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title: Max, chuffed: «the Gryphon said shoes under the sea are made of sole… — Alice in Wonderland, chapter X, part 1… · tree and pragmatics
description: Max, chuffed: «the Gryphon said shoes under the sea are made of soles and heels.» What did he really say, and what's the joke? Test 8 · ★★ 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, wi
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# Test 8 · ★★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter X, part 1: The Lobster Quadri…

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Max, chuffed: «the Gryphon said shoes under the sea are made of soles and heels.» What did he really say, and what's the joke?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Max, Gryphon · **What happens:** chuff, say, make, do, be · **To what, where:** shoes, joke · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 8 · ★★ 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/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Max, chuffed: «the Gryphon said shoes under the sea are made of soles and heels.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:19-alice-the-lobster-quadrille-1:t8:1
# text = Max, chuffed: «the Gryphon said shoes under the sea are made of soles and heels.»
1	Max	Max	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	chuffed	chuff	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Gryphon	Gryphon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	shoes	shoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	under	under	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
13	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	ccomp	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	soles	sole	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	heels	heel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chuff** | past | Max |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | past | the Gryphon |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **make** *in a quote* | present · passive |  | shoes under the sea |  |  |  | of soles and heels | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |

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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:* What did he really say, and what's the joke?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:19-alice-the-lobster-quadrille-1:t8:2
# text = What did he really say, and what's the joke?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	acl:relcl	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	really	really	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
8	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	joke	joke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Gryphon |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is a** | present |  | the joke |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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«Shoes and eels»: a joke on the sea

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:19-alice-the-lobster-quadrille-1:t8:o1:1
# text = «Shoes and eels»: a joke on the sea
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Shoes	shoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	eels	eel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	joke	joke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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«Soles and eels»: «eels» sounds like «heels», and a sole is a fish

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:19-alice-the-lobster-quadrille-1:t8:o2:1
# text = «Soles and eels»: «eels» sounds like «heels», and a sole is a fish
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Soles	sole	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	eels	eel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	2	punct	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	eels	eel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
10	sounds	sound	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	like	like	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	heels	heel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	sole	sole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	_
19	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	cop	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sound** | present | eels | Soles and eels |  |  |  | like heels | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is a** | present | a sole | a fish |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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«Soles and eels»: «eels» sounds like «heels», and a sole is a fish, so shoes under the sea are made of fish

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:19-alice-the-lobster-quadrille-1:t8:o3:1
# text = «Soles and eels»: «eels» sounds like «heels», and a sole is a fish, so shoes under the sea are made of fish
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Soles	sole	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	eels	eel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	eels	eel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
10	sounds	sound	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	like	like	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	heels	heel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	sole	sole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	_
19	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	cop	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	29	punct	_	_
23	so	so	ADV	RB	_	29	advmod	_	_
24	shoes	shoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	29	nsubj:pass	_	_
25	under	under	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	nmod	_	_
28	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	29	aux:pass	_	_
29	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	conj	_	_
30	of	of	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
31	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sound** | present | eels | Soles and eels |  |  |  | like heels | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is a** | present | a sole | a fish |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **make** | present · passive |  | shoes under the sea |  |  |  | of fish | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He said «soles and heels», but the Gryphon really said «soles and eels», which Max missed because he was chuffed

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:19-alice-the-lobster-quadrille-1:t8:o4:1
# text = He said «soles and heels», but the Gryphon really said «soles and eels», which Max missed because he was chuffed
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	soles	sole	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	heels	heel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	Gryphon	Gryphon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
12	really	really	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
14	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	soles	sole	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	eels	eel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
20	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	22	nsubj	_	_
21	Max	Max	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	nsubj	_	_
22	missed	miss	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	acl:relcl	_	_
23	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	26	mark	_	_
24	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	26	nsubj	_	_
25	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	26	aux:pass	_	_
26	chuffed	chuff	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	22	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | He | soles and heels |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent sole=Topic |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the Gryphon | soles and eels |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent sole=Topic |
| 3 | **miss** | past | soles and eels |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **chuff** | past · passive |  | Max |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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