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title: It is given that the Queen commanded the beheading of Alice. Select… — Alice in Wonderland, chapter VIII, par… · tree and pragmatics
description: It is given that the Queen commanded the beheading of Alice. Select the response which most accurately characterises Alice's rejoinder. Exam question 2 of lesson 15 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter VIII, part 1: The Queen's Croquet-Ground (painting the roses red)» of the books course of Mova's primary 
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# Exam question 2 · Alice in Wonderland, chapter VIII, part 1: The Queen's Cro…

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It is given that the Queen commanded the beheading of Alice. Select the response which most accurately characterises Alice's rejoinder.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Queen, you · **What happens:** give, command, select, characteris · **To what, where:** It, beheading, response · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 15 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter VIII, part 1: The Queen's Croquet-Ground (painting the roses red)» of the books course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. 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/15-alice-the-queens-croquet-ground-1/#e2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that the Queen commanded the beheading of Alice.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:15-alice-the-queens-croquet-ground-1:e2:1
# text = It is given that the Queen commanded the beheading of Alice.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	commanded	command	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	beheading	beheading	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **command** | past | the Queen | the beheading of Alice |  |  |  |  | vn supervision-95.2.2-1 «NP V NP.predicate»: agent=Agent beheading=Eventuality |

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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:* Select the response which most accurately characterises Alice's rejoinder.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:15-alice-the-queens-croquet-ground-1:e2:2
# text = Select the response which most accurately characterises Alice's rejoinder.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	obj	_	_
5	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	6	advmod	_	_
6	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
8	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	rejoinder	rejoinder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **characteris** | present |  | the response |  |  |  | accurately *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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She declared it «Nonsense!» loudly and decidedly, and then she ran off to find the Rabbit

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:15-alice-the-queens-croquet-ground-1:e2:o1:1
# text = She declared it «Nonsense!» loudly and decidedly, and then she ran off to find the Rabbit
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	declared	declare	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	Nonsense	nonsense	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
8	loudly	loudly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	decidedly	decidedly	ADV	RB	_	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	15	advmod	_	_
14	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
16	off	off	ADP	RP	_	15	compound:prt	_	_
17	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
18	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	advcl	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	Rabbit	rabbit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **declare** *speech: other* | past | She | it |  |  |  | loudly *property* | vn declare-29.4-1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Attribute |
| 2 | **run off** | past | she |  |  |  | then |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **find** | to-infinitive | she *not said here* | the Rabbit |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rabbit=Topic |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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She declared it «Nonsense!» loudly and decidedly, and then she bowed deeply to the whole court

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:15-alice-the-queens-croquet-ground-1:e2:o2:1
# text = She declared it «Nonsense!» loudly and decidedly, and then she bowed deeply to the whole court
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	declared	declare	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	Nonsense	nonsense	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
8	loudly	loudly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	decidedly	decidedly	ADV	RB	_	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	15	advmod	_	_
14	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	bowed	bow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
16	deeply	deeply	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
17	to	to	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **declare** *speech: other* | past | She | it |  |  |  | loudly *property* | vn declare-29.4-1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Attribute |
| 2 | **bow** | past | she |  |  |  | then | to the whole court; deeply *property* | vn acquiesce-95.1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to court=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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She laughed and called the Queen a silly pack

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:15-alice-the-queens-croquet-ground-1:e2:o3:1
# text = She laughed and called the Queen a silly pack
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	laughed	laugh	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	called	call	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	silly	silly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	pack	pack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **laugh** | past | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **call** | past | She *not said here* |  | the Queen |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent queen=Recipient |

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

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She declared it «Nonsense!» loudly and decidedly

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:15-alice-the-queens-croquet-ground-1:e2:o4:1
# text = She declared it «Nonsense!» loudly and decidedly
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	declared	declare	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	Nonsense	nonsense	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
8	loudly	loudly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	decidedly	decidedly	ADV	RB	_	8	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **declare** *speech: other* | past | She | it |  |  |  | loudly *property* | vn declare-29.4-1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Attribute |

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