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title: What would a real person probably do if they fell four thousand miles? — Alice in Wonderland, chapter I, part 1… · tree and pragmatics
description: What would a real person probably do if they fell four thousand miles? Test 12 · ★ 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 question and of each option; Mova's ch
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# Test 12 · ★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter I, part 1: Down the Rabbit-Ho…

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What would a real person probably do if they fell four thousand miles?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** real person, they · **What happens:** do, fall · **To what, where:** thousand miles

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This is test 12 · ★ 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/#t12).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1-alice-ch1-part1-down-the-rabbit-hole:t12:1
# text = What would a real person probably do if they fell four thousand miles?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	1	aux	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
6	probably	probably	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	do	do	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	_
11	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	compound	_	_
12	thousand	thousand	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	_
13	miles	mile	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present | a real person *not said here* |  |  |  |  | probably *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **fall** *a condition, not said to happen* | past | they | thousand miles |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient mile=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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Call out loudly and wait for someone to come

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1-alice-ch1-part1-down-the-rabbit-hole:t12:o1:1
# text = Call out loudly and wait for someone to come
1	Call	call	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	out	out	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
3	loudly	loudly	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	wait	wait	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	obl	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call out** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | loudly *property* | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **wait** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for someone | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **come** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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Fall much more slowly and then land very softly on a heap of soft pillows, which is what really happens in dreams

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1-alice-ch1-part1-down-the-rabbit-hole:t12:o2:1
# text = Fall much more slowly and then land very softly on a heap of soft pillows, which is what really happens in dreams
1	Fall	fall	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	much	much	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	4	advmod	_	_
4	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	7	advmod	_	_
7	land	land	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
8	very	very	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	softly	softly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	heap	heap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	pillows	pillow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
17	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	19	nsubj	_	_
18	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
19	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	15	acl:relcl	_	_
20	really	really	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
21	happens	happen	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	acl:relcl	_	_
22	in	in	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	dreams	dream	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | slowly *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **land** | present | you *not said here* |  |  | a heap of soft pillows | then | softly *property* | vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme on heap=Destination |
| 3 | **is a** | present | soft pillows | a heap of soft pillows |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **happen** | present |  |  |  | dreams |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in dream=Location |

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

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Get badly hurt, so the gentle fall shows it is dreamlike

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1-alice-ch1-part1-down-the-rabbit-hole:t12:o3:1
# text = Get badly hurt, so the gentle fall shows it is dreamlike
1	Get	get	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	badly	badly	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	3	advmod	_	_
3	hurt	hurt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
5	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	gentle	gentle	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	fall	fall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	dreamlike	dreamlike	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **hurt** | participle | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | badly *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **show** | present | the gentle fall |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **is** | present | fall |  |  |  |  | dreamlike *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Be very badly hurt, perhaps even killed, so the gentle fall, which Alice does not suffer from, shows it is a dream

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1-alice-ch1-part1-down-the-rabbit-hole:t12:o4:1
# text = Be very badly hurt, perhaps even killed, so the gentle fall, which Alice does not suffer from, shows it is a dream
1	Be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
2	very	very	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
3	badly	badly	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	4	advmod	_	_
4	hurt	hurt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	perhaps	perhaps	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	even	even	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	killed	kill	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
10	so	so	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	gentle	gentle	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	fall	fall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
15	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	19	obj	_	_
16	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	_
17	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
18	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	19	advmod	_	_
19	suffer	suffer	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	conj	_	_
20	from	from	ADP	IN	_	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
22	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
23	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	26	nsubj	_	_
24	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	26	cop	_	_
25	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	dream	dream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hurt** | infinitive · passive |  |  |  |  |  | badly *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle» |
| 2 | **kill** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | perhaps *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **not** **suffer** | present · do-support | Alice | the gentle fall |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer which=Stimulus |
| 4 | **show** | present | the gentle fall |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **is a** | present | fall | a dream |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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