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title: Ellie from Glasgow: «the wee sisters drew stuff beginning wi' T, lik… — Alice in Wonderland, chapter VII, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: Ellie from Glasgow: «the wee sisters drew stuff beginning wi' T, like treacle.» (wee = little) Put it right. Test 7 · ★ of lesson 14 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter VII, part 2: A Mad Tea-Party (the treacle-well and the garden at last)» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency
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# Test 7 · ★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter VII, part 2: A Mad Tea-Party…

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Ellie from Glasgow: «the wee sisters drew stuff beginning wi' T, like treacle.» (wee = little) Put it right.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Ellie, stuff, wee · **What happens:** draw, begin, put · **To what, where:** stuff, wi

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This is test 7 · ★ of lesson 14 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter VII, part 2: A Mad Tea-Party (the treacle-well and the garden at last)» 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/14-alice-a-mad-tea-party-2/#t7).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Ellie from Glasgow: «the wee sisters drew stuff beginning wi' T, like treacle.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:14-alice-a-mad-tea-party-2:t7:1
# text = Ellie from Glasgow: «the wee sisters drew stuff beginning wi' T, like treacle.»
1	Ellie	Ellie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
2	from	from	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	Glasgow	Glasgow	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	wee	wee	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	sisters	sister	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	drew	draw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	stuff	stuff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
11	beginning	begin	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	_
12	wi	wi	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	_
14	T	t	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	like	like	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	treacle	treacle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **draw** *in a quote* | past | Ellie from Glasgow | stuff |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stuff=Theme |
| 2 | **begin** *in a quote* | gerund | stuff *not said here* | wi |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wi=Eventuality |

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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:* (wee = little) Put it right.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:14-alice-a-mad-tea-party-2:t7:2
# text = (wee = little) Put it right.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	wee	wee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	4	punct	_	_
4	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	4	punct	_	_
6	Put	put	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	right	right	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | infinitive | wee | stuff |  |  |  | right *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent it=Goal |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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They drew things beginning with M, like mouse-traps, the moon, memory and muchness

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:14-alice-a-mad-tea-party-2:t7:o1:1
# text = They drew things beginning with M, like mouse-traps, the moon, memory and muchness
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	drew	draw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	beginning	begin	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	M	M	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	like	like	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	mouse	mouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	traps	trap	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	moon	moon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	memory	memory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	muchness	muchness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **draw** | past | They | things and mouse traps and the moon |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Theme |
| 2 | **begin** | gerund | things and mouse traps and the moon *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with M | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V PP.subeventuality»: agent=Eventuality with m=Subeventuality |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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They drew things beginning with W, like wells

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:14-alice-a-mad-tea-party-2:t7:o2:1
# text = They drew things beginning with W, like wells
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	drew	draw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	beginning	begin	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	W	W	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	like	like	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	wells	well	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **draw** | past | They | things |  |  |  | like wells | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Theme |
| 2 | **begin** | gerund | things *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with W | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V PP.subeventuality»: agent=Eventuality with w=Subeventuality |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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They drew things beginning with T, like treacle, tea and teapots

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:14-alice-a-mad-tea-party-2:t7:o3:1
# text = They drew things beginning with T, like treacle, tea and teapots
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	drew	draw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	beginning	begin	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	T	T	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	like	like	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	treacle	treacle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	teapots	teapot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **draw** | past | They | things |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Theme |
| 2 | **begin** | gerund | things *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with T | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V PP.subeventuality»: agent=Eventuality with t=Subeventuality |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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They drew things beginning with T

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:14-alice-a-mad-tea-party-2:t7:o4:1
# text = They drew things beginning with T
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	drew	draw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	beginning	begin	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	T	t	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **draw** | past | They | things |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Theme |
| 2 | **begin** | gerund | things *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with T | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V PP.subeventuality»: agent=Eventuality with t=Subeventuality |

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