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title: True or false: Alice knew exactly when William the Conqueror lived. — Alice in Wonderland, chapter II, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: True or false: Alice knew exactly when William the Conqueror lived. Test 6 · ★ of lesson 4 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter II, part 2: The Pool of Tears and the Mouse» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choic
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# Test 6 · ★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter II, part 2: The Pool of Tears…

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True or false: Alice knew exactly when William the Conqueror lived.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Alice, William · **What happens:** know, live

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This is test 6 · ★ of lesson 4 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter II, part 2: The Pool of Tears and the Mouse» 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/4-alice-ch2-part2-the-pool-of-tears/#t6).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:4-alice-ch2-part2-the-pool-of-tears:t6:1
# text = True or false: Alice knew exactly when William the Conqueror lived.
1	True	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	false	false	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
5	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	knew	know	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
7	exactly	exactly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	12	mark	_	_
9	William	William	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	Conqueror	Conqueror	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	_
12	lived	live	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | past | Alice |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **live** | past | William |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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False: she had no clear idea how long ago anything happened

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:4-alice-ch2-part2-the-pool-of-tears:t6:o1:1
# text = False: she had no clear idea how long ago anything happened
1	False	false	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	advcl	_	_
5	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	7	det	_	_
6	clear	clear	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
9	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	10	advmod	_	_
10	ago	ago	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
11	anything	anything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	12	nsubj	_	_
12	happened	happen	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | she | no clear idea |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent idea=Patient |
| 2 | **happen** | past | anything |  |  |  |  | ago *property* | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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False: she knew the date and told the Mouse all about his reign in great detail at the seaside

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:4-alice-ch2-part2-the-pool-of-tears:t6:o2:1
# text = False: she knew the date and told the Mouse all about his reign in great detail at the seaside
1	False	false	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	knew	know	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	date	date	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Mouse	mouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	iobj	_	_
11	all	all	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
12	about	about	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	reign	reign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	detail	detail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
18	at	at	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	seaside	seaside	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | past | she | the date |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer date=Stimulus |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | she *not said here* |  | the Mouse | the seaside |  | about Mouse's reign in great detail | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent mouse=Recipient about reign=Topic |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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True: she knew exactly how long ago it had been, to the year

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:4-alice-ch2-part2-the-pool-of-tears:t6:o3:1
# text = True: she knew exactly how long ago it had been, to the year
1	True	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	knew	know	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
5	exactly	exactly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
7	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	8	advmod	_	_
8	ago	ago	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
10	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	been	be	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | past | she |  |  |  |  | ago *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **be** | past · perfect | it |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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False: she knew it was in the reign of King John

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:4-alice-ch2-part2-the-pool-of-tears:t6:o4:1
# text = False: she knew it was in the reign of King John
1	False	false	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	knew	know	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	reign	reign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	ccomp	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nmod:desc	_	_
12	John	John	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | past | she |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **is** | past | it |  |  | the reign |  | of John  King | tree rules |

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