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title: Looking back: in chapter VI, how did the Cat vanish the last time Al… — Alice in Wonderland, chapter VIII, par… · tree and pragmatics
description: Looking back: in chapter VI, how did the Cat vanish the last time Alice saw it? Test 11 · ★★ of lesson 16 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter VIII, part 2: The Queen's Croquet-Ground (a head without a body)» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the quest
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# Test 11 · ★★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter VIII, part 2: The Queen's Cro…

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Looking back: in chapter VI, how did the Cat vanish the last time Alice saw it?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Alice, Cat · **What happens:** look back, vanish, see · **To what, where:** Cat

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This is test 11 · ★★ of lesson 16 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter VIII, part 2: The Queen's Croquet-Ground (a head without a body)» 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/16-alice-the-queens-croquet-ground-2/#t11).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:16-alice-the-queens-croquet-ground-2:t11:1
# text = Looking back: in chapter VI, how did the Cat vanish the last time Alice saw it?
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	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	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	12	advmod	_	_
9	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	Cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	vanish	vanish	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	conj	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
16	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
17	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
18	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	17	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look back** | gerund | Alice *not said here* |  |  |  |  | in chapter | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in chapter=Theme |
| 2 | **vanish** | past · do-support | the Cat |  |  |  | time |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **see** | past | Alice | Cat |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |

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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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Slowly, beginning with the ears and ending with the nose

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:16-alice-the-queens-croquet-ground-2:t11:o1:1
# text = Slowly, beginning with the ears and ending with the nose
1	Slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	beginning	begin	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	ears	ear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	ending	end	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	conj	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	nose	nose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **begin** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | with the ears; slowly *property* | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V PP.subeventuality»: agent=Eventuality with ear=Subeventuality |
| 2 | **end** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | with the nose | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality PP.subeventuality»: agent=Affector with nose=Subeventuality |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Slowly, beginning with the end of the tail and ending with the grin, which stayed hanging in the air for a long time

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:16-alice-the-queens-croquet-ground-2:t11:o2:1
# text = Slowly, beginning with the end of the tail and ending with the grin, which stayed hanging in the air for a long time
1	Slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	beginning	begin	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	tail	tail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	ending	end	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	conj	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	grin	grin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	17	nsubj	_	_
17	stayed	stay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	acl:relcl	_	_
18	hanging	hang	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	17	xcomp	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
22	for	for	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
23	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
24	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
25	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **begin** | gerund |  |  |  |  | with the end of the tail | slowly *property* | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V PP.subeventuality»: agent=Eventuality with end=Subeventuality |
| 2 | **end** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | with the grin | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality PP.subeventuality»: agent=Affector with grin=Subeventuality |
| 3 | **stay** | past | the grin |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **hang** | gerund | the grin *not said here* |  |  | the air | time |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in air=Location |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Slowly, beginning with the end of the tail and ending with the grin

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:16-alice-the-queens-croquet-ground-2:t11:o3:1
# text = Slowly, beginning with the end of the tail and ending with the grin
1	Slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	beginning	begin	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	tail	tail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	ending	end	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	conj	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	grin	grin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **begin** | gerund |  |  |  |  | with the end of the tail | slowly *property* | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V PP.subeventuality»: agent=Eventuality with end=Subeventuality |
| 2 | **end** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | with the grin | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality PP.subeventuality»: agent=Affector with grin=Subeventuality |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Slowly, beginning with the end of the tail and ending with the grin, after the Duchess had already left the kitchen

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:16-alice-the-queens-croquet-ground-2:t11:o4:1
# text = Slowly, beginning with the end of the tail and ending with the grin, after the Duchess had already left the kitchen
1	Slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	beginning	begin	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	tail	tail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	ending	end	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	conj	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	grin	grin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
16	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	21	mark	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	Duchess	Duchess	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	21	nsubj:pass	_	_
19	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	21	aux	_	_
20	already	already	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
21	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **begin** | gerund |  |  |  |  | with the end of the tail | slowly *property* | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V PP.subeventuality»: agent=Eventuality with end=Subeventuality |
| 2 | **end** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | with the grin | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality PP.subeventuality»: agent=Affector with grin=Subeventuality |
| 3 | **leave** | past · perfect · passive |  | the Duchess |  |  |  |  | vn sustain-55.6-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Theme kitchen=Attribute |

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