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title: «the queen chops off heads every minute, Wonderland is literally a h… — Off with her head and the finest house… · tree and pragmatics
description: «the queen chops off heads every minute, Wonderland is literally a horror film» What does the book really say? Test 1 · ★ of lesson 54 «Off with her head and the finest house on the river: Alice and Toad» of the language course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the
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# Test 1 · ★ · Off with her head and the finest house on the river: Alice…

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«the queen chops off heads every minute, Wonderland is literally a horror film» What does the book really say?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** queen, Wonderland, horror film · **What happens:** chop off, be, do, say · **To what, where:** heads, horror film, book · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 54 «Off with her head and the finest house on the river: Alice and Toad» of the language 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/language/54-off-with-her-head-and-the-finest-house-on-the-river-alice-and-toad/#t1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:54-off-with-her-head-and-the-finest-house-on-the-river-alice-and-toad:t1:1
# text = «the queen chops off heads every minute, Wonderland is literally a horror film» What does the book really say?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	chops	chop	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	off	off	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	heads	head	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	minute	minute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
10	Wonderland	Wonderland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
12	literally	literally	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	horror	horror	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	_
17	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	18	nsubj	_	_
18	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	acl:relcl	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	_
21	really	really	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
22	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chop off** *in a quote* | present | the queen | heads |  |  | minute |  | vn carve-21.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent head=Patient |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | Wonderland | a horror film |  |  |  | literally *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **do** | present | a horror film | the book |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent book=Eventuality |
| 4 | **say** *speech: assert* | infinitive | a horror film *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | 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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She really does chop off a head every single minute of the day

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:54-off-with-her-head-and-the-finest-house-on-the-river-alice-and-toad:t1:o1:1
# text = She really does chop off a head every single minute of the day
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	really	really	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
3	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	chop	chop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	off	off	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
9	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	minute	minute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chop off** | present · do-support | She | a head |  |  | minute |  | vn carve-21.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent head=Patient |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Gryphon says nobody is ever executed: her threats are hyperbole

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:54-off-with-her-head-and-the-finest-house-on-the-river-alice-and-toad:t1:o2:1
# text = The Gryphon says nobody is ever executed: her threats are hyperbole
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Gryphon	Gryphon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
6	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	7	advmod	_	_
7	executed	execute	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	threats	threat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
11	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	hyperbole	hyperbole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the Gryphon |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **execute** | present · passive |  | nobody |  |  | ever |  | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 3 | **is a** | present | Gryphon's threats | hyperbole |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Queen only chops off the heads of the gardeners who are late for work

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:54-off-with-her-head-and-the-finest-house-on-the-river-alice-and-toad:t1:o3:1
# text = The Queen only chops off the heads of the gardeners who are late for work
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	chops	chop	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	off	off	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	heads	head	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	gardeners	gardener	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
11	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
12	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	late	late	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	acl:relcl	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chop off** | present | the Queen | the heads of the gardeners |  |  |  |  | vn carve-21.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent head=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present | the gardeners |  |  |  |  | for work; late *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Alice is executed at the end of the trial

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:54-off-with-her-head-and-the-finest-house-on-the-river-alice-and-toad:t1:o4:1
# text = Alice is executed at the end of the trial
1	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	executed	execute	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	trial	trial	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **execute** | present · passive |  | Alice |  |  | at the end of the trial |  | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

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