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title: «He denies it: leave out that part.» What is wrong with this way of… — Alice in Wonderland, chapter XI, part… · tree and pragmatics
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# Test 5 · ★★★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter XI, part 2: Who Stole the Tar…

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«He denies it: leave out that part.» What is wrong with this way of judging?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** He, way · **What happens:** deny, leave out, be, judge · **To what, where:** it, part

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This is test 5 · ★★★ of lesson 22 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter XI, part 2: Who Stole the Tarts? (the Hatter, the cook and a surprise 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/22-alice-who-stole-the-tarts-2/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «He denies it: leave out that part.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:22-alice-who-stole-the-tarts-2:t5:1
# text = «He denies it: leave out that part.»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	denies	deny	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
6	leave	leave	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
7	out	out	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	9	det	_	_
9	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **deny** *in a quote* | present | He | it |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality |
| 2 | **leave out** *in a quote* | infinitive | He *not said here* | that part |  |  |  |  | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent part=Theme |

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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 is wrong with this way of judging?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:22-alice-who-stole-the-tarts-2:t5:2
# text = What is wrong with this way of judging?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	6	det	_	_
6	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	judging	judge	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | with this way; wrong *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **judge** | gerund | this way *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn estimate-34.2-1-1 «NP V whether/if S»: agent=Agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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If anyone can just deny a thing, then no evidence would ever count against them in any court at all

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:22-alice-who-stole-the-tarts-2:t5:o1:1
# text = If anyone can just deny a thing, then no evidence would ever count against them in any court at all
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
2	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	just	just	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	deny	deny	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	advcl	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
9	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	14	advmod	_	_
10	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	11	det	_	_
11	evidence	evidence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
12	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
13	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	14	advmod	_	_
14	count	count	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
15	against	against	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obl	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	19	det	_	_
19	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
20	at	at	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **deny** *a condition, not said to happen* | can | anyone | a thing |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Agent thing=Eventuality |
| 2 | **count** | would | no evidence |  |  | any court | then; ever | against them *= they*; at all | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Anyone who denies a thing must be guilty of it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:22-alice-who-stole-the-tarts-2:t5:o2:1
# text = Anyone who denies a thing must be guilty of it
1	Anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	nsubj	_	_
2	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	3	nsubj	_	_
3	denies	deny	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	acl:relcl	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	cop	_	_
8	guilty	guilty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **deny** | present |  | a thing |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Agent thing=Eventuality |
| 2 | **is** | must | Anyone |  |  |  |  | of thing; guilty *property* | tree rules |

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

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If anyone can just deny a thing, no evidence would ever count

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:22-alice-who-stole-the-tarts-2:t5:o3:1
# text = If anyone can just deny a thing, no evidence would ever count
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
2	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	just	just	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	deny	deny	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	advcl	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
9	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	10	det	_	_
10	evidence	evidence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
11	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
12	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	13	advmod	_	_
13	count	count	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **deny** *a condition, not said to happen* | can | anyone | a thing |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Agent thing=Eventuality |
| 2 | **count** | would | no evidence |  |  |  | ever |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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The King is right to leave out that part, since a denial must always be false and must be struck out

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:22-alice-who-stole-the-tarts-2:t5:o4:1
# text = The King is right to leave out that part, since a denial must always be false and must be struck out
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	leave	leave	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	csubj	_	_
7	out	out	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	9	det	_	_
9	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
11	since	since	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	denial	denial	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
14	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
15	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	17	advmod	_	_
16	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	cop	_	_
17	false	false	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
19	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	21	aux	_	_
20	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	21	aux:pass	_	_
21	struck	strike	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
22	out	out	ADP	RP	_	21	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the King |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **leave out** | to-infinitive |  | that part |  |  |  |  | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent part=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | must | a denial |  |  |  |  | always, false *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **strike out** | must · passive | the King *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V» |

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