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title: «Sentence first—verdict afterwards.» Why is this nonsense in a real… — Alice in Wonderland, chapter XII, part… · tree and pragmatics
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# Test 5 · ★★★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter XII, part 2: Alice's Evidence…

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«Sentence first—verdict afterwards.» Why is this nonsense in a real trial?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **What happens:** be · **To what, where:** nonsense, real trial

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This is test 5 · ★★★ 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/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «Sentence first—verdict afterwards.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:24-alice-alices-evidence-2:t5:1
# text = «Sentence first—verdict afterwards.»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Sentence	sentence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	verdict	verdict	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
6	afterwards	afterwards	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

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*Sentence 2:* Why is this nonsense in a real trial?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:24-alice-alices-evidence-2:t5:2
# text = Why is this nonsense in a real trial?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	det	_	_
4	nonsense	nonsense	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	trial	trial	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | this nonsense |  | a real trial |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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The verdict is given after the trial

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:24-alice-alices-evidence-2:t5:o1:1
# text = The verdict is given after the trial
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	verdict	verdict	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	after	after	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	trial	trial	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present · passive |  | the verdict |  |  | after the trial |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Judges must hear all the witnesses

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:24-alice-alices-evidence-2:t5:o2:1
# text = Judges must hear all the witnesses
1	Judges	judge	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	hear	hear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	6	det:predet	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	witnesses	witness	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hear** | must | Judges | all witnesses |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer witness=Stimulus |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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You must decide whether someone is guilty before you hear any evidence, and then decide the punishment afterwards

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:24-alice-alices-evidence-2:t5:o3:1
# text = You must decide whether someone is guilty before you hear any evidence, and then decide the punishment afterwards
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	decide	decide	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	whether	whether	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	guilty	guilty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	ccomp	_	_
8	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	hear	hear	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	_
11	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	12	det	_	_
12	evidence	evidence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	16	advmod	_	_
16	decide	decide	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	punishment	punishment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
19	afterwards	afterwards	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **decide** | must | You |  |  |  |  | afterwards *property* | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | someone |  |  |  |  | guilty *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **hear** | present | you | any evidence |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer evidence=Stimulus |
| 4 | **decide** | present |  | the punishment |  |  | then |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent punishment=Topic |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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You must decide if someone is guilty before you decide a punishment

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:24-alice-alices-evidence-2:t5:o4:1
# text = You must decide if someone is guilty before you decide a punishment
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	decide	decide	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	guilty	guilty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	ccomp	_	_
8	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	decide	decide	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	punishment	punishment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **decide** | must | You |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | someone |  |  |  |  | guilty *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **decide** | present | you | a punishment |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent punishment=Topic |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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