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title: Looking back: the Cat told Alice in chapter VI «we're all mad here».… — Alice in Wonderland, chapter VIII, par… · tree and pragmatics
description: Looking back: the Cat told Alice in chapter VI «we're all mad here». Which event in this part fits that best? Test 16 · ★★ 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 tr
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# Test 16 · ★★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter VIII, part 2: The Queen's Cro…

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Looking back: the Cat told Alice in chapter VI «we're all mad here». Which event in this part fits that best?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Cat, we, event · **What happens:** look back, tell, be, fit · **To what, where:** Alice, chapter · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 16 · ★★ 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/#t16).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Looking back: the Cat told Alice in chapter VI «we're all mad here».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:16-alice-the-queens-croquet-ground-2:t16:1
# text = Looking back: the Cat told Alice in chapter VI «we're all mad here».
1	Looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
2	back	back	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	iobj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	chapter	chapter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	VI	VI	NUM	CD	NumForm=Roman|NumType=Card	9	flat	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
14	all	all	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	mad	mad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	parataxis	_	_
16	here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	15	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look back** | gerund | the Cat *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | the Cat |  | Alice | chapter |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S»: agent=Agent alice=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 3 | **is** *in a quote* | present | we |  |  | here |  | all, mad *property* | tree rules |

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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:* Which event in this part fits that best?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:16-alice-the-queens-croquet-ground-2:t16:2
# text = Which event in this part fits that best?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	event	event	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	det	_	_
5	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	fits	fit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	nsubj	_	_
8	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fit** | present | which event in this part |  |  |  |  |  | vn adjust-26.9 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Drinking tea with the March Hare at the table

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:16-alice-the-queens-croquet-ground-2:t16:o1:1
# text = Drinking tea with the March Hare at the table
1	Drinking	drink	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	March	March	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	Hare	Hare	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drink** | gerund |  | tea |  | the table |  | with the March Hare | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tea=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Croquet with live hedgehogs and flamingoes and walking arches, with everyone quarrelling and nobody taking a turn at all

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:16-alice-the-queens-croquet-ground-2:t16:o2:1
# text = Croquet with live hedgehogs and flamingoes and walking arches, with everyone quarrelling and nobody taking a turn at all
1	Croquet	croquet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	live	live	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	hedgehogs	hedgehog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	flamingoes	flamingoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	walking	walking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	arches	arch	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	13	compound	_	_
13	quarrelling	quarrelling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	16	nsubj	_	_
16	taking	take	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	13	conj	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	turn	turn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
19	at	at	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	16	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | gerund | nobody | a turn |  | all |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent turn=Theme at all=Asset |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Croquet with live hedgehogs and flamingoes and walking arches, while the Queen shouts and the soldiers fall over

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:16-alice-the-queens-croquet-ground-2:t16:o3:1
# text = Croquet with live hedgehogs and flamingoes and walking arches, while the Queen shouts and the soldiers fall over
1	Croquet	croquet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
2	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	live	live	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	hedgehogs	hedgehog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	flamingoes	flamingoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	walking	walking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	arches	arch	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	shouts	shout	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	nsubj	_	_
18	fall	fall	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	conj	_	_
19	over	over	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shout** *speech: express* | present | Croquet with live hedgehogs and flamingoes and walking arches |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **fall over** | present | the soldiers |  |  |  |  | over *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Croquet with live hedgehogs and flamingoes and walking arches

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:16-alice-the-queens-croquet-ground-2:t16:o4:1
# text = Croquet with live hedgehogs and flamingoes and walking arches
1	Croquet	croquet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	live	live	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	hedgehogs	hedgehog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	flamingoes	flamingoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	walking	walking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	arches	arch	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
```

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

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