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# Test 17 · ★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter VII, part 1: A Mad Tea-Party…

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Looking back: falling down the rabbit-hole, Alice wondered «Do cats eat bats?» Why is the «little bat» song a nice echo of that?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Alice, cats, bat song · **What happens:** look back, fall down, wonder, eat, be · **To what, where:** rabbit hole, bats · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 17 · ★ of lesson 13 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter VII, part 1: A Mad Tea-Party (no room, riddles and Time)» 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/13-alice-a-mad-tea-party-1/#t17).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Looking back: falling down the rabbit-hole, Alice wondered «Do cats eat bats?»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:13-alice-a-mad-tea-party-1:t17:1
# text = Looking back: falling down the rabbit-hole, Alice wondered «Do cats eat bats?»
1	Looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	advcl	_	_
2	back	back	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
4	falling	fall	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
5	down	down	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	rabbit	rabbit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	hole	hole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
11	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	wondered	wonder	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	Do	do	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	aux	_	_
15	cats	cat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj	_	_
16	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	ccomp	_	_
17	bats	bat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	16	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 | **fall down** | gerund | Alice *not said here* | the rabbit hole |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient hole=Result |
| 3 | **wonder** *speech: ask* | past | Alice |  |  |  |  |  | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 4 | **eat** *in a quote* | infinitive · do-support | cats | bats |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bat=Patient |

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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 is the «little bat» song a nice echo of that?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:13-alice-a-mad-tea-party-1:t17:2
# text = Why is the «little bat» song a nice echo of that?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	0	root	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	bat	bat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
8	song	song	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	nice	nice	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	echo	echo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the bat song |  |  |  |  | why *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Bats come up in Alice's head again, mixed into a nonsense song that the Hatter sings to a Queen

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:13-alice-a-mad-tea-party-1:t17:o1:1
# text = Bats come up in Alice's head again, mixed into a nonsense song that the Hatter sings to a Queen
1	Bats	bat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	come	come	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	up	up	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	again	again	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	mixed	mix	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
11	into	into	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	nonsense	nonsense	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	song	song	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
15	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	18	obj	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	Hatter	Hatter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
18	sings	sing	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	acl:relcl	_	_
19	to	to	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come up** | present | Bats |  |  | Alice's head | again |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in head=Location |
| 2 | **mix** | participle | Bats *not said here* |  |  |  |  | into a nonsense song | vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V PP.co-patient»: agent=Patient into song=Co-Patient |
| 3 | **sing** *speech: express* | present | the Hatter | a nonsense song | a Queen |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent that=Topic to queen=Recipient |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Bats come up in Alice's head again, mixed into a nonsense song

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:13-alice-a-mad-tea-party-1:t17:o2:1
# text = Bats come up in Alice's head again, mixed into a nonsense song
1	Bats	bat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	come	come	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	up	up	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	again	again	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	mixed	mix	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
11	into	into	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	nonsense	nonsense	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	song	song	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come up** | present | Bats |  |  | Alice's head | again |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in head=Location |
| 2 | **mix** | participle | Bats *not said here* |  |  |  |  | into a nonsense song | vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V PP.co-patient»: agent=Patient into song=Co-Patient |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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The song mentions a bat, as Alice once asked it to

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:13-alice-a-mad-tea-party-1:t17:o3:1
# text = The song mentions a bat, as Alice once asked it to
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	song	song	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	mentions	mention	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	bat	bat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	10	advmod	_	_
10	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mention** *speech: other* | present | the song | a bat |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent bat=Topic |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | Alice |  | bat |  |  | once *property* | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent it=Recipient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The bat in the song flies away from the cat

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:13-alice-a-mad-tea-party-1:t17:o4:1
# text = The bat in the song flies away from the cat
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bat	bat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	song	song	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	flies	fly	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	away	away	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fly away** | present | the bat in the song |  |  |  |  | from the cat; away *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme from cat=Trajectory |

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