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title: Pete from Boston: "That neck was wicked long, kid." ("wicked" = very… — Alice in Wonderland, chapter V, part 2… · tree and pragmatics
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# Test 10 · ★★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter V, part 2: The mushroom, the…

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Pete from Boston: "That neck was wicked long, kid." ("wicked" = very, in New England.) What did the long neck look like from above?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** neck, long neck · **What happens:** be, do, look

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This is test 10 · ★★ of lesson 10 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter V, part 2: The mushroom, the long neck and the Pigeon» 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/10-alice-ch5-part2-the-pigeon/#t10).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Pete from Boston: "That neck was wicked long, kid."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:10-alice-ch5-part2-the-pigeon:t10:1
# text = Pete from Boston: "That neck was wicked long, kid."
1	Pete	Pete	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
2	from	from	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	Boston	Boston	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	7	det	_	_
7	neck	neck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	wicked	wicked	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | past | that neck |  |  |  |  | long *property* | 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:* ("wicked" = very, in New England.)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:10-alice-ch5-part2-the-pigeon:t10:2
# text = ("wicked" = very, in New England.)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	wicked	wicked	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	6	punct	_	_
6	very	very	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	New	New	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	flat	_	_
10	England	England	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	)	)	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:* What did the long neck look like from above?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:10-alice-ch5-part2-the-pigeon:t10:3
# text = What did the long neck look like from above?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	2	nsubj	_	_
2	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	neck	neck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	look	look	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	above	above	ADV	RB	_	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **look** | present | the long neck |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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A tree trunk with no leaves on top

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:10-alice-ch5-part2-the-pigeon:t10:o1:1
# text = A tree trunk with no leaves on top
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	trunk	trunk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	6	det	_	_
6	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

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

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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A very long neck stretching up from a sea of green leaves, with a small head on top

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:10-alice-ch5-part2-the-pigeon:t10:o2:1
# text = A very long neck stretching up from a sea of green leaves, with a small head on top
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	very	very	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	neck	neck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	stretching	stretch	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
6	up	up	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	with	with	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
18	on	on	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stretch up** | gerund | a long neck *not said here* |  |  | a sea of green leaves |  | with a small head on top | vn meander-47.7 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme from sea=Location |

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

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A stalk rising out of a sea of green leaves

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:10-alice-ch5-part2-the-pigeon:t10:o3:1
# text = A stalk rising out of a sea of green leaves
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	stalk	stalk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	rising	rise	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
4	out	out	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rise** | gerund | a stalk *not said here* |  |  | a sea of green leaves |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent out sea=Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A thin pole in the grass

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:10-alice-ch5-part2-the-pigeon:t10:o4:1
# text = A thin pole in the grass
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	pole	pole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
```

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

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