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title: Which of the following statements is consistent with the established… — Alice in Wonderland, chapter XII, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following statements is consistent with the established facts concerning the King's instruction for the reading of the verses? Exam question 4 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
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# Exam question 4 · Alice in Wonderland, chapter XII, part 1: Alice's Evidence…

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Which of the following statements is consistent with the established facts concerning the King's instruction for the reading of the verses?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** established facts, King · **What happens:** follow, be, establish, concern, instruct, read · **To what, where:** instruction, verses

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This is exam question 4 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/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:23-alice-alices-evidence-1:e4:1
# text = Which of the following statements is consistent with the established facts concerning the King's instruction for the reading of the verses?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	amod	_	_
11	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
12	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	acl	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	's	's	PART	POS	_	14	case	_	_
16	instruction	instruction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
17	for	for	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	reading	reading	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	verses	verse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | of the following statements; with the established facts; consistent *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 4 | **concern** | gerund | the established facts *not said here* | the King's instruction |  |  |  | for the reading of the verses | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus instruction=Experiencer |
| 5 | **instruct** |  | the King |  |  |  |  |  | nom instruction «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
| 6 | **read** |  |  | the verses |  |  |  |  | nom reading «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

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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}

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Begin at the end, and read backwards slowly

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:23-alice-alices-evidence-1:e4:o1:1
# text = Begin at the end, and read backwards slowly
1	Begin	begin	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	at	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	read	read	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
8	backwards	backwards	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **begin** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  | at the end |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 2 | **read** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | backwards, slowly *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Begin at the beginning, proceed to the end, and then stop, without reading it aloud to anyone

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:23-alice-alices-evidence-1:e4:o2:1
# text = Begin at the beginning, proceed to the end, and then stop, without reading it aloud to anyone
1	Begin	begin	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	at	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	beginning	beginning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	proceed	proceed	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	13	advmod	_	_
13	stop	stop	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
16	reading	read	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
17	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obj	_	_
18	aloud	aloud	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
19	to	to	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	16	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **begin** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  | at the beginning |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 2 | **proceed** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  | to the end |  | vn begin-55.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **stop** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  | then |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 4 | **read** | gerund | you *not said here* | end | anyone |  |  | aloud *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent it=Topic to anyone=Recipient |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Begin at the beginning, proceed to the end, and then stop

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:23-alice-alices-evidence-1:e4:o3:1
# text = Begin at the beginning, proceed to the end, and then stop
1	Begin	begin	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	at	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	beginning	beginning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	proceed	proceed	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	13	advmod	_	_
13	stop	stop	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **begin** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  | at the beginning |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 2 | **proceed** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  | to the end |  | vn begin-55.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **stop** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  | then |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Begin at the beginning, proceed patiently to the very end of the paper, and only then stop reading

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:23-alice-alices-evidence-1:e4:o4:1
# text = Begin at the beginning, proceed patiently to the very end of the paper, and only then stop reading
1	Begin	begin	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	at	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	beginning	beginning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	proceed	proceed	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
7	patiently	patiently	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	very	very	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
17	only	only	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
18	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	19	advmod	_	_
19	stop	stop	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
20	reading	read	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	19	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **begin** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  | at the beginning |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 2 | **proceed** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  | to the end of the paper | patiently *property* | vn begin-55.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **stop** | present |  |  |  |  | then |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 4 | **read** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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