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title: Which of the following statements is consistent with the established… — Alice in Wonderland, chapter IX, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following statements is consistent with the established facts concerning the King's conduct as Alice departed? Exam question 4 of lesson 17 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter IX, part 1: The Mock Turtle's Story (the Duchess and her morals)» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with 
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# Exam question 4 · Alice in Wonderland, chapter IX, part 1: The Mock Turtle's…

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Which of the following statements is consistent with the established facts concerning the King's conduct as Alice departed?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** established facts, Alice, King · **What happens:** follow, be, establish, concern, depart, conduct · **To what, where:** conduct

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 17 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter IX, part 1: The Mock Turtle's Story (the Duchess and her morals)» of the books course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. 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/17-alice-the-mock-turtles-story-1/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:17-alice-the-mock-turtles-story-1:e4:1
# text = Which of the following statements is consistent with the established facts concerning the King's conduct as Alice departed?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	amod	_	_
11	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
12	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	acl	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	's	's	PART	POS	_	14	case	_	_
16	conduct	conduct	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
17	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
18	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	_
19	departed	depart	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | of the following statements; with the established facts; consistent *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 4 | **concern** | gerund | the established facts *not said here* | the King's conduct |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus conduct=Experiencer |
| 5 | **depart** | past | Alice |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 6 | **conduct** |  | the King |  |  |  |  |  | nom conduct «act transitive»: poss=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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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He pardoned only the Duchess, speaking in a loud voice

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:17-alice-the-mock-turtles-story-1:e4:o1:1
# text = He pardoned only the Duchess, speaking in a loud voice
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	pardoned	pardon	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Duchess	Duchess	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	speaking	speak	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	loud	loud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	voice	voice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pardon** | past | He | the Duchess |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **speak** *speech: other* | gerund | He *not said here* |  |  | a loud voice |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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He pardoned all persons under sentence, speaking in a low voice

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:17-alice-the-mock-turtles-story-1:e4:o2:1
# text = He pardoned all persons under sentence, speaking in a low voice
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	pardoned	pardon	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	det	_	_
4	persons	person	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	under	under	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	sentence	sentence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	speaking	speak	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	low	low	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	voice	voice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pardon** | past | He | all persons |  | sentence |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent person=Theme |
| 2 | **speak** *speech: other* | gerund | He *not said here* |  |  | a low voice |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He spoke loudly and sentenced the Duchess to prison

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:17-alice-the-mock-turtles-story-1:e4:o3:1
# text = He spoke loudly and sentenced the Duchess to prison
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	spoke	speak	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	loudly	loudly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	sentenced	sentence	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Duchess	Duchess	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	prison	prison	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | past | He |  |  |  |  | loudly *property* | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **sentence** | past | He *not said here* | the Duchess |  |  |  | to prison | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He pardoned all persons under sentence of execution, speaking in a low voice, and then went quietly back to his throne

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:17-alice-the-mock-turtles-story-1:e4:o4:1
# text = He pardoned all persons under sentence of execution, speaking in a low voice, and then went quietly back to his throne
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	pardoned	pardon	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	det	_	_
4	persons	person	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	under	under	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	sentence	sentence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	execution	execution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	speaking	speak	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	low	low	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	voice	voice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	18	advmod	_	_
18	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
19	quietly	quietly	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
20	back	back	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
21	to	to	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	23	nmod:poss	_	_
23	throne	throne	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pardon** | past | He | all persons |  | sentence of execution |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent person=Theme |
| 2 | **speak** *speech: other* | gerund | He *not said here* |  |  | a low voice |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **go back** | past | He *not said here* |  |  |  | then | to his throne *result*; quietly *property* | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient to throne=Result |
| 4 | **sentence** |  |  | execution |  |  |  |  | nom sentence «communication transitive»: of=patient |

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