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title: Ascertain the provenance of the elegant thimble presented to the pro… — Alice in Wonderland, chapter III, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: Ascertain the provenance of the elegant thimble presented to the protagonist by the Dodo. Exam question 2 of lesson 6 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter III, part 2: Prizes, a long tale, and Dinah again» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question
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# Exam question 2 · Alice in Wonderland, chapter III, part 2: Prizes, a long t…

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Ascertain the provenance of the elegant thimble presented to the protagonist by the Dodo.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** ascertain, present · **To what, where:** provenance, elegant thimble, protagonist

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 6 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter III, part 2: Prizes, a long tale, and Dinah again» 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/6-alice-ch3-part2-a-long-tale/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:6-alice-ch3-part2-a-long-tale:e2:1
# text = Ascertain the provenance of the elegant thimble presented to the protagonist by the Dodo.
1	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	provenance	provenance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	elegant	elegant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	thimble	thimble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
8	presented	present	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	protagonist	protagonist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	by	by	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	Dodo	Dodo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ascertain** | imperative | you *not said here* | the provenance of the elegant thimble |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent provenance=Topic |
| 2 | **present** | participle |  | the elegant thimble *not said here* | the protagonist by the Dodo |  |  |  | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to protagonist=Recipient |

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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 {#o1}

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It had previously been the protagonist's own property, taken from her pocket and returned by the Dodo

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:6-alice-ch3-part2-a-long-tale:e2:o1:1
# text = It had previously been the protagonist's own property, taken from her pocket and returned by the Dodo
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	parataxis	_	_
3	previously	previously	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	9	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	protagonist	protagonist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	property	property	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	taken	take	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	_
12	from	from	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	pocket	pocket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	returned	return	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	conj	_	_
17	by	by	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	Dodo	Dodo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | It |  |  |  |  | previously *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | participle |  | the protagonist's own property |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **take** | participle |  | the protagonist's own property *not said here* |  | her pocket |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent from pocket=Initial\_Location |
| 4 | **return** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | by the Dodo | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It had been given by the Mouse to the Dodo

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:6-alice-ch3-part2-a-long-tale:e2:o2:1
# text = It had been given by the Mouse to the Dodo
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Mouse	mouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Dodo	Dodo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past · perfect · passive | the Mouse | It | the Dodo |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent subject=Theme to dodo=Recipient |

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

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It had previously been the protagonist's own property

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:6-alice-ch3-part2-a-long-tale:e2:o3:1
# text = It had previously been the protagonist's own property
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	previously	previously	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
4	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	6	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	protagonist	protagonist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	property	property	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | It | the protagonist's own property |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent property=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | 's the protagonist; previously *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It had been the protagonist's own property all along, though the Dodo had made a show of its gift

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:6-alice-ch3-part2-a-long-tale:e2:o4:1
# text = It had been the protagonist's own property all along, though the Dodo had made a show of its gift
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
3	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	8	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	protagonist	protagonist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	property	property	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	all	all	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	along	along	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
12	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	Dodo	Dodo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	nsubj:pass	_	_
15	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
16	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	parataxis	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	show	show	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
21	gift	gift	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past · perfect | It | the protagonist's own property |  |  |  | along *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | past · perfect · passive |  | the Dodo |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: subject=Beneficiary show=Product |
| 3 | **show** |  |  | Dodo's gift |  |  |  |  | nom show «act transitive»: of=patient |
| 4 | **gift** |  | Dodo |  |  |  |  |  | nom gift «possession transitive»: poss=agent |

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