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title: Looking back: in chapter VIII, what was the Knave of Hearts carrying… — Alice in Wonderland, chapter XI, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: Looking back: in chapter VIII, what was the Knave of Hearts carrying in the procession? Test 15 · ★★ 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 dependency tree and pragmatics of
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# Test 15 · ★★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter XI, part 1: Who Stole the Tar…

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Looking back: in chapter VIII, what was the Knave of Hearts carrying in the procession?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** chapter · **What happens:** look back, be, carry · **To what, where:** Knave, procession

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This is test 15 · ★★ 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/#t15).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:21-alice-who-stole-the-tarts-1:t15:1
# text = Looking back: in chapter VIII, what was the Knave of Hearts carrying in the procession?
1	Looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	back	back	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	chapter	chapter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	VIII	VIII	NUM	CD	NumForm=Roman|NumType=Card	5	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	11	nsubj	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	Knave	Knave	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	Hearts	Heart	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	_
14	carrying	carry	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	procession	procession	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look back** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | in chapter | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in chapter=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | past | chapter | the Knave |  |  |  | of Hearts | tree rules |
| 3 | **carry** | gerund |  |  |  | the procession |  |  | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in procession=Location |

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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 {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Queen's sceptre on a golden tray

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:21-alice-who-stole-the-tarts-1:t15:o1:1
# text = The Queen's sceptre on a golden tray
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	sceptre	sceptre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	tray	tray	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
```

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

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The King's crown on a crimson velvet cushion

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:21-alice-who-stole-the-tarts-1:t15:o2:1
# text = The King's crown on a crimson velvet cushion
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	crown	crown	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	crimson	crimson	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	velvet	velvet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	cushion	cushion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **crown** |  | the King |  |  | a crimson velvet cushion |  |  | nom crown «communication transitive»: poss=agent on=place |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The King's crown on a crimson velvet cushion, carried proudly by the Knave in his chains

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:21-alice-who-stole-the-tarts-1:t15:o3:1
# text = The King's crown on a crimson velvet cushion, carried proudly by the Knave in his chains
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	crown	crown	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	crimson	crimson	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	velvet	velvet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	cushion	cushion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	carried	carry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
12	proudly	proudly	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
13	by	by	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	Knave	Knave	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	chains	chain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | participle · passive | the Knave | the King's crown on a crimson velvet cushion |  | King's chains |  | proudly *property* | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent subject=Value in chain=Location |
| 2 | **crown** |  | the King |  |  | a crimson velvet cushion |  |  | nom crown «communication transitive»: poss=agent on=place |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Queen's wig on a velvet cushion

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:21-alice-who-stole-the-tarts-1:t15:o4:1
# text = The Queen's wig on a velvet cushion
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	wig	wig	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	velvet	velvet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	cushion	cushion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
```

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

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