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title: Aunt Kath, rough: "That Dodo's a pompous old windbag, all long words… — Alice in Wonderland, chapter III, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: Aunt Kath, rough: "That Dodo's a pompous old windbag, all long words and no sense." ("windbag" = someone who talks a lot and says little.) Which of its lines shows this best? Test 7 · ★★ of lesson 5 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter III, part 1: The driest thing and the Caucus-race» of the books course 
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# Test 7 · ★★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter III, part 1: The driest thing…

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Aunt Kath, rough: "That Dodo's a pompous old windbag, all long words and no sense." ("windbag" = someone who talks a lot and says little.) Which of its lines shows this best?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Dodo · **What happens:** be, talk, say, show · **To what, where:** pompous old windbag, lot, little, best · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 7 · ★★ of lesson 5 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter III, part 1: The driest thing and the Caucus-race» 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/5-alice-ch3-part1-a-caucus-race/#t7).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Aunt Kath, rough: "That Dodo's a pompous old windbag, all long words and no sense."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:5-alice-ch3-part1-a-caucus-race:t7:1
# text = Aunt Kath, rough: "That Dodo's a pompous old windbag, all long words and no sense."
1	Aunt	aunt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	Kath	Kath	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	rough	rough	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	det	_	_
8	Dodo	Dodo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
11	pompous	pompous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
12	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	windbag	windbag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	17	det	_	_
16	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	conj	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
19	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	20	det	_	_
20	sense	sense	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | that Dodo | a pompous old windbag and all long words and no sense |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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:* ("windbag" = someone who talks a lot and says little.)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:5-alice-ch3-part1-a-caucus-race:t7:2
# text = ("windbag" = someone who talks a lot and says little.)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	windbag	windbag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	6	punct	_	_
6	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	appos	_	_
7	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	talks	talk	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
13	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **talk** | present |  | a lot |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent lot=Patient |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present |  | little |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent little=Topic |

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*Sentence 3:* Which of its lines shows this best?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:5-alice-ch3-part1-a-caucus-race:t7:3
# text = Which of its lines shows this best?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	obj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	lines	line	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
5	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	7	nsubj	_	_
7	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present |  | best |  |  |  | of little's lines | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent which=Recipient good=Topic |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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"Pass the cake"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:5-alice-ch3-part1-a-caucus-race:t7:o1:1
# text = "Pass the cake"
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Pass	pass	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pass** *in a quote* | imperative | you *not said here* | the cake |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme cake=Trajectory |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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"I propose we hold a caucus about it"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:5-alice-ch3-part1-a-caucus-race:t7:o2:1
# text = "I propose we hold a caucus about it"
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	propose	propose	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	hold	hold	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	caucus	caucus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	about	about	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **propose** *in a quote* | present | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **hold** *in a quote* | present | we | a caucus |  |  |  | about caucus | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent caucus=Theme about it=Location |

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

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"I move that the meeting adjourn"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:5-alice-ch3-part1-a-caucus-race:t7:o3:1
# text = "I move that the meeting adjourn"
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	move	move	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	meeting	meeting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	adjourn	adjourn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move** *in a quote* | present | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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"Hush now"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:5-alice-ch3-part1-a-caucus-race:t7:o4:1
# text = "Hush now"
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Hush	hush	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hush** *in a quote* | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  | now |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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