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title: Mia goes: "Alice saw a talking rabbit and was like, whoa, that's mad… — Alice in Wonderland, chapter I, part 1… · tree and pragmatics
description: Mia goes: "Alice saw a talking rabbit and was like, whoa, that's mad, and ran after it." Put her right. Test 1 · ★ of lesson 1 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter I, part 1: Down the Rabbit-Hole (the fall)» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the questi
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# Test 1 · ★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter I, part 1: Down the Rabbit-Ho…

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Mia goes: "Alice saw a talking rabbit and was like, whoa, that's mad, and ran after it." Put her right.

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Mia, Alice, that, you · **What happens:** go, see, be, run, put · **To what, where:** talking rabbit, whoa, rabbit · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 1 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter I, part 1: Down the Rabbit-Hole (the fall)» 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/1-alice-ch1-part1-down-the-rabbit-hole/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Mia goes: "Alice saw a talking rabbit and was like, whoa, that's mad, and ran after it."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1-alice-ch1-part1-down-the-rabbit-hole:t1:1
# text = Mia goes: "Alice saw a talking rabbit and was like, whoa, that's mad, and ran after it."
1	Mia	Mia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	talking	talking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	rabbit	rabbit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
12	like	like	INTJ	UH	_	14	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	whoa	whoa	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	18	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
18	mad	mad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
22	after	after	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | present | Mia |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **see** *in a quote* | past | Alice | a talking rabbit |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer rabbit=Stimulus |
| 3 | **is a** *in a quote* | past | Alice *not said here* | whoa |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **is** *in a quote* | present | that |  |  |  |  | mad *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **run** *in a quote* | past |  |  |  |  | after whoa |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* Put her right.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1-alice-ch1-part1-down-the-rabbit-hole:t1:2
# text = Put her right.
1	Put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	right	right	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | imperative | you *not said here* |  | rabbit |  |  | right *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent she=Goal |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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The talking seemed natural; the watch amazed her

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1-alice-ch1-part1-down-the-rabbit-hole:t1:o1:1
# text = The talking seemed natural; the watch amazed her
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	talking	talking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	seemed	seem	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	natural	natural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	watch	watch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	amazed	amaze	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **seem** | past | the talking |  |  |  |  | natural *property* | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **amaze** | past | the watch | talking |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus she=Experiencer |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The rabbit's talk shocked her; the watch did not

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1-alice-ch1-part1-down-the-rabbit-hole:t1:o2:1
# text = The rabbit's talk shocked her; the watch did not
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rabbit	rabbit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	talk	talk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	shocked	shock	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	watch	watch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
11	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shock** | past | the rabbit's talk | rabbit |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus she=Experiencer |
| 2 | **not** **do** | past | the watch |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **talk** |  | the rabbit |  |  |  |  |  | nom talk «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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She was amazed by the talking rabbit and then by the watch, which she thought was rather ordinary and sensible for the Rabbit to own

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1-alice-ch1-part1-down-the-rabbit-hole:t1:o3:1
# text = She was amazed by the talking rabbit and then by the watch, which she thought was rather ordinary and sensible for the Rabbit to own
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	amazed	amaze	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	talking	talking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	rabbit	rabbit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
9	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	12	advmod	_	_
10	by	by	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	watch	watch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	16	nsubj	_	_
15	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	thought	think	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	parataxis	_	_
17	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
18	rather	rather	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
19	ordinary	ordinary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	ccomp	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	sensible	sensible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	conj	_	_
22	for	for	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	Rabbit	rabbit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	_
25	to	to	PART	TO	_	26	mark	_	_
26	own	own	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	19	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **amaze** | past · passive | the talking rabbit and the watch | She |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus subject=Experiencer |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | past | the watch |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | past |  |  |  |  |  | for the Rabbit; ordinary *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **be** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **own** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The talking amazed her at once, but she thought the watch was perfectly natural for a rabbit to carry about

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1-alice-ch1-part1-down-the-rabbit-hole:t1:o4:1
# text = The talking amazed her at once, but she thought the watch was perfectly natural for a rabbit to carry about
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	talking	talking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	amazed	amaze	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	thought	think	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	watch	watch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
13	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
14	perfectly	perfectly	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	natural	natural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	ccomp	_	_
16	for	for	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	rabbit	rabbit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
19	to	to	PART	TO	_	20	mark	_	_
20	carry	carry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	csubj	_	_
21	about	about	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **amaze** | past | the talking | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus she=Experiencer |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | past | talking |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | past | the watch |  |  |  |  | for a rabbit; natural, perfectly *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **carry** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | about *property* | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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