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# Test 12 · ★★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter V, part 2: The mushroom, the…

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Looking back to chapter I: Alice wished she could "shut up like a telescope". What does she do here?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Alice, I · **What happens:** look back, chapter, wish, shut up, do · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 12 · ★★ 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/#t12).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Looking back to chapter I: Alice wished she could "shut up like a telescope".

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:10-alice-ch5-part2-the-pigeon:t12:1
# text = Looking back to chapter I: Alice wished she could "shut up like a telescope".
1	Looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	advcl	_	_
2	back	back	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	chapter	chapter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
7	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	wished	wish	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
10	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
11	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	shut	shut	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	ccomp	_	_
13	up	up	ADP	RP	_	12	compound:prt	_	_
14	like	like	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	telescope	telescope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look back** | gerund | Alice *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **chapter** |  | I |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **wish** | past | Alice |  |  |  |  |  | vn wish-62 «NP V that S»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 4 | **shut up** *in a quote* | could | Alice |  |  |  |  | like a telescope | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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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:* What does she do here?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:10-alice-ch5-part2-the-pigeon:t12:2
# text = What does she do here?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present · do-support | Alice |  |  | here |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Opens out like a telescope, in her neck

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:10-alice-ch5-part2-the-pigeon:t12:o1:1
# text = Opens out like a telescope, in her neck
1	Opens	open	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	out	out	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
3	like	like	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	telescope	telescope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	neck	neck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **open out** | present |  |  |  | her neck |  | like a telescope | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in neck=Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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She shrinks herself to be small again

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:10-alice-ch5-part2-the-pigeon:t12:o2:1
# text = She shrinks herself to be small again
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	shrinks	shrink	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	herself	herself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
6	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	advcl	_	_
7	again	again	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shrink** | present | She | herself *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent herself=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* |  |  |  | again | small *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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She tries to fold her long neck away into a tiny ball, just like a telescope does when shut

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:10-alice-ch5-part2-the-pigeon:t12:o3:1
# text = She tries to fold her long neck away into a tiny ball, just like a telescope does when shut
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	tries	try	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	fold	fold	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	neck	neck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	away	away	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
9	into	into	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
14	just	just	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
15	like	like	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	telescope	telescope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
18	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
19	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	20	advmod	_	_
20	shut	shut	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **try** | present | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **fold** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | her long neck |  |  |  | into a tiny ball *result*; away *property* | vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Agent neck=Patient into ball=Result |
| 3 | **do** | present | a telescope |  |  |  |  | shut *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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She shuts up like a telescope in the garden, pulling her neck back down into her shoulders

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:10-alice-ch5-part2-the-pigeon:t12:o4:1
# text = She shuts up like a telescope in the garden, pulling her neck back down into her shoulders
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	shuts	shut	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	like	like	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	telescope	telescope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	pulling	pull	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
12	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	neck	neck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	back	back	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	down	down	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
16	into	into	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	shoulders	shoulder	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shut up** | present | She |  |  | the garden |  | like a telescope | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **pull** | gerund | She *not said here* | her neck |  | her shoulders |  | down *property* | vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent neck=Theme |

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