--- title: Identify the means by which Alice ascertained the identity of the ju… — Alice in Wonderland, chapter XI, part… · tree and pragmatics description: Identify the means by which Alice ascertained the identity of the judge. Exam question 1 of lesson 21 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter XI, part 1: Who Stole the Tarts? 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(the court and the first witness)» 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/21-alice-who-stole-the-tarts-1/#e1). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:21-alice-who-stole-the-tarts-1:e1:1 # text = Identify the means by which Alice ascertained the identity of the judge. 1 Identify identify VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 nsubj _ _ 3 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 ccomp _ _ 4 by by ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 7 obl _ _ 6 Alice Alice PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 7 ascertained ascertain VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 ccomp _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 identity identity NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ _ 10 of of ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 judge judge NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 13 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | | 2 | **mean** | present | the | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 3 | **ascertain** | past | Alice | the identity of the judge | | | | | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent identity=Topic | 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} The crown he wore on his head ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:21-alice-who-stole-the-tarts-1:e1:o1:1 # text = The crown he wore on his head 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 crown crown NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 3 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 wore wear VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 on on ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 7 nmod:poss _ _ 7 head head NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **wear** | past | the crown | | | his head | | | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent | ### Option 2 {#o2} His great wig ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:21-alice-who-stole-the-tarts-1:e1:o2:1 # text = His great wig 1 His his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 3 nmod:poss _ _ 2 great great ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 wig wig NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 3 {#o3} The wig ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:21-alice-who-stole-the-tarts-1:e1:o3:1 # text = The wig 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 wig wig NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} The presence of his great wig ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:21-alice-who-stole-the-tarts-1:e1:o4:1 # text = The presence of his great wig 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 presence presence NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 of of ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 4 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 6 nmod:poss _ _ 5 great great ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 wig wig NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. **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. 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