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title: «She boxed the Queen's ears—» Alice gives «a little scream of laught… — Alice in Wonderland, chapter VIII, par… · tree and pragmatics
description: «She boxed the Queen's ears—» Alice gives «a little scream of laughter». Why does the Rabbit hush her? Test 7 · ★ 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 p
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# Test 7 · ★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter VIII, part 1: The Queen's Cro…

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«She boxed the Queen's ears—» Alice gives «a little scream of laughter». Why does the Rabbit hush her?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** She, Alice, laughter, Rabbit · **What happens:** box, give, scream, hush · **To what, where:** ears, little scream, Alice · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 7 · ★ 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/#t7).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «She boxed the Queen's ears—» Alice gives «a little scream of laughter».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:15-alice-the-queens-croquet-ground-1:t7:1
# text = «She boxed the Queen's ears—» Alice gives «a little scream of laughter».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	boxed	box	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	csubj	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	ears	ear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
10	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	scream	scream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	laughter	laughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **box** *in a quote* | past | She | the Queen's ears |  |  |  |  | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ear=Co-Agent |
| 2 | **give** | present | Alice | a little scream of laughter |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent scream=Theme |
| 3 | **scream** *in a quote* |  | laughter |  |  |  |  |  | nom scream «communication intransitive»: of=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:* Why does the Rabbit hush her?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:15-alice-the-queens-croquet-ground-1:t7:2
# text = Why does the Rabbit hush her?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Rabbit	rabbit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	hush	hush	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hush** | present · do-support | the Rabbit | Alice |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent she=Patient |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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He thinks Alice is being very rude to him

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:15-alice-the-queens-croquet-ground-1:t7:o1:1
# text = He thinks Alice is being very rude to him
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	thinks	think	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	cop	_	_
6	very	very	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | present | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | Alice |  | him *= he* |  |  | rude *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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He is afraid the Queen will hear and be angry

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:15-alice-the-queens-croquet-ground-1:t7:o2:1
# text = He is afraid the Queen will hear and be angry
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	afraid	afraid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	hear	hear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	ccomp	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	cop	_	_
10	angry	angry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  |  |  | afraid *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **hear** | future | the Queen |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **is** | infinitive | the Queen *not said here* |  |  |  |  | angry *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He is afraid the King will fall asleep

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:15-alice-the-queens-croquet-ground-1:t7:o3:1
# text = He is afraid the King will fall asleep
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	afraid	afraid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	fall	fall	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	ccomp	_	_
8	asleep	asleep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  |  |  | afraid *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **fall** | future | the King |  |  |  |  | asleep *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He is afraid the Queen will hear and be angry, and then she will order his execution

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:15-alice-the-queens-croquet-ground-1:t7:o4:1
# text = He is afraid the Queen will hear and be angry, and then she will order his execution
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	afraid	afraid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	hear	hear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	ccomp	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	cop	_	_
10	angry	angry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
13	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	16	advmod	_	_
14	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
15	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
16	order	order	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
17	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	execution	execution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  |  |  | afraid *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **hear** | future | the Queen |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **is** | infinitive | the Queen *not said here* |  |  |  |  | angry *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **order** | future | Queen | his execution |  |  | then |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent execution=Theme |
| 5 | **execute** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom execution «act transitive»: poss=agent |

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