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title: Why is it funny that the young Crab snaps at her mother right after… — Alice in Wonderland, chapter III, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: Why is it funny that the young Crab snaps at her mother right after the "never lose your temper" advice? Test 8 · ★★ 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 t
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# Test 8 · ★★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter III, part 2: Prizes, a long t…

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Why is it funny that the young Crab snaps at her mother right after the "never lose your temper" advice?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** it, young Crab, your · **What happens:** be, snap, not lose, temper · **To what, where:** temper

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This is test 8 · ★★ 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. 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/#t8).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:6-alice-ch3-part2-a-long-tale:t8:1
# text = Why is it funny that the young Crab snaps at her mother right after the "never lose your temper" advice?
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	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	funny	funny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	Crab	Crab	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	snaps	snap	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
13	right	right	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
14	after	after	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
16	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	18	advmod	_	_
18	lose	lose	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	22	compound	_	_
19	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
20	temper	temper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	18	punct	_	_
22	advice	advice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | it |  |  |  |  | funny *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **snap** | present | the young Crab |  |  |  | after the lose advice | at Crab's mother | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at mother=Location |
| 3 | **not** **lose** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | your temper |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent temper=Eventuality |
| 4 | **temper** *in a quote* |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom temper «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

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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 {#o1}

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She did not hear the advice

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:6-alice-ch3-part2-a-long-tale:t8:o1:1
# text = She did not hear the advice
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	hear	hear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	advice	advice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **hear** | past · do-support | She | the advice |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer advice=Stimulus |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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She loses her temper at once, even though she was told never to lose it

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:6-alice-ch3-part2-a-long-tale:t8:o2:1
# text = She loses her temper at once, even though she was told never to lose it
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	loses	lose	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	temper	temper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	even	even	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
9	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
10	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	told	tell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	parataxis	_	_
13	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	lose	lose	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	xcomp	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** | present | She | her temper |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent temper=Eventuality |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past · passive |  | she |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 3 | **not** **lose** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | she *not said here* | temper |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality |
| 4 | **temper** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom temper «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

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

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She loses her temper at once

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:6-alice-ch3-part2-a-long-tale:t8:o3:1
# text = She loses her temper at once
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	loses	lose	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	temper	temper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** | present | She | her temper |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent temper=Eventuality |
| 2 | **temper** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom temper «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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She loses her temper at once and then blames her mother for the whole party

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:6-alice-ch3-part2-a-long-tale:t8:o4:1
# text = She loses her temper at once and then blames her mother for the whole party
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	loses	lose	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	temper	temper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	2	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	9	advmod	_	_
9	blames	blame	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** | present | She | her temper |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent temper=Eventuality |
| 2 | **blame** | present | She *not said here* | her mother |  |  | then | for the whole party | vn judgment-33.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent mother=Theme for party=Attribute |
| 3 | **temper** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom temper «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

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