:2
# text = Whose?
1	Whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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The Mouse's long and sad tale, which she spoiled by asking about the Dodo and the Lory, when the Mouse was in the pool

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:14-alice-a-mad-tea-party-2:t12:o1:1
# text = The Mouse's long and sad tale, which she spoiled by asking about the Dodo and the Lory, when the Mouse was in the pool
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Mouse	Mouse	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	sad	sad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
7	tale	tale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
10	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	spoiled	spoil	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
12	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
13	asking	ask	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	advcl	_	_
14	about	about	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	Dodo	Dodo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	Lory	Lory	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
21	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	27	advmod	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	Mouse	Mouse	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	27	nsubj	_	_
24	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	27	cop	_	_
25	in	in	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	pool	pool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spoil** | past | the Mouse's long tale and the pool |  |  |  |  |  | vn entity\_specific\_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | gerund | the Mouse's long tale and the pool *not said here* |  |  |  |  | about the Dodo and the Lory | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V PP.topic whether S»: agent=Agent about dodo=Topic |
| 3 | **is** | past | the Mouse |  |  | the pool |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **tell** |  | the Mouse |  |  |  |  |  | nom tale «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The Duchess's cooking lesson, when she pinched the baby

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:14-alice-a-mad-tea-party-2:t12:o2:1
# text = The Duchess's cooking lesson, when she pinched the baby
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Duchess	Duchess	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	cooking	cooking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:outer	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
8	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	pinched	pinch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pinch** | past | the Duchess's cooking lesson | the baby |  |  |  |  | vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent baby=Theme |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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The Mouse's «long and sad tale», when she mixed up «not» and «knot»

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:14-alice-a-mad-tea-party-2:t12:o3:1
# text = The Mouse's «long and sad tale», when she mixed up «not» and «knot»
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Mouse	Mouse	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	sad	sad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
8	tale	tale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	13	mark	_	_
12	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	mixed	mix	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	parataxis	_	_
14	up	up	ADP	RP	_	13	compound:prt	_	_
15	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
19	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	knot	knot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	20	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **mix up** | past | Mouse |  |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **tell** *in a quote* |  | the Mouse |  |  |  |  |  | nom tale «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The Cheshire Cat's grin, when she asked it a question

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:14-alice-a-mad-tea-party-2:t12:o4:1
# text = The Cheshire Cat's grin, when she asked it a question
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Cheshire	Cheshire	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	Cat	Cat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	grin	grin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
8	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	question	question	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | the Cheshire Cat's grin | a question | Cat |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **grin** |  | the Cheshire Cat |  |  |  |  |  | nom grin «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

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