--- title: The Cat asks "Did you say pig, or fig?", then vanishes slowly, "begi… — Alice in Wonderland, chapter VI, part 2: The bab… · tree and pragmatics description: The Cat asks "Did you say pig, or fig?", then vanishes slowly, "beginning with the end of the tail, and ending with the grin"; before that Alice asks it not to "keep appearing and vanishing so suddenly: you make one quite giddy", and afterwards thinks "I've often seen a cat without a grin, but a gri --- [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/20/) [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/) / 20 # Alice in Wonderland, chapter VI, part 2: The baby, the pig and the Cheshire Cat, sentence 20 The Cat asks "Did you say pig, or fig?", then vanishes slowly, "beginning with the end of the tail, and ending with the grin"; before that Alice asks it not to "keep appearing and vanishing so suddenly: you make one quite giddy", and afterwards thinks "I've often seen a cat without a grin, but a grin without a cat!" **Who acts:** Cat, you, Alice, I · **What happens:** ask, say, vanish, begin, end, not keep · **To what, where:** pig, one, cat · **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, you, Alice, I), 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:20 # text = The Cat asks "Did you say pig, or fig?", then vanishes slowly, "beginning with the end of the tail, and ending with the grin"; before that Alice asks it not to "keep appearing and vanishing so suddenly: you make one quite giddy", and afterwards thinks "I've often seen a cat without a grin, but a grin without a cat!" # 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): R2-punct-next ×1, R6-punct-agree ×1, R8-pos-agree ×1 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 " " PUNCT `` _ 8 punct _ _ 5 Did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 aux _ _ 6 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ _ 7 say say VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 ccomp _ _ 8 pig pig NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ _ 9 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ Agree=R2-punct-next|Haiku=8:punct 10 or or CCONJ CC _ 11 cc _ _ 11 fig fig NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 conj _ _ 12 ? ? PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ 13 " " PUNCT '' _ 3 punct _ _ 14 , , PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ _ 15 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 16 advmod _ _ 16 vanishes vanish VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 17 slowly slowly ADV RB _ 16 advmod _ _ 18 , , PUNCT , _ 20 punct _ _ 19 " " PUNCT `` _ 20 punct _ Agree=R8-pos-agree|Haiku=20:punct|HaikuPos=PUNCT:'':_ 20 beginning begin VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 16 advcl _ _ 21 with with ADP IN _ 23 case _ _ 22 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 23 det _ _ 23 end end NOUN NN Number=Sing 20 obl _ _ 24 of of ADP IN _ 26 case _ _ 25 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 26 det _ _ 26 tail tail NOUN NN Number=Sing 23 nmod _ _ 27 , , PUNCT , _ 29 punct _ _ 28 and and CCONJ CC _ 29 cc _ _ 29 ending end VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 20 conj _ _ 30 with with ADP IN _ 32 case _ _ 31 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 32 det _ _ 32 grin grin NOUN NN Number=Sing 29 obl _ _ 33 " " PUNCT '' _ 20 punct _ Agree=R6-punct-agree|Haiku=32:punct 34 ; ; PUNCT , _ 38 punct _ _ 35 before before ADV RB _ 38 advmod _ _ 36 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 37 obl _ _ 37 Alice Alice PROPN NNP Number=Sing 38 nsubj _ _ 38 asks ask VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 39 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 38 obj _ _ 40 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 43 advmod _ _ 41 to to PART TO _ 43 mark _ _ 42 " " PUNCT `` _ 43 punct _ _ 43 keep keep VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 38 xcomp _ _ 44 appearing appear VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 43 xcomp _ _ 45 and and CCONJ CC _ 46 cc _ _ 46 vanishing vanish VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 44 conj _ _ 47 so so ADV RB _ 43 advmod _ _ 48 suddenly suddenly ADV RB _ 47 advmod _ _ 49 : : PUNCT : _ 51 punct _ _ 50 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 51 nsubj _ _ 51 make make VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 advcl _ _ 52 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 51 obj _ _ 53 quite quite ADV RB _ 54 advmod _ _ 54 giddy giddy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 51 xcomp _ _ 55 " " PUNCT '' _ 51 punct _ _ 56 , , PUNCT , _ 59 punct _ _ 57 and and CCONJ CC _ 59 cc _ _ 58 afterwards afterwards ADV RB _ 59 advmod _ _ 59 thinks think VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 parataxis _ _ 60 " " PUNCT `` _ 64 punct _ _ 61 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 64 nsubj _ _ 62 've have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 64 aux _ _ 63 often often ADV RB _ 64 advmod _ _ 64 seen see VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 59 ccomp _ _ 65 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 66 det _ _ 66 cat cat NOUN NN Number=Sing 64 obj _ _ 67 without without ADP IN _ 69 case _ _ 68 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 69 det _ _ 69 grin grin NOUN NN Number=Sing 64 obl _ _ 70 , , PUNCT , _ 73 punct _ _ 71 but but CCONJ CC _ 73 cc _ _ 72 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 73 det _ _ 73 grin grin NOUN NN Number=Sing 64 conj _ _ 74 without without ADP IN _ 76 case _ _ 75 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 76 det _ _ 76 cat cat NOUN NN Number=Sing 73 nmod _ _ 77 ! ! PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ 78 " " PUNCT '' _ 3 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} No stored speech act for this sentence. | # | 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 how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | past · do-support | you | pig or fig | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent pig=Topic | | 3 | **vanish** | present | the Cat *not said here* | | | | then | slowly *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 4 | **begin** *in a quote* | gerund | the Cat *not said here* | | | | with the end of the tail | | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V PP.subeventuality»: agent=Eventuality with end=Subeventuality | | 5 | **end** *in a quote* | gerund | the Cat *not said here* | | | | | with the grin | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality PP.subeventuality»: agent=Affector with grin=Subeventuality | | 6 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present | Alice | | pig | | | before *property* | vn urge-58.1-1-1 «NP V NP that S»: agent=Agent it=Recipient clause=Topic | | 7 | **not** **keep** *not said to happen, in a quote* | to-infinitive | Alice *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | | 8 | **appear** *in a quote* | gerund | Alice *not said here* | | | | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 9 | **vanish** *in a quote* | gerund | Alice *not said here* | | | | | | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 10 | **make** *in a quote* | present | you | one | | | | giddy *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Product | | 11 | **think** *speech: other* | present | | | | | | afterwards *property* | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | | 12 | **see** *in a quote* | present · perfect | I | a cat | | | | without a grin; often *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer cat=Stimulus | 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:20`. **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): R2-punct-next ×1, R6-punct-agree ×1, R8-pos-agree ×1. **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. See the [release 0.4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/releases/0.4/). - ← previous: [Alice in Wonderland, chapter VI, part…, 19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/12-alice-ch6-part2-the-cheshire-cat/19/) - next →: [Alice in Wonderland, chapter VI, part…, 21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/12-alice-ch6-part2-the-cheshire-cat/21/) - ↑ back to [the lesson](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/12-alice-ch6-part2-the-cheshire-cat/)