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title: Which of the following statements is consistent with the established… — Alice in Wonderland, chapter X, part 2… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following statements is consistent with the established facts concerning the conclusion of the chapter? Exam question 4 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 t
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# Exam question 4 · Alice in Wonderland, chapter X, part 2: The Lobster Quadri…

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Which of the following statements is consistent with the established facts concerning the conclusion of the chapter?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** established facts · **What happens:** follow, be, establish, concern, conclude · **To what, where:** conclusion, chapter

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This is exam question 4 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/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:20-alice-the-lobster-quadrille-2:e4:1
# text = Which of the following statements is consistent with the established facts concerning the conclusion of the chapter?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	amod	_	_
11	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
12	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	acl	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	conclusion	conclusion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	chapter	chapter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | of the following statements; with the established facts; consistent *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 4 | **concern** | gerund | the established facts *not said here* | the conclusion of the chapter |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus conclusion=Experiencer |
| 5 | **conclude** |  |  | the chapter |  |  |  |  | nom conclusion «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

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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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The Mock Turtle finished his soup song completely, and only then did a cry that the trial was beginning cause the Gryphon to hurry away with Alice, who had been longing to leave

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:20-alice-the-lobster-quadrille-2:e4:o1:1
# text = The Mock Turtle finished his soup song completely, and only then did a cry that the trial was beginning cause the Gryphon to hurry away with Alice, who had been longing to leave
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Mock	Mock	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	Turtle	Turtle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	finished	finish	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	soup	soup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	song	song	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	completely	completely	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	only	only	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
12	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	13	advmod	_	_
13	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	cry	cry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	20	mark	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	trial	trial	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nsubj	_	_
19	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	20	aux	_	_
20	beginning	begin	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	13	advcl	_	_
21	cause	cause	SCONJ	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	Gryphon	Gryphon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	_
24	to	to	PART	TO	_	25	mark	_	_
25	hurry	hurry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	20	advcl	_	_
26	away	away	ADV	RB	_	25	advmod	_	_
27	with	with	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
28	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	25	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	33	punct	_	_
30	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	33	nsubj	_	_
31	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	33	aux	_	_
32	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	33	aux	_	_
33	longing	long	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	20	conj	_	_
34	to	to	PART	TO	_	35	mark	_	_
35	leave	leave	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	33	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **finish** | past | the Mock Turtle | Turtle's soup song |  |  |  | completely *property* | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Affector song=Eventuality |
| 2 | **do** | past | the Mock Turtle *not said here* | a cry |  |  | then |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cry=Eventuality |
| 3 | **begin** | past · progressive | the trial |  |  |  |  | cause the Gryphon | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 4 | **hurry away** | to-infinitive | the trial *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with Alice; away *property* | vn rush-53.2 «NP V PP.eventuality»: agent=Agent with alice=Eventuality |
| 5 | **long** | past · perfect · progressive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn long-32.2 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 6 | **leave** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 7 | **sing** |  | Turtle |  |  |  |  |  | nom song «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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A cry that the trial was beginning caused the Gryphon to hurry away with Alice, while the Mock Turtle wept and the Lobster danced by the sea

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:20-alice-the-lobster-quadrille-2:e4:o2:1
# text = A cry that the trial was beginning caused the Gryphon to hurry away with Alice, while the Mock Turtle wept and the Lobster danced by the sea
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cry	cry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	trial	trial	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	beginning	begin	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	acl	_	_
8	caused	cause	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Gryphon	Gryphon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	hurry	hurry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
13	away	away	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
14	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
17	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	21	mark	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	Mock	Mock	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	compound	_	_
20	Turtle	Turtle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	_
21	wept	weep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	Lobster	Lobster	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	25	nsubj	_	_
25	danced	dance	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	21	conj	_	_
26	by	by	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
27	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
28	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **begin** | past · progressive | the trial | a cry *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cry=Eventuality |
| 2 | **cause** | past | a cry | the Gryphon |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **hurry away** | to-infinitive | the Gryphon *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with Alice; away *property* | vn rush-53.2 «NP V PP.eventuality»: agent=Agent with alice=Eventuality |
| 4 | **weep** | past | the Mock Turtle |  |  |  |  |  | vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **dance** | past | the Lobster |  |  |  |  | by the sea | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by sea=Location |

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

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A cry that the trial was beginning caused the Gryphon to hurry away with Alice

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:20-alice-the-lobster-quadrille-2:e4:o3:1
# text = A cry that the trial was beginning caused the Gryphon to hurry away with Alice
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cry	cry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	trial	trial	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	beginning	begin	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	acl	_	_
8	caused	cause	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Gryphon	Gryphon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	hurry	hurry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
13	away	away	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
14	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **begin** | past · progressive | the trial | a cry *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cry=Eventuality |
| 2 | **cause** | past | a cry | the Gryphon |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **hurry away** | to-infinitive | the Gryphon *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with Alice; away *property* | vn rush-53.2 «NP V PP.eventuality»: agent=Agent with alice=Eventuality |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Alice recited a poem and the Gryphon asked her to leave

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:20-alice-the-lobster-quadrille-2:e4:o4:1
# text = Alice recited a poem and the Gryphon asked her to leave
1	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	recited	recite	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	poem	poem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Gryphon	Gryphon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	iobj	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	leave	leave	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **recite** | past | Alice | a poem |  |  |  |  | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent poem=Theme |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | the Gryphon |  | Alice |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S\_INF»: agent=Agent she=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 3 | **leave** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the Gryphon *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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