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# Test 13 · ★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter VIII, part 1: The Queen's Cro…

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Looking back: in chapter VI, the Cheshire Cat asked Alice if she played croquet with the Queen. What did she answer?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Cheshire Cat, Cat · **What happens:** look back, ask, play, answer · **To what, where:** Alice, croquet

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This is test 13 · ★ 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/#t13).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Looking back: in chapter VI, the Cheshire Cat asked Alice if she played croquet with the Queen.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:15-alice-the-queens-croquet-ground-1:t13:1
# text = Looking back: in chapter VI, the Cheshire Cat asked Alice if she played croquet with the Queen.
1	Looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	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	VI	VI	NUM	CD	NumForm=Roman|NumType=Card	5	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	Cheshire	Cheshire	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	Cat	Cat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	iobj	_	_
13	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
14	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	played	play	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	advcl	_	_
16	croquet	croquet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
17	with	with	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look back** | gerund | the Cheshire Cat *not said here* |  |  |  |  | in chapter | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in chapter=Theme |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | the Cheshire Cat |  | Alice |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent alice=Recipient |
| 3 | **play** *a condition, not said to happen* | past | Cat | croquet |  |  |  | with the Queen | vn play-114.2-1 «NP V NP PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent croquet=Theme with queen=Co-Agent |

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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:* What did she answer?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:15-alice-the-queens-croquet-ground-1:t13:2
# text = What did she answer?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	answer	answer	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **answer** *speech: assert* | past · do-support | Cat |  |  |  |  |  | vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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She would like it very much, but she hadn't been invited yet

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:15-alice-the-queens-croquet-ground-1:t13:o1:1
# text = She would like it very much, but she hadn't been invited yet
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	like	like	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	very	very	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	much	much	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
8	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
9	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
12	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	invited	invite	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
14	yet	yet	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **like** | would | She | it |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot it=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **invite** | past · perfect · passive |  | she |  |  | yet |  | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Recipient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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She would like it, but the Queen had not yet sent her a card

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:15-alice-the-queens-croquet-ground-1:t13:o2:1
# text = She would like it, but the Queen had not yet sent her a card
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	like	like	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
6	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
9	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
11	yet	yet	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	sent	send	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
13	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	card	card	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **like** | would | She | it |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot it=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **send** | past | the Queen | a card | her *= she* |  | yet |  | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent she=Destination card=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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She would like it very much, but she hadn't been invited yet, and the Cat was not invited either

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:15-alice-the-queens-croquet-ground-1:t13:o3:1
# text = She would like it very much, but she hadn't been invited yet, and the Cat was not invited either
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	like	like	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	very	very	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	much	much	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
8	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
9	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
12	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	invited	invite	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
14	yet	yet	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	Cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj:pass	_	_
19	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	21	aux:pass	_	_
20	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	21	advmod	_	_
21	invited	invite	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
22	either	either	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	21	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **like** | would | She | it |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot it=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **invite** | past · perfect · passive |  | she |  |  | yet |  | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Recipient |
| 3 | **not** **invite** | past · passive |  | the Cat |  |  |  | either *property* | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Recipient |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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She would like it very much, but she hadn't been invited yet, so she asked the Cat to take her there

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:15-alice-the-queens-croquet-ground-1:t13:o4:1
# text = She would like it very much, but she hadn't been invited yet, so she asked the Cat to take her there
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	like	like	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	very	very	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	much	much	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
8	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
9	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
12	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	invited	invite	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
14	yet	yet	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	so	so	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
17	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
18	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	Cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	_
21	to	to	PART	TO	_	22	mark	_	_
22	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	xcomp	_	_
23	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	obj	_	_
24	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	22	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **like** | would | She | it |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot it=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **invite** | past · perfect · passive |  | she |  |  | yet |  | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Recipient |
| 3 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | she |  | the Cat |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S\_INF»: agent=Agent cat=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 4 | **take** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | she *not said here* |  | Cat | there |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument she=Destination |

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