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title: Gran from Glasgow: "Wee Alice was dreamin' the whole way doon, aye?"… — Alice in Wonderland, chapter I, part 1… · tree and pragmatics
description: Gran from Glasgow: "Wee Alice was dreamin' the whole way doon, aye?" ("wee" = little, "doon" = down.) Which is true? Test 11 · ★ 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
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# Test 11 · ★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter I, part 1: Down the Rabbit-Ho…

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Gran from Glasgow: "Wee Alice was dreamin' the whole way doon, aye?" ("wee" = little, "doon" = down.) Which is true?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** be · **To what, where:** Alice dreamin

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This is test 11 · ★ 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/#t11).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Gran from Glasgow: "Wee Alice was dreamin' the whole way doon, aye?"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1-alice-ch1-part1-down-the-rabbit-hole:t11:1
# text = Gran from Glasgow: "Wee Alice was dreamin' the whole way doon, aye?"
1	Gran	Gran	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	from	from	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	Glasgow	Glasgow	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	Wee	wee	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	dreamin	dreamin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
14	doon	doon	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	aye	aye	INTJ	UH	_	1	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | past |  | Alice dreamin |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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:* ("wee" = little, "doon" = down.)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1-alice-ch1-part1-down-the-rabbit-hole:t11:2
# text = ("wee" = little, "doon" = down.)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	wee	wee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	6	punct	_	_
6	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	doon	doon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
11	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	12	punct	_	_
12	down	down	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

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*Sentence 3:* Which is true?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1-alice-ch1-part1-down-the-rabbit-hole:t11:3
# text = Which is true?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | true *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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She decided to stop and climb back up

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1-alice-ch1-part1-down-the-rabbit-hole:t11:o1:1
# text = She decided to stop and climb back up
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	decided	decide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	climb	climb	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
7	back	back	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	up	up	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **decide** | past | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **stop** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 3 | **climb** | infinitive | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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She began to doze off, and then began to dream about her cat Dinah and the milk she loved so much at tea-time

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1-alice-ch1-part1-down-the-rabbit-hole:t11:o2:1
# text = She began to doze off, and then began to dream about her cat Dinah and the milk she loved so much at tea-time
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	began	begin	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	doze	doze	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	off	off	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	9	advmod	_	_
9	began	begin	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	dream	dream	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
12	about	about	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	Dinah	Dinah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	_
19	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	_
20	loved	love	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	acl:relcl	_	_
21	so	so	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
22	much	much	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
23	at	at	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
24	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	24	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **begin** | past | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **doze off** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn change\_bodily\_state-40.8.4 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **begin** | past | She *not said here* |  |  |  | then |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 4 | **dream** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* |  |  |  | time | about cat Dinah and the milk | vn cognize-85 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about dinah=Topic |
| 5 | **love** | past | she | the milk *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer milk=Stimulus |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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She began to doze and dream about Dinah

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1-alice-ch1-part1-down-the-rabbit-hole:t11:o3:1
# text = She began to doze and dream about Dinah
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	began	begin	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	doze	doze	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	dream	dream	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
7	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Dinah	Dinah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **begin** | past | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **doze** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn snooze-40.4 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **dream** | infinitive | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  | about Dinah | vn cognize-85 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about dinah=Topic |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She began to wake and think about the Rabbit

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1-alice-ch1-part1-down-the-rabbit-hole:t11:o4:1
# text = She began to wake and think about the Rabbit
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	began	begin	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	wake	wake	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	think	think	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
7	about	about	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Rabbit	rabbit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **begin** | past | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **wake** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **think** *speech: other* | infinitive | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  | about the Rabbit | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about rabbit=Topic |

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