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title: ★★★ Read carefully: "it occurred to her that she ought to have wonde… — Alice in Wonderland, chapter I, part 1… · tree and pragmatics
description: ★★★ Read carefully: "it occurred to her that she ought to have wondered at this". When did Alice think the talking rabbit strange? Test 14 · ★ 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 
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# Test 14 · ★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter I, part 1: Down the Rabbit-Ho…

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★★★ Read carefully: "it occurred to her that she ought to have wondered at this". When did Alice think the talking rabbit strange?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** ★ ★, ★, she, Alice · **What happens:** read, occur, wonder, think · **To what, where:** her, this, talking rabbit · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 14 · ★ 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/#t14).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* ★★★ Read carefully: "it occurred to her that she ought to have wondered at this".

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1-alice-ch1-part1-down-the-rabbit-hole:t14:1
# text = ★★★ Read carefully: "it occurred to her that she ought to have wondered at this".
1	★	★	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	★	★	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	★	★	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	Read	read	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	carefully	carefully	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
7	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	occurred	occur	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obl	_	_
12	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
13	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
14	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
16	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	aux	_	_
17	wondered	wonder	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	9	ccomp	_	_
18	at	at	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | infinitive | ★ ★ |  |  |  |  | carefully *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **occur** *in a quote* | past | ★ |  | her *= she* |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **wonder** *speech: ask* *in a quote* | ought · perfect | she |  |  | this |  |  | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

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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:* When did Alice think the talking rabbit strange?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1-alice-ch1-part1-down-the-rabbit-hole:t14:2
# text = When did Alice think the talking rabbit strange?
1	When	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	think	think	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
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	4	obj	_	_
8	strange	strange	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | past · do-support | Alice | the talking rabbit |  |  |  | strange *property* | vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot rabbit=Theme |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Not until she was falling down the hole and had a chance to think about the matter in detail

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1-alice-ch1-part1-down-the-rabbit-hole:t14:o1:1
# text = Not until she was falling down the hole and had a chance to think about the matter in detail
1	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
2	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	falling	fall	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	down	down	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	hole	hole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	chance	chance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	think	think	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	acl	_	_
15	about	about	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	matter	matter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	detail	detail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **fall down** | past · progressive | she | the hole |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient hole=Result |
| 2 | **have** | past | she *not said here* | a chance |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chance=Patient |
| 3 | **think** *speech: other* | to-infinitive | she *not said here* | a chance *not said here* |  |  |  | about the matter in detail | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about matter=Topic |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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As soon as the Rabbit had said the words, and before it ran off towards the hedge and out of sight

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1-alice-ch1-part1-down-the-rabbit-hole:t14:o2:1
# text = As soon as the Rabbit had said the words, and before it ran off towards the hedge and out of sight
1	As	as	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	soon	soon	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	14	advmod	_	_
3	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Rabbit	rabbit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	said	say	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
15	off	off	ADP	RP	_	14	compound:prt	_	_
16	towards	towards	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	hedge	hedge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
20	out	out	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	of	of	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	sight	sight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past · perfect · passive |  | the Rabbit |  |  |  |  | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP NP»: subject=Theme word=Manner |
| 2 | **run off** | past | Rabbit |  |  | the hedge and sight |  | soon *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme towards hedge=Destination |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Afterwards, when she thought it over

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1-alice-ch1-part1-down-the-rabbit-hole:t14:o3:1
# text = Afterwards, when she thought it over
1	Afterwards	afterwards	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
4	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	thought	think	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	over	over	ADP	RP	_	5	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | past | she | it |  |  |  | afterwards *property* | vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot it=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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While she was still sitting by the bank

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1-alice-ch1-part1-down-the-rabbit-hole:t14:o4:1
# text = While she was still sitting by the bank
1	While	while	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	still	still	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	sitting	sit	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	bank	bank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit** | past · progressive | she |  |  |  | still | by the bank | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent by bank=Location |

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