---
title: The Mock Turtle is relieved that Alice's school did not teach washin… — Alice in Wonderland, chapter IX, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: The Mock Turtle is relieved that Alice's school did not teach washing. What does «extra» mean here? Test 6 · ★★ 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 pragmatics
---

<!-- md -->
[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/t6/)

<!-- crumbs -->
[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/) / t6

# Test 6 · ★★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter IX, part 2: The Mock Turtle's…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Mock Turtle is relieved that Alice's school did not teach washing. What does «extra» mean here?

<!-- .vintro -->
**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Mock Turtle, school, extra · **What happens:** be, not teach, mean · **To what, where:** washing

<!-- .vabout -->
This is test 6 · ★★ 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/#t6).

## The question {#question}

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* The Mock Turtle is relieved that Alice's school did not teach washing.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:18-alice-the-mock-turtles-story-2:t6:1
# text = The Mock Turtle is relieved that Alice's school did not teach washing.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Mock	Mock	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	Turtle	Turtle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	relieved	relieved	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
7	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
10	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
11	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
12	teach	teach	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
13	washing	washing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the Mock Turtle |  |  |  |  | relieved *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **teach** *speech: other* | past · do-support | Alice's school | washing |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent washing=Recipient |

<!-- .note -->
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.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* What does «extra» mean here?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:18-alice-the-mock-turtles-story-2:t6:2
# text = What does «extra» mean here?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	6	obj	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	extra	extra	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
6	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present · do-support | extra |  |  | here |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Topic |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A lesson the children had to repeat twice

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:18-alice-the-mock-turtles-story-2:t6:o1:1
# text = A lesson the children had to repeat twice
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	repeat	repeat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	twice	twice	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	7	advmod	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | a lesson |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **repeat** | to-infinitive | a lesson *not said here* |  |  |  |  | twice *property* | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A lesson parents had to pay more for, on top of the usual fees, in the afternoon, at the sea-school

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:18-alice-the-mock-turtles-story-2:t6:o2:1
# text = A lesson parents had to pay more for, on top of the usual fees, in the afternoon, at the sea-school
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	parents	parent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	pay	pay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	obj	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	usual	usual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	fees	fee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	afternoon	afternoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
21	at	at	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
23	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | a lesson parents |  |  | top of the usual fees |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **pay** | to-infinitive | a lesson parents *not said here* | more |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent more=Asset |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A lesson parents had to pay more for

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:18-alice-the-mock-turtles-story-2:t6:o3:1
# text = A lesson parents had to pay more for
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	parents	parent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	pay	pay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	obj	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | a lesson parents |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **pay** | to-infinitive | a lesson parents *not said here* | more |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent more=Asset |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A subject taught only in the summer months

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:18-alice-the-mock-turtles-story-2:t6:o4:1
# text = A subject taught only in the summer months
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	subject	subject	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	taught	teach	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	months	month	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **teach** *speech: other* | participle |  | a subject *not said here* |  |  | month |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

<!-- div src -->

**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

<!-- /div -->

<!-- pn -->
- ← previous: [Alice in Wonderland, chapter IX, part…, test 5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/18-alice-the-mock-turtles-story-2/t5/)
- next →: [Alice in Wonderland, chapter IX, part…, test 7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/18-alice-the-mock-turtles-story-2/t7/)
- ↑ back to [Alice in Wonderland, chapter IX, part 2: The Mock Turtle's Story (school under the sea)](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/18-alice-the-mock-turtles-story-2/)