--- title: Ava from Texas: «I'm fixin' to say Tortoise was a real tortoise.» (f… — Alice in Wonderland, chapter IX, part… · tree and pragmatics description: Ava from Texas: «I'm fixin' to say Tortoise was a real tortoise.» (fixin' to = about to) Put it right. Test 4 · ★★ 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 pragmat --- [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/t4/) [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/) / t4 # Test 4 · ★★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter IX, part 2: The Mock Turtle's… Ava from Texas: «I'm fixin' to say Tortoise was a real tortoise.» (fixin' to = about to) Put it right. **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** I, Tortoise · **What happens:** fixin, say, be, put · **To what, where:** real tortoise, fixin · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 4 · ★★ 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/#t4). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Ava from Texas: «I'm fixin' to say Tortoise was a real tortoise.» ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:18-alice-the-mock-turtles-story-2:t4:1 # text = Ava from Texas: «I'm fixin' to say Tortoise was a real tortoise.» 1 Ava Ava PROPN NNP Number=Sing 8 vocative _ _ 2 from from ADP IN _ 3 case _ _ 3 Texas Texas PROPN NNP Number=Sing 1 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 4 : : PUNCT : _ 1 punct _ _ 5 « « PUNCT `` _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 'm be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 aux _ _ 8 fixin fixin VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 9 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 8 punct _ _ 10 to to PART TO _ 11 mark _ _ 11 say say VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 8 xcomp _ _ 12 Tortoise Tortoise PROPN NNP Number=Sing 16 nsubj _ _ 13 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 16 cop _ _ 14 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 15 real real ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 16 amod _ _ 16 tortoise tortoise NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 17 . . PUNCT . _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 18 » » PUNCT '' _ 8 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **fixin** *in a quote* | present · progressive | I | | | | | Ava from Texas *vocative* | tree rules | | 2 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | to-infinitive | I *not said here* | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **is a** *in a quote* | past | Tortoise | a real tortoise | | | | | 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:* (fixin' to = about to) Put it right. ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:18-alice-the-mock-turtles-story-2:t4:2 # text = (fixin' to = about to) Put it right. 1 ( ( PUNCT -LRB- _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 fixin fixin NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 3 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 2 punct _ _ 4 to to PART TO _ 5 mark _ _ 5 = = SYM SYM _ 9 punct _ _ 6 about about SCONJ IN _ 9 mark _ _ 7 to to ADP IN _ 6 fixed _ SpaceAfter=No 8 ) ) PUNCT -RRB- _ 6 punct _ _ 9 Put put VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 10 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 obj _ _ 11 right right ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 12 . . PUNCT . _ 9 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **put** | imperative | | fixin | | | | right *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent it=Goal | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} He was a tortoise ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:18-alice-the-mock-turtles-story-2:t4:o1:1 # text = He was a tortoise 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 tortoise tortoise NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | past | He | a tortoise | | | | | tree rules | ### Option 2 {#o2} He was slow ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:18-alice-the-mock-turtles-story-2:t4:o2:1 # text = He was slow 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 slow slow ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past | He | | | | | slow *property* | tree rules | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} He was an old Turtle, called Tortoise as a pun on «taught us» ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:18-alice-the-mock-turtles-story-2:t4:o3:1 # text = He was an old Turtle, called Tortoise as a pun on «taught us» 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 3 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 old old ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 Turtle turtle NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 7 called call VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 5 acl _ _ 8 Tortoise Tortoise PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 xcomp _ _ 9 as as ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 pun pun NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ _ 12 on on SCONJ IN _ 14 mark _ _ 13 « « PUNCT `` _ 14 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 14 taught teach VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 11 acl:relcl _ _ 15 us we PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 14 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 16 » » PUNCT '' _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | past | He | a old Turtle | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **call** *speech: assert* | participle | | a old Turtle *not said here* | | | | as a pun | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **teach** *speech: other* *in a quote* | past | a pun *not said here* | | us | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent we=Recipient | ### Option 4 {#o4} He was a tortoise, the pet from Texas, called Tortoise for fun ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:18-alice-the-mock-turtles-story-2:t4:o4:1 # text = He was a tortoise, the pet from Texas, called Tortoise for fun 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 tortoise tortoise NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 pet pet NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 conj _ _ 8 from from ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 Texas Texas PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 11 called call VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 4 acl _ _ 12 Tortoise Tortoise PROPN NNP Number=Sing 11 xcomp _ _ 13 for for ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 14 fun fun NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | past | He | a tortoise and the pet from Texas | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **call** | participle | | a tortoise and the pet from Texas *not said here* | | | | for fun | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient S\_INF»: agent=Agent for fun=Recipient | **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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