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title: Why does Alice say "I wish the creatures wouldn't be so easily offen… — Alice in Wonderland, chapter V, part 1… · tree and pragmatics
description: Why does Alice say "I wish the creatures wouldn't be so easily offended!"? Test 7 · ★★ 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 choi
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# Test 7 · ★★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter V, part 1: Advice from a Cate…

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Why does Alice say "I wish the creatures wouldn't be so easily offended!"?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Alice · **What happens:** say, wish, not offend · **To what, where:** creatures · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 7 · ★★ 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/#t7).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:9-alice-ch5-part1-advice-from-a-caterpillar:t7:1
# text = Why does Alice say "I wish the creatures wouldn't be so easily offended!"?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	wish	wish	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	creatures	creature	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
12	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	aux:pass	_	_
13	so	so	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
14	easily	easily	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	offended	offend	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: express* | present · do-support | Alice |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **wish** *in a quote* | present | Alice |  |  |  |  |  | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **offend** *in a quote* | would · passive |  | the creatures |  |  |  | easily *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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She keeps upsetting them without meaning to

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:9-alice-ch5-part1-advice-from-a-caterpillar:t7:o1:1
# text = She keeps upsetting them without meaning to
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	upsetting	upset	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	meaning	mean	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present | She |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **upset** | gerund | She *not said here* | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus they=Experiencer |
| 3 | **mean** | gerund | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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She is angry that they ignore her rules

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:9-alice-ch5-part1-advice-from-a-caterpillar:t7:o2:1
# text = She is angry that they ignore her rules
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	angry	angry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	ignore	ignore	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | She |  |  |  |  | angry *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **ignore** | present | they | her rules |  |  |  |  | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rule=Theme |
| 3 | **rule** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom rule «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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She keeps upsetting them without meaning to, but she never once apologises to any of them for it

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:9-alice-ch5-part1-advice-from-a-caterpillar:t7:o3:1
# text = She keeps upsetting them without meaning to, but she never once apologises to any of them for it
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	upsetting	upset	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	meaning	mean	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
10	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
11	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
12	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	13	advmod	_	_
13	apologises	apologise	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	13	obl	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nmod	_	_
18	for	for	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present | She |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **upset** | gerund | She *not said here* | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus they=Experiencer |
| 3 | **mean** | gerund | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **apologise** *speech: apologize* | present | she |  |  |  |  | to any; for it; once *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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She keeps upsetting them without meaning to, and then she is blamed for everything that goes wrong

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:9-alice-ch5-part1-advice-from-a-caterpillar:t7:o4:1
# text = She keeps upsetting them without meaning to, and then she is blamed for everything that goes wrong
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	upsetting	upset	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	meaning	mean	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
10	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	13	advmod	_	_
11	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	blamed	blame	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	parataxis	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	13	obl	_	_
16	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	17	nsubj	_	_
17	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	acl:relcl	_	_
18	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present | She |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **upset** | gerund | She *not said here* | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus they=Experiencer |
| 3 | **mean** | gerund | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **blame** | present · passive |  | she |  |  | then | for everything | vn judgment-33.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Theme for everything=Attribute |
| 5 | **go** | present |  |  |  |  |  | wrong *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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