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title: Select the response most consistent with the established facts conce… — Alice in Wonderland, chapter IV, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response most consistent with the established facts concerning the creature observed upon the summit of the mushroom. Exam question 4 of lesson 8 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter IV, part 2: Little Bill, the pebbles and the puppy» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the depend
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# Exam question 4 · Alice in Wonderland, chapter IV, part 2: Little Bill, the…

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Select the response most consistent with the established facts concerning the creature observed upon the summit of the mushroom.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, established facts · **What happens:** select, establish, concern, observe · **To what, where:** response, creature

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 8 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter IV, part 2: Little Bill, the pebbles and the puppy» 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/8-alice-ch4-part2-little-bill/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:8-alice-ch4-part2-little-bill:e4:1
# text = Select the response most consistent with the established facts concerning the creature observed upon the summit of the mushroom.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	5	advmod	_	_
5	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	amod	_	_
9	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
10	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	acl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	creature	creature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	observed	observe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	acl	_	_
14	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	summit	summit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	mushroom	mushroom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **concern** | gerund | the established facts *not said here* | the creature |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus creature=Experiencer |
| 4 | **observe** | participle |  | the creature *not said here* |  |  |  | upon the summit of the mushroom | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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A small brown mouse reading a book

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:8-alice-ch4-part2-little-bill:e4:o1:1
# text = A small brown mouse reading a book
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	brown	brown	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	mouse	mouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	reading	read	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | gerund | a small brown mouse *not said here* | a book |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent book=Topic |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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A large grey cat sleeping on a stool

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:8-alice-ch4-part2-little-bill:e4:o2:1
# text = A large grey cat sleeping on a stool
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	grey	grey	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	sleeping	sleep	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	acl	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	stool	stool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sleep** | gerund | a large grey cat *not said here* |  |  | a stool |  |  | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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A large blue caterpillar smoking a hookah and sitting with its arms folded, saying nothing

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:8-alice-ch4-part2-little-bill:e4:o3:1
# text = A large blue caterpillar smoking a hookah and sitting with its arms folded, saying nothing
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	caterpillar	caterpillar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	smoking	smoke	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	hookah	hookah	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	sitting	sit	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	conj	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	arms	arm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
13	folded	fold	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	saying	say	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	conj	_	_
16	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	15	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **smoke** | gerund | a large blue caterpillar *not said here* | a hookah |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent hookah=Source |
| 2 | **sit** | gerund | a large blue caterpillar *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with hookah's arms | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **fold** | participle |  | hookah's arms *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund | a large blue caterpillar *not said here* | nothing |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent nothing=Topic |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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A large blue caterpillar smoking a hookah

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:8-alice-ch4-part2-little-bill:e4:o4:1
# text = A large blue caterpillar smoking a hookah
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	caterpillar	caterpillar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	smoking	smoke	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	hookah	hookah	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **smoke** | gerund | a large blue caterpillar *not said here* | a hookah |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent hookah=Source |

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