--- title: Is this TRUE or FALSE? «Alice asks lots of questions and the creatur… — Alice in Wonderland, chapter IX, part… · tree and pragmatics description: Is this TRUE or FALSE? «Alice asks lots of questions and the creatures are always patient with her.» Test 11 · ★★ 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 dependency tree and pragmati --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/18-alice-the-mock-turtles-story-2/t11/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/) / [Alice in Wonderland, chapter IX, part…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/18-alice-the-mock-turtles-story-2/) / t11 # Test 11 · ★★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter IX, part 2: The Mock Turtle's… Is this TRUE or FALSE? «Alice asks lots of questions and the creatures are always patient with her.» **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** this, Alice, creatures · **What happens:** be, ask · **To what, where:** lots This is test 11 · ★★ 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. 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/#t11). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Is this TRUE or FALSE? ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:18-alice-the-mock-turtles-story-2:t11:1 # text = Is this TRUE or FALSE? 1 Is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 2 this this PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 3 nsubj _ _ 3 TRUE true ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 4 or or CCONJ CC _ 5 cc _ _ 5 FALSE false ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ? ? PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | this | | | | | true *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **be** | | this *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | 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. *Sentence 2:* «Alice asks lots of questions and the creatures are always patient with her.» ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:18-alice-the-mock-turtles-story-2:t11:2 # text = «Alice asks lots of questions and the creatures are always patient with her.» 1 « « PUNCT `` _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 Alice Alice PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 asks ask VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 lots lot NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obj _ _ 5 of of ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 questions question NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nmod _ _ 7 and and CCONJ CC _ 12 cc _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 creatures creature NOUN NNS Number=Plur 12 nsubj _ _ 10 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 12 cop _ _ 11 always always ADV RB PronType=Tot 12 advmod _ _ 12 patient patient ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 conj _ _ 13 with with ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 14 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 15 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 16 » » PUNCT '' _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* *in a quote* | present | Alice | lots of questions | | | | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent lot=Recipient | | 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | the creatures | | | | | with Alice; always, patient *property* | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} False ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:18-alice-the-mock-turtles-story-2:t11:o1:1 # text = False 1 False false ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2} False: they call her dull and tell her to be ashamed and to hold her tongue ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:18-alice-the-mock-turtles-story-2:t11:o2:1 # text = False: they call her dull and tell her to be ashamed and to hold her tongue 1 False false ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ SpaceAfter=No 2 : : PUNCT : _ 4 punct _ _ 3 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 call call VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 obj _ _ 6 dull dull ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 xcomp _ _ 7 and and CCONJ CC _ 8 cc _ _ 8 tell tell VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 conj _ _ 9 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 iobj _ _ 10 to to PART TO _ 12 mark _ _ 11 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 12 cop _ _ 12 ashamed ashamed ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 ccomp _ _ 13 and and CCONJ CC _ 15 cc _ _ 14 to to PART TO _ 15 mark _ _ 15 hold hold VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 12 conj _ _ 16 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 17 nmod:poss _ _ 17 tongue tongue NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **call** | present | they | | her *= she* | | | dull *property* | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent she=Recipient | | 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | infinitive | they *not said here* | | her *= she* | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent she=Recipient | | 3 | **is** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | | | | | | ashamed *property* | tree rules | | 4 | **hold** | to-infinitive | | her tongue | | | | | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tongue=Theme | ### Option 3 {#o3} True: they answer every question she asks with great patience and care ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:18-alice-the-mock-turtles-story-2:t11:o3:1 # text = True: they answer every question she asks with great patience and care 1 True true NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 dep _ SpaceAfter=No 2 : : PUNCT : _ 4 punct _ _ 3 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 answer answer VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 advcl _ _ 5 every every DET DT PronType=Tot 6 det _ _ 6 question question NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ 7 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ _ 8 asks ask VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 9 with with ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 great great ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 11 amod _ _ 11 patience patience NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ _ 12 and and CCONJ CC _ 13 cc _ _ 13 care care NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **answer** *speech: assert* | present | they | every question | | | | | vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent question=Eventuality | | 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present | she | | | | | with great patience and care | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 4 {#o4} True: they like her questions and ask her many more ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:18-alice-the-mock-turtles-story-2:t11:o4:1 # text = True: they like her questions and ask her many more 1 True true NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 : : PUNCT : _ 6 punct _ _ 3 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 4 like like ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 6 nmod:poss _ _ 6 questions question NOUN NNS Number=Plur 1 parataxis _ _ 7 and and CCONJ CC _ 6 cc _ _ 8 ask ask VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 9 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 iobj _ _ 10 many many ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 11 amod _ _ 11 more more ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 8 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | infinitive | True | many more | her *= she* | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **question** | | True | | | | | | nom question «communication transitive»: poss=agent | **Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. 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