--- title: The Cat asks if Alice plays croquet with the Queen today; she has no… — Alice in Wonderland, chapter VI, part 2: The bab… · tree and pragmatics description: The Cat asks if Alice plays croquet with the Queen today; she has not been invited yet, and the Cat says "You'll see me there", and vanishes (that is the first time); it appears again to ask "what became of the baby?", and when Alice says "It turned into a pig" it says "I thought it would" and vanis --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/12-alice-ch6-part2-the-cheshire-cat/18/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/) / [Alice in Wonderland, chapter VI, part…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/12-alice-ch6-part2-the-cheshire-cat/) / 18 # Alice in Wonderland, chapter VI, part 2: The baby, the pig and the Cheshire Cat, sentence 18 The Cat asks if Alice plays croquet with the Queen today; she has not been invited yet, and the Cat says "You'll see me there", and vanishes (that is the first time); it appears again to ask "what became of the baby?", and when Alice says "It turned into a pig" it says "I thought it would" and vanishes again (the second time); Alice is not much surprised, "she was getting so used to queer things happening". **Who acts:** Cat, Alice, You, that, it, croquet · **What happens:** ask, play, not invite, say, see, vanish · **To what, where:** croquet, Alice, Cat, first time, things · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is a sentence of the lesson «Alice in Wonderland, chapter VI, part 2: The baby, the pig and the Cheshire Cat» of the books course of Mova's primary school. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Cat, Alice, You, that), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree. ## The tree {#tree} ```conllu # sent_id = school:books:012-alice-ch6-part2-the-cheshire-cat.lesson:18 # text = The Cat asks if Alice plays croquet with the Queen today; she has not been invited yet, and the Cat says "You'll see me there", and vanishes (that is the first time); it appears again to ask "what became of the baby?", and when Alice says "It turned into a pig" it says "I thought it would" and vanishes again (the second time); Alice is not much surprised, "she was getting so used to queer things happening". # source = school lesson (ours) # course = books # lesson = 012-alice-ch6-part2-the-cheshire-cat.lesson # annotation = Mova annot: Rust (en) → Haiku 5.5 (medium, Batches API) patches; gates UD 2.18; agreed by treeagree rules (Stanza, Trankit, spaCy trf): R5-strong ×3, R6-punct-agree ×1, R7-rel-agree ×2, R8-pos-agree ×2 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 Cat cat NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 asks ask VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 if if SCONJ IN _ 6 mark _ _ 5 Alice Alice PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 6 plays play VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 advcl _ _ 7 croquet croquet NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ 8 with with ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 Queen Queen PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 obl _ Agree=R5-strong|Haiku=7:nmod 11 today today NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl:unmarked _ _ 12 ; ; PUNCT , _ 17 punct _ _ 13 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 17 nsubj:pass _ _ 14 has have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 17 aux _ _ 15 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 17 advmod _ _ 16 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 17 aux:pass _ _ 17 invited invite VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 6 conj _ _ 18 yet yet ADV RB _ 17 advmod _ _ 19 , , PUNCT , _ 23 punct _ _ 20 and and CCONJ CC _ 23 cc _ _ 21 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 22 det _ _ 22 Cat cat NOUN NN Number=Sing 23 nsubj _ _ 23 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 24 " " PUNCT `` _ 27 punct _ _ 25 You you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 27 nsubj _ _ 26 'll will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 27 aux _ _ 27 see see VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 23 ccomp _ _ 28 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 27 obj _ _ 29 there there ADV RB PronType=Dem 27 advmod _ _ 30 " " PUNCT '' _ 27 punct _ _ 31 , , PUNCT , _ 33 punct _ _ 32 and and CCONJ CC _ 33 cc _ _ 33 vanishes vanish VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 34 ( ( PUNCT -LRB- _ 39 punct _ _ 35 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 39 nsubj _ _ 36 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 39 cop _ _ 37 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 39 det _ _ 38 first first ADJ JJ Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 39 amod _ _ 39 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 33 parataxis _ _ 40 ) ) PUNCT -RRB- _ 39 punct _ _ 41 ; ; PUNCT , _ 43 punct _ _ 42 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 43 nsubj _ _ 43 appears appear VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 parataxis _ Agree=R7-rel-agree|Haiku=3:conj 44 again again ADV RB _ 43 advmod _ _ 45 to to PART TO _ 46 mark _ _ 46 ask ask VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 43 xcomp _ _ 47 " " PUNCT `` _ 49 punct _ _ 48 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 49 nsubj _ _ 49 became become VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 46 ccomp _ _ 50 of of ADP IN _ 52 case _ _ 51 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 52 det _ _ 52 baby baby NOUN NN Number=Sing 49 obl _ _ 53 ? ? PUNCT . _ 43 punct _ _ 54 " " PUNCT '' _ 43 punct _ _ 55 , , PUNCT , _ 59 punct _ _ 56 and and CCONJ CC _ 59 cc _ _ 57 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 59 advmod _ _ 58 Alice Alice PROPN NNP Number=Sing 59 nsubj _ _ 59 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 parataxis _ _ 60 " " PUNCT `` _ 62 punct _ _ 61 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 62 nsubj _ _ 62 turned turn VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 59 ccomp _ _ 63 into into ADP IN _ 65 case _ _ 64 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 65 det _ _ 65 pig pig NOUN NN Number=Sing 62 obl _ _ 66 " " PUNCT '' _ 62 punct _ _ 67 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 68 nsubj _ _ 68 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 59 conj _ _ 69 " " PUNCT `` _ 71 punct _ Agree=R8-pos-agree|Haiku=71:punct|HaikuPos=PUNCT:":_ 70 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 71 nsubj _ _ 71 thought think VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 68 parataxis _ _ 72 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 73 nsubj _ Agree=R5-strong|Haiku=76:nsubj 73 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 71 ccomp _ Agree=R5-strong|Haiku=76:aux 74 " " PUNCT '' _ 71 punct _ Agree=R6-punct-agree|Haiku=76:punct|HaikuPos=PUNCT:``:_ 75 and and CCONJ CC _ 76 cc _ _ 76 vanishes vanish VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 71 parataxis _ _ 77 again again ADV RB _ 76 advmod _ _ 78 ( ( PUNCT -LRB- _ 81 punct _ _ 79 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 81 det _ _ 80 second second ADJ JJ Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 81 amod _ _ 81 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 76 parataxis _ _ 82 ) ) PUNCT -RRB- _ 81 punct _ _ 83 ; ; PUNCT , _ 88 punct _ _ 84 Alice Alice PROPN NNP Number=Sing 88 nsubj _ _ 85 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 88 cop _ _ 86 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 88 advmod _ _ 87 much much ADV RB _ 88 advmod _ Agree=R7-rel-agree|Haiku=88:amod|HaikuPos=ADJ:JJ:Degree=Pos 88 surprised surprised ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 conj _ _ 89 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 90 " " PUNCT `` _ 3 punct _ Agree=R8-pos-agree|Haiku=3:punct|HaikuPos=PUNCT:'':_ 91 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 93 nsubj _ _ 92 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 93 aux _ _ 93 getting get VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 3 conj _ _ 94 so so ADV RB _ 95 advmod _ _ 95 used used ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 93 xcomp _ _ 96 to to PART TO _ 97 mark _ _ 97 queer queer VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 95 advcl _ _ 98 things thing NOUN NNS Number=Plur 97 obj _ _ 99 happening happen VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 98 acl _ _ 100 " " PUNCT '' _ 99 punct _ _ 101 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: narrate - voice: narrator - polarity: none - teacher: kept the draft | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present | the Cat | | | | | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **play** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | Alice | croquet | | | today | with the Queen | vn play-114.2-1 «NP V NP PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent croquet=Theme with queen=Co-Agent | | 3 | **not** **invite** | present · perfect · passive | | Alice | | | yet | | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Recipient | | 4 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the Cat | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 5 | **see** *in a quote* | future | You | the Cat *= cat* | | there | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer i=Stimulus | | 6 | **vanish** | present | the Cat *not said here* | | | | | | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 7 | **is a** | present | that | the first time | | | | | tree rules | | 8 | **appear** | present | it | | | | again | | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Attribute | | 9 | **ask** *speech: ask* | to-infinitive | | | | | | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 10 | **become** *in a quote* | past | | | | | | of the baby | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient | | 11 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Alice | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 12 | **turn** *in a quote* | past | croquet | | | | | into a pig *result* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme into pig=Result | | 13 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | croquet | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 14 | **think** *speech: other* *in a quote* | past | croquet | | | | | | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | | 15 | **vanish** | present | | | | | again | | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 16 | **not** **is** | present | Alice | | | | | surprised *property* | tree rules | | 17 | **get** *in a quote* | past · progressive | Alice | | | | | used *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer | | 18 | **queer** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | Alice *not said here* | things | | | | | tree rules | | 19 | **happen** *in a quote* | gerund | things *not said here* | | | | | | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | 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. **Licence: [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)**, as the whole of Mova corpus 0.4, of which this treebank (the agreed school, `mova-school-agreed-en.conllu`) is part. The lessons were written for Mova's primary school. Sentence `school:books:012-alice-ch6-part2-the-cheshire-cat.lesson:18`. **The tree:** Mova annot: Rust (en) → Haiku 5.5 (medium, Batches API) patches; gates UD 2.18; agreed by treeagree rules (Stanza, Trankit, spaCy trf): R5-strong ×3, R6-punct-agree ×1, R7-rel-agree ×2, R8-pos-agree ×2. **The frames** are read from the tree by Mova's frames reader (`prag`) when this page is built, the lesson read in order, so a pronoun may be resolved from an earlier sentence. 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