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title: Liam, rough: "Get lost, you sneaky snake!" Which of the Pigeon's lin… — Alice in Wonderland, chapter V, part 2… · tree and pragmatics
description: Liam, rough: "Get lost, you sneaky snake!" Which of the Pigeon's lines is closest to this? Test 7 · ★★ 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, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the questi
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# Test 7 · ★★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter V, part 2: The mushroom, the…

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Liam, rough: "Get lost, you sneaky snake!" Which of the Pigeon's lines is closest to this?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** get, lose, snake, be

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This is test 7 · ★★ 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/#t7).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Liam, rough: "Get lost, you sneaky snake!"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:10-alice-ch5-part2-the-pigeon:t7:1
# text = Liam, rough: "Get lost, you sneaky snake!"
1	Liam	Liam	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	rough	rough	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	Get	get	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
7	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
10	sneaky	sneaky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	snake	snake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **lose** *in a quote* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **snake** *in a quote* |  | you |  |  |  |  |  | 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:* Which of the Pigeon's lines is closest to this?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:10-alice-ch5-part2-the-pigeon:t7:2
# text = Which of the Pigeon's lines is closest to this?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Pigeon	Pigeon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	lines	line	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	closest	close	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	0	root	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | of the Pigeon's lines; to this; close *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Well, you can be off now, and don't come back near my eggs or my nest again!

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:10-alice-ch5-part2-the-pigeon:t7:o1:1
# text = Well, you can be off now, and don't come back near my eggs or my nest again!
1	Well	well	INTJ	UH	_	12	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
6	off	off	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
7	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
12	come	come	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	back	back	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
14	near	near	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	eggs	egg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
18	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	nest	nest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	_
20	again	again	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | can | you |  |  |  | now | off *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **come back** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* |  |  | my eggs or my nest | again |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme near egg=Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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I think you had better go away at once, and never come back to this tree again!

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:10-alice-ch5-part2-the-pigeon:t7:o2:1
# text = I think you had better go away at once, and never come back to this tree again!
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	think	think	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
5	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	xcomp	_	_
6	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	away	away	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
13	come	come	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
14	back	back	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	17	det	_	_
17	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
18	again	again	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | present | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **have** | past | you |  |  |  |  | good *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **go** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **not** **come back** | infinitive | I *not said here* |  |  | this tree | again |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to tree=Initial\_Location |

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

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"Well, be off, then!"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:10-alice-ch5-part2-the-pigeon:t7:o3:1
# text = "Well, be off, then!"
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Well	well	INTJ	UH	_	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	cop	_	_
5	off	off	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
7	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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

### Option 4 {#o4}

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I'll call the police

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:10-alice-ch5-part2-the-pigeon:t7:o4:1
# text = I'll call the police
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	call	call	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	police	police	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | future | I | the police |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent police=Recipient |

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