---
title: Identify the reason adduced by Alice for declining to narrate the ev… — Alice in Wonderland, chapter X, part 2… · tree and pragmatics
description: Identify the reason adduced by Alice for declining to narrate the events of the preceding day. Exam question 1 of lesson 20 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter X, part 2: The Lobster Quadrille (poems gone wrong and Beautiful Soup)» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and
---

<!-- md -->
[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/20-alice-the-lobster-quadrille-2/e1/)

<!-- 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 X, part 2…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/20-alice-the-lobster-quadrille-2/) / e1

# Exam question 1 · Alice in Wonderland, chapter X, part 2: The Lobster Quadri…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Identify the reason adduced by Alice for declining to narrate the events of the preceding day.

<!-- .vintro -->
**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** identify, adduce, decline, not narrate, precede · **To what, where:** reason, events

<!-- .vabout -->
This is exam question 1 of lesson 20 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter X, part 2: The Lobster Quadrille (poems gone wrong and Beautiful Soup)» of the books course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. 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/20-alice-the-lobster-quadrille-2/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:20-alice-the-lobster-quadrille-2:e1:1
# text = Identify the reason adduced by Alice for declining to narrate the events of the preceding day.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	adduced	adduce	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	declining	decline	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	narrate	narrate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	events	event	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	preceding	precede	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	16	amod	_	_
16	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the reason |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent reason=Theme |
| 2 | **adduce** | participle |  | the reason *not said here* |  |  |  | by Alice | tree rules |
| 3 | **decline** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 4 | **not** **narrate** *speech: other* | to-infinitive |  | the events of the preceding day |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent event=Topic |
| 5 | **precede** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |

<!-- .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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That the events of the preceding day were too long to narrate, and that she had been sleeping at the time of them

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:20-alice-the-lobster-quadrille-2:e1:o1:1
# text = That the events of the preceding day were too long to narrate, and that she had been sleeping at the time of them
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	nsubj	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	events	event	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	preceding	precede	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	amod	_	_
7	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
8	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	too	too	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	narrate	narrate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
15	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
16	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
17	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
18	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	19	aux	_	_
19	sleeping	sleep	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	parataxis	_	_
20	at	at	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	_
23	of	of	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	nmod	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **precede** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | past | the events of the preceding day |  |  |  |  | long *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **narrate** *speech: other* *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the events of the preceding day *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **sleep** | past · perfect · progressive | she |  |  |  | time |  | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That she had been a different person then, since the Queen had ordered her about and she had since grown very much

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:20-alice-the-lobster-quadrille-2:e1:o2:1
# text = That she had been a different person then, since the Queen had ordered her about and she had since grown very much
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	7	nsubj	_	_
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
4	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
10	since	since	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
13	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	ordered	order	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	7	parataxis	_	_
15	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	_
16	about	about	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
18	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
19	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	21	aux	_	_
20	since	since	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
21	grown	grow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	14	conj	_	_
22	very	very	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	_
23	much	much	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past · perfect | That | a different person |  |  | then |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **order** | past · perfect | the Queen |  | person |  |  | about *property* | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme |
| 3 | **grow** | past · perfect | Queen |  |  |  |  | since *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That she had then been a different person

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:20-alice-the-lobster-quadrille-2:e1:o3:1
# text = That she had then been a different person
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	nsubj	_	_
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	5	advmod	_	_
5	been	be	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | past · perfect | That |  |  |  | then |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That she had then been someone else entirely

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:20-alice-the-lobster-quadrille-2:e1:o4:1
# text = That she had then been someone else entirely
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	nsubj	_	_
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	6	advmod	_	_
5	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	6	cop	_	_
6	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	obj	_	_
7	else	else	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	entirely	entirely	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | That |  |  |  |  | entirely *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | participle |  | someone |  |  | then | else *property* | tree rules |

<!-- 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 X, part 2…, test 19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/20-alice-the-lobster-quadrille-2/t19/)
- next →: [Alice in Wonderland, chapter X, part 2…, exam 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/20-alice-the-lobster-quadrille-2/e2/)
- ↑ back to [Alice in Wonderland, chapter X, part 2: The Lobster Quadrille (poems gone wrong and Beautiful Soup)](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/20-alice-the-lobster-quadrille-2/)