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title: ★★★ «The further off from England the nearer is to France.» When is… — Alice in Wonderland, chapter X, part 1… · tree and pragmatics
description: ★★★ «The further off from England the nearer is to France.» When is this true? Test 19 · ★★ 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 pragmatics of the qu
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# Test 19 · ★★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter X, part 1: The Lobster Quadri…

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★★★ «The further off from England the nearer is to France.» When is this true?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** ★, this · **What happens:** be

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This is test 19 · ★★ 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/#t19).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* ★★★ «The further off from England the nearer is to France.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:19-alice-the-lobster-quadrille-1:t19:1
# text = ★★★ «The further off from England the nearer is to France.»
1	★	★	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	★	★	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	1	dep	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	★	★	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	1	dep	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	further	further	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	parataxis	_	_
7	off	off	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	England	England	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	nearer	near	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	advcl	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	France	France	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | ★ |  |  |  |  | to France | tree rules |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* When is this true?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:19-alice-the-lobster-quadrille-1:t19:2
# text = When is this true?
1	When	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj	_	_
4	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | this |  |  |  |  | true *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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When you are on the beach in England

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:19-alice-the-lobster-quadrille-1:t19:o1:1
# text = When you are on the beach in England
1	When	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	beach	beach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	England	England	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | you |  |  | the beach |  | in England | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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When you are crossing the sea between England and France, on a boat, far from both shores

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:19-alice-the-lobster-quadrille-1:t19:o2:1
# text = When you are crossing the sea between England and France, on a boat, far from both shores
1	When	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	crossing	cross	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	between	between	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	England	England	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	France	France	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	on	on	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	4	advmod	_	_
17	from	from	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	19	det	_	_
19	shores	shore	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cross** | present · progressive | you | the sea |  | a boat |  | between England and France; far *property* | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sea=Patient |

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

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When you are crossing the sea between England and France

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:19-alice-the-lobster-quadrille-1:t19:o3:1
# text = When you are crossing the sea between England and France
1	When	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	crossing	cross	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	between	between	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	England	England	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	France	France	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cross** | present · progressive | you | the sea |  |  |  | between England and France | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sea=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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When you are standing on the cliffs of England and looking out to sea towards the coast of France

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:19-alice-the-lobster-quadrille-1:t19:o4:1
# text = When you are standing on the cliffs of England and looking out to sea towards the coast of France
1	When	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	standing	stand	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	cliffs	cliff	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	England	England	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	conj	_	_
12	out	out	ADP	RP	_	11	compound:prt	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
15	towards	towards	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	coast	coast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	France	France	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** | present · progressive | you |  |  | the cliffs of England |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on cliff=Location |
| 2 | **look out** | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to sea; towards the coast of France | vn caring-75.2-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |

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