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title: Ascertain the means by which Alice preserved the three gardeners fro… — Alice in Wonderland, chapter VIII, par… · tree and pragmatics
description: Ascertain the means by which Alice preserved the three gardeners from execution. Exam question 3 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, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the 
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# Exam question 3 · Alice in Wonderland, chapter VIII, part 1: The Queen's Cro…

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Ascertain the means by which Alice preserved the three gardeners from execution.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, the, Alice · **What happens:** ascertain, mean, preserve · **To what, where:** three gardeners · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is exam question 3 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/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:15-alice-the-queens-croquet-ground-1:e3:1
# text = Ascertain the means by which Alice preserved the three gardeners from execution.
1	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	nsubj	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	ccomp	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	obl	_	_
6	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	preserved	preserve	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	gardeners	gardener	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
11	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	execution	execution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ascertain** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **mean** | present | the |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **preserve** | past | Alice |  | the three gardeners |  |  | from execution | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent gardener=Beneficiary from execution=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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Their concealment within a large flower-pot

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:15-alice-the-queens-croquet-ground-1:e3:o1:1
# text = Their concealment within a large flower-pot
1	Their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	concealment	concealment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	within	within	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
6	flower	flower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	pot	pot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **conceal** |  | Their *= they* |  |  |  |  | within a large flower pot | nom concealment «state transitive»: poss=agent within=obl |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Their concealment within a large flower-pot placed behind the rose-tree

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:15-alice-the-queens-croquet-ground-1:e3:o2:1
# text = Their concealment within a large flower-pot placed behind the rose-tree
1	Their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	concealment	concealment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	within	within	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
6	flower	flower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	pot	pot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
9	placed	place	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
10	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
12	rose	rose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **place** | participle | Their concealment within a large flower pot |  |  | the rose tree |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent behind tree=Destination |
| 2 | **conceal** |  | Their *= they* |  |  |  |  | within a large flower pot | nom concealment «state transitive»: poss=agent within=obl |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Their release by the Knave's soldiers

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:15-alice-the-queens-croquet-ground-1:e3:o3:1
# text = Their release by the Knave's soldiers
1	Their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	release	release	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Knave	Knave	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
```

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

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Their concealment within a large flower-pot, after the Queen had turned away

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:15-alice-the-queens-croquet-ground-1:e3:o4:1
# text = Their concealment within a large flower-pot, after the Queen had turned away
1	Their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	concealment	concealment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
3	within	within	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
6	flower	flower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	pot	pot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	after	after	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
13	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	turned	turn	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
15	away	away	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn away** | past · perfect | Their concealment within a large flower pot |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **conceal** |  | Their *= they* |  |  |  |  | within a large flower pot | nom concealment «state transitive»: poss=agent within=obl |

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