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title: «Seven jogged my elbow.» — «That's right, Five! Always lay the blame… — Alice in Wonderland, chapter VIII, par… · tree and pragmatics
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# Test 2 · ★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter VIII, part 1: The Queen's Cro…

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«Seven jogged my elbow.» — «That's right, Five! Always lay the blame on others!» What does Seven mean?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Seven, That, you · **What happens:** jog, be, lay, mean · **To what, where:** elbow, blame, others

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This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 15 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter VIII, part 1: The Queen's Croquet-Ground (painting the roses red)» 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/15-alice-the-queens-croquet-ground-1/#t2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «Seven jogged my elbow.» — «That's right, Five!

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:15-alice-the-queens-croquet-ground-1:t2:1
# text = «Seven jogged my elbow.» — «That's right, Five!
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Seven	seven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nsubj	_	_
3	jogged	jog	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	elbow	elbow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
8	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	Five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **jog** *in a quote* | past | Seven | my elbow |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme elbow=Trajectory |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | That |  |  |  |  | Five *obl*; right *property* | 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:* Always lay the blame on others!»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:15-alice-the-queens-croquet-ground-1:t2:2
# text = Always lay the blame on others!»
1	Always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	2	advmod	_	_
2	lay	lay	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	blame	blame	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lay** | imperative | you *not said here* | the blame |  | others |  | always *property* | vn put\_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent blame=Theme on other=Destination |

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*Sentence 3:* What does Seven mean?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:15-alice-the-queens-croquet-ground-1:t2:3
# text = What does Seven mean?
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	Seven	seven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nsubj	_	_
4	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present · do-support | Seven |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Topic |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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He is being sarcastic: Five always blames someone else, and Seven is trying to be clever

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:15-alice-the-queens-croquet-ground-1:t2:o1:1
# text = He is being sarcastic: Five always blames someone else, and Seven is trying to be clever
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	cop	_	_
4	sarcastic	sarcastic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
6	Five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	obl	_	_
7	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	8	advmod	_	_
8	blames	blame	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
9	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	obj	_	_
10	else	else	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	Seven	seven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	15	nsubj	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
15	trying	try	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	conj	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
17	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	cop	_	_
18	clever	clever	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  |  |  | Five *obl*; sarcastic *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **blame** | present | He *not said here* | someone |  |  |  | always *property* | vn judgment-33.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Theme |
| 3 | **try** | present · progressive | Seven |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **is** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Seven *not said here* |  |  |  |  | clever *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He is praising Five for telling the truth

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:15-alice-the-queens-croquet-ground-1:t2:o2:1
# text = He is praising Five for telling the truth
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	praising	praise	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	Five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	obj	_	_
5	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	telling	tell	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	truth	truth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **praise** | present · progressive | He | Five |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent five=Theme |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | gerund | He *not said here* | the truth |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent truth=Recipient |

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

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He is being sarcastic: Five always blames someone else

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:15-alice-the-queens-croquet-ground-1:t2:o3:1
# text = He is being sarcastic: Five always blames someone else
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	cop	_	_
4	sarcastic	sarcastic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
6	Five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	obl	_	_
7	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	8	advmod	_	_
8	blames	blame	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
9	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	obj	_	_
10	else	else	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  |  |  | Five *obl*; sarcastic *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **blame** | present | He *not said here* | someone |  |  |  | always *property* | vn judgment-33.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Theme |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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He is being sarcastic: Five always blames someone else, but Seven admits he jogged the elbow

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:15-alice-the-queens-croquet-ground-1:t2:o4:1
# text = He is being sarcastic: Five always blames someone else, but Seven admits he jogged the elbow
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	cop	_	_
4	sarcastic	sarcastic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
6	Five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
7	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	8	advmod	_	_
8	blames	blame	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
9	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	obj	_	_
10	else	else	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	Seven	seven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	14	nsubj	_	_
14	admits	admit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
15	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	jogged	jog	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	ccomp	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	elbow	elbow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  |  |  | sarcastic *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **blame** | present | He *not said here* | someone |  |  |  | always *property* | vn judgment-33.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Theme |
| 3 | **admit** *speech: other* | present | Seven |  |  |  |  |  | vn confess-37.10 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **jog** | past | he | the elbow |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme elbow=Trajectory |

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