---
title: ★★★ So which question did Father William refuse to answer? — Alice in Wonderland, chapter V, part 1… · tree and pragmatics
description: ★★★ So which question did Father William refuse to answer? Test 16 · ★★ of lesson 9 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter V, part 1: Advice from a Caterpillar» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was right.
---

<!-- md -->
[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/9-alice-ch5-part1-advice-from-a-caterpillar/t16/)

<!-- crumbs -->
[home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/) / [Alice in Wonderland, chapter V, part 1…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/9-alice-ch5-part1-advice-from-a-caterpillar/) / t16

# Test 16 · ★★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter V, part 1: Advice from a Cate…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
★★★ So which question did Father William refuse to answer?

<!-- .vintro -->
**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** ★ ★, Father · **What happens:** do, refuse, not answer

<!-- .vabout -->
This is test 16 · ★★ of lesson 9 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter V, part 1: Advice from a Caterpillar» 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/9-alice-ch5-part1-advice-from-a-caterpillar/#t16).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:9-alice-ch5-part1-advice-from-a-caterpillar:t16:1
# text = ★★★ So which question did Father William refuse to answer?
1	★	★	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	★	★	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	★	★	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	So	so	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
5	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	6	det	_	_
6	question	question	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	Father	Father	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	William	William	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	flat	_	_
10	refuse	refuse	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	ccomp	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	answer	answer	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | ★ ★ |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **refuse** | present | Father |  |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **answer** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive | Father *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .note -->
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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
How he balanced an eel on his nose

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:9-alice-ch5-part1-advice-from-a-caterpillar:t16:o1:1
# text = How he balanced an eel on his nose
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	3	advmod	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	balanced	balance	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	eel	eel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	nose	nose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **balance** | past | he | a eel |  | his nose |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V NP.theme PP»: agent=Agent eel=Theme on nose=Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
How he came to eat the eel for lunch

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:9-alice-ch5-part1-advice-from-a-caterpillar:t16:o2:1
# text = How he came to eat the eel for lunch
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	3	advmod	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	eel	eel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	lunch	lunch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **eat** | to-infinitive | he *not said here* | the eel |  |  |  | for lunch | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eel=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
How he stood on his head

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:9-alice-ch5-part1-advice-from-a-caterpillar:t16:o3:1
# text = How he stood on his head
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	3	advmod	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stood	stand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** | past | he |  |  | his head |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on head=Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
How he balanced an eel on his nose, and also how he kept his jaw so strong

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:9-alice-ch5-part1-advice-from-a-caterpillar:t16:o4:1
# text = How he balanced an eel on his nose, and also how he kept his jaw so strong
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	3	advmod	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	balanced	balance	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	advcl	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	eel	eel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	nose	nose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
11	also	also	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
12	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	14	advmod	_	_
13	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
15	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	jaw	jaw	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
17	so	so	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
18	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	xcomp	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **balance** | past | he | a eel |  | his nose |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V NP.theme PP»: agent=Agent eel=Theme on nose=Location |
| 2 | **keep** | past | he | his jaw |  |  |  | strong *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent jaw=Theme |

<!-- div src -->

**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

<!-- /div -->

<!-- pn -->
- ← previous: [Alice in Wonderland, chapter V, part 1…, test 15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/9-alice-ch5-part1-advice-from-a-caterpillar/t15/)
- next →: [Alice in Wonderland, chapter V, part 1…, test 17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/9-alice-ch5-part1-advice-from-a-caterpillar/t17/)
- ↑ back to [Alice in Wonderland, chapter V, part 1: Advice from a Caterpillar](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/9-alice-ch5-part1-advice-from-a-caterpillar/)