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description: What would have happened if the Cat's whole body had appeared before the Duchess came? Test 8 · ★★ 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
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# Test 8 · ★★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter VIII, part 2: The Queen's Cro…

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What would have happened if the Cat's whole body had appeared before the Duchess came?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** whole body, Duchess · **What happens:** happen, appear, come

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This is test 8 · ★★ 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/#t8).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:16-alice-the-queens-croquet-ground-2:t8:1
# text = What would have happened if the Cat's whole body had appeared before the Duchess came?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux	_	_
4	happened	happen	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
11	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	appeared	appear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
13	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	Duchess	Duchess	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
16	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | would · perfect |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **appear** *a condition, not said to happen* | past · perfect | the Cat's whole body |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **come** | past | the Duchess |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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 {#o1}

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The executioner's argument would be gone, and the Queen's order could be carried out, and the whole game would have ended at once in great confusion and noise

<!-- fold The tree, 30 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:16-alice-the-queens-croquet-ground-2:t8:o1:1
# text = The executioner's argument would be gone, and the Queen's order could be carried out, and the whole game would have ended at once in great confusion and noise
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	executioner	executioner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	argument	argument	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	gone	go	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj:pass	_	_
14	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
15	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	aux:pass	_	_
16	carried	carry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	conj	_	_
17	out	out	ADP	RP	_	16	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	nsubj:pass	_	_
23	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	25	aux	_	_
24	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	25	aux	_	_
25	ended	end	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	conj	_	_
26	at	at	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
27	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	25	obl	_	_
28	in	in	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
29	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	30	amod	_	_
30	confusion	confusion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	obl	_	_
31	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	32	cc	_	_
32	noise	noise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	30	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | would · passive |  | the executioner's argument |  |  |  |  | vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **carry out** | could · passive |  | the Queen's order |  |  |  |  | vn act-114 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality |
| 3 | **end** | would · perfect · passive |  | the whole game |  | great confusion and noise |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: subject=Eventuality |
| 4 | **argue** |  | the executioner |  |  |  |  |  | nom argument «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
| 5 | **order** |  | the Queen |  |  |  |  |  | nom order «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The executioner's argument would be gone, and the Queen's order could be carried out

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:16-alice-the-queens-croquet-ground-2:t8:o2:1
# text = The executioner's argument would be gone, and the Queen's order could be carried out
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	executioner	executioner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	argument	argument	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	gone	go	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj:pass	_	_
14	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
15	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	aux:pass	_	_
16	carried	carry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	conj	_	_
17	out	out	ADP	RP	_	16	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | would · passive |  | the executioner's argument |  |  |  |  | vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **carry out** | could · passive |  | the Queen's order |  |  |  |  | vn act-114 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality |
| 3 | **argue** |  | the executioner |  |  |  |  |  | nom argument «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
| 4 | **order** |  | the Queen |  |  |  |  |  | nom order «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The Duchess would have sent the Cat straight to the Queen's table

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:16-alice-the-queens-croquet-ground-2:t8:o3:1
# text = The Duchess would have sent the Cat straight to the Queen's table
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Duchess	Duchess	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux	_	_
5	sent	send	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	straight	straight	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | would · perfect · passive |  | the Duchess |  |  |  | to the Queen's table; straight *property* | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: subject=Destination cat=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The executioner's argument would be gone, the Queen's order could be carried out, and Alice could finally play croquet in peace with the Cat watching from the hoop

<!-- fold The tree, 30 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:16-alice-the-queens-croquet-ground-2:t8:o4:1
# text = The executioner's argument would be gone, the Queen's order could be carried out, and Alice could finally play croquet in peace with the Cat watching from the hoop
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	executioner	executioner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	argument	argument	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	gone	go	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	's	PART	POS	_	10	case	_	_
12	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj:pass	_	_
13	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
14	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	aux:pass	_	_
15	carried	carry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	conj	_	_
16	out	out	ADP	RP	_	15	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
19	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	nsubj	_	_
20	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	22	aux	_	_
21	finally	finally	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
22	play	play	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	parataxis	_	_
23	croquet	croquet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obj	_	_
24	in	in	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	peace	peace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	_
26	with	with	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
27	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
28	Cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	_
29	watching	watch	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	28	acl	_	_
30	from	from	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
31	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	32	det	_	_
32	hoop	hoop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | would · passive |  | the executioner's argument |  |  |  |  | vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **carry out** | could · passive |  | the Queen's order |  |  |  |  | vn act-114 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality |
| 3 | **play** | could | Alice | croquet |  | peace |  | with the Cat; finally *property* | vn play-114.2-1 «NP V NP PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent croquet=Theme with cat=Co-Agent |
| 4 | **watch** | gerund | the Cat *not said here* |  |  | the hoop |  |  | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **argue** |  | the executioner |  |  |  |  |  | nom argument «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
| 6 | **order** |  | the Queen |  |  |  |  |  | nom order «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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