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title: Looking back to chapter V: Alice made herself nine inches to visit t… — Alice in Wonderland, chapter VI, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: Looking back to chapter V: Alice made herself nine inches to visit the Duchess's little house. Why does she grow to two feet before the March Hare's house? Test 13 · ★★ of lesson 12 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter VI, part 2: The baby, the pig and the Cheshire Cat» of the books course of Mova's primar
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# Test 13 · ★★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter VI, part 2: The baby, the pig…

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Looking back to chapter V: Alice made herself nine inches to visit the Duchess's little house. Why does she grow to two feet before the March Hare's house?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Alice · **What happens:** look back, make, visit, grow · **To what, where:** Alice, little house, house

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This is test 13 · ★★ of lesson 12 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter VI, part 2: The baby, the pig and the Cheshire Cat» 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/12-alice-ch6-part2-the-cheshire-cat/#t13).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Looking back to chapter V: Alice made herself nine inches to visit the Duchess's little house.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:12-alice-ch6-part2-the-cheshire-cat:t13:1
# text = Looking back to chapter V: Alice made herself nine inches to visit the Duchess's little house.
1	Looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	advcl	_	_
2	back	back	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
4	chapter	chapter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	V	v	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
7	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	herself	herself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	8	obj	_	_
10	nine	nine	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	inches	inch	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	visit	visit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	advcl	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	Duchess	Duchess	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	's	's	PART	POS	_	15	case	_	_
17	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	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 | **make** | past | Alice | Alice |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: agent=Asset herself=Beneficiary inch=Product |
| 3 | **visit** | to-infinitive | Alice *not said here* | the Duchess's little house |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent house=Co-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:* Why does she grow to two feet before the March Hare's house?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:12-alice-ch6-part2-the-cheshire-cat:t13:2
# text = Why does she grow to two feet before the March Hare's house?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
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	grow	grow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
8	before	before	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	March	March	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	Hare	Hare	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present · do-support | Alice |  |  | the March Hare's house |  | to two feet | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme before house=Location |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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She has no idea how big the house is

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:12-alice-ch6-part2-the-cheshire-cat:t13:o1:1
# text = She has no idea how big the house is
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	4	det	_	_
4	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
6	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | She | no idea |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent idea=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present | the house |  |  |  |  | big *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Because she needs to climb the chimneys to see if the March Hare is still at his tea party

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:12-alice-ch6-part2-the-cheshire-cat:t13:o2:1
# text = Because she needs to climb the chimneys to see if the March Hare is still at his tea party
1	Because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	advcl	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	climb	climb	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	chimneys	chimney	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
10	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	March	March	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	Hare	Hare	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
15	still	still	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
16	at	at	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
18	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | she |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **climb** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | she *not said here* | the chimneys |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial\_Location chimney=Theme |
| 3 | **see** | to-infinitive | she *not said here* | the March Hare |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **is** | present |  |  |  | Hare's tea party | still |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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She wants to see the Hare

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:12-alice-ch6-part2-the-cheshire-cat:t13:o3:1
# text = She wants to see the Hare
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Hare	Hare	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **see** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | the Hare |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer hare=Stimulus |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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The house is so large that she wants to be bigger first

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:12-alice-ch6-part2-the-cheshire-cat:t13:o4:1
# text = The house is so large that she wants to be bigger first
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	so	so	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
10	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	cop	_	_
11	bigger	big	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	8	xcomp	_	_
12	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	8	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the house |  |  |  |  | large *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **want** | present | she |  |  |  |  | first *property* | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **is** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | she *not said here* |  |  |  |  | big *property* | tree rules |

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