--- title: It is given that the Queen proposed «Sentence first—verdict afterwar… — Alice in Wonderland, chapter XII, part… · tree and pragmatics description: It is given that the Queen proposed «Sentence first—verdict afterwards». Select the response which most accurately characterises Alice's reply. Exam question 2 of lesson 24 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter XII, part 2: Alice's Evidence (sentence first, a pack of cards, and waking up)» of the books cour --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/24-alice-alices-evidence-2/e2/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/) / [Alice in Wonderland, chapter XII, part…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/24-alice-alices-evidence-2/) / e2 # Exam question 2 · Alice in Wonderland, chapter XII, part 2: Alice's Evidence… It is given that the Queen proposed «Sentence first—verdict afterwards». Select the response which most accurately characterises Alice's reply. **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Queen, you, Alice · **What happens:** give, propose, select, characteris, reply · **To what, where:** It, Sentence, response This is exam question 2 of lesson 24 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter XII, part 2: Alice's Evidence (sentence first, a pack of cards, and waking up)» 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/24-alice-alices-evidence-2/#e2). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* It is given that the Queen proposed «Sentence first—verdict afterwards». ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:24-alice-alices-evidence-2:e2:1 # text = It is given that the Queen proposed «Sentence first—verdict afterwards». 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 Queen Queen PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 7 proposed propose VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 advcl _ _ 8 « « PUNCT `` _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 9 Sentence sentence NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ _ 10 first first ADV RB NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 9 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 11 — - PUNCT : _ 12 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 12 verdict verdict NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 appos _ _ 13 afterwards afterwards ADV RB _ 12 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 14 » » PUNCT '' _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 15 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | 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 | **propose** | past | the Queen | Sentence | | | | | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sentence=Theme | 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. *Sentence 2:* Select the response which most accurately characterises Alice's reply. ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:24-alice-alices-evidence-2:e2:2 # text = Select the response which most accurately characterises Alice's reply. 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 reply reply NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 11 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | 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 *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **reply** | | Alice | | | | | | nom reply «communication transitive»: poss=agent | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} «I will not agree» ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:24-alice-alices-evidence-2:e2:o1:1 # text = «I will not agree» 1 « « PUNCT `` _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 3 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 4 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 5 advmod _ _ 5 agree agree VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 6 » » PUNCT '' _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **agree** *speech: agree* *in a quote* | future | I | | | | | | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} «Stuff and nonsense!» ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:24-alice-alices-evidence-2:e2:o2:1 # text = «Stuff and nonsense!» 1 « « PUNCT `` _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 Stuff stuff NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 and and CCONJ CC _ 4 cc _ _ 4 nonsense nonsense NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ! ! PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 » » PUNCT '' _ 2 punct _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3} «Off with your head» ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:24-alice-alices-evidence-2:e2:o3:1 # text = «Off with your head» 1 « « PUNCT `` _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 Off off ADV RB _ 0 root _ _ 3 with with ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 5 nmod:poss _ _ 5 head head NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 6 » » PUNCT '' _ 2 punct _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 4 {#o4} «Stuff and nonsense! That is the silliest thing I have ever heard said in a court of law» *Sentence 1:* «Stuff and nonsense! ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:24-alice-alices-evidence-2:e2:o4:1 # text = «Stuff and nonsense! 1 « « PUNCT `` _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 Stuff stuff NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 and and CCONJ CC _ 4 cc _ _ 4 nonsense nonsense NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ! ! PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. *Sentence 2:* That is the silliest thing I have ever heard said in a court of law» ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:24-alice-alices-evidence-2:e2:o4:2 # text = That is the silliest thing I have ever heard said in a court of law» 1 That that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 5 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 silliest silly ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 5 amod _ _ 5 thing thing NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 6 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ _ 7 have have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 aux _ _ 8 ever ever ADV RB PronType=Ind 9 advmod _ _ 9 heard hear VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 5 acl:relcl _ _ 10 said say VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 9 xcomp _ _ 11 in in ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 court court NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obl _ _ 14 of of ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 15 law law NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 16 » » PUNCT '' _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | That | the silliest thing | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **hear** | present · perfect | I | the silliest thing *not said here* | | | ever | | tree rules | | 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | participle | the silliest thing *not said here* | | | a court of law | | | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent in court=Manner | **Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. 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