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title: Looking back: what did the White Rabbit fear, in chapter IV, when he… — Alice in Wonderland, chapter VIII, par… · tree and pragmatics
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# Test 11 · ★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter VIII, part 1: The Queen's Cro…

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Looking back: what did the White Rabbit fear, in chapter IV, when he lost his gloves and fan?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** he · **What happens:** look back, do, lose · **To what, where:** White Rabbit fear, chapter, gloves

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This is test 11 · ★ 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. 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/#t11).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:15-alice-the-queens-croquet-ground-1:t11:1
# text = Looking back: what did the White Rabbit fear, in chapter IV, when he lost his gloves and fan?
1	Looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	17	advcl	_	_
2	back	back	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
4	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	5	nsubj	_	_
5	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	White	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	Rabbit	Rabbit	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	fear	fear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	chapter	chapter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
13	IV	IV	NUM	CD	NumForm=Roman|NumType=Card	12	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
15	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	17	mark	_	_
16	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	lost	lose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
18	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	gloves	glove	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obj	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	fan	fan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	17	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look back** | gerund | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **do** | past |  | the White Rabbit fear |  | chapter |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fear=Eventuality |
| 3 | **lose** | past | he | his gloves and fan |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent glove=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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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That the Duchess would get him executed, «as sure as ferrets are ferrets», if he lost the gloves and fan for good

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:15-alice-the-queens-croquet-ground-1:t11:o1:1
# text = That the Duchess would get him executed, «as sure as ferrets are ferrets», if he lost the gloves and fan for good
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	nsubj	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	Duchess	Duchess	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	executed	execute	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	as	as	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	sure	sure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	_
12	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
13	ferrets	ferret	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nsubj	_	_
14	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
15	ferrets	ferret	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
18	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	20	mark	_	_
19	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	_
20	lost	lose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	gloves	glove	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	obj	_	_
23	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
24	fan	fan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	conj	_	_
25	for	for	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
26	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | would | That | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **execute** | participle | him *= he* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | ferrets | ferrets |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **lose** *a condition, not said to happen* | past | he | the gloves and fan |  |  |  | for good | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent glove=Eventuality |

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

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That the Duchess would get him executed, «as sure as ferrets are ferrets»

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:15-alice-the-queens-croquet-ground-1:t11:o2:1
# text = That the Duchess would get him executed, «as sure as ferrets are ferrets»
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	nsubj	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	Duchess	Duchess	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	executed	execute	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	as	as	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	sure	sure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
12	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
13	ferrets	ferret	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nsubj	_	_
14	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
15	ferrets	ferret	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | would | That | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **execute** | participle | him *= he* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | ferrets | ferrets |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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That the Duchess would get him executed, «as sure as ferrets are ferrets», and the Queen would come with her soldiers to watch

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:15-alice-the-queens-croquet-ground-1:t11:o3:1
# text = That the Duchess would get him executed, «as sure as ferrets are ferrets», and the Queen would come with her soldiers to watch
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	nsubj	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	Duchess	Duchess	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	executed	execute	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	as	as	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	sure	sure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	_
12	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
13	ferrets	ferret	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nsubj	_	_
14	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
15	ferrets	ferret	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	nsubj	_	_
21	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	22	aux	_	_
22	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
23	with	with	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	25	nmod:poss	_	_
25	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	obl	_	_
26	to	to	PART	TO	_	27	mark	_	_
27	watch	watch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	22	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | would | That | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **execute** | participle | him *= he* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | ferrets | ferrets |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **come** | would | the Queen |  |  |  |  | with Queen's soldiers | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **watch** | to-infinitive | the Queen *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That the Queen would have him executed, as the Duchess would have said

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:15-alice-the-queens-croquet-ground-1:t11:o4:1
# text = That the Queen would have him executed, as the Duchess would have said
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	nsubj	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	executed	execute	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
9	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	Duchess	Duchess	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nsubj:pass	_	_
12	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
13	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	aux	_	_
14	said	say	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | would | the Queen | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **execute** | participle | him *= he* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | would · perfect · passive |  | the Duchess |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: subject=Topic |

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