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title: «I must sugar my hair.» What real thing might Alice be mixing up, af… — Alice in Wonderland, chapter X, part 2… · tree and pragmatics
description: «I must sugar my hair.» What real thing might Alice be mixing up, after «baked me too brown»? Test 6 · ★★ 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 prag
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# Test 6 · ★★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter X, part 2: The Lobster Quadri…

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«I must sugar my hair.» What real thing might Alice be mixing up, after «baked me too brown»?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** mix up, bake · **To what, where:** me

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This is test 6 · ★★ 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/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «I must sugar my hair.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:20-alice-the-lobster-quadrille-2:t6:1
# text = «I must sugar my hair.»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
3	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	sugar	sugar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
5	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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

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*Sentence 2:* What real thing might Alice be mixing up, after «baked me too brown»?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:20-alice-the-lobster-quadrille-2:t6:2
# text = What real thing might Alice be mixing up, after «baked me too brown»?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	7	nsubj	_	_
2	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
5	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	aux	_	_
7	mixing	mix	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
8	up	up	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	baked	bake	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	parataxis	_	_
13	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	too	too	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	brown	brown	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mix up** | might · progressive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **bake** *in a quote* | past |  | me |  |  |  | brown *property* | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Product |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Powdered sugar used for decorating biscuits

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:20-alice-the-lobster-quadrille-2:t6:o1:1
# text = Powdered sugar used for decorating biscuits
1	Powdered	powder	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	amod	_	_
2	sugar	sugar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	decorating	decorate	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
6	biscuits	biscuit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **powder** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn braid-41.2.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **use** | participle |  | Powdered sugar *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **decorate** | gerund |  | biscuits |  |  |  |  | vn illustrate-25.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent biscuit=Destination |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The Lobster being cooked alive in a pot, which is a grim thing to think about while a girl is trying to recite a silly poem

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:20-alice-the-lobster-quadrille-2:t6:o2:1
# text = The Lobster being cooked alive in a pot, which is a grim thing to think about while a girl is trying to recite a silly poem
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Lobster	Lobster	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	cooked	cook	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	alive	alive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	pot	pot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	grim	grim	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	think	think	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	acl	_	_
17	about	about	ADP	IN	_	16	obl	_	_
18	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	22	mark	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nsubj	_	_
21	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	aux	_	_
22	trying	try	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
23	to	to	PART	TO	_	24	mark	_	_
24	recite	recite	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	22	xcomp	_	_
25	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
26	silly	silly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	27	amod	_	_
27	poem	poem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cook** | gerund · passive |  | the Lobster |  |  |  | in a pot and a grim thing; alive *property* | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: subject=Patient in pot=Instrument |
| 2 | **is a** | present | a pot and a grim thing | a grim thing |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **think about** *speech: other* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **try** | present · progressive | a girl |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 5 | **recite** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | a girl *not said here* | a silly poem |  |  |  |  | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent poem=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Cooking: sugar on a cake or a pie that was baked in the oven, and then glazed with honey and cream for a fancy party

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:20-alice-the-lobster-quadrille-2:t6:o3:1
# text = Cooking: sugar on a cake or a pie that was baked in the oven, and then glazed with honey and cream for a fancy party
1	Cooking	cooking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	3	punct	_	_
3	sugar	sugar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	pie	pie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	baked	bake	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl:relcl	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	oven	oven	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
18	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	19	advmod	_	_
19	glazed	glaze	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
20	with	with	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	honey	honey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
23	cream	cream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	conj	_	_
24	for	for	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
25	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
26	fancy	fancy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	27	amod	_	_
27	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bake** | past · passive |  | a pie |  |  |  | in the oven | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: subject=Patient in oven=Instrument |
| 2 | **glaze** | past | Cooking and sugar on a cake or a pie |  |  |  | then | with honey and cream; for a fancy party | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent with honey=Theme |

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

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Cooking: sugar on a cake or a pie baked in the oven

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:20-alice-the-lobster-quadrille-2:t6:o4:1
# text = Cooking: sugar on a cake or a pie baked in the oven
1	Cooking	cooking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	3	punct	_	_
3	sugar	sugar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	pie	pie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
10	baked	bake	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	oven	oven	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bake** | participle |  | Cooking and sugar on a cake or a pie *not said here* |  |  |  | in the oven | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V PP.result PP.instrument»: agent=Patient in oven=Instrument |

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