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title: Looking back: the Hatter says tea began on the fourteenth of March.… — Alice in Wonderland, chapter XI, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: Looking back: the Hatter says tea began on the fourteenth of March. What else happened «last March», he told Alice? Test 12 · ★★ of lesson 21 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter XI, part 1: Who Stole the Tarts? (the court and the first witness)» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the depen
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# Test 12 · ★★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter XI, part 1: Who Stole the Tar…

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Looking back: the Hatter says tea began on the fourteenth of March. What else happened «last March», he told Alice?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Hatter, tea · **What happens:** look back, say, begin, happen, tell · **To what, where:** fourteenth, Alice · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 12 · ★★ of lesson 21 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter XI, part 1: Who Stole the Tarts? (the court and the first witness)» 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/21-alice-who-stole-the-tarts-1/#t12).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Looking back: the Hatter says tea began on the fourteenth of March.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:21-alice-who-stole-the-tarts-1:t12:1
# text = Looking back: the Hatter says tea began on the fourteenth of March.
1	Looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
2	back	back	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Hatter	Hatter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	began	begin	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	ccomp	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	fourteenth	fourteenth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	March	March	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look back** | gerund | the Hatter *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the Hatter |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **begin** | past | tea |  |  | the fourteenth of March |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* What else happened «last March», he told Alice?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:21-alice-who-stole-the-tarts-1:t12:2
# text = What else happened «last March», he told Alice?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
2	else	else	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	happened	happen	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	ccomp	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	March	March	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	iobj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | past |  |  |  |  |  | else *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | Hatter |  | Alice |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP what S»: agent=Agent alice=Recipient clause=Topic |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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He lost his hat at the Queen's garden party

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:21-alice-who-stole-the-tarts-1:t12:o1:1
# text = He lost his hat at the Queen's garden party
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	lost	lose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	hat	hat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** | past | He | his hat |  | the Queen's garden party |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hat=Eventuality |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He quarrelled with Time at the Queen's concert, and then he lost his teacup in the garden

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:21-alice-who-stole-the-tarts-1:t12:o2:1
# text = He quarrelled with Time at the Queen's concert, and then he lost his teacup in the garden
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	quarrelled	quarrell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Time	Time	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	concert	concert	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	14	advmod	_	_
13	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	lost	lose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
15	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	teacup	teacup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **quarrell** | past | He |  |  | the Queen's concert | with Time |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **lose** | past | he | his teacup |  | the garden | then |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent teacup=Eventuality |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He quarrelled with Time at the Queen's concert, which was held in the great hall of the palace

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:21-alice-who-stole-the-tarts-1:t12:o3:1
# text = He quarrelled with Time at the Queen's concert, which was held in the great hall of the palace
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	quarrelled	quarrell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Time	Time	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	concert	concert	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
12	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	held	hold	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl:relcl	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	hall	hall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **quarrell** | past | He |  |  | the Queen's concert | with Time |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **hold** | past · passive |  | the Queen's concert |  | the great hall of the palace |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Theme in hall=Location |

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

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He quarrelled with Time at the Queen's concert

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:21-alice-who-stole-the-tarts-1:t12:o4:1
# text = He quarrelled with Time at the Queen's concert
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	quarrelled	quarrell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Time	Time	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	concert	concert	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **quarrell** | past | He |  |  | the Queen's concert | with Time |  | tree rules |

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