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title: Why does the Mock Turtle find «It all came different!» so interesting? — Alice in Wonderland, chapter X, part 2… · tree and pragmatics
description: Why does the Mock Turtle find «It all came different!» so interesting? Test 3 · ★★ 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 pragmatics of the question 
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# Test 3 · ★★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter X, part 2: The Lobster Quadri…

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Why does the Mock Turtle find «It all came different!» so interesting?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Mock Turtle, Turtle · **What happens:** find, come · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 3 · ★★ 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. 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/#t3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:20-alice-the-lobster-quadrille-2:t3:1
# text = Why does the Mock Turtle find «It all came different!» so interesting?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	Mock	Mock	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	Turtle	Turtle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	find	find	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	advcl	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
10	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	ccomp	_	_
11	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
14	so	so	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	interesting	interesting	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | present · do-support | the Mock Turtle |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **come** *in a quote* | past | Turtle |  |  |  |  | different *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=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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He wants to hear Alice recite something new now, to see whether it comes out wrong again the same way as before, which he finds funny

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:20-alice-the-lobster-quadrille-2:t3:o1:1
# text = He wants to hear Alice recite something new now, to see whether it comes out wrong again the same way as before, which he finds funny
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	hear	hear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
5	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	recite	recite	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
7	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	obj	_	_
8	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
9	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
13	whether	whether	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	ccomp	_	_
16	out	out	ADP	RP	_	15	compound:prt	_	_
17	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	xcomp	_	_
18	again	again	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
22	as	as	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	before	before	ADV	RB	_	21	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
25	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	27	nsubj	_	_
26	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	27	nsubj	_	_
27	finds	find	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	acl:relcl	_	_
28	funny	funny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	27	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **hear** | to-infinitive | Alice *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **recite** *not said to happen* | infinitive | Alice | something |  |  | now |  | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme |
| 4 | **see** | to-infinitive | Alice *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 5 | **come out** | present | it | the same way |  |  | again | wrong *property* | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient |
| 6 | **find** | present | the same way |  |  |  |  | funny *property* | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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He wants to hear Alice recite something now and see if it goes wrong

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:20-alice-the-lobster-quadrille-2:t3:o2:1
# text = He wants to hear Alice recite something now and see if it goes wrong
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	hear	hear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	recite	recite	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
7	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	obj	_	_
8	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	6	advmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
11	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	advcl	_	_
14	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **hear** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **recite** *not said to happen* | infinitive | Alice | something |  |  | now |  | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme |
| 4 | **see** | infinitive | Alice *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 5 | **go** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | it |  |  |  |  | wrong *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He had never before heard a girl say those words, so he wants to know the whole story of her adventures right away

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:20-alice-the-lobster-quadrille-2:t3:o3:1
# text = He had never before heard a girl say those words, so he wants to know the whole story of her adventures right away
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	before	before	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	heard	hear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
9	those	that	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	10	det	_	_
10	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	so	so	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
13	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	know	know	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	xcomp	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	22	nmod:poss	_	_
22	adventures	adventure	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	nmod	_	_
23	right	right	ADV	RB	_	24	advmod	_	_
24	away	away	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hear** | past · perfect | He | a girl |  |  |  | before *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | infinitive | a girl *not said here* | that words |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent word=Topic |
| 3 | **want** | present | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 4 | **know** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | he *not said here* | the whole story of girl's adventures |  |  |  | away *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer story=Stimulus |
| 5 | **adventure** |  | girl |  |  |  |  |  | nom adventure «act transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He wants Alice to sing the Quadrille while he listens closely

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:20-alice-the-lobster-quadrille-2:t3:o4:1
# text = He wants Alice to sing the Quadrille while he listens closely
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	sing	sing	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Quadrille	quadrille	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	listens	listen	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
11	closely	closely	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | He | Alice |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **sing** *speech: express* *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Alice *not said here* | the Quadrille |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location quadrille=Theme |
| 3 | **listen** | present | Alice |  |  |  |  | closely *property* | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |

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