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title: It is given that the King cited «Rule Forty-two». Select the respons… — Alice in Wonderland, chapter XII, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: It is given that the King cited «Rule Forty-two». Select the response which most accurately characterises Alice's objection thereto. Exam question 2 of lesson 23 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter XII, part 1: Alice's Evidence (Rule Forty-two and the unsigned letter)» of the books course of Mova's primar
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# Exam question 2 · Alice in Wonderland, chapter XII, part 1: Alice's Evidence…

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It is given that the King cited «Rule Forty-two». Select the response which most accurately characterises Alice's objection thereto.

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** King, you, Alice · **What happens:** give, cite, select, characteris, object · **To what, where:** It, Rule, response

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 23 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter XII, part 1: Alice's Evidence (Rule Forty-two and the unsigned letter)» 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/23-alice-alices-evidence-1/#e2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that the King cited «Rule Forty-two».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:23-alice-alices-evidence-1:e2:1
# text = It is given that the King cited «Rule Forty-two».
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	cited	cite	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	Rule	rule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	Forty	forty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **cite** | past | the King | Rule |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rule=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:* Select the response which most accurately characterises Alice's objection thereto.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:23-alice-alices-evidence-1:e2:2
# text = Select the response which most accurately characterises Alice's objection thereto.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	obj	_	_
5	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	6	advmod	_	_
6	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
8	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	objection	objection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
11	thereto	thereto	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **characteris** | present |  | the response |  |  |  | accurately, thereto *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **object** |  | Alice |  |  |  |  |  | nom objection «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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That it was not a real law but was made up then

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:23-alice-alices-evidence-1:e2:o1:1
# text = That it was not a real law but was made up then
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	7	nsubj	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	conj	_	_
11	up	up	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	_
12	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	7	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is a** | past | That | a real law |  |  | then |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make up** | past · passive | That *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP» |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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That it was not a regular rule but had been invented at that moment, and was therefore void altogether

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:23-alice-alices-evidence-1:e2:o2:1
# text = That it was not a regular rule but had been invented at that moment, and was therefore void altogether
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	7	nsubj	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	regular	regular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	rule	rule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	invented	invent	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	conj	_	_
12	at	at	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	14	det	_	_
14	moment	moment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
17	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
18	therefore	therefore	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
19	void	void	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	parataxis	_	_
20	altogether	altogether	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is a** | past | That | a regular rule |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **invent** | past · perfect · passive | That *not said here* |  |  |  | moment |  | vn create-26.4-1 «NP V» |
| 3 | **is** | past |  |  |  |  |  | altogether, therefore, void *property* | tree rules |

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

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That it was not a regular rule but had been invented at that moment

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:23-alice-alices-evidence-1:e2:o3:1
# text = That it was not a regular rule but had been invented at that moment
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	7	nsubj	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	regular	regular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	rule	rule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	invented	invent	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	conj	_	_
12	at	at	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	14	det	_	_
14	moment	moment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is a** | past | That | a regular rule |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **invent** | past · perfect · passive | That *not said here* |  |  |  | moment |  | vn create-26.4-1 «NP V» |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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That it was not a regular rule at all, but had been invented at that very moment by the King

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:23-alice-alices-evidence-1:e2:o4:1
# text = That it was not a regular rule at all, but had been invented at that very moment by the King
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	7	nsubj	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	regular	regular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	rule	rule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
13	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	invented	invent	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	parataxis	_	_
15	at	at	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	14	obl	_	_
17	very	very	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
18	moment	moment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl:unmarked	_	_
19	by	by	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is a** | past | That | a regular rule |  | all |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **invent** | past · perfect · passive | the King |  |  | that | moment |  | vn create-26.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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