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title: «Important — unimportant — unimportant — important.» What does this… — Alice in Wonderland, chapter XII, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: «Important — unimportant — unimportant — important.» What does this show about the King? Test 5 · ★★★ 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, with the dependency tree and pragmati
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# Test 5 · ★★★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter XII, part 1: Alice's Evidence…

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«Important — unimportant — unimportant — important.» What does this show about the King?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** this · **What happens:** show

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This is test 5 · ★★★ 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. 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/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «Important — unimportant — unimportant — important.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:23-alice-alices-evidence-1:t5:1
# text = «Important — unimportant — unimportant — important.»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Important	important	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
3	—	-	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	unimportant	unimportant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
5	—	-	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	unimportant	unimportant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
7	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
8	important	important	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

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*Sentence 2:* What does this show about the King?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:23-alice-alices-evidence-1:t5:2
# text = What does this show about the King?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj	_	_
4	show	show	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present · do-support | this |  |  |  |  | about the King | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent what=Recipient about king=Topic |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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He cares how a word sounds more than what it means, which makes all the court laugh at him

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:23-alice-alices-evidence-1:t5:o1:1
# text = He cares how a word sounds more than what it means, which makes all the court laugh at him
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	cares	care	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	sounds	sound	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
7	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	obj	_	_
8	than	than	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
9	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	11	obj	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
14	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
15	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	17	det:predet	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	laugh	laugh	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	xcomp	_	_
19	at	at	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **care** | present | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **sound** | present | a word | more |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location more=Theme |
| 3 | **mean** | present | word |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Topic |
| 4 | **make** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **laugh** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | at him *= he* | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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He likes long words more than short ones

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:23-alice-alices-evidence-1:t5:o2:1
# text = He likes long words more than short ones
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	likes	like	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	2	obj	_	_
6	than	than	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	ones	one	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **like** | present | He | long words |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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

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He cares how a word sounds more than what it means

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:23-alice-alices-evidence-1:t5:o3:1
# text = He cares how a word sounds more than what it means
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	cares	care	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	sounds	sound	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
7	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	obj	_	_
8	than	than	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	obl	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **care** | present | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **sound** | present | a word | more |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location more=Theme |
| 3 | **mean** | present | word |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He cares how a word sounds more than what it means, and he is always ready to change his mind

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:23-alice-alices-evidence-1:t5:o4:1
# text = He cares how a word sounds more than what it means, and he is always ready to change his mind
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	cares	care	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	sounds	sound	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
7	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	obj	_	_
8	than	than	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
9	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	11	obj	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
14	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
15	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
16	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	17	advmod	_	_
17	ready	ready	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	advcl	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	19	mark	_	_
19	change	change	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	xcomp	_	_
20	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
21	mind	mind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **care** | present | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **sound** | present | a word | more |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location more=Theme |
| 3 | **mean** | present | word |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Topic |
| 4 | **is** | present | he |  |  |  |  | always, ready *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **change** | to-infinitive | he *not said here* | his mind |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mind=Patient |
| 6 | **mind** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

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