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description: Select the response which most accurately characterises the Gryphon's opinion of the Queen's sentences of execution. Exam question 3 of lesson 18 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter IX, part 2: The Mock Turtle's Story (school under the sea)» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependenc
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# Exam question 3 · Alice in Wonderland, chapter IX, part 2: The Mock Turtle's…

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Select the response which most accurately characterises the Gryphon's opinion of the Queen's sentences of execution.

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, Gryphon, Queen · **What happens:** select, characteris, opine, sentence · **To what, where:** response, sentences, execution

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 18 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter IX, part 2: The Mock Turtle's Story (school under the sea)» 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/18-alice-the-mock-turtles-story-2/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:18-alice-the-mock-turtles-story-2:e3:1
# text = Select the response which most accurately characterises the Gryphon's opinion of the Queen's sentences of execution.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	obj	_	_
5	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	6	advmod	_	_
6	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Gryphon	Gryphon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	opinion	opinion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	's	's	PART	POS	_	14	case	_	_
16	sentences	sentence	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	execution	execution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **characteris** | present |  | the response |  |  |  | accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **opine** |  | the Gryphon | the Queen's sentences of execution |  |  |  |  | nom opinion «cognition transitive»: poss=agent of=patient |
| 4 | **sentence** |  | the Queen | execution |  |  |  |  | nom sentence «communication transitive»: poss=agent of=patient |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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That they were her fancy and that nobody was in fact executed

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:18-alice-the-mock-turtles-story-2:e3:o1:1
# text = That they were her fancy and that nobody was in fact executed
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	nsubj	_	_
2	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	fancy	fancy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
7	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	det	_	_
8	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	11	nsubj	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	fact	fact	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
12	executed	execute	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | That | her fancy and fact |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | past | nobody |  |  | fact |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **execute** | participle |  | fact *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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That they were her fancy and that nobody was in fact executed, because the Queen was far too kind to chop anyone's head off

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:18-alice-the-mock-turtles-story-2:e3:o2:1
# text = That they were her fancy and that nobody was in fact executed, because the Queen was far too kind to chop anyone's head off
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	nsubj	_	_
2	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	fancy	fancy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	11	nsubj	_	_
8	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	11	nsubj	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	fact	fact	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
12	executed	execute	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
14	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	20	mark	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	nsubj	_	_
17	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	20	cop	_	_
18	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	20	advmod	_	_
19	too	too	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
20	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	conj	_	_
21	to	to	PART	TO	_	22	mark	_	_
22	chop	chop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	20	xcomp	_	_
23	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	25	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	's	's	PART	POS	_	23	case	_	_
25	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obj	_	_
26	off	off	ADP	RP	_	22	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | That | her fancy and fact |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | past | that |  |  | fact |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **execute** | participle |  | fact *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **is** | past | the Queen |  |  |  |  | far, kind *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **chop off** | to-infinitive | the Queen *not said here* | anyone's head |  |  |  |  | vn carve-21.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent head=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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That they were her fancy and that nobody was in fact executed, though the Knave of Hearts was sad about his tarts

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:18-alice-the-mock-turtles-story-2:e3:o3:1
# text = That they were her fancy and that nobody was in fact executed, though the Knave of Hearts was sad about his tarts
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	nsubj	_	_
2	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	fancy	fancy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	11	nsubj	_	_
8	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	11	nsubj	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	fact	fact	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
12	executed	execute	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
14	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	20	mark	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	Knave	Knave	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	nsubj	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	Hearts	Heart	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	16	nmod	_	_
19	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	20	cop	_	_
20	sad	sad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	conj	_	_
21	about	about	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	tarts	tart	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | That | her fancy and fact |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | past | that |  |  | fact |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **execute** | participle |  | fact *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **is** | past | the Knave of Hearts |  |  |  |  | about his tarts; sad *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That they were severe but she always gave the prisoners a fair trial

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:18-alice-the-mock-turtles-story-2:e3:o4:1
# text = That they were severe but she always gave the prisoners a fair trial
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj	_	_
2	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	severe	severe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	8	advmod	_	_
8	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	prisoners	prisoner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	trial	trial	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | That |  |  |  |  | severe *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **give** | past | she | the prisoners |  |  |  | always *property* | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent prisoner=Recipient trial=Theme |

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