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title: «Do I look like it?» Why is the Knave's answer funny? — Alice in Wonderland, chapter XII, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: «Do I look like it?» Why is the Knave's answer funny? Test 3 · ★★★ 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, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of e
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# Test 3 · ★★★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter XII, part 2: Alice's Evidence…

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«Do I look like it?» Why is the Knave's answer funny?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** I, answer, Knave · **What happens:** look, be, answer

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This is test 3 · ★★★ 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. 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/#t3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «Do I look like it?»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:24-alice-alices-evidence-2:t3:1
# text = «Do I look like it?»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	like	like	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** *in a quote* | present · do-support | I |  |  |  |  | like it | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

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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:* Why is the Knave's answer funny?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:24-alice-alices-evidence-2:t3:2
# text = Why is the Knave's answer funny?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	0	root	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Knave	Knave	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	_
7	funny	funny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the Knave's answer |  |  |  |  | why *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **answer** |  | the Knave |  |  |  |  |  | nom answer «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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The Knave is quite a rude person

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:24-alice-alices-evidence-2:t3:o1:1
# text = The Knave is quite a rude person
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Knave	knave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	quite	quite	DET	PDT	PronType=Ind	7	det:predet	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the Knave | quite rude person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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A cardboard card could never swim — but that doesn't prove he wrote the verses

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:24-alice-alices-evidence-2:t3:o2:1
# text = A cardboard card could never swim — but that doesn't prove he wrote the verses
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	cardboard	cardboard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	card	card	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	swim	swim	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
8	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	12	nsubj	_	_
10	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
12	prove	prove	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
13	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	wrote	write	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	ccomp	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	verses	verse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **swim** | could | a cardboard card |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **prove** | present · do-support | that |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **write** | past | card | the verses |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent verse=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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A cardboard card could never swim, and he is clearly not a good swimmer, but that still doesn't prove he wrote the verses

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:24-alice-alices-evidence-2:t3:o3:1
# text = A cardboard card could never swim, and he is clearly not a good swimmer, but that still doesn't prove he wrote the verses
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	cardboard	cardboard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	card	card	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	swim	swim	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
11	clearly	clearly	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
12	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	swimmer	swimmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
17	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
18	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	22	obl	_	_
19	still	still	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
20	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	22	advmod	_	_
22	prove	prove	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
23	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	24	nsubj	_	_
24	wrote	write	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	22	ccomp	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	verses	verse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **swim** | could | a cardboard card |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **is a** | present | card | a good swimmer |  |  |  | clearly *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **prove** | present · do-support | a cardboard card *not said here* | that |  |  | still |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 4 | **write** | past | card | the verses |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent verse=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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A cardboard card could never swim, and the jury has already decided he is a bad swimmer, so the verses must be his

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:24-alice-alices-evidence-2:t3:o4:1
# text = A cardboard card could never swim, and the jury has already decided he is a bad swimmer, so the verses must be his
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	cardboard	cardboard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	card	card	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	swim	swim	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	jury	jury	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
11	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
12	already	already	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	decided	decide	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	parataxis	_	_
14	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
15	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	swimmer	swimmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
20	so	so	ADV	RB	_	24	advmod	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	verses	verse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	nsubj	_	_
23	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	24	aux	_	_
24	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	25	cop	_	_
25	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **swim** | could | a cardboard card |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **decide** | present · perfect · passive |  | the jury |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V S»: subject=Topic |
| 3 | **is a** | present | card | a bad swimmer |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **is a** | infinitive |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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