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title: «Stolen!» the King cries about the hat. What has he got wrong? — Alice in Wonderland, chapter XI, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: «Stolen!» the King cries about the hat. What has he got wrong? Test 7 · ★★ 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 the question and of each 
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# Test 7 · ★★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter XI, part 1: Who Stole the Tar…

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«Stolen!» the King cries about the hat. What has he got wrong?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** King · **What happens:** steal, cry, have, get · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 7 · ★★ 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/#t7).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «Stolen!» the King cries about the hat.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:21-alice-who-stole-the-tarts-1:t7:1
# text = «Stolen!» the King cries about the hat.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Stolen	steal	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	cries	cry	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	about	about	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	hat	hat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **steal** *in a quote* | participle | the King *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **cry** *speech: express* | present | the King |  |  |  |  | about the hat | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about hat=Topic |

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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 has he got wrong?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:21-alice-who-stole-the-tarts-1:t7:2
# text = What has he got wrong?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
5	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **get** | past | King |  |  |  |  | wrong *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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The hat is his, because he bought it from the Dormouse in town last week

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:21-alice-who-stole-the-tarts-1:t7:o1:1
# text = The hat is his, because he bought it from the Dormouse in town last week
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hat	hat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	bought	buy	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	Dormouse	Dormouse	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
15	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the hat *not said here* | his *= he* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **buy** | past | the hat | it |  | the Dormouse | week | in town | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent it=Theme from dormouse=Source |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The hat is a stolen hat, because the Hatter took it from the King's own shop today

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:21-alice-who-stole-the-tarts-1:t7:o2:1
# text = The hat is a stolen hat, because the Hatter took it from the King's own shop today
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hat	hat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	stolen	steal	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	hat	hat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Hatter	Hatter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
13	from	from	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	's	's	PART	POS	_	15	case	_	_
17	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
19	today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **steal** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present | the hat | a stolen hat |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **take** | past | the Hatter | hat |  | the King's own shop | today |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent it=Theme from shop=Initial\_Location |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The hat isn't the Hatter's because he sells hats, not because he stole it

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:21-alice-who-stole-the-tarts-1:t7:o3:1
# text = The hat isn't the Hatter's because he sells hats, not because he stole it
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hat	hat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Hatter	Hatter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	sells	sell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	hats	hat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	16	advmod	_	_
14	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
15	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	stole	steal	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
17	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | 's the Hatter | tree rules |
| 2 | **sell** | present | the hat | hats |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hat=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **steal** | past | Hatter | hat |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location it=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The hat isn't the Hatter's because he is a Knave of Hearts, and he sells hats in the market every day

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:21-alice-who-stole-the-tarts-1:t7:o4:1
# text = The hat isn't the Hatter's because he is a Knave of Hearts, and he sells hats in the market every day
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hat	hat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Hatter	Hatter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	Knave	Knave	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	Hearts	Heart	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
18	sells	sell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
19	hats	hat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	obj	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	market	market	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
23	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	24	det	_	_
24	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present | the hat |  |  |  |  | 's the Hatter and a Knave | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | he | a Knave |  |  |  | of Hearts | tree rules |
| 3 | **sell** | present | he | hats |  | the market | day |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hat=Theme |

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