--- title: Ascertain the reason for which the Hatter possessed no hat of his own. — Alice in Wonderland, chapter XI, part… · tree and pragmatics description: Ascertain the reason for which the Hatter possessed no hat of his own. Exam question 3 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/#e3). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:21-alice-who-stole-the-tarts-1:e3:1 # text = Ascertain the reason for which the Hatter possessed no hat of his own. 1 Ascertain ascertain 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 for for ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 8 obl _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 Hatter Hatter PROPN NNP Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 8 possessed possess VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 parataxis _ _ 9 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 10 det _ _ 10 hat hat NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ _ 11 of of ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 13 nmod:poss _ _ 13 own own ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 14 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ascertain** | imperative | you *not said here* | the reason | | | | | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reason=Topic | | 2 | **possess** | past | the Hatter | no hat of Hatter's own | | | | for the reason | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot hat=Theme | 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 {#o1} He had been robbed of all his hats ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:21-alice-who-stole-the-tarts-1:e3:o1:1 # text = He had been robbed of all his hats 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 4 aux:pass _ _ 4 robbed rob VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 5 of of ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 6 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 8 det:predet _ _ 7 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 8 nmod:poss _ _ 8 hats hat NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **rob** | past · perfect · passive | | He | | | | of his hats | vn rob-10.6.4 «NP V NP PP.source»: subject=Theme of hat=Source | ### Option 2 {#o2} He had lost them all ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:21-alice-who-stole-the-tarts-1:e3:o2:1 # text = He had lost them all 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 lost lose VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 4 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 obj _ _ 5 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 3 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **lose** | past · perfect | He | them *= they* | | | | | tree rules | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3} He kept them for his wife ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:21-alice-who-stole-the-tarts-1:e3:o3:1 # text = He kept them for his wife 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 kept keep VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 obj _ _ 4 for for ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 6 nmod:poss _ _ 6 wife wife NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **keep** | past | He | them *= they* | | | | for his wife | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} He kept them for the purpose of sale, being a hatter ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:21-alice-who-stole-the-tarts-1:e3:o4:1 # text = He kept them for the purpose of sale, being a hatter 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 kept keep VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 obj _ _ 4 for for ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 purpose purpose NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ 7 of of ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 sale sale NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 10 being be AUX VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 12 cop _ _ 11 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 hatter hatter NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **keep** | past | He | them *= they* | | | | for the purpose of sale | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme | | 2 | **is a** | gerund | | a hatter | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **purpose** | | sale | | | | | | nom purpose «cognition intransitive»: of=agent | **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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