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title: Looking back: how has Alice changed, from the Mouse in chapter II to… — Alice in Wonderland, chapter X, part 1… · tree and pragmatics
description: Looking back: how has Alice changed, from the Mouse in chapter II to the Mock Turtle in chapter X? Test 14 · ★★ of lesson 19 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter X, part 1: The Lobster Quadrille (a dance, a whiting and a porpoise)» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and 
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# Test 14 · ★★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter X, part 1: The Lobster Quadri…

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Looking back: how has Alice changed, from the Mouse in chapter II to the Mock Turtle in chapter X?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Looking · **What happens:** look back, change · **To what, where:** chapter X

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This is test 14 · ★★ of lesson 19 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter X, part 1: The Lobster Quadrille (a dance, a whiting and a porpoise)» 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/19-alice-the-lobster-quadrille-1/#t14).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:19-alice-the-lobster-quadrille-1:t14:1
# text = Looking back: how has Alice changed, from the Mouse in chapter II to the Mock Turtle in chapter X?
1	Looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	csubj:pass	_	_
2	back	back	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
4	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
5	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	changed	change	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	Mouse	mouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	chapter	chapter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
14	II	II	NUM	CD	NumForm=Roman|NumType=Card	13	flat	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	Mock	Mock	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	Turtle	Turtle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	chapter	chapter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	compound	_	_
21	X	x	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look back** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **change** | present · perfect | Looking |  |  | chapter X |  | from the Mouse in chapter; to the Mock Turtle *result* | vn turn-26.6.1-1 «NP V PP.material PP.result»: agent=Agent from mouse=Initial\_State to turtle=Result |

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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 {#o1}

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She now lets the creatures talk about their own affairs, and no longer tries to speak of her cat Dinah or of the dogs at home

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:19-alice-the-lobster-quadrille-1:t14:o1:1
# text = She now lets the creatures talk about their own affairs, and no longer tries to speak of her cat Dinah or of the dogs at home
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	3	advmod	_	_
3	lets	let	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	creatures	creature	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	talk	talk	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	xcomp	_	_
7	about	about	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
9	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	affairs	affair	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	no	no	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	longer	long	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	15	advmod	_	_
15	tries	try	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	speak	speak	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	xcomp	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
19	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
20	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	compound	_	_
21	Dinah	Dinah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
22	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
23	of	of	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	conj	_	_
26	at	at	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
27	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | present | She |  |  |  | now |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **talk** | present | the creatures |  |  |  |  | about creatures's own affairs | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about affair=Topic |
| 3 | **try** | present | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  | long *property* | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 4 | **speak** *speech: other* *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | She *not said here* |  |  | home |  | of cat Dinah or the dogs | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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She now stops herself before saying something that would upset the creatures, which she never did when she was talking to the Mouse in chapter II

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:19-alice-the-lobster-quadrille-1:t14:o2:1
# text = She now stops herself before saying something that would upset the creatures, which she never did when she was talking to the Mouse in chapter II
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	3	advmod	_	_
3	stops	stop	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	herself	herself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	3	obj	_	_
5	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	saying	say	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
7	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	obj	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
9	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	upset	upset	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	acl:relcl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	creatures	creature	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
14	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	17	obj	_	_
15	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
16	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	17	advmod	_	_
17	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	21	aux	_	_
18	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	21	advmod	_	_
19	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
20	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	21	aux	_	_
21	talking	talk	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	acl	_	_
22	to	to	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	Mouse	mouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	_
25	in	in	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
26	chapter	chapter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	_
27	II	II	NUM	CD	NumForm=Roman|NumType=Card	26	flat	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | present | She | herself *= she* |  |  | now |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Affector herself=Eventuality |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund | She *not said here* | something |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent something=Topic |
| 3 | **upset** | would |  | the creatures |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus creature=Experiencer |
| 4 | **talk** | past · progressive · do-support | she |  |  | chapter |  | to the Mouse | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to mouse=Co-Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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She now keeps quiet about the sea

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:19-alice-the-lobster-quadrille-1:t14:o3:1
# text = She now keeps quiet about the sea
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	3	advmod	_	_
3	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	quiet	quiet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present | She |  |  |  | now | about the sea; quiet *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent about sea=Location |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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She now stops herself before saying something that would upset the creatures

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:19-alice-the-lobster-quadrille-1:t14:o4:1
# text = She now stops herself before saying something that would upset the creatures
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	3	advmod	_	_
3	stops	stop	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	herself	herself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	3	obj	_	_
5	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	saying	say	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
7	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	obj	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
9	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	upset	upset	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	acl:relcl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	creatures	creature	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | present | She | herself *= she* |  |  | now |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Affector herself=Eventuality |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund | She *not said here* | something |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent something=Topic |
| 3 | **upset** | would |  | the creatures |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus creature=Experiencer |

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