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title: Jess: «Alice was dead polite the whole time, never said owt rude.» (… — Alice in Wonderland, chapter VII, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: Jess: «Alice was dead polite the whole time, never said owt rude.» (owt = anything, North England) Is that right? Test 4 · ★ 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, with the depen
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# Test 4 · ★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter VII, part 2: A Mad Tea-Party…

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Jess: «Alice was dead polite the whole time, never said owt rude.» (owt = anything, North England) Is that right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, Alice, owt · **What happens:** jess, be, not say · **To what, where:** owt rude · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 4 · ★ 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/#t4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Jess: «Alice was dead polite the whole time, never said owt rude.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:14-alice-a-mad-tea-party-2:t4:1
# text = Jess: «Alice was dead polite the whole time, never said owt rude.»
1	Jess	jess	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	polite	polite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	parataxis	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
13	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
14	owt	owt	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **jess** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | past | Alice |  |  |  | time | polite *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | past |  | owt rude |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent rude=Topic |

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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:* (owt = anything, North England) Is that right?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:14-alice-a-mad-tea-party-2:t4:2
# text = (owt = anything, North England) Is that right?
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	owt	owt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
3	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	4	punct	_	_
4	anything	anything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	North	North	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	England	England	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	4	punct	_	_
9	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	11	nsubj	_	_
11	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | owt |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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No: she snapped «Nobody asked your opinion» at the Hatter, which was a personal remark of her own, and the Hatter answered back

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:14-alice-a-mad-tea-party-2:t4:o1:1
# text = No: she snapped «Nobody asked your opinion» at the Hatter, which was a personal remark of her own, and the Hatter answered back
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	2	det	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	snapped	snap	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	Nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	7	nsubj	_	_
7	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
8	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	opinion	opinion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
11	at	at	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	Hatter	Hatter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
15	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	19	nsubj	_	_
16	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	personal	personal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	remark	remark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	appos	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	22	nmod:poss	_	_
22	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	Hatter	Hatter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	27	nsubj	_	_
27	answered	answer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
28	back	back	ADV	RB	_	27	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **snap** | past | she |  |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* *in a quote* | past | Nobody | your opinion |  |  |  | at the Hatter | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent opinion=Recipient |
| 3 | **be** *speech: assert* | past | the Hatter | a personal remark |  |  |  | of Hatter's own | tree rules |
| 4 | **answer back** *speech: assert* | past | the Hatter |  |  |  |  |  | vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **opine** *in a quote* |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom opinion «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

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

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No: she snapped «Nobody asked your opinion», a personal remark of her own

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:14-alice-a-mad-tea-party-2:t4:o2:1
# text = No: she snapped «Nobody asked your opinion», a personal remark of her own
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	2	det	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	snapped	snap	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	Nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	7	nsubj	_	_
7	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
8	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	opinion	opinion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	personal	personal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	remark	remark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **snap** | past | she | a personal remark of her own |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* *in a quote* | past | Nobody | your opinion |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent opinion=Recipient |
| 3 | **opine** *in a quote* |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom opinion «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes: she only said «Nobody asked your opinion» quietly

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:14-alice-a-mad-tea-party-2:t4:o3:1
# text = Yes: she only said «Nobody asked your opinion» quietly
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	8	nsubj	_	_
8	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	ccomp	_	_
9	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	opinion	opinion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
12	quietly	quietly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | she |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* *in a quote* | past | Nobody | your opinion |  |  |  | quietly *property* | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent opinion=Recipient |
| 3 | **opine** *in a quote* |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom opinion «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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No: she told the Hatter his hair wanted cutting, quite rightly

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:14-alice-a-mad-tea-party-2:t4:o4:1
# text = No: she told the Hatter his hair wanted cutting, quite rightly
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	2	det	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Hatter	Hatter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	iobj	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
10	cutting	cut	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	quite	quite	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	rightly	rightly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | she |  | the Hatter |  |  | rightly *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent hatter=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **want** | past | Hatter's hair |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 3 | **cut** *not said to happen* | gerund | Hatter's hair *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

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