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title: Why does Alice check herself at «dinn—»? — Alice in Wonderland, chapter X, part 1… · tree and pragmatics
description: Why does Alice check herself at «dinn—»? Test 5 · ★★ 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 question and of each option; Mova's choic
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# Test 5 · ★★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter X, part 1: The Lobster Quadri…

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Why does Alice check herself at «dinn—»?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Alice · **What happens:** check · **To what, where:** Alice, dinn

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This is test 5 · ★★ 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/#t5).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:19-alice-the-lobster-quadrille-1:t5:1
# text = Why does Alice check herself at «dinn—»?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	check	check	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	herself	herself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	4	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	dinn	dinn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **check** | present · do-support | Alice | Alice |  | dinn |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent herself=Theme |

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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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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She was about to say she had seen dinner on a plate

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:19-alice-the-lobster-quadrille-1:t5:o1:1
# text = She was about to say she had seen dinner on a plate
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|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	about	about	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	seen	see	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	5	ccomp	_	_
9	dinner	dinner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	plate	plate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | She |  |  |  |  | about *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **see** | past · perfect | she | dinner |  | a plate |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer dinner=Stimulus |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She was about to say she had dined with whitings

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:19-alice-the-lobster-quadrille-1:t5:o2:1
# text = She was about to say she had dined with whitings
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|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	about	about	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	dined	dine	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	5	ccomp	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	whitings	whiting	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | She |  |  |  |  | about *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **dine** | past · perfect | she |  |  |  |  | with whitings | vn dine-39.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She was about to say she had seen dinner served with whitings on the table, and then she remembered that it was not polite to speak of food

<!-- fold The tree, 28 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:19-alice-the-lobster-quadrille-1:t5:o3:1
# text = She was about to say she had seen dinner served with whitings on the table, and then she remembered that it was not polite to speak of food
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|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	about	about	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	seen	see	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	5	ccomp	_	_
9	dinner	dinner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
10	served	serve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	whitings	whiting	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
13	on	on	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
18	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	20	advmod	_	_
19	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	_
20	remembered	remember	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
21	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	25	mark	_	_
22	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	25	nsubj	_	_
23	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	25	cop	_	_
24	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	25	advmod	_	_
25	polite	polite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	parataxis	_	_
26	to	to	PART	TO	_	27	mark	_	_
27	speak	speak	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	25	csubj	_	_
28	of	of	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
29	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | She |  |  |  |  | about *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **see** | past · perfect | she | dinner |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer dinner=Stimulus |
| 4 | **serve** | participle |  | dinner *not said here* |  |  |  | with whitings on the table | vn fulfilling-13.4.1-1 «NP V NP-Fulfilling PP.theme»: agent=Agent with whiting=Theme |
| 5 | **remember** | past | she |  |  |  | then |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **not** **is** | past | it |  |  |  |  | polite *property* | tree rules |
| 7 | **speak** *speech: other* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | of food | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She was about to say she had seen whitings at dinner, on a plate

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:19-alice-the-lobster-quadrille-1:t5:o4:1
# text = She was about to say she had seen whitings at dinner, on a plate
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|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	about	about	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	seen	see	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	5	ccomp	_	_
9	whitings	whiting	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	dinner	dinner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	on	on	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	plate	plate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | She |  |  |  |  | about *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **see** | past · perfect | she | whitings |  | dinner |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer whiting=Stimulus |

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