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# Test 10 · ★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter I, part 1: Down the Rabbit-Ho…

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Callum, rough: "Shut up about your stupid cat, we're falling down a hole here!" Who in the story talks about Dinah while falling?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** we · **What happens:** shut up, fall down, talk, fall · **To what, where:** hole, story

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This is test 10 · ★ 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/#t10).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Callum, rough: "Shut up about your stupid cat, we're falling down a hole here!"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1-alice-ch1-part1-down-the-rabbit-hole:t10:1
# text = Callum, rough: "Shut up about your stupid cat, we're falling down a hole here!"
1	Callum	Callum	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	rough	rough	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	Shut	shut	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
7	up	up	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	about	about	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
10	stupid	stupid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
15	falling	fall	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	conj	_	_
16	down	down	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	hole	hole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
19	here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	15	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shut up** *in a quote* | participle |  |  |  |  |  | about your stupid cat | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **fall down** *in a quote* | present · progressive | we | a hole |  | here |  |  | vn become-109.1-1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient hole=Result |

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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:* Who in the story talks about Dinah while falling?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1-alice-ch1-part1-down-the-rabbit-hole:t10:2
# text = Who in the story talks about Dinah while falling?
1	Who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
5	talks	talk	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Dinah	Dinah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
8	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	falling	fall	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **talk** | present |  |  |  | the story |  | about Dinah | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about dinah=Topic |
| 2 | **fall** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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The Rabbit

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1-alice-ch1-part1-down-the-rabbit-hole:t10:o1:1
# text = The Rabbit
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Rabbit	rabbit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Alice, speaking aloud to the Rabbit who was falling down beside her in the dark well

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1-alice-ch1-part1-down-the-rabbit-hole:t10:o2:1
# text = Alice, speaking aloud to the Rabbit who was falling down beside her in the dark well
1	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	speaking	speak	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	aloud	aloud	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Rabbit	rabbit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	falling	fall	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	acl:relcl	_	_
11	down	down	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
12	beside	beside	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obl	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	dark	dark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
17	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	3	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | to the Rabbit; aloud, well *property* | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to rabbit=Co-Agent |
| 2 | **fall down** | past · progressive | the Rabbit |  |  | the dark |  | beside Rabbit; down *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme beside she=Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The Rabbit, who was hurrying along the passage and talking to himself about his Duchess and ears

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1-alice-ch1-part1-down-the-rabbit-hole:t10:o3:1
# text = The Rabbit, who was hurrying along the passage and talking to himself about his Duchess and ears
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Rabbit	rabbit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	hurrying	hurry	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	parataxis	_	_
7	along	along	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	talking	talk	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	conj	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	11	obl	_	_
14	about	about	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	Duchess	Duchess	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	ears	ear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hurry** | past · progressive | the Rabbit and ears | the passage |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent passage=Agent |
| 2 | **talk** | gerund | the Rabbit and ears *not said here* |  | himself *= he* |  |  | about his Duchess | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent PP.topic»: agent=Agent to himself=Co-Agent about duchess=Topic |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Alice, to herself

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1-alice-ch1-part1-down-the-rabbit-hole:t10:o4:1
# text = Alice, to herself
1	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	herself	herself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	1	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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