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title: ★★★ Three players are sentenced «for having missed their turns». Why… — Alice in Wonderland, chapter VIII, par… · tree and pragmatics
description: ★★★ Three players are sentenced «for having missed their turns». Why is that unfair in this game? Test 18 · ★★ 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 pragm
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# Test 18 · ★★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter VIII, part 2: The Queen's Cro…

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★★★ Three players are sentenced «for having missed their turns». Why is that unfair in this game?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **What happens:** sentence, have, miss, be · **To what, where:** ★ Three players, missed turns, game · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 18 · ★★ 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/#t18).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* ★★★ Three players are sentenced «for having missed their turns».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:16-alice-the-queens-croquet-ground-2:t18:1
# text = ★★★ Three players are sentenced «for having missed their turns».
1	★	★	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	★	★	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	★	★	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
4	Three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	players	player	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	sentenced	sentence	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	having	have	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	ccomp	_	_
11	missed	miss	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	amod	_	_
12	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	turns	turn	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sentence** | present · passive |  | ★ Three players |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** *in a quote* | gerund |  | players's missed turns |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent turn=Patient |
| 3 | **miss** *in a quote* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |

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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 is that unfair in this game?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:16-alice-the-queens-croquet-ground-2:t18:2
# text = Why is that unfair in this game?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	unfair	unfair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	7	det	_	_
7	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  | this game |  | unfair *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Nobody waits for turns, so no one can know when it is their turn, which the Queen should have told them at the very start of the game

<!-- fold The tree, 28 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:16-alice-the-queens-croquet-ground-2:t18:o1:1
# text = Nobody waits for turns, so no one can know when it is their turn, which the Queen should have told them at the very start of the game
1	Nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	2	nsubj	_	_
2	waits	wait	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	turns	turn	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
7	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	8	det	_	_
8	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	know	know	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
11	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	15	advmod	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
14	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	turn	turn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
17	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	22	obj	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	nsubj	_	_
20	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	22	aux	_	_
21	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	22	aux	_	_
22	told	tell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	15	parataxis	_	_
23	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	iobj	_	_
24	at	at	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
26	very	very	ADV	RB	_	27	advmod	_	_
27	start	start	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	_
28	of	of	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
29	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
30	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | present | Nobody |  |  |  |  | for turns | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **know** | can | no one |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **is a** | present | it | turns's turn |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **tell** *speech: assert* | should · perfect | the Queen | turns's turn | turns *= turn* | the start of the game |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent they=Recipient which=Topic |
| 5 | **start** |  |  | the game |  |  |  |  | nom start «event transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Nobody waits for turns, so no one can know when it is their turn, and the Queen never explains the rules to anybody

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:16-alice-the-queens-croquet-ground-2:t18:o2:1
# text = Nobody waits for turns, so no one can know when it is their turn, and the Queen never explains the rules to anybody
1	Nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	2	nsubj	_	_
2	waits	wait	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	turns	turn	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
7	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	8	det	_	_
8	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	know	know	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
11	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	15	advmod	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
14	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	turn	turn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	_
20	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	21	advmod	_	_
21	explains	explain	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	obj	_	_
24	to	to	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	anybody	anybody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	23	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | present | Nobody |  |  |  |  | for turns | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **know** | can | no one |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **is a** | present | it | turns's turn |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **not** **explain** *speech: assert* | present | the Queen | the rules | anybody |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent rule=Topic to anybody=Recipient |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nobody waits for turns, so no one can know when it is their turn

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:16-alice-the-queens-croquet-ground-2:t18:o3:1
# text = Nobody waits for turns, so no one can know when it is their turn
1	Nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	2	nsubj	_	_
2	waits	wait	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	turns	turn	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
7	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	8	det	_	_
8	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	know	know	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
11	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	15	advmod	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
14	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	turn	turn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | present | Nobody |  |  |  |  | for turns | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **know** | can | no one |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **is a** | present | it | turns's turn |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Because everyone was already cheating during the whole game

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:16-alice-the-queens-croquet-ground-2:t18:o4:1
# text = Because everyone was already cheating during the whole game
1	Because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
2	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	already	already	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	cheating	cheat	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	during	during	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cheat** | past · progressive | everyone |  |  |  | during the whole game |  | vn cheat-10.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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